How to succeed with working out...foundation, foundation foundation

As I was tutoring math today, I thought of a nice analogy to working out. I had a student taking a survey of calculus class who was horrible at algebra. Just like you will only be as good at calculus as you are at algebra, jumping into a workout that is ahead of where you should be can lead to problems. When Beachbody puts out a new workout, especially when there is a lot of hype around it, people want to jump in headfirst. Enthusiasm is great, but you need to know if you are ready for the workout. P90X was intended to be an advanced version of Power 90. Since P90x's popularity exploded a few years ago there are a lot of people that just start there. It certainly can be done as an initial workout with modifications, but I think if you start with a less intense program like Power 90 and build your way up to it, you will ultimately do better.

 To bring it back to the concept of math, if you go from pre-algebra to intermediate algebra to college algebra to pre-calculus etc, and really learn the material along the way you will do better in each class. Likewise, if you go from sedentary, to a program that will give you a good fitness level, going to a program like P90x and Insanity will be a lot easier. Plus, you will have a lot lower chance of injury and will be more likely to succeed. Above all, don't get discouraged if you cannot keep up with the people in the videos. Many of them have already done the entire program at least once, and are extremely fit. Make it a goal to get yourself to that level, but do the best you can, and try to do more each time. Just my two cents. As always, if you have any questions or comments you can leave a message here, or on my team beachbody profile page.