I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the Your Shape Challenge. Along with 9 other women I am using the game to get fit over the next 3 months. You can follow along at the Your Shape Challenge blog, or on twitter with the hashtag #yourshape.
I enjoy the workouts since they are so varied. I can choose to focus on different areas of my body, and every day I get a different workout. I get bored easily so this is a great way for me to stay entertained while I exercise.
Now you have the chance to win a copy of Your Shape to give it a try for yourself! One lucky winner will be chosen! If you don’t win this week, please keep checking my fellow participants’ blogs, there will be more opportunities to win!
Here’s a video of Jenny explaining how the Your Shape game works:
To enter:
Leave a comment telling me what your fitness goals are for this year. Whether it’s eating better, maintaining your routine, or taking the first step.
Rules:
Winner will be chosen by random.org on 02/6/10. One comment per person will count. Comments will close at 2pm EST 2/6/10.
Good luck!
Kelly
Disclosure: I was given the game, and receive prizes and swag for participating in the challenge from Collective Bias.
On days when I didn’t have time I did time to work out, I did “household exercises” like taking the stairs 2 at a time, doing squats when I have to switch laundry from the washer to the dryer, etc. Since it’s so cold I often do jumping jacks to get my heart pumping, and warm myself up. But that wasn’t enough.
I was thrilled to be chosen along with 9 other bloggers to take part in the Your Shape Challenge. I think it will be a great opportunity to support each other as we get fit, and a wonderful way to stay motivated.
What’s Your Shape? Your Shape is a Wii fitness program produced by Ubisoft that uses a camera along with the game to make sure you are exercising properly. There’s nothing like seeing yourself on TV to make you want to lose weight!
First Impressions
I played around with the game last week, and found I had to play around with the lighting in our living room. Since our TV faces a doorway the camera had trouble reading me. I fixed it by changing the lighting, and wearing brighter clothes.
Today was my first official day exercising with Your Shape. Though I had a 30 minute workout it felt like a lot less time, and the animated Jenny really pushed me. I really like the music, it’s very fast and kept me pumped.
Using it for the 1st time I was surprised there wasn’t more talk about form during the exercise. I had trouble particularly when my head was supposed to be down for exercises, but Jenny said to follow along with her with no verbal instruction for what to do. If there had been a verbal cue then following along would have been easier. I think it will get easier once I know all the exercises.
Your Shape Challengers
These are my fellow Your Shape challengers, please stop by their sites to show them some love.
Before
Today I weighed in at 152.5 lbs. (Already down 7.5 lbs. from 160 at the end of December, WOOT!)
I may seem thin to most people, in fact the Wii Fit tells me I have a 22% BMI which is average, but I don’t feel good.
I’ve always been extremely thin, but that changed around the time I got pregnant with my 4th child. My 4th pregnancy was really tough (not with complications, just physically hard), and after I had my son I had a lot of issues with joint pain. I ended up hanging onto about 20 lbs. of extra weight. After a few months of intensive chiropractic care I felt much better, but still had trouble finding time to exercise. My little guy is so sweet, but he was a complete and utter Momma’s boy. No one else could hold him or comfort him, not even my super experienced husband. He was a terrible sleeper, too, taking a long time to fall asleep and waking up SCREAMING every time he woke up (somewhere between 5-10 times a night).
Now the little dude is finally a (mostly) good sleeper, and I am working on seeking balance in my life, so I’m reintroducing healthy eating and an exercise routine. It feels good to be getting back to eating well, and being fit-something I thought I would always make time for when I was younger and passionate about health and fitness.
Without further ado, here’s my before shots. You can see my problem areas are my stomach, and my rear. Please be nice, I’m kind of nervous about posting photos of myself.
Disclosure: The challenge is sponsored by Collective Bias, Ubisoft, and Walmart. I received the game and will also receive additional incentives throughout the challenge. For more information please read my Disclaimer page.
I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the Your Shape Challenge. Along with 9 other women I am using the game to get fit over the next 3 months. You can follow along at the Your Shape Challenge blog, or on twitter with the hashtag #yourshape.
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