Personal Development Reading???

How many of you read personal development books?  Over the years, while exploring different opportunities I have come across some great personal development books.  I am currently reading "How Do I Reach My True Destiny" by Vincent T. Williams.  While I am a very goal oriented individual, this book has really allowed me to reflect on my goals, develop a plan and make sure that I stick to that plan.  It's nice because it's a quick read with so much information. I love the fact that at the end of every chapter, it gives you concepts or principles that you can apply to every day living.  If you are looking for your next personal development book, definitely take a look at this.

It looks like Insanity again.....

Well, it looks like I will start Insanity again on Monday. I've been pondering over doing that or P90X2 (which I haven't done at all). For some reason, I just love the HELL that Shaun T put me through!  After completing ANY Insanity workout, I'm dripping in sweat, I feel like accomplished and get the results that I want. I need to make sure that I continue to get some type of strength added into my workouts.  So, I'm trying to decide if I want to do an Insanity/P90X2 hybrid or if I want to do Insanity and add my CrossFit workouts in.  I think that I'm going to have to sit down and review some of the P90X2 workouts since I haven't event taken them out of the box!  SMH.  Has anyone completed P90X2 or done any of the workouts? I will keep you posted on what I decide.  What workout did you complete today?

Rest and Recovery....

How many rest days do you take a week?  Rest days are important in any fitness routine.  Below are just a few reasons of why you should have a day or two of rest and recovery.

1. Rest days help you to build a better balance between all areas of your life - home, work, school, etc.
2. A rest day helps you to have better overall performance.
3. Building in a rest day makes sure that you do not overtrain.
4. Rest days allow your muscles to repair, rebuild and strengthen.

Not all rest days have to be just sitting on the couch.  When I take a rest day, I make it an "active" day of rest.  I am still getting in some type of physical activity but it causes less stress on my body.  Some ideas for active rest days - taking a walk, playing with the kids outside, completing a yoga or pilates session.  Make sure that you are building in rest day to maximize your fitness journey!

Happy New Year!!! New Year...New Me...New You!

I would like to say Happy New Year to everyone!  I hope that you are all doing well.  It's been quite some time since I've last blogged.  I wanted to share with you, I'M BAAACCCKKKK!  It's a new year with changes ahead for 1fitmom4life.  I look forward to sharing with you my fitness journey, hearing what's going on with you and posting information on tips, advice, challenges and workouts.  Make sure that you check back periodically to see what's going on in my world and I will make sure that I do the same with you.  If you have any questions or comments, I openly accept them and look forward to an awesome 2013!

Happy Training!