We also know that I'm planning on getting married in the next year. I know that I don't want to feel or look the way I do now for the wedding. Despite how tired I am and how many pounds of carrots I lug around on a daily basis, it's really time to get back into shape. It's amazing how crappy I started to feel after I stopped eating healthy and working out regularly. I feel like I've been hit by a truck on a daily basis, but for all of the wrong reasons.
Last year MJW tried a new workout class called Soldierfit. A lot of our friends had been doing Crossfit, but we just really couldn't justify spending that much money to workout when the workouts are posted daily online. I honestly have a hard time wrapping my head around paying for a workout regardless, whether it's $100 a month or $5 a month. I also believe that we all get to a certain point in our lives where we hit a brick wall and the same workouts just don't work anymore. I think that I hit that point.
MJW really enjoyed Soldierfit and the results were amazing. He did it for three months straight and not only did he end up in great shape but he now has this incredible motivation to workout every day. (Which is a little annoying for those of us who have a crazy new lifestyle where working out just doesn't fit in like it used to.) So instead of being annoyed at the sweaty boy who was coming home every night from his workouts he suggested that I give it a try. He said that the people who attended were usually in good shape but nothing that I couldn't stand up against.
Yesterday, just before lunch, he texted me telling me that I should go try out a class to see if I like it. With fifteen minutes until go-time, I changed into workout clothes and ran out the door. I got to the class and was immediately greeted by the instructor and a few women attending the class. I believe there first words were "Are you here for Soldierfit? Don't be scared."
Side note, usually I don't just jump into cars and go to random workout classes by myself. I must be pretty desperate.
There was only four of us attending the class which made it a little nerve wracking but allowed for more one-on-one attention. My instructions were to soak in the class, not go 100% and take breaks when I need to. I had no idea what I was in for, so I nodded and started to jump rope to warm up.
The class consisted of rotating stations with ab workouts in between each set. The cool thing about Soldierfit is that every class is different and it focuses on your entire body. There was cardio, upper body, lower body, resistance training and ab workouts all in a matter of an hour. The class was extremely fun but also extremely painful (and I mean that in a good way). The hour long workout left me feeling like I worked every inch of my body. All I wanted to do was have a good lunch and do a few yoga poses afterwards to balance everything out.
I'm 99.9% sure that I am going to join Soldierfit. I know I've said that I hate paying to workout and I think it's a little crazy, but like I said before, I need something different. If I'm paying to workout, I'm more apt to get off of my butt and go do it. It's only an hour out of my day and I probably get a better workout in that hour at the class than I would with three days of going through the motions at my own gym.
I'm really excited to get back into shape and I'm considering sharing it all with you. Would you guys be interested in learning more about this class if I start taking it? I know there are a ton of workout blogs out there already and body transformations, but I think it might be really helpful (especially for those of you in the Montgomery County area).
If you think you might like to take a class, please check out their website or watch the video below. I'd be happy to direct you to the instructor that I met yesterday if you guys have any questions!
