Sunday, July 25, 2010

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

I feel like I cheated you yesterday.  Didn't share everything that I should share.  I was hot, sweaty, pms-y?  Worked out late and got tired somewhere after midnight. 

So if I haven't told you enough already, Jo Dumont Fitness Training is the shit.  If you have thought about your gym experiences in the past and everything that you wish you could change about it, you get JDFT. 

Case and point.  Last night I wanted to work out.  Last night when I wanted to work out it was after 11:00pm and what gym in it's right mind, is open (unless you count 24 Hour Fitness, but then who is going to watch your children while you are there?)  Instead, I was able to find a workout on YouTube (YouTube!) where Jo and Amanda greet you with a wonderful assortment of exercises for you to do from the comfort of your own room.  Now I will confess that for me personally, it's a lot easier to cheat yourself on a workout this way, but to my credit, I was able to get through Boot Camp #6 quite proudly, only forgetting one set of twisty jumpy things.

Today I posted a casual posting on the JDFT Facebook page asking if anyone wanted to go for a run. ( I still don't get running as an activity, but it felt like something I wanted to do today) .  I only had one responder, Amanda, who graciously took time out of her day, piled her daughter into a jogging stroller and away we went!  I think it is rather noteworthy that Amanda took me on an 8 kilometer run and I didn't complain the whole time!  (well there was that one moment where I thought I might die, and Amanda assured me there was only 20 seconds or so left). 

It is absolutely incredible how much JDFT truly cares about your wellness and fitness goals and how they go out of their way to be available to you.  You don't get that at any ordinary gym.  But then, JDFT is not any ordinary gym - it's really its own community - one that I am glad I  belong to.