Today marks the end of the second week, meaning I am half way through the challenge. I have exercised for 10 days and about a total of 7.5 hours. My body feels much stronger and getting into my routine is getting easier each day. Though 10 days or 7.5 hours of exercise is a pretty short time to work out, I can feel the difference. However, it hasn’t been until the last couple of days that I could see any difference.

I have noticed that certain areas are starting to feel a little tighter and some of the fat in my midsection has started to disappear. Looking at the pictures I don’t notice too much of difference. Its partly because of the light. The picture I took today is much brighter and harder to see definition. I can tell that my lower abs are protruding a little more and that my side tend to curve just slightly more. If I look closely, I can see that my muscles seem to be getting a larger (especially the abs), but they are still mostly hidden under fat.

Next week I will focus on losing some of the fat weight. This should happen naturally as I am now burning more calories. I will try and speed up the process by adding some running and calisthenics to my workout routine.

One particular exercise I will do more next week is jumping squats. It works a lot of the body and is killer on the legs. Try a few and you will see exactly what I mean. It also gets the heart rate up very quickly. I did a set of 30 of these today and my legs were shaking coming back up the stairs. Give it a try.

In case you missed any of this weeks posts, you can find them here:

• Getting Fit in 30 Days: Day 8
• Getting Fit in 30 Days: Day 9
• Getting Fit in 30 Days: Day 10 & 11 Secret to Sit-ups

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