Today is the first day of clean living for me. I have decided that if I am going to commit to a martial arts lifestyle, I can't comprise. Today I started a 10-day detox/cleanse from a program called, "Garden of Life." I know that this is going to be rough, but worth it in the end. I'm sure that I'll experience physiological signs of detox as I get off of refined sugars, caffeine (no more Starbuck's Frapps!), and processed foods. I'm sceptical about the whole idea of "detoxing", however, there is so much out in the naturopathic/wholistic industry about this, I'm going to see if I really do feel better (more energy, etc). This area of my life has not been under control for 10 years. I have got to exercise the greatest amount of discipline in order to succeed. I love to eat/drink everything that is harmful to me. I hope that through my commitment to martial arts, I'll find the desire to treat my body better - thus eating the right foods and eliminating alcohol.
Today I am also going to begin my new at home conditioning program. I have a great home gym that only gets used by my very sexy husband. He is so inspirational because he's 10 years older than me and looks my age. He has an immense commitment to himself in eating correctly and working out. I am always challenged by his unwavering commitment to personal growth and improvement. While I'm not making these life changes to please him, I hope that he does take notice. I want him to be proud of me.
I am combining aerobic conditioning with anaerobic conditioning. I love to jump rope (boxer style) and have discovered that this is one of the best conditioning activities for martial arts. By the way, one of the coolest jump ropes I've ever used is called the JUMP SNAP. It's a ropeless jumprope! It's hard to describe, so In addition to the picture above, I'm including the link: www.jumpsnap.com If you are into jumping rope and frustrated by the limitations of where you have to jump (due to your rope hitting stuff or you travel and want to jump in your hotel room ), or keep getting tripped up on your rope, check it out! One jump snap workout burns twice the calories in a 30 minute workout compared to the elyptical trainer, bicycle, and stair stepper, and burns 4 times calories walking on a treadmill at 4 mph!
This is my first priority as my weight and lack of aerobic capacity is definitely already hindering my abilities in the dojang. I was embarrassed by how much I huffed and puffed in my last class - only from doing 50 right and left consecutive round kicks to the pads. I'm also beginning weight training and practicing my forms each workout.
I wonder how long it will take for me to see results in my new lifestyle.
I'm off to drink some H20 and begin jumping!!!
Kihap!
Dedie
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