I’m Bringing It!
We bought an elliptical in the fall & I was enjoying that,
but then I saw the P90X infomercial last fall & was drawn to it because of the variety of exercise DVDs, you’re not just doing one thing. I knew it would be the exercise program for me, entering my 40th year & my 10th Caribana. I just have to be fit for my bday (June 21) & Caribana (Aug. 1) - no excuses! So once we got a hold of it, Hubby & I started it 6 weeks ago, & all is well, no injuries or major pain. 
You work out every day (for 90 days) for an hour with one day as a Stretch day. You never work the same muscles on the same day, & abs are done every other day. So one day could be biceps & shoulders, then abs, & the next day is legs & back, then day three could be Yoga or Kenpo followed by abs.
Core Synergistics & Plyometrics workouts are so far the most intense workouts, lots of either jumping &/or extreme moves. Yoga is intermediate to advanced & 90 minutes. When I took Yoga classes 10 yrs. ago, I was able to hold the Crane (for more than 5 seconds!), but now I can’t, so I must build up my strength again.
I enjoy Kenpo, it’s like my ol Tae Bo tapes I did. Ab Ripper workout is only 16 minutes, but it’s killer! I always feel so great finishing it, but I hate doing it.
I’m especially proud of Hubby to be doing this along with me, as he hates exercise. This program is quite extreme, you have to pass a fit test to start it, & be in somewhat good shape to get through it.
As far as the diet component goes, it’s not as strict as Atkins, but doable. You can eat brown rice, rice cakes, whole wheat, sweet potatoes, sorbet, fruit bars, no fat yogurt, cottage cheese, soy nuts, etc. I’m not following it to a T though, I just detest dieting. Now exercise, I can handle! I just hate living my life without chocolate, you know? But I realize that I’d see results now if I was following it religiously, *sigh*.
No pain, no gain.
