Reflection of the day.....

When I woke up today I just didn't feel like working out. However, this is a lifestyle and I knew if i didn't I would feel guilty and crappy about myself all day. This is silly and I know it. My body would not change missing a workout. I wouldn't get fat. Not a soul would notice. But exercise is part of me and I feel it when I miss it. But I am also very conscience that this is part of "my issues". Having previously had an eating disorder in my 20's...this guilt is just an extension of that. This is something I work on every day. I work hard, I eat right most of the time. I should feel good about that, whether I miss a workout or not. I reflect upon this alot....especially because I have a daughter.

As I watch her with her friends I am amazed at her confidence her grace and her overall personality. I am very conscious of not speaking of diets, negativity regarding my body and my lack of confidence in front of her. I wonder when we lose this confidence. At what stage do social pressure catch up to us and make us question our worth? Why do we connect our body images to our worth? We can be the smartest people in the word but once we question our beauty why do we lose that worth? I use to think this was just me but its not...its everywhere. I will do whatever I can to not have this story be the same for my daughter. At 4 she's not going to get it...but I will help her. I will show her beauty is on the inside. Exercise and eating well is for good health and to feel good.

I can honestly say Beachbody has helped me. Shakes have helped, the amazing workouts have helped but you know what really made the magic?! The people. The support. The challenge groups that keep me accountable. The stories that sound like mine. The openness of peoples lives and hearts to help one another. And right now...the fact that I have become a leader to many. To be needed in another capacity...to help and motivate others. To help them reach their goals. The positivity I receive from the help I am providing drives me and fulfills me in a way I never new possible. Makes me want to drive harder, help more people..because in turn, it helps me. I get healthier about my attitude regularly now. I may never feel 100% but I sure am better. Thank you to those letting me help them on their journeys. I truly have an amazing team and look forward to growing it more with pride and confidence...

Courage

Its been a few days since my last blog. Life gets busy as we all know. This is one of the key reasons I get my workouts in at 5am. Today wasnt a great workout for me. In week 3 of asylum and bringing a friend through a PIYO workout last night has left me insanely sore. Now, although I love this feeling, it hurt my workout this morning. Definately was not at 100%. This is when i usually beat myself up. Not anymore though. I gave it my best and my body was telling me I had to tone it down.

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Piyo: want it FIRST with FAST results? perfect for everyone!

Have you been hearing all the hype of the newest fitness program, Piyo by Chalene Johnson? Well, in just 1 week..through Beachbody coaches ONLY. That’s right ONLY through Beachbody coaches for the first 2 weeks!!!
Piyo will be released and you will have an opportunity to be the FIRST to get your copy of it! I'll be starting my journey with Piyo then as well and I'm excited for YOU be a part of the earliest group of people to get amazing results from Piyo.

This is a program that is for EVERY fitness level, beginner to advanced! There is no one left behind here. I'm really looking forward to this program. This is completely different than any workout I've ever done but I think it's one that I really need to get me more flexible and injury free. All the pounding of the high intensity programs are taking their toll on me. I'm confident that this program will help those little annoyances I feel with my body and aches and pains I have.
Is Piyo right for me?

YES, YES, YES. Piyo is perfect for EVERYONE! It's a low impact, high intensity workout that can be modified to fit any fitness level. This is meant to torch calories, improve strength and flexibility and help you get in the best shape of your life!

Piyo is LOW IMPACT there is no jumping and pounding on your knees and joints. Piyo will deliver long, lean muscles, a high firm booty, and tight, flat, sexy abs...not to mention leaner all over!! You'll get definition and intense calorie burn--without weights, without jumps and without destroying your body.

Details!!

The workouts vary in length anywhere from 25-45 minutes long.

If you want to be able to get YOUR copy of Piyo 2 weeks BEFORE the launch of the program on Beachbody, make sure that I am your assigned coach and you have contacted me to reserve your copy of the workouts.www.beachbodycoach.com/jzausmer

Also, as a Coach you can receive 25% off your Piyo purchase as well.
So make sure to ask me about the preferred customer discount.

What workouts are included in Piyo?
• Align (46 mins): The Fundamentals
• Upper Body (35 mins): This focused workout will strengthen and stretch your entire body, while building the movement patterns you have learned in Align.
• Define Lower Body (25 mins): This will shape and tone everything from your flutes, hamstrings, quads and calves gently, yet effectively to get you sleek and lean legs.
• Sweat (35 mins) is a traditional PiYo Workout that is face paced with body weight strength training and ab work!
• Core (30 mins) an ab-centric workout that targets every angle of the abs and back. Prepare to burn some calories here!!!
• Drench (45 mins) a total body workout that gets you sweaty, burning calories and gets your metabolism on fire!
• Strength Intervals (25 mins) is designed to tone the whole body and burn tons of calories with NO weights required!
• Sculpt (30 mins) no weights for this intense, full-body workout!
• Get the full set when they go on sale by signing up for an email reminder.
• You'll receive 9 workouts total plus get them 2 weeks earlier through a coach - sign up to get them first HERE!

Are you totally excited after reading about these workouts? WOW!!!

Piyo will be released on June 23rd to Team Beachbody Customers.

Would you like to be the first to get your copy of the Piyo Challenge Pack and land yourself a spot in an EXCLUSIVE Piyo Test Group. This will be a select group of individuals who are committed to starting and finishing the program and getting the best results possible. In order to secure a spot you have to be willing to give it 100% commitment over the course of the program. You must be willing to invest in the fitness, nutrition and the support! If you are willing to commit then I am more than willing to meet you half way and help you get the results you want!

What is a Test Group and how do I join?
A Piyo test group is a group that is unique to my style of coaching and support. It's a closed online accountability group where everyone will have a chance to win monthly and quarterly cash prizes by submitting their results to Team Beachbody...plus you will have the opportunity to be one of the first people to complete the program and share your results and transformation and prove to others that it's possible to have results and success you want with commitment and dedication following the fitness schedule!

So if you are ready or even think you may be ready, comment below and I will go ahead and add you into the group where I will post additional information about the workout and group!!!

Is this something you are interested in? Let me know and I will get you added!

What PIYO includes

What PiYo Workouts Included?

• Align (46 mins): The Fundamentals (46 mins)
• Upper Body (35 mins): this focused workout will strengthen and stretch your entire body, while building on the movement patterns you have learned in Align.
• Define: Lower Body (25 mins) will shape and tone everything from your glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves gently, yet effectively to help you get sleek and lean legs.
• Sweat (35 mins) is a traditional PiYo Workout that is fast paced with body weight strength training and ab work!
• Core (30 mins) an ab-centric workout that targets every angle of the abdominals and back. I’ve read this will be a calorie-torcher too!
• Drench (45 mins) is a total body workout to get you sweaty, burning calories, and going to have your metabolism on fire!
• Strength Intervals (25 mins) designed to tone the whole body and burn tons of calories with no weights required!
• Sculpt (30 mins) no weights are required for this intense, full-body workout either!
• Get the full set when they go on sale by signing up for an email reminder.
• You’ll receive 9 workouts total plus get them 2 weeks earlier through a coach – sign up to get them first here.
  

Rest days and focusing on what matters

So asylum has really been kicking my butt. So saturday was a scheduled rest day, but I actually took Sunday off too. I could really tell my body needed it and over training doesnt help anything.

However, we went for a great hike today. Hiking was one of me and my husband favorite things to do before kids. As the kids activities got crazy our hiking days were rare. But now, as sports have finally ended for the season we are bringing back Sunday hikes! The kids love it  and now that they are a bit older its even more fun. What i love most about it is that its nature, its no electronics, its chatter, its discovery, its active..its family time at its finest. This is what its all about. Love these days.

Friday...finally!!!

Let me tell you what! Its been a tough week. Its my first week of doing the Asylum workout (sports training to the max!!!!) Its great but i really didn't think Shaun T could be tougher than in Insanity but HE IS in Asylum. I am super sore and excited to have a rest day tomorrow.

I will say, I am enjoying it but sometimes it feels defeating. I thought I was in shape. This is just proving to me again how very important it is to cross train,and  have variety in your workouts! beachbody has so many great programs you should never ever be bored. I also find that drinking the energy and endurance drink before these tough workouts really help..

This morning, my 4 year old daughter woke up early. As I was in my cool down she tested out the agility ladder with some push-ups.  As much as I am annoyed she was up so early, i am happy that I am showing her how important exercise is. As parents we have to be role models....leading by example.

What is Piyo..Is it right for you?

PIYO!!! A HIGH INTENSITY, LOW IMPACT WORKOUT FOR A NEW KIND OF STRONG! Creator Chalene Johnson took the very best pilates and yoga inspired moves and cranked up the speed to give you high intensity cardio, strength, and flexibility training all at the SAME TIME! PIYO packs it all into every workout so you not only burn calories but build lean muscle at the same time! Carving your body has never looked like this. You will use your own body weight to perform a series of continuous, targeted moves to burn fat as you redefine every muscle. There are no weights involved and no jumping. Just RESULTS! Think about your problem areas...GONE! How nice will that be. Your arms will be sleeker, your abs will be sexy, you will have a tighter, more lifted TUSH, and amazing confidence that comes from knowing that you are at your best! How do I know this is right for me? PIYO is for ANYONE that wants to work on their flexibility, strength, and cardio all at the same time!! It is for a wide age range and for all levels of fitness!! What are the main things I should know about PIYO? Studies have shown that a more flexible muscle has a greater strength potential which leads to great results! The training in PIYO allows you to burn crazy amounts of calories that you wouldn't in a static exercise! This is YOUR chance to re-define EXACTLY how YOU want to look and feel! YOU ARE IN CONTROL! You have the power to define yourself...NOW use it! I am currently looking for 10 committed individuals who are looking to define themselves to be a part of my EXCLUSIVE PIYO TEST GROUP! This group will be one of the first groups run with this program and I am so very excited to see what type of results we can get from it! message me or comment below if interested!

check out this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDUhT0DQQHY

Love my shakeology

So, I am just not great about always eating right and drinking enough water. Today, I made a promise to myself I would be better than yesterday! I mean, i sure have learned that you have to take it one day at a time. Luckily, the shakes give me all my nutrients but I know i have to be good the rest of the day. Did you know you should be drinking half your weight in ounces of water per day? I tested this out and it did make a huge difference in weight loss and how i felt. So today....I will do this.

MY NEW BLOG!!!!

So what do you all think? I am so excited. I just love this business and I have so many stories to tell. My journey is long and continues. I am great at working out everyday but I sure struggle with eating well regularly and drinking enough water. But Like all of us, I am a work in progress. Looking to build this team so we can all reach our goals
together

Hanging in a Bathing Suit

Not sure I'll ever be really comfortable hanging in a bathing suit...but. This is the best i have been. getting comfortable in my own skin....

Thank you Shaun T!

Quick Video on How and Why I Started Coaching

6 a.m. coaching video done after insanity.....hahahha.

But, it's honest and when I had the time.

All Me...Being Insanely Honest---

I am trying to be better about blogging. Its definately out of my comfort zone to be completely transparent...but here goes.

I have abused my body for years. eating too much, eating too little, getting too big, getting too small, eating disorders, diet pill abuser. You name it I have done it. As i have had children i knew i had to get myself in check.  Exercise was always a passion and sometimes a compulsion. I needed balance. I needed health and i needed to get a hold of myself for myself and my family.

I was doing ok...good days and bad days....still always struggled with my body image....

Then in December i started coaching for beachbody. Really to just get the discount on the shakes i loved. But then I had people buying from me and needing me for motivation and inspiration. I found my calling. I HAD to be healthy if I was trying to teach others to be. As a mom, i had aslways compromised for others. would do everything for others. So, yes, my health started because other people needed me to be a role model. What I got out of this was amazing.

I have a grown an amazing team and my team has helped me grow into being a better, healthier me.

I no longer abuse myself. I no longer hate myself (although some days are better than others) and i have found that this passion for health and fitness is not only in my heart and soul but its paying bills too. I have been blessed in so many ways...it was the kick i needed and I am never going back!