Off and Running!

Last night was the first night of my UBC (Ultimate Body Challenge). To start it all out, we all took measurements and got our "before picture" taken, as well as a brief fitness test. After the fitness test, we set goals for our 5 week assessment. We will not remeasure until the midpoint at 5 weeks and I am not supposed weigh myself until then, so I wont have any actually weight or inches results to report until then (unless I cheat and step on that scale -this will be a challenge!) I think I will try to post a "before picture" when I get a chance, but the one we took last night is on their camera, not mine, so I will need to take one first.



Measurements:

Arms: 11 1/2 in (R) 11 1/4 in (L)

Chest: 35 3/4 in

Waiste: 30 1/4 in

BellyButton: 32 in

Hip/thigh: 41 3/4 in

Calves: 15 1/4 in (R) 15 1/4 in (L)

Thighs: 25 3/4 in (R) 24 3/4 in (L)

Body Fat: 29%

Weight: 156 lbs.



I'm not sure yet what my goals are. I would like to be 140 or under, but am really more concerned with having a tone body. Eventually having "Jennifer Aniston arms" wouldn't bother me much :o) I am currently a size 10/12 and would like to end at a 7 or below. That will probably be my main measurement that I follow.



Fitness Test: 5 Week Goal:

Push Ups - Modified (girl) 24 in a minute 33 in a minute

(60% for age bracket) (85% for age bracket)



Sit Ups 21 in a minute 33 in a minute

(25% for age bracket) (75% for age bracket)



Flexibility (Sit and Reach) 19 1/2 in 23 in

(75% for age bracket) (80% for age bracket)





OK, obviously I didn't break any records with my fitness level. I've NEVER even tried to claim I could do push ups, pull ups, chin ups, or any other ups. I went to do my first sit up and realized that I probably haven't done an actual sit up since High School. I've done crunches, but not sit ups. They weren't so easy to do! But this is a starting place. I look forward to seeing where I end up.



We also talked about the Diet/Nutrition part some last night, but I need to study it a little more before I comment much on it. It will definitely be a change. Yikes.



After our measurments and fitness test, it was time for class. I've gone to kickboxing class a few times before and while they were definitely a challenge, they were nothing compared to last night! I think it was our "Welcome to UBC!" We started right out with a ton of kicking and kept the kicking up throughout the class. I don't know about you, but I don't usually spend my spare time kicking, so after awhile I was tuckered out! But I made it to the end and hobbled home. The worst part was actually that my foot has a crack in it right on the ball of it and we spend most of the time pivoting on the balls of our feet. If anyone has any ideas to help remedy this (quickly!), please let me know! Today, I went with Neosporin, Bandaids, and Cushy socks.



On Saturdays, our class is at 7:30 am (after leaving the gym at 9:00 last night). This was my first Saturday class and if I thought last night was tough... oh my! Saturdays are a combination of kickboxing and resistance (bands) and todays focus was on lower body (so yes, lots more kicking). By the end, I'm not sure I was making much impact with the bag at all. It was all I could do to go through the motions, let alone put any force behind it. It is funny, I have found that when I get tired, my mind quite working too. I could barely remember what sequence I was supposed to be doing and would sometimes have to start over simply because my mind was shutting down. I ended up having to say it out loud "kick, kick, cross, hook, kick, kick". One day, I'll get it down.



Tomorrow is a day of rest and already I am grateful! I am still so excited to be taking doing this UBC, but reality has quickly sunk in - It's gonna hurt!



Tonight, I am off to see Dean Niforatus speak at church. He came last year and is really an amazing and gifted speaker filled to the brim with the Holy Ghost! I am excited to go and am looking forward to some awesome worship time. More later. Have a great day!