I wanted to share some of the non-scale progress I've made since starting my fitness journey. While I do have my monthly weigh-in coming up this Sunday, getting fit is about more than a number on the scale.
You may remember from my post about my workout schedule that I've been doing the same cardio workout, Fire 30, for the last three weeks. I had Fire 30 again today and I am so thrilled with the progress I've made on that workout. While the workout still felt as intense today as it did on "day one," I'm doing so much more in that workout now. The first week I couldn't do ANY of the high impact exercises. I had to follow the low-impact modifier the entire video. Today, however, I did about 90%-95% of the video high impact! That's 0% high impact to over 90% in just three weeks! I still felt just as "spent" at the end of the workout as I did on the first day but I was able to push so much harder during the workout. That's why trainers will often say working out never gets any easier, you just get more fit and therefore push harder. It was truly an awesome workout. On Wednesday, my next cardio day, I'm moving on from Fire 30 to tackle Fire 45EZ. Can't wait!
On the strength training side of things, a similar thing has happened. Every workout feels as hard as the one before but I'm lifting so much more than I was in the first week. I've added 20 pounds to my squats, 15 pounds to my back rows, and 5 pounds to my chest. Tomorrow I plan to increase the weights I use on the chest so that'll be 10 more pounds than week one! So, the workouts truly don't get any easier because I'm lifting more and getting stronger. If your workout ever feels easy, you didn't go hard enough! Unless of course it's supposed to be a rest day in which case, go ahead and take it easy ;)
Regardless of what the scale says on Sunday, I know that my fitness is moving forward every day and by eating clean I get a bit healthier each day, too. And that, more than any number on the scale, is what's important.
Stay healthy!
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