Have you seen this inspirational piece of wisdom?
After having enjoyed myself immensely working out with Bob and Jillian in the comfort of my living room, I have decided to check out P90X. I have a friend who has tried it and she looks FANTASTIC.
What do you think? Have you done P90X? Have you thought about doing P90x?
So, I was surfing around On-Demand on our cable box the other day and came across Exercise TV. I had heard of Exercise TV before but had never really “went there”. Anyway, while perusing some of their On-Demand videos I came across some Biggest Loser fitness videos. I was intrigued so I started one up!
Within minutes, I felt inspired to hop around with the contestants and do the “Last Chance” High Intensity Circuit training with Jillian Michaels and crew. There was something about Jillian Michaels barking at me to stick with it and then training me on “how” to do the exercises that really appealed to me. My kids thought it was great too! They were right down on the floor doing the exercises with me. I encouraged them to keep going and praised them for doing a good job. We all had a lot of fun! So much fun in fact, that we have been doing it every day for the last week.
My new philosophy is that a half hour or an hour of exercise is not much time out of the day. After all, how much time did I spend before on sitting around? Maybe not a lot individually but collectively, I know that I can squeeze about two hours total of sitting around time. So why not use that time for something constructive, ya know?
I am saving up some coins to buy some of the videos and some free weights. For now, I am going to enjoy the collection that video On-Demand has!
If I get ready for another exercise challenge after some time of doing these videos I think I would like to try P90X. I have heard nothing but good things about the program!
Do you use workout videos? Are there any in particular that you really like?
We added a fur-baby to our family back at the beginning of September. We named our little furry treasure of licks — Toby. As much as we love him, dog training has been a bit of a challenge.
Beagles are known for their stubborn natures. I did not know this until we had one. He is very treat motivated however! I have learned quickly that the best way to train him is to use treats and lots of praise when he does something good. He does get scolded for doing things that he shouldn’t. I try to use hand gestures and a different tone of voice so that he knows when he has misbehaved.
We have only had him for over two months and the training still continues. I imagine that he will be fully potty trained within the next few months so I am trying to be as patient and consistent as possible.
One of the most awesome things about having a dog (aside from all of the snuggling and fun fetch-type games) is that he LOVES to go for walks! So it gives me extra motivation to get some exercise in! 
Do you have a dog? Does your dog motivate you to get more exercise in than you normally would?