Winner: Fit Get Fitter Category
Lori Johnson
I am a 41-year-old mother of two children. I first began doing T-Tapp in 1999 in addition to other exercise routines such as the Firm and Tae-bo. Shortly after the birth of my first child in 2000, I had the opportunity to attend a T-Tapp clinic in California. I learned at that time that my form needed a lot of improvement, but the clinic motivated me to improve and start doing T-Tapp as my primary fitness activity.
In the fall of 2002, I began doing the Habit Formers challenge which required doing full T-Tapp workouts three days and doing any type of exercise for at least 15 minutes on three days, with one day off. I have kept up with the Habit Formers routine since then and find it very helpful for me to stay consistent with my workouts.
Before this contest, I was happy with the results I have obtained with T-Tapp and have remained pretty much the same clothing size since at least my late 20s. I did feel, however, that I could lose a few inches and tone up more so that I could enjoy wearing shorts and other summer clothes!
In order to improve, I decided to add the Step Away the Inches (SATI) routine to my workouts for two of my short workouts per week and to add hoe downs and some floor moves on most days for an extra workout boost.
I thought that the big advantage to adding SATI to my weekly workouts would be getting the extra cardio. Prior to this contest, my short day workouts were either the wellness routine or other muscle toning exercises. I believe that one of the big reasons I lost so many inches (13 in two months!) is that SATI not only gave me the extra cardio, but also helped me to improve my form. I now have more control over my form, just from doing the walking routine twice a week. I noticed improvements in the standing as well as floor routines. I also find that even when I am sitting watching TV or driving, I am able to contract my abs by tucking my butt, as in the SATI routine.
The other change I made for this contest was to try to do two sets of hoe downs per day (in addition to my normal workouts). Most days I did one set after lunch and one set after dinner. I also added some key floor moves to many of my workouts to focus on my abs, legs and hips.
I am very happy that I was able to lose 13 inches and I did so with fairly minor adjustments to my normal routine! My workout routine of three full T-Tapp workouts and three shorter routines help me to feel good about myself. I am now able to wear clothes that I had since before my children, which were too snug before this challenge. I also like the fact that my little children see me doing my exercises almost every day, but without taking a lot of time or attention away from them.
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| LOSSES: |
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| Bust: |
-1/2 |
| Waist: |
-2 |
| Abdomen: |
-2 |
| Hips: |
-1 1/2 |
| Right
Upper Thigh: |
-1 1/4 |
| Right
Lower Thigh: |
-1 |
| Left
Upper Thigh: |
-1 |
| Left
Lower Thigh: |
-1 |
| Right
Calf: |
-1/2 |
| Left
Calf: |
-1/2 |
| Right
Arm: |
-1/2 |
| Left Arm: |
-1/2 |
| INCH LOSS: |
-12 1/4 |
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