Breaking through a plateau

What do you do when you hit a plateau in your fitness journey?  Well first, make sure you are actually at one. Just because your scale is stuck at a certain number does not mean that you are not progressing.  Check your measurements.  Take a photo and compare it to your before.  See how your clothes fit.  Pay attention to how you are feeling.  Do you have more energy?  Have you been lifting heavier and going harder in your workouts?  It's possible that you aren't at a plateau at all, but changes are being made that are not being shown on the scale.

If you really are not making progress, it's time for a change.  Do you mostly run or do the elliptical?  Then it's time to pick up some weights!  Have you been doing the same home fitness program for months?  Then it's time to try a different program!  Maybe you usually do P90X, take a few months and experiment with Insanity or Body Beast.  Challenge yourself in new ways.  Try out a group fitness class.  Add in some yoga.  Try HIIT training instead of steady state cardio.  Make your body guess!

Sometimes your body just gets stuck in a rut with the same old same old training.  You need to be constantly challenging it.  I don't like to do the same program more than twice in a row (which for those 90 day programs is 6 months).  I also always make sure I'm always upping my weights if I don't feel very challenged on those last 3 reps.

Another huge culprit when it comes to stalled results is your nutrition.  If you have tried everything above and nothing is changing then you need to take a serious look at your diet.  Input everything into myfitnesspal and see if you have not been as good as you can be.  We all fall off the wagon or get used to a treat here and there which add up.  Also make sure that you are eating enough!  For some reason women think that 1200 calories is the magic number and that is crazy low, especially if you are working out.

If you really need to dial in your nutrition, I suggest trying the portion part of 21 Day Fix.  That will really get you back on track.  In fact, I plan to use that as I enter the "Beast" or cutting phase of Body Beast.

So if you feel like you aren't making any progress:  make sure you really are stalled, switch up your workouts and, finally, dial in that nutrition!  Above all, be patient and trust the process.  If you are doing what you need to be doing, your body will get there!

Strong is the New Skinny Challenge

I am looking for 5 busy women looking for a change.  Women with serious goal of being fit and healthy. Women who have 10-20 pounds to lose or women who just want to "tone up."

This Strong is the New Skinny challenge will follow a meal plan that works and a fitness program that fits into your busy schedule. You will also have a private fb group for accountability and motivation. 

If you are interested, send me a message or drop your email below and I will get you started! Everyone who signs up by May 24th gets a bonus gift! 

P90X Live classes!

Brand new P90X Live classes coming to Studio 51 Fifty in Plaza Midwood/Elizabeth in Charlotte, NC ! These 45 minute classes include a combination of fat blasting cardio, resistance training and core work all set to music that will get you moving. The classes are for all fitness levels and everything can be modified. 

Come stop by, check out a class and see how much fun it is to take P90X to a live group setting! 

Schedule (starting May 18th)

Mon & Wed @ 7pm

Tues & Thurs @ 7am

Prices: 

🔹Single class $15

🔹5 class package $60 ($12/class) good for 3 months

🔹10 class package $110 ($11/class) good for 6 months

🔹20 class package $200 ($10/class) good for 1 year 

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