I’ve been walking each morning with Allison and I have been enjoying the walk but wanted to give myself a new challenge. I have a goal to lose 30 pounds. This will certainly take some time but to remind me of how much weight that actually is I bought a 30 pound weighted vest to wear while I walk and eventually wear while doing other things like planks and push ups. Some other reasons that I’ll be wearing this vest is so that when I actually have to do push ups and planks for Krav Maga I will have done them with more weight than I have myself. This, in theory should make it easier to perform these exercises without the vest.
My daily walks have been helping out a bit because today after Krav Maga class I ran with one of my friends. I was able to run the whole way around the block without stopping. Next step is to do the block twice and then build up my speed. May have to run with the vest, too.
For the past few months I have been going to Koko Fit Club. I am loving it! I had bought a Groupon for a 1 month trial and I admit, I sat on it for a long time. I was a few days away from it running out when I went in to redeem it. When I went in I immediately knew that this was the place for me.
In the past few months I have seen my strength increase, my fitness level increased my cardio fitness. I’ve achieved the first level for a new lanyard and am nearing the next level. I’ve participated in some challenges and in one I did not do well but I crushed the second one that I did. I love the challenges and I love each days workouts also. I like how the machine tells me which exercise to complete and how much weight to use for each set. I love how the cardio programs have a trainer in your ear telling me when to increase the incline and the speed. I also learn some great fun facts as I do each session.
I feel challenged and engaged in every workout. This is something that I know I will keep up with for a long time to come. Check back with my photo next year to see how I’m doing.
