I feel fat. I'm tired all the time. I have zero motivation to do anything. I need purpose. And I'm a sucker for informercials.
I've considered starting a hobby, like bird watching, photography, or midget tossing... but without developing a bad drug habit or using some other gateway drug as a way of keeping it interesting, I don't see me following through with any of these plans. I've always had an interest in a healthy lifestyle and spending some time in the gym. I try to at least eat right, do something to stay active (like take the stairs), and read Men's Health Magazine religiously cover to cover; however, the gym has become somewhat of a pastime for me. With my insane work schedule and as much as I travel, (side note: my work/travel schedule is a completely new topic that should be a blog of its own) it's really hard for me to find an hour a day to make my way down to a dumpy hotel gym that has a craptastic (or sometimes nonexistent) free weight area, the 1 weight machine that "works everything" after maxing out at 75 lbs, and the ever reliable 20-year-old treadmill that gives you shinsplints before you can make it past walking. And let's face it, the $70 a month gym membership is doing me a lot of good considering I'm in DC on average of 10 days a month and hasn't been used in 6 months.
So it's not the gym, but ever tried P90x? With much anticipated excitement and motivation, I tried it... for 2 days. The thing about P90x is that it requires weights/stretch bands and a pull-up bar for it's 6 day-a-week, 90 day, program. That would be fine and dandy if those things fit well in a travel bag on a plane... fail.
And then the night before my family vacation, a beacon of hope glowed through my 42" flatscreen in the form of a 3:30am informercial: Insanity Workout
I'm not going to go into what it is/does and yadda yadda, you can read about that on your own:
www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/insanity.do
It's the same concept as P90x, and uses cardio, plyometrics, and your body weight to get through the 60 day workout program. DING DING DING... I can do this. It's portable (DVDs), I can do it in my hotel room, it doesn't require extra equipment, and why the hell not.
So now I'm trying it! I'm going to document my experience, add a little humor and my -isms, and share this completely insane experience with you. I mean, it's something to make fun of...
Disclaimer: this is not a blog for spelling, grammar, personal training, anything you can do I can do better, or how the states got their shape. If you're interested in any of that, change the channel now.
