Tone Up Challenge Week 1 Report: Jan’s gettin’ in the groove

So, you guys remember my friend Jan from our 4-week Tone Up Challenge  – well she has officially completed her 1st week and is kicking butt and taking names.  Here is an update on her “toning up” progress.

JAN’S WEEK #1 PROGRESS REPORT:

Jan gettin’ ready for her SPIN class this morning!

“So good 1st week!  I changed up the days a little bit because I was sick, so did your #1 and #2 workouts and will do #3 on Tuesday, so I’m a little off.  Felt really good doing a 5 day workout this week, but knees are swollen. So,  I took Sunday off but went to Spin class this morning and feel really good about it.  The #1 workout was good, did the AB portion twice (the 2nd 1/2).  The standing up stuff didn’t work me out as much as I liked.  The workout #2 was good, a little tough on my knees with the 1st 1/2 squatting etc, but still good to tone up my legs.  I already am feeling good results, bc my body changes pretty quickly so LOVING IT!”

– Jan 🙂

BRIT’S WEEK #2 ADVICE FOR JAN:

  • Don’t get complacent.  Jan did a great job on getting in 5 workouts in 1 week.  Often when have a successful exercise week, we get complacent and think we deserve a “break.”  This is also the case we we lose the 1st 5 pounds…we get excited and gain ’em back the next week.  While you should feel good about yourself and proud of your accomplishment, make sure to keep up the hard work.  This week, I’m continuing to push Jan to get her 5 workouts in!
  • Jan’s doing a good job of listening to her body to prevent over training; however, she is still pushing herself and ensuring that she gets ALL of her workouts in.  It can be hard to balance the two, but she’s doing a great job!
  • Don’t forget your diet.  This week, I challenged Jan to focus more on her 3 diet change ups: 1) protein at breakfast 2) healthy afternoon snack 3) and no eating after 9pm.  She did pretty well the first week but there is ALWAYS room for improvement.

Stay tuned for Jan’s Week 2 update next Monday, WISH HER LUCK – Go Jan!

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