Friday, July 8, 2011

Fitness Friday-Reality Check and Frugal Fitness

Happy Friday all!!  Yes it's Friday and you know what that means......another edition of
Fitness Friday!
I have to admit however, that after seeing pictures of myself from yesterday's race I feel a little like a fake talking about fitness.  It reminded me that I can kick my butt running every day but unless I closely monitor what goes in my mouth, it is all for not!  I will give you all a full recap tomorrow but the pictures have provided me a reality check that I have gone in a direction that I do not want to go....if only my friends and loved ones could tell me to "PUT DOWN THE FORK!!!"  

Part of the benefit of relocating was that we had to form a budget, something we should have done a long time ago!  Previously I went to a gym that ran us about $70 a month in addition to paying for a trainer each week.  Although I would love to have my trainer here with me it is not in our budget right now.  I have a much lower gym payment now and have started utilizing my On Demand options.  Much of what you could want is right there.  Today's challenge was Jillian Michaels' 6 week 6 pack Level 1.  It was a challenge and she always gets a sweat going.....oh yeah and it's free!!! 
What great workouts have you found On Demand?

Yeah well nothing earth shattering here but just showing how you can go from spending over $150 a month on gym/trainer to $19.99 a month and still get results.  Now off to tackle my eating so this hard work will actually show!!

Happy Friday!!!

8 comments:

  1. I'm so with you on the eating thing. I've got the workout aspect pretty much covered. But oh the food!
    Never did any on demand stuff although I use the Nike fitness app sometimes.

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  2. It is such a fine balance to figure out the eating and the work out! Something I too am still working on! Great post - I run outside, at the gym and train with a trainer still.

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  3. I wish I still had on demand!! I do use netflix sometimes to find workout videos but I have been unsuccessful in getting it to stream through my tv and watching my computer screen is not very fun!

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  4. I have the running down to a necessity - but, yeah... the food. I am taking 21 days to document all of my food and count calories just to see how much is how much. But I have no intention of spending the rest of my life counting calories. I just want to know why running 6 hours a week isn't effecting my weight. I try not to care... but I care. Not an extra 5, though - an extra 10.

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  5. I try to use my gym's classes, etc more to keep gym costs under control. I saw the personal trainer once and realized how much it would cost (though I would love to do that!)... but decided that if I was going to the classes and stuff that the teachers could help me reach goals because I would have their expertice, etc. to help me. I've never done On Demand... we dont' have cable, so that's probably why! ;)

    Good luck on the eating... it's the hardest part!

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  6. Oh, your post hit home. I did my first big half marathon at the end of April. I worked so hard and was so proud of my accomplishment. Then I saw the finish line pictures and thought, "Wow. I don't look like a runner. My hips are too big..."

    I've found that to be a big motivator, and it's getting better... but I understand that deflated feeling when you see the race photos.

    I'm a new follower so let's do this together :-)

    Sarah
    http://uberlibrariana.blogspot.com

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  7. I work out at home and do find it hard to keep things fresh, and cheap, with minimal equipment. Netflix, OnDemand, and Bodyrock help.

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  8. Ugh...the dreaded reality check we sometimes get from photos LOL I've never tried the on demand workouts but I have a friend that raves about them. Frugally speaking, I gave up my gym membership and now I workout at home with DVDs. Best decision ever!

    Thanks for linking up with FF!

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