Well, I didn't get a chance to do DB365 yesterday, because I gave blood at work and was told no exercise for the rest of the day. So I wisely took the American Red Cross advice and took a day off from DB. I have been exercising regularly for several months now. So I was antsy to get back to working out and today's program didn't disappoint.
Today's DB365 kicks off with the opening of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. J.D. has been super excited all week, because he's a huge Olympic fan. He's been holding Olympic trivia all week long and today he welcomed 1996 Olympic gymnast Dominque Dawes to talk in the studio and exercise with the group.
Dominque is a mom to two little girls and she spoke about passing along her wisdom of health and exercise to her children. She said that she learned a lot in her childhood while training for the Olympics. "It's not about standing on the podium in 1996," she told J.D. "It was the 13 years it took to get to the Olympic games and 18 years in the sport of gymnastics -- that was where my character was developed."
She stated that she made thousands of mistakes and failed many times. "I learned from persevering. I learned from sacrifice and making commitments. That's what makes me a good role model for my girls. I love being a mom...and my plan every day is to make sure my girls are happy and healthy."
As for the workout, trainer Nora Minno opened the DB365 games with an Olympic-themed routine of two full-body circuits finishing with exercises resembling the modern pentathlon. Some of the moves resembled rowing, basketball, tennis and hurdling. It was actually a fun workout (and no planks for once)!
At the end of the program, J.D. said that there was a new challenge for the DB community. It's the "DB Decathlon challenge" where one lucky winner in the DB community will win $1,000.
So yeah, I'm signing up for it.
Takeways:
Instructor: Nora Minno
Guest: Olympian Dominique Dawes
Sweat Factor: 7 out of 10
Difficulty: 6 out of 10
Phrases of the day: "Time is one thing you can't get back." -- J.D.
"Life without a cheeseburger and fries would be a miserable life. It's all about moderation, all about balance and wise choices." -- Dominique Dawes.
Today's DB365 kicks off with the opening of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. J.D. has been super excited all week, because he's a huge Olympic fan. He's been holding Olympic trivia all week long and today he welcomed 1996 Olympic gymnast Dominque Dawes to talk in the studio and exercise with the group.
Dominque is a mom to two little girls and she spoke about passing along her wisdom of health and exercise to her children. She said that she learned a lot in her childhood while training for the Olympics. "It's not about standing on the podium in 1996," she told J.D. "It was the 13 years it took to get to the Olympic games and 18 years in the sport of gymnastics -- that was where my character was developed."
She stated that she made thousands of mistakes and failed many times. "I learned from persevering. I learned from sacrifice and making commitments. That's what makes me a good role model for my girls. I love being a mom...and my plan every day is to make sure my girls are happy and healthy."
As for the workout, trainer Nora Minno opened the DB365 games with an Olympic-themed routine of two full-body circuits finishing with exercises resembling the modern pentathlon. Some of the moves resembled rowing, basketball, tennis and hurdling. It was actually a fun workout (and no planks for once)!
At the end of the program, J.D. said that there was a new challenge for the DB community. It's the "DB Decathlon challenge" where one lucky winner in the DB community will win $1,000.
So yeah, I'm signing up for it.
Takeways:
Instructor: Nora Minno
Guest: Olympian Dominique Dawes
Sweat Factor: 7 out of 10
Difficulty: 6 out of 10
Phrases of the day: "Time is one thing you can't get back." -- J.D.
"Life without a cheeseburger and fries would be a miserable life. It's all about moderation, all about balance and wise choices." -- Dominique Dawes.
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