4/30/2020
Back in November (I think), I purchased the Centr app created by Chris Hemsworth to add some more variety to my work outs. For about the least 6 months, I’ve only dabbled in using it. I’ve tried some of the recipes but haven’t followed the meal plan, I’ve done a lot of the work outs but haven’t been consistent, and I’ve enjoyed the “calm” aspect for meditation, but again, not consistent.
6/9/2020
Apparently I’m not consistent with a lot of things, because I haven’t updated this since I started it. I’ll try to carry on with where I think I was going with this.
I buckled up and started using the “program” section of the app. This was a new feature to assist with fitness during quarantine. I am very appreciative that Chris Hemsworth and those who run this app were proactive and responded in real time to meet the needs of those who utilize this tool.
I also committed to the meal plan. I made a minor adjustment to my settings first. Originally, I had it set for “vegetarian” but I don’t really like eggs and I felt they were on the menu too frequently. I also, want to be vegan, not vegetarian, so I changed the setting to “vegan” and hoped that the meals weren’t all mushrooms, but I hate those, I’ll take eggs thank you.
Today, Mike and I finished the program “Centr6”. Yes, I drug Mike into this too, isn’t he lucky? We took pictures of our progress weekly, and he looks great, I, on the other hand, don’t see any changes. I’m pretty bummed about that. I wasn’t aiming to lose weight or anything, but I was hoping to get more toned.
The program consisted of 6 rounds of exercises, for 6 days, over 6 weeks.
Warm up + workout + cool down averaged about 30 minutes a day over the six weeks. It alternated days of performing a task for time (30 seconds) or for repetition (6 reps). It got to the point where we enjoyed the repetition days more because we could work ahead during the break. Overall, I enjoyed the plan, it was the same week to week, but there was a beginner, intermediate, and advanced technique so challenges were available. You could also increase weight or do more reps. By the end (today) I felt accomplished and stronger, despite the lack of appearance.
At the same time, we started the meal plan stuff. Now, this was fun. We have had some AMAZING meals. Mike doesn’t even care if restaurants open back up because the food we are making is SO good. It’s quick and easy too. The hardest part, at times, is finding the ingredients at the store. That can be because the ingredients are odd, or it can be because we are shopping at the commissary and they don’t offer as much of a variety. I don’t know. But if it wasn’t at the commissary, it was usually at Whole Foods.
7/14/2020
Now I update you after also completing “Unleashed” and being in the third week of it for the second time around.
I loved this the first time through. All the exercises were body weight – awesome for all the gym closures – but also awesome for work. I love to provide my patients with exercises they can do at home or on vacation, regardless of gym accessibility. You have no excuse!
It is crazy all the different ways you can challenge your body and build muscle without weights. Granted, there will be diminishing returns in the muscle gaining department EVENTUALLY, but you’ll always have tone and endurance. There was one work out when we literally did 7 different styles of push ups. I hate regular push ups, so that was fun…not.
On this second time through, I’m not enjoying it as much. I don’t think it’s the workouts though. I think I’m just drained from having to be disciplined and self motivated through all of this COVID-19 stuff. The days I do feel like working out, despite this being the second time through, it’s still hard. I should have kept track of my repetitions and/or modifications the first time to really see the progress. Mike often shows off and continues to workout through the rest periods, so he clearly has had some improvements.
We are still using the meal planning aspect of CENTR. We are getting some repeat meals, but we are also still getting plenty of new stuff. 95% of the time, we love the meals. It’s great. They are quick, easy, tasty, and full of variety. So awesome.
So to end this, I feel stronger, more agile, and healthier. I’m just really tired of the discipline right now. It’s not just with this stuff either, but more on that in a different post. Go try out CENTR!
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