So, I’ve been looking around for a workout routine. I’ve chosen to start with GMB Fitness because it looks more fun than most, I like the focus on movement, and the ability to do everyday things. The mom endorsements were the kicker. Every mom that’s tried to do yoga with toddlers around understands that the cat/cow pose is actually ‘horsie’ and child’s pose is actually an invitation to pile on mommy. A fitness routine that allows for the intervention of kids, and uses it as a benefit – yes, please.
Let’s be clear on my starting place. I’m way out of shape. I love to hike. I can walk for miles, and do fairly often, but that’s about the extent of my fitness routine. I’m also overweight. So, anything is going to be difficult for me. I’ve never been a consistent exerciser apart from hiking, and in the summer, swimming. I do both of those for entertainment though, not for exercise.
I looked at a bunch of different programs last week, including the GMB fitness program. I picked it as the early winner over the weekend and signed up for their free intro week today. I’ve just completed the first workout. It was pretty tough and sometimes awkward.
I like the set up – they have an intro section where you hear about what you’re about to do. Next a prepare section with some stretchy warmup things, then practice and push. Finally they wrap with a Ponder section – which I think is lovely – think about what you just did and make some notes.
It was certainly a workout – relatively short, but I was breathing hard even in the warmup section. The wrist exercises and stretches were surprisingly hard, and I can see how they will build strength and flexibility that will work into the weird flowy yoga/gymnastics movements that I see in the more advanced videos. Squats are squats, and they were tough, but the bear walk, which was basically a moving downward dog was the toughest of the day.
I admit that when I got to the end of the ‘push’ section, I was feeling pretty proud of myself for getting all the way through it. Then, I scrolled down and saw that it said to do the thing 3 times and I said a bad word. I’ll try again later, but I did not do the thing 3 times.
Overall, a good first experience!