Getting in Shape!

Yesterday at the gym I ran 4 miles in 31 minutes and 45 seconds. And then I lifted weights for an hour. When we joined the new gym near our house five weeks ago, that distance would have taken me 40 minutes or more, and would probably have concluded my workout for the day. Greg and I have been working out for at least an hour 5-6 days a week for nearly five weeks now, in preparation for our trip to Cancun in April, and in an effort to regain the lean physiques of our youth. In the beginning he said, "It takes about 6 weeks to get in shape, and 2 weeks to get out of shape".  I have seen both sides of that coin...

Greg is seeing numbers on the scale he hasn't since high school (nearly 30 pounds less than what we'll call his "peak" weight), and he is now the leanest he's been since we met in 2005! My weight has not dropped substantially, but the proportion of fat to muscle sure has. I'm gaining strength and definition in my shoulders, back, arms and core that I may never have had before.  My legs have always been strong, but they are beginning to regain the shape of my soccer years - yes, high school - rather than of a petite woman (or girl...I still feel like a girl) who sits at a computer all day every day for work.

We had the right idea with P90X last September, and we still incorporate some of the concepts and excercises we learned from that program into our workouts. Having a nice gym with plenty of equipment and incorporating a daily stop there between work and home has made all the difference. Greg and I really enjoy working out together and provide the right amount of encouragement, humor and support to get ourselves and each other through our increasingly intense sessions at the gym. It's still not time to post before and after photos, but I promise we'll get some of those "after" shots on vacation. :)