PiYo Review

Ok, so life kind of got in the way, well really it didn't "get in the way," it just happened. I had to prioritize some things, so I apologize for totally dropping the ball on blog posts. I realize I did not follow through on my promise to walk you through PiYo, but I have a reason...

I kind of didn't really like PiYo. :( Womp Womp...

Here's my honest review:

There were things I enjoyed about it. First, I LOVE Chalene Johnson. She's kind of amazing and I love her passion and energy. Second, I loved the actual workouts. The yoga was really good and the stretches were awesome. So you're probably wondering, "if you liked the trainer and you liked the workouts, why didn't you like it overall?"

It wasn't that I didn't like it...it was more that it was not a good fit for me for right now. I mean the workouts were good, but they were kind of boring. I need something a little more exciting. I had just come off the 21 Day Fix, which is more high impact and then I went to PiYo, which is low impact. It was too shocking for the system. The other thing, is that the music is kind of bad. Chalene Johnson really likes the music, but I really did not. I had to mute it, so I couldn't hear it. Maybe you'd like it, who knows. To each his own!

Here's what I think PiYo is good for:

1. If you need low impact. If you're brand new to exercising, you've had an injury, you've had surgery, you have bad joints, anything that would require LOW IMPACT, PiYO is certainly for you. It is FANTASTIC for low impact workouts. I think you'd really like it.

Candlelight PiYo. It came in handy
knowing the PiYo routine when
our power went out!

2. If you workout another way and it's intense, or you're a RUNNER, I think PiYo would be great for you. I think the stretching you get from PiYo will supplement difficult training sessions and long runs. In fact, this is how I use PiYo now myself. I use it to help stretch me out really well, when I need it.

3. Finally, it's great for travel. All you need is a yoga mat, if you even want to use that. I usually take PiYo with me when I go out of town, because it's low impact, so no bothering people on the floor below me and it doesn't require me to take equipment.

Even though PiYo wasn't a good fit for me, I think it's still a great product and I think you should give it a try, but if you're looking for something INTENSE, this is not it.

For now, I've moved on to COMBAT (blog post to come soon), which I kind of LOVE!!! And in a couple of weeks, I'm starting CIZE!

PiYo - Day 3 & 4

I'm combining yesterday and today.

Day 3: Define: Upper Body

This was pretty straight forward. It was a lot of traditional yoga poses. I'm really digging all the yoga poses that we go through. I have missed yoga so much, so this is a perfect workout for me. I also loved how this workout was only 20 minutes. Who doesn't have time for 20 minutes? It was perfect! :)

Day 4: SWEAT

I was literally sweating everywhere. At first I thought, "this can't be that bad," but then as it went on, I was dripping sweat. It felt really good though. It wasn't like the "I just ran 5 miles kind of sweat." It was more like, wow, my muscles are burning and it burns so good! I truly enjoyed this workout and I'm very sore.

One of my favorite things about yoga is how fast the results are with what feels like very limited effort. You never really notice how much you are really using your entire body, until the next day when you can't move anything and you discover muscles you didn't know you had. :)

I have only been doing PiYo for 4 days now and I'm down 1.5lbs!! So excited!! I cannot wait to see the first 30 day results. :)

Here's a sneak peak at PiYo:




If you're interested in joining a PiYo challenge group, or learning more about it, drop me an email at fitwithkelli@gmail.com!

PiYO - Day 2

Today was Define: Lower Body. It was awesome. I seriously love Yoga, oh, and I might be girl crushing on Chalene Johsnon. She's kind of my favorite... Today was all about the legs. It felt so good to stretch and to use my own body weight to build muscle.

The workout was totally short, like 20 minutes short. Hello?? Awesome-sauce! I love short, efficient workouts! One of my favorite poses is pigeon pose. It really works my hip-flexor, which is so tight. I can't decide which is tighter my hip-flexor or my hamstrings? I'm hoping by the end of 60 days, everything will release!

I changed my eating habits a bit today. I love the 21 Day Fix eating plan, but I was realizing that I was eating so much food and really wasn't that hungry. This is normally a good thing, however, I hit a plateau with weight loss, so today I focused on clean eating, but listening to my body's signals and only eating when I'm hungry. I felt really good all day and less of the "full" feeling I was getting previously. I still got in all my proteins and veggies though. Don't want to slack on those, especially my veggies.

I slacked a bit on my water intake today. I was so busy, I just kept forgetting to drink it. I will need to make sure I focus on that tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Upper Body. You know I love me some arm work!!

P.S.  Why am I always so serious looking when I do yoga??

PiYo - Day 1

Soooo, I'm back! Phew! I had to get through this grad school class and finally it's OVER!! Celebrate with some chocolate! Just kidding, celebrate by doing more work and maybe having a chocolate Shakelogy.

Anyway, today I started a new fitness program: PiYo! This is done by Chalene Johnson. I've been eyeing this baby for a long time now and finally, I'm doing it. I'm going to stick to the eating plan of the 21 Day Fix, but focus on the workouts from PiYo.

Today was just the fundamentals day. It was about 45 minutes, but it was just working on alignment. Surprisingly, I felt really worked out afterward! I can't wait to get into the meat of things tomorrow. :) I really miss doing yoga all the time, so I'm super pumped about this.

I'll keep you posted!