07/20/2021
Body brought to you by Orangetheory 🍊😉 Back in February I started my Journey at OTF, jumping straight in with the annual ‘Transformation Challenge’ -an 8 week fat loss challenge. I had never been on for group workouts in the past, nor any other cardio other than the elliptical. HIIT classes? Nope, never. For years, I have created and maintained the same weekly workout plan, never giving myself a change to experience other forms of exercise. Although hesitant at first, I went head first into OTF classes 3x a week and noticed a difference almost immediately. From a power walker to a jogger within 2 months, and then a jogger to a runner 1 month after, I have overal became STRONGER and HAPPIER inside and out
Above, on the left is January 31. On the right, May 1. Only thing changed is switching it up to adding OTF 2-3x a week, and adding an additional 500 calories to my daily diet (yes, ADDING). THREE MONTHS, 3 months and a WHOLE lot of CHANGE. Stronger, healthier and HAPPIER 💅🏼 I know it may seem silly, but I can not emphasize enough how important it is to switch up your workouts. Either weekly, monthly, daily or randomly. Your body needs to go through change in order for it to change. YOU are entirely in charge of yourself. If it’s not working for you, have you thought about trying something new? Don’t be scared to, you never know what could happen! Take it from me, Orangetheory’s biggest fan 🥰
For those who don’t know, Orangetheory is a heart rate-based interval training group work out. There’s a few classes offered, but my favorite is the 2G class!! You spend half of the time either between the treadmill and the rowers, and the other half on the floor OR some sort of mix of all 3. In all, you’re getting 60 minutes of both strength training and cardio, increasing and decreasing your heart rate in order to reach after burn (or EPOC). Proven to burn more calories post workout and guided by certified coaches, there is no way you can go wrong. Give it a try! Try something new!! Take one big step towards a healthier and happier life, it never hurts to try 😉☺️😋