Day 19

Today is day 2 of week 2 which means Agility X was the workout. I find that the change in sequence of what we knew from P90X to P90X3 was nice. You expect chest and back on day 1 but you don't get that. You might expect a workout like Plyo X on day and again you don't get that.

Agility X is a good workout, but it is heavy leg and cardio with a hint of upper body near the end. When I did it last week, I could hardly keep up. Maybe again for the reason of looking more than working to get the moves right or the side right etc. No matter the reason, today I was much more in line with the workout in progress on my TV. I was able to keep going throughout each exercise. I may not have looked as proficient or did as much, but I did continue to work for the entire time. It's nice to feel like you did something and you are getting better at it.

Small victories in your daily life lead to winning battles for a lifetime. So as long as you can manage some little victories here and there in your workouts or your eating habits, you will have the momentum to win the battle for health and fitness for your entire life. When you become a better you, everyone else will notice and maybe they will strive to be a better person for themselves as well. That may not be the definition of humanity, but it's good plan to start with.

Now I do not celebrate New Year's Eve/Day except for watching football games. I also don't usually make resolutions for the new year as well. I think those are just ways to set us up for disappointing ourselves and usually reinforcing bad habits or lifestyles. That statement, however, is a negative outlook and one thing I know is that negativity breeds more negativity. As easy as it is to succumb to the "holiday blues" or the anti-holiday feeling when your life isn't where you think it should be or want it to be, I challenge any and every one to look toward 2014 as a year that you can make positive changes in your life. They don't have to be major changes, but they should be positive ones. As negativity will breed negativity so will positivity breed more positivity. Maybe start with a smile as you greet people. Smiles are infectious and the power of the smile is greater than you may think. Once you see how that affects others, work on other things.

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's Eve, have fun and stay safe.