Day 1

August 6th, 2012

Well I had this all typed out and somehow deleted in one keystroke so this is round two, wont be the same but it will be good.

So our day stared at 6 am, wake up call at 5:15 am while it was still dark and cold outside.  But I jumped out of bed and was ready for what the day was going to bring.

We began the day with a familiarization of the gym and its equipment.  This I enjoyed as I have not done much work with the machines in the gym.  The gym is very new as is the equipment.  Pictures of Biggest Loser contestants decorate the wall just as on the show.  Cool.

Breafast this morning was an omelette and an awesome chicken apple sausage, I want to learn how to make these. 

So after breakfast we proceeded to the assessment.  This was basically a walk in the woods, the number of times that you went around the loop determined what group you were put in.   That took an hour and for another hour you actually went for your hike.   Great nature walk, I loved it.

Next, snack time, a smoothie, good one and then off to the next exercise event - for me it was a cardio class in the pool.  Loved it , was challenging at times and got some skid marks on the bottom of my feet but it was all worth it. 

No time to rest yest, right after the pool it was time to eat.  Times for food are scheduled, you have to be there or you are out of luck.  Salad and a great lentil burger.    Enjoyed chatting with others at the table but no rest for the wicked as they say.  As soon a lunch was over it was time for the first class.  We talked about metabolism, protien, carbs fat, portion size......and the list goes on. 

From there it was time for an intro to spin class.  I have been in a spin class before so this was familiar ground.  Some of the things that I did next in the  minute curcuit training was not so familiar.  We alternated from cardio to strength machines for  mintues each for a total of 50 or so mintues......awesome workout.   Felt like I really did something there.

Home made granola was the next snack followed by the spin class that we prepared for earlier.   Spinning is not my favorite but I do like it.  Class was energizing and well conducted.

All the trainers here are fantastic, they really want you to get the best out of the experience.  As it should be, you are expected to be at all classes and on time and in return they are sure to start on time.

The grounds are beautiful.  As this is a conference center there is a lot going on, not just the Biggest Loser activities.  The goal is to make the entire property the fitness resort and it will eventually be like that.

So I'm in my room now, feeling great, happy with my performance and really looking forward to climbing into bed.  So on that note I will sign off and get back to all very soon.

I know there are lots of spelling and likely grammer errors here.....will fix later.