Go Betsy Go! Flab to Le Fab…
Montage courtesy of Ok! Magazine
You see them on the red carpet.
It could be Gwyneth, Sandra, or Scarlett. Julia, Angela or Jennifer.
Rockin’ the paparazzi with totally rockin’ bodies.
Le sigh.
They have their own personal Glam Squads backing them up- world-famous stylists, hairdressers, nutritionist and personal trainers making sure everything is tight, gorgeous and camera ready.
Often I wonder, in my life-stained gap t-shirt, gazing at UsWeekly, what would happen if I had access to that kind of support. In my past I worked in and on films, and you’d be amazed at what would come in for reading and, given 3 months of intense work-out regime, what would saunters on the set and on the red-carpet. A lot can happen in that 90 day period. A lot.
And now I’m going to find out. First-hand.
I’ve been challenged by a Boston Pilates studio and Gym that moved in recently to my area.
For 3 months, 90 days, I’m going to work my ass off. Literally.
I’ve been tweeting and FB about it- A month or two ago, I was approached by Lisa Johnson, owner of Modern Pilates, a well-established pilates studio with locations around Boston, to do a 90-day workout challenge. She, along with Bodyscapes Fitness, recently moved into The Launch at Hingham Shipyard, and wanted to do some advertising with a local blogger. Together we came up with 90 day challenge.
The challenge is for 90 Days TheBetsy committed to:
- Two pilates session a week. Personal experience, pilates is the fastest way to achieve the “Ass of Death.” Then again, I was also 25 when I did it.
- One personal training session a week. I’ll be working with Laura from Bodyscapes Fitness. Hope she’s a hard-ass. I work better with a coach than with a friend, if you get my drift. Best coach I’ve ever had threw volleyballs at you if you weren’t trying hard enough.
- Do cardio 3 times a week, twice at the Bodyscapes. They’re giving me a 90 Day membership gratis. I may have to do one cardio a week at home, but this could be walking at a really brisk pace for 30 mins.
- Eating super clean. Which, if you followed my 30+ days doing Dr. Alejandro Junger’s Clean Detox where I blogged each day, you know it’s pretty restrictive. Gwyneth Paltrow followed this to get her Iron Man shape. It’s fitting since Lisa, my new pilates guru, says I’m getting the Hollywood starlet treatment (though if it was hardcore I’d be doing 2+ hours of hard cardio 5x a week to get in movie shape.) Now to be totally fair, both Lisa and Bodyscapes have NOT requested me to go Super Clean- they want to work with me based on the fact that I AM the average everyone. This is something my own personal restriction, so I can get that much more out of it!
- Blog about my experience. At least once a week, on Friday, I’ll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of the 90 day challenge. I’ll probably do more than once a week. Both Modern Pilates and Bodyscapes Fitness have no say in what I write– it will be an honest account. They believe in their product, and you got to respect that.
Personally, I’m getting the better end of this deal. Sure they get press and good will, but honestly I’m getting the higher ROI- bikini ready and improved health. As you may know, bettering my health is a priority, and any improvement in that department is welcomed.
We start this week. Keep on the look out for my posts on my progress.
I can’t wait to see what 90 days can do for a girl.
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Herds three kids through life. Mainlines all things media, including questionable TV. SCUBA diver that longs to hang-ten.
I cannot wait to hear how this goes. I LOVE Pilates…….so I would totally do this. But, only for Pilates.
I am so excited about this- I’ve face up to the fact that I really am a hollywood starlet trapped in a body of desperate housewife. So why pretend anymore? It also looks like I’ve landed some great partners to do this with- I totally lucked out.
You go girl – you’re doing it!
Bikini Bling Bling is right in front of you.
Betsy,
We’re so excited to have you in our studio and watch your transformation! It’ll be amazing …
Looking forward to all those changes!
Lisa
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