Piyo - Week 1 Done!

Hello All!

So I officially made it through week 1 of PIYO and now know what all the excitement has been about the last 6 months or so.  For those that don't know, PIYO is a fusion of Pilates and Yoga moves combined in one workout to give you a low impact but high intensity workout in one.  I have done both Pilates and Yoga in the past and enjoyed them then so I thought let's try it.

Let me start by saying I was skeptical at first after doing Focus T25 and 21 Day Fix.  But that quickly changed!  Find out more below!

I completed The Basic Alignment video the first day and am so glad I did.  Even though I have done both in the past I am learning how important your alignment is to be successful.

The second and third day I completed the lower body focus and upper body focus.  To be honest, during the lower body workout, I thought come on seriously this is it?!?!  But, I will say as the day went on I began to get the feeling of "yep, I did a lower body workout today."  As for the upper body workout, that was a challenge.  Some of the moves will for sure take some practice, but it was a great workout.  My triceps felt the burn for sure!

The fourth day I completed the Sweat workout.  And, let me tell you, the workout is definitely appropriately named.  I was dripping sweat but the low impact workout felt great.  What a fantastic change from my previous routine and knowing I was using ONLY MY bodyweight is great.

The fifth day was a rest day, but I decided I would use my rest day over the weekend as I would likely want it then since we had company visiting.  I did both the upper and lower workouts on Saturday again.  While they both presented different challenges from the first time earlier in the week, I am still just as excited if not more to see what Week 2 brings.

Thanks for reading and STAY TUNED!!!

~Sarah Strubhar
Independent Team Beachside Emerald Coach