Day Nine through Eleven

Day Nine


I had originally signed up for one week, but I extended into week two because results have been great, and I am getting so much stronger.

I had been dreading the hike up Elfin Forest, which had been really difficult last week for me.  It is only 1.6 miles up or so, however it is very rocky and almost entirely steep uphill.

I made much better time this week, got up there with fewer breaks and respits, and even went an additional steep hill to get to the overlook.  It was an even greater view than before!  I was quite proud of myself.

Then we came back and did another boot camp, and I survived that as well.

There were only 3.5 workouts today.  I don't consider yoga a full workout because its not the biggest calorie burner out there, but it helps to increase the flexibility for all the workouts to come later in the week.

This experience is still challenging, no doubt... but I find it a lot easier to get through each exercise in week two.  I guess my body is changing.  And that is what I signed up for right?

Day Ten


Wednesday of course is one of the days with five workouts.  Wednesday's toughest feat is the stairs on the beach.  The plus of the activity was that we saw wails while we were doing chest presses with the resistance band.  The challenge of the activity was the quadricep burn of running up and down the stairs.

Just as last week we had stations at each level of the stair case and we would run them in between.  I was doing one leg triceps dips















One of my trainers, Johnny, was cheering me on through oblique twists

But the greatest part was just taking in the fresh ocean air and the waves while working out
















At the end of the day we jammed to the sweet sounds and moves of Zumba.  This time, the class ended with Soca music.  And as tired as I was (really about to fall over) the fresh swift rhythms of the socalypso music gave me a second wind and recharged me.   Johnny played an old school jam, the one that goes "Moving to the left, moving to the left everybody..." (I know my soca fanatics will remember that one).  And when the song said jump and wave, I was jumping the highest, somehow.  What a fun time!

Day Eleven


Today we had a different hike along the beach;  Torrey Pines beach.











                                                                            Last week I did not make it to the top because of a lack of time, but this week I did.  And I took lots of pictures along the way of the climb.

I saw another whale while I was high up there.

And this trip would be incomplete without a dip in the ocean water.

Johnny and I kicked off our shoes and made the 2 mile trek back to the vans on the beach.  The water was so freezing, I really could only let my feet touch.

The group soon returned to home base for another workout for building muscle and boxing cardio.

Another fulfilling day.  The days are going by extremely fast now, I can't believe tomorrow is my second to last full day here.  I will miss this place.