San Antonio Personal Training

Many of you know my wife Sarah and some of you workout with her in the morning at our 6am bootcamp.  The other day I asked her for a blog topic and instead of giving me a topic, she did me one better and wrote a blog!  Below is a picture of Sarah and I for those of you who have not met her, and below that is her blog.

Most of us have to watch what we eat AND work out. Missing one regularly scheduled workout may not show up immediately in your skinny jeans (just like making it to one workout won’t get you out of your fat ones) but missing a workout opens to door to missing another workout. Getting into shape is hard but getting out of shape is so easy.

Having dinner plans that last too late and then a really busy day the next day seems like a great reason not to get up early for your bootcamp but in reality being fit gives you additional energy and will help burn off those margarita calories from last night. Yes, they count even at a birthday party. So how do you get your soon to be tiny hinny out of bed? It helps to have a partner or group that you are accountable to. If you do not make it you will be missed. Having goals also helps if you can see how you are reaching them on a one-day-at-a-time basis. Understanding the long term health benefits is also motivational sometimes, but not usually at 5 a.m. when my alarm goes off.

In reality those are not enough to motivate most people most days. As a woman I care how I look at special events and in pictures. Pick a too tight dress to wear to your friends wedding and work to make it fit. Aim to be the most toned bridesmaid or the one with the best abs in the hot tub on your ski trip this year. Seriously. I bet you forgot about what people will see when you take off that puffy coat. Well remember pal because looking fabulous comes with a price tag. My price is paid a few mornings a week but the confidence gained is worth even more. It is like an investment. Every squat is a dime in the toned thigh fund, every crunch is a nickel toward great abs. Even if you can’t initially deposit $1000, you can put in a few cents a day and watch it add up. Just remember that the coke in your hand is a 25 cent withdraw.

Make a deposit today. Do sets of squats to failure. If it has been years since you have bent your knees you may fail after less than ten. To failure means do them until you get down and can’t get back up. If you have rock hard thighs you may only need to do one or two sets all day but if your legs tremble at the thought of a squat you will need to do as many as you can SEVERAL TIMES throughout the day. See if you can do 100 crunches today, even if they are not all in one attempt. There’s five bucks!