The purpose of this blog is to explore thoughts and feelings on my journey through Round 2 of P90X. I hope that posting on a regular basis will serve as impetus to stick with the program; I also hope that viewers will find in this blog a kindred spirit as they follow their own paths to personal health and well-being through this fitness program.
I have always been in pretty reasonable shape; however, from the age of 36 to 46 I cut down on my exercise. At 46, I finally realized that I had grown flabby, particularly in the mid-section and was overweight. I have an indoor rowing machine (Concept 2 rowing ergometer, Model A) that had seen sporadic use with varying results. I also cycle regularly between April and September. Both those exercises were not really keeping me in shape, likely because I had reached a plateau in each and also because I seldom paid attention to my diet. Each year I promised myself that I had to get into shape before it was too late; after all, it would only get harder as I got older. Each year I broke that promise.
In August 2008, I saw an informercial for Tony Horton's 10 Minute Trainer. I thought that it looked like a reasonable program to start getting back into shape, so I made the purchase. I struggled mightily through the first two weeks, only able to do one 10-minute session per day. The cardio exercise in particular almost knocked me out. After a few weeks, I was able to stack two exercises back-to-back. My endurance was improving and so was my condition. I felt my body starting to tone up and I started losing a bit of weight. Nothing spectacular, but a decent start.
I stuck with the 10 Minute Trainer series, doing two per day for 3 1/2 months. During the last month, I was looking to increase the intensity of my workouts. I liked Tony Horton and a web search for additional Tony Horton products led me to P90X.
Next: P90X: Round 1
