This is my second week of T25 Beta round. Since this is a new blog, I want to give you a bit of background before I get to the review itself. I am a mom of a 2 1/2 year old daughter, who is the cutest thing on earth. I am 19 weeks pregnant with baby #2. I started T25 after my morning sickness subsided enough for me to feel human again. I have done Beachbody programs for quite awhile- I started with Turbo Jam, and combined with running, lost over 40 pounds. (Turbo Jam is still one of my favorites.) I have since completed P90x, Brazil Butt Lift, Chalean Extreme, Turbo Fire, and Insanity. I have done Zumba, and lots of my own workouts at home. (I was a certified personal trainer for several years.) T25 was on my priority list because the workouts are 25 minutes 5 days per week. Although I don't struggle much with workout motivation, I do struggle with my diet, as I love eating. Recently, I discovered Shakeology after trying every excuse not to drink it. Once I gave in, my Starbucks addiction went away without trying. I have been eating clean, without a lot of effort and without a lot of cravings (even pregnant!) I am so excited to see how the baby weight comes off this time with my new eating habits of clean eating and drinking Shakeology once per day.
On to the T25 review. A disclaimer here is that it is an intense workout. Don't think that because it is 25 minutes that it's for beginners. There may be some better options for workouts if you are a beginner. That being said, I love T25. The workouts are short, but depending on the day, 25 minutes can seem like a long time, so it works out pretty well. I have not skipped a workout because 25 minutes can be carved out of a day pretty easily. I do modify some moves, but have been able to keep up for the most part. (I replace the floor ab moves with something on the BOSU or standing ab moves to be safer.) The Alpha round was actually fun, minus the Total Body Circuit. (That one was a good workout, but the type of workout that you are swearing at Shaun T for putting such moves in one workout.) The Beta round is a lot different, which is good for a change of pace, but I was a little sad because I liked the Alpha round so much. Each round is 5 weeks, and there is a Gamma round that can be purchased separately to add 5 more weeks. I will probably purchase the Gamma round because T25 and I get along so well.
As mentioned previously, I am now eating a lot cleaner and drinking Shakeology, so I am really pleased with the results. I have managed not to gain any weight during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, which should help significantly with being able to stay within the recommended range of weight gain. I am also hoping that becoming so much stronger will help with labor and recovery. (My recovery with my daughter was really good, and I attribute that to working out as well. I did Zumba and Turbo Jam throughout. My eating wasn't so great, so the 7 pounds I never lost was probably from the last couple of months of allowing myself ice cream drumsticks and poptarts. I won't be doing that this time, and haven't had the urge at all.)
Bottom line? T25 is a great workout that makes it difficult to find an excuse not to workout. It can be modified, but it is a challenging workout and you should be used to exercising before you start this. Shaun T is hard not to like, even when he throws in things like oblique pushups. If you need some guidance or have more questions, contact me at kellilkorn@gmail.com or beachbodycoach.com/kellikorn.
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