R2 D17

Once again, I got into bed about an hour later than what I should've so this morning came too soon. I did push the snooze but I was up before the second alarm went off.

I was able to get myself ready and have a small bowl of cereal before heading out the door.

When I arrived, there were no mats out so I assumed that we would be traveling again and guessed that we would be doing the mile loop with some pit stops. I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed campers with black bags in their grasp. I soon found out that today would be a TRX day. I instantly felt surge of excitement and adrenaline shoot through my veins. Today was going to be a very challenging work-out. And I was pumped.

We made our way downtown. We ran about a half a mile (the most that I've run without stopping on my foot) and I did pretty well keeping up. I was annoyed by my foot but it was not the focus of my morning.

We got to our location and attached the TRX suspension system to some light posts. They felt pretty secure however, I must admit, I was a little apprehensive of how much weight they would be able to handle. We did arms, legs, shoulders and backs on the TRX. It's amazing how hard it is to utilize your body's strength when you're working against it's weight. Every exercise seems easy in theory but once you're doing it, it pushes each area of your body to it' physical limit. It challenges your core strength and your focus. It pushes you to see just how far you can go into a stretch or exercise while still maintaining good form. And I LOVE it!!!

I was happy that none of the posts fell down and have to admit that I was a little sad that we were done when it was time to put the TRX's back into their bags to return to home camp.

When we returned, we did some core exercises and stretching.

I feel good. I feel accomplished. TRX targets muscles that some of our other classes don't and I know that I will be sore tomorrow but I feel good knowing that I did a good job today and worked extremely hard.

Today's Intensity Level : 9.5

Tomorrow is bring a friend day. I don't know of anyone coming out to join me yet but I hope someone will. But this is for me and that's all that matters so if no one shows, I'll still work my hardest. I'm still feeling great and still excited for each new day's challenge. Yes!!!!