My honest thought about PiYo....I was extremely skeptical of PiYo at first because I am not a yoga girl, at least this is how I always defined myself, but to be honest I never really even gave it a try (except for one terrible DVD years ago.) Talk about writing it off! I tend to gravitate towards the rigorous cardio workouts like Insanity, T25, 21 day fix, and running. Not the ones I have to slow down for, I mean who has time to slow down?! My mentality has always been, I need to hurry up and get my sweat on before my kids or life in general derail my plan for the day.
So needless to say, I just had to see what all this hype was about PiYo, but I didn't go into the workouts with an open mind. EEEEK, yes I admitted it, I said I was going to be honest here! The first day I popped the CD in, I thought, wow this is wayyy out of my comfort zone. The first video was Align: The fundamentals. I didn't sweat through it, and the terminology, OH MY! Down dog, up dog, warrior, namaste, chaturanga and the list can go on! I literally was thinking, what in the world is wonderful Chalene Johnson talking about?! I walked away, still skeptical and thinking this is just plain weird! I didn't let this stop me. I woke up the next day and pressed play, and the next day and the next. It was then that I realized and saw WHY I needed those fundamentals, as well as the terminology to be successful with the program.
As soon as I started going into the workouts with an open mind, I thought, hmmmm not bad! When I stepped it up a notch with the more advanced workouts it was just plain awesome! I truly felt like I was defining and sculpting every muscle in my body. I was sweating, and my body was burning and shaking! I was SORE after the workouts and I loved it, I love to be sore because I know my body is working hard!
This program seriously produces definition, and Chalene Johnson is such an enjoyable trainer! She explains the steps very clearly, and she starts off with a couple moves, gradually building on those moves, and eventually putting them all together. Tricep push-ups might be my new favorite move! It is amazing how tweaking the position of our arms just a little bit compared to a traditional push-up can give you a whole new burn. I also love how strong my core feels! I can honestly say, I love this workout program now!!! I am hooked, and I am so glad I gave it a chance! My favorite workouts right now are Core, Sweat, and Drench. It is yoga, pilates and cardio all in one! I look forward to getting my PiYo on now, and I will no longer let yoga define myself! As the programs states, NO WEIGHTS, NO JUMPS, JUST HARDCORE RESULTS!
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