I've been working with P90X3 for about a month now, and I love it. I love that it's 30 minutes a day! I've had trouble with hour long workouts in the past. An hour is only about 4% of your day. But fitting in that hour during my daughter's nap, while also trying to get lunch made, doing laundry and otherwise cleaning the home into that two to three hour period can be quite daunting. This half hour workout gives me no excuse to put it off.
"But, Patty, why don't you go to the gym?" ... hmmm... well, we already said that I can't afford to get more clothes. $8/two weeks, you say? Still not worth it. I have to find a babysitter, get my car fixed enough to drive to the gym, find gym clothes THAT FIT ... to feel embarrassed because I'm not built like the other gals at the gym running on their elliptical machines. I don't like running. I hate it. I can't breathe outside anyway. I don't know how to use all of those weight machines. It's likely I can't get into a yoga class during the day. I don't want to be spending time away from my house when my husband is home, either.
Why am I trying to justify P90X3 to y'all?
Hmmm... maybe I'm trying to sell you on it, too? It's really no fun going through this program alone. Well, it's fun, but it would be better if you joined me!
"BUT PATTY!! It's P90X3!! That must mean that it's really crazy intense like P90X and Power90!!!"
It's more intense. Honest.
But that's why it works. High intensity training, thirty minutes a day. Then you can sit on the couch.
Do you remember that saying? Improvement, weight loss, sports, etc is "90% mental, 20% physical??" ... while "their" math is a little off, their psychology is dead-on. This mental block against an hour of intense work is keeping you (and me) on the couch and in cookie pants. (See Scrubs, Season 8)
I can do a half hour! I can do thirty minutes of yoga. I can do 30 minutes of cardio. You can do one half hour of yoga a week. Pfft, the yoga routine is a piece of cake, I might start doing that one twice a week.
And I'm seeing results!! My husband is seeing results from my work! I feel better! My tummy is flatter, my arms are more toned, I don't strain my back when I pick up my daughter! And I'm only on Day 24 of 90!!!
Tony Horton is crazy. He's loud and obnoxious and hilarious and snotty. After being away from the workouts for almost two years, his coaching was awesome to return to. In every one of his workouts, from Power 90 and beyond, he stresses that "you can press the pause button at any time." Can't do every push up along with the people in the videos? Do what you can. I can't do a Crow pose to save my life. I can hang out in plank while the kids are floating along in their headstands, and it's still hard work. I'll build up to Crow pose. My tree pose makes Horton himself look like a scarecrow in a tornado.
Anyway, please, please, please join me in this endeavor. I think we'll have a greater success rate with more support and accountability. That's why trainers make the big bucks, right?
Tree pose for days, folks, for days...
