in the morning Andra and Betty trained us.
6am started with AMRAP (as many rounds as possible). We did a variety of workouts in a specific order and we tried to get through the set as many times as possible before the end of class. I got thru the set 4 times which I was very happy with.
We had breakfast. I had ezekial toast, peanut butter, half a banana and a fruit cup - Cantaloupe. The cantaloupe was NOT ripe so I only ate about half of the serving. The rest was fine. i am not a coffee drinker, but those who are were hurting this morning because no coffee/caffeine is allowed.
Fitness Assessment - I'm in the "White Sox" group so after warmups I went to the body weight assessment. I think I did OK on those. We won't be able to tell until we do the Assessment on friday morning, where we repeat the same exercises. I was able to hold a plank and wall sit longer than the last time (not last time at the resort, but last time trying them at home). My group went back to the Studio 1 for the cardio assessment. I tried the rower but my legs cramped up as soon as I started. I switched to the treadmill. We go for a set distance like a mile and then tell our trainer who will mark our time. Then we switch machines. I did half a mile on the treadmill and asked Betty to mark my time because I didnt think I could make it to 1 mile in the time left. she marked it but told me to keep going. I was actually able to make it the full mile before class ended. I even made progress on the recumbent bike after that too.
Advanced Boxing - I was really looking forward to this one! I love boxing. It was a tough class - she had us moving a lot vs just doing punches & kicks. run/walk to the other end of the studio & back, duck under a suspended band back and forth, etc.
Lunch was good. Roasted Corn Soup with avocado, Zucchini boats with veggies. There was a discussion about how there weren't any pool classes and some people requested one this afternoon. the trainers worked it out and moved some stuff around. yay!
Train the Trainer - stayover guests from last week came up with workouts for the trainer to do and instructed us all as well. They switched off instructing us. I was able to contribute by timing our warmup and suggesting a water break :-)
We did some band exercises outside - half on the volleyball court and half in the shade of a bunch of trees. Matt & Shannon were training us. They weren't here when I was at the resort last time. I had to take some breaks because by this point of the very first day, i was overwhelmed. but everyone was nice about it - trainers & the guests who noticed)
Some guests still wanted to do the outside activity (Game Play) and some wanted to do the pool. matt went with us to the pool and we went to the indoor one. It was AWESOME getting in that water. It was cool but not freezing and it felt great. We did water dumbell exercises and then Betty came and got us doing some water games. a great workout!
since I am a returning guest I have the option throughout the week of re-taking some of the education sessions. (First Weekers have to attend the education sessions while Returning guests are doing a workout). This morning while we were doing AMRAP and Advanced Boxing, they did two other education sessions. And Train the Trainer was another option while they were doing an education session. This afternoon I chose to take Carbs, Fats, Proteins again. They were new slides so it was helpful.
Dinner was great. chicken with some interesting veggies & raisins on it. Dessert was a chocolate covered bananas. I need to stop with all the bananas. Maybe I'll see if I can get berry fruit cups instead for breakfast.
After dinner I drove out to Elmhurst for a theatre meeting and just got back a little after 9. I will definitely sleep well as soon as I post this.... Night!
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