Boot Camp!!

Just not able to turn down a challenge. So now, I've signed up for a 14 day program for teachers that really is simply a Boot Camp program coupled with a nutritional plan designed by a group of former athletes from Stanford that began Performance Science Training Institute. This is an introductory program that has you working out 3 days a week and following a nutritional plan. I have been in contact with the president, who is a former Stanford Cardinal football player and voiced concerns over the 1300 a day calorie plan given to me, since I am working out regularly and need more calories than that so he gave me one that is 1700 calories instead. They are young, athletic, educated people that are fitness and health minded and I figured, what the hell? I'm not planning on continuing their boot camp because it's $150 a month and I am already at 24 hour Fitness but for 2 weeks, I am going to push myself and see what happens. Here's what their website says about the Adult Boot Camp training:

"Cardio Resistance Core (CRC) System. Our CRC System combines the best aspects of multiple fields of training. Cardiovascular exercise is the best way to burn calories while strengthening your heart and lungs. Resistance training with body weight, dumbbells, and bands tones muscle and builds bone mass. Core training strengthens the abdominals and lower back, improving posture and increasing balance and stability. Our CRC system allows us to create dynamic workouts to help you break through your fitness boundaries!"

That's what I need - to break through my fitness boundaries! They offer teen programs and sports agility clinics so maybe this is even something we could look into for Alexander and additional training.

I was thinking as I was driving home that by committing to this, I will be working out 7 days a week :-/ Since I run Sunday, Boot Camp Mon-Wed-Fri, Kick boxing and Body Pump Tues-Thurs-Sat...........crap! I have done 6 classes in 3 days before when Body Pump and Body Combat were on their way out and I was going to as many classes as I could, but this seems extreme even for me. So I will do this: listen to my body, take a rest day if I need it on Thursday, and maybe even skip my run this Sunday if my knee is tweaky, which it was today after my 5 mile run yesterday. It felt fine during the boot camp, though.

Then I thought - don't be such a wimp - you're talking 2 weeks. It's not going to kill me to push myself physically for 14 days and then go back to my 5 days a week. And if I follow the nutrition plan outlined maybe I will lose a few pounds. I will be smart and not push myself to injury. I am pretty tuned in to my body now. I didn't do another Zumba class after my knee popped and I had shoulder pain, so I will back off here if it is too much.

Besides, I still haven't finished assessing all my students, report cards are due in a week, and with a short week ahead, there is not much time left. Tomorrow I am in another frickin training and so with all the stress at work, I will need a daily workout to counteract the stress.

Sigh. And the holidays are upon us. Why do I dread them so much??!!