Mixin' It Up

In your progression toward better health and through following directions, you have most likely learned (or will soon learn) how to eat and cook better, how and why to incorporate certain fitness routines and rest days into your schedule, and also how to tweak your daily schedule to fit everything in and get more accomplished. Recently, a friend and busy mom of two small children has been easing her way back into P90X, which is definitely demanding on time, but fully worth the reward of becoming the athlete you've always wanted to be. Anyway, she recently wrote to me about how she has been getting results with a modified schedule, but that she is afraid to commit to the full 90-day plan as outlined in the fitness guide. I wrote her a long comment on Facebook just now, and I thought I would share it for today's blog because you might learn something or get a new idea, or like this tweaked schedule. Whatever the case may be, if you can benefit, it's worth a share. Here it is:

Val-great job and congrats so far! If you are apprehensive about starting the full 90 days, ask yourself, "why?" if it's because you think you can't commit, then throw that out the window because look what you've done so far! This may sound funny but...are you afraid of getting awesome results?? anyway, I can't make up your mind for you, but I can say that what you're doing now is better than resting your feet on the P90X box while watching tv, right? lol..seriously, though, if the schedule you've worked out for yourself is working and you like it, than stick with it. but every 3-4 weeks, swap out some routines. P90X is very versatile once you learn how and why the workouts work and about muscle confusion, etc. so what I would say is if you like more of a cardio focus (which it seems), then here's another schedule you can tweak:

1. core synergistics
2. yoga x
3. kenpo x
4. rest day
5. plyo x
6. x stretch
7. legs and back, ab ripper x
8. rest day
9. core synergistics
10. chest, shoulders, and triceps
11. plyo x, ab ripper x
12. yoga x
13. rest day
14. rest day

As you can see this is a 14 day schedule that combines several workouts and you get a day off after every 3 days. at the end of the second week you get a full 2 days off. try 2 cycles of this and let me know how you feel after the 4 weeks and we'll go from there. otherwise, devise your own version, and whatever you do, KEEP PRESSING PLAY!!

Thanks for reading everyone! Happy Sunday!