Insanity, the days I didn't write

So I'm starting this off on a Tuesday. Yes, I know I've missed a few days on writing, but I do hope you'll forgive me. This weekend was awesome but man was I pushed.

My parents thought it would be awesome to take us skiing on Saturday (and they were right, it was awesome). It was Kaili's first time skiing and she absolutely loved it (and she hates that she loves it since it's an expensive hobby). After a long day of skiing, we rushed off to Hang Time for Lathan's 16th birthday party. For those of you unfamiliar with Hang Time, it's a jumping gym. Trampolines EVERYWHERE! So I got excited and decided to jump everywhere and really enjoy myself. I felt like I was 16 again.

So then the evening hits and I still haven't done my insanity workout yet. No, I didn't skip, but I didn't do the scheduled workout. I did the cardio recovery workout, and I'm very glad I did. It was still the hardest, most physically demanding thing I did, and I'm super happy I did it.

I didn't know it, but all of the other activities that left my wife and parents sore and grumpy didn't affect me as much. My legs weren't as sore, my cardio was fine, and I was able to enjoy them more. That is why I work out. I love being able to do what I want and not worry about how sore I'll be the next day. I want to enjoy myself, my life in a way that is healthy, active, and fun. I don't want to worry about being too "out of shape" to go hiking, skiing, cycling, etc. This is my life and I want to live it.

So Sunday was rest day. I think it's good that the day of rest literally is my day of rest. I enjoyed that day a lot.

Yesterday it was a jump right back into cardio and resistence and today was pure cardio. My wife insists I shower before I get near her. I know she'll love the results at the end of this craziness, but for now, she demands that I be washed before I get too close.

The other huge thing that I'm loving is the challenge group I'm putting together. I've been finding people who I never thought would be interested, but as I talk about it, they often want to join, talk, or buy something from beachbody. I love the fact that there are so many people who want to get healthy. Whether it's because they want to fit that one pair of pants again, or someone more like me, who hates being weak, it's great to see so many people doing something that is great for them.

As a group, we'll definitely help sharpen each other.