P90X

P90X® WORKOUT:

A REVOLUTIONARY HOME FITNESS PROGRAM

In just 90 days, you can get back in shape, or build the body you've always wanted. All you need is a set of dumbbells or resistance bands, a pull-up bar, and about an hour a day. No gym membership required.

My mom has had a set of workout DVD's called P90X for a while now. Its a home fitness program sold by Beachbody. She swears by it and has used it for a few years so I started to slowly use it also. I used to try and do a DVD here and there before my transplant but I usually never made it more than half way through unless I totally skimped on each workout all the way through the dvd. Each DVD is about an hour long and includes usually either upper body only, lower body only, cardio, or some mix of the above (mostly in the later weeks of the plan).

Here are the different DVD's:

• Chest & Back
• Plyometrics
• Shoulders & Arms
• Yoga X
• Legs & Back
• Kenpo X
• X Stretch
• Core Synergistics
• Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
• Back & Biceps
• Cardio X
• Ab Ripper X

First of all I LOVE the arm workouts, as well as anything with weights. Ploymetrics is my personal favorite but it tends to make the next day very difficult (as in getting off of the toilet and trying to walk up or down stairs) I recently just completed the whole first set, Legs & Back I thought was the hardest and made me the most sore post workout!

There are a few different workouts you can choose between but I have stuck with trying to get through the classic version as I like to mix it up (weights/cardio) some versions have more cardio etc etc. For example, this is week 1-3, then 4 (a rest week) of the classic workout.

Although you CAN do it any way you want, this plan gives you 3 weeks intense exercise then a week of "rest" (still hard work) which is cardio, yoga, and stretching before you go back to the more intense stuff. And in the later weeks you get to add a lot more of the DVD's into your workout. Which is set up to be "muscle confusion" or whatever they call it.

Strength routines carve out your best body.

Cardio pushes your aerobic capacity to the max.

Core and Yoga build stamina, flexibility, and great abs.

The final thing I have to say, and the only reason I am posting this "review" on my blog is because these workouts are FUN, they keep you MOTIVATED, and most of all, they keep you getting your butt off the couch and working out because you WANT TO DO IT! The other thing, it really does work. You don't need much (pull up bar or bands, free weights or bands, yoga mat, chair, etc, some of the other things can be improvised) You can see it working and of course feel it and I would recommend giving it a shot if you are thinking of a new workout routine, or something to do in the winter when being outside isn't an option. But be ready to spend over an hour a day working out.