Fat Dad Series | Post 2: Still standing

As you may have read in the first post of the Fat Dad series, I am really getting out of shape... and it happened so QUICK!

I know I'm not the only "fat dad" out there, so I am going to keep this series going with my progress, and tips from my trainer Russ, who has agreed to serve on this blog as the MileHighParents trainer. Wow. First, a doctor, and now a fitness trainer. We're getting somewhere now!

Anyway, I went to 24 hour fitness (Lowry Sport) this morning for my 5am appointment with Russ, AKA "the guy who kicked my butt this morning".

He did a fitness assessment, including a body fat analysis, measurements and of course, weight, then we went into the workout.

I travel fairly regularly, so Russ is setting me up with workouts I can do anywhere, with minimal or no equipment. This morning, my actual workout was all in the basketball court area at 24.

Having a trainer really helps, at least for me. I went to the gym yesterday for the first time in months, and sort of walked around like I was lost, trying to look like I actually had a plan.

Not this morning.

Russ had me doing interval training in the basketball court area, with my "rest time" consisting of jogging between everything from crunches to pushups to dead lifts and box jumps. I was slow, panting, and sweating like a horse.

Out. Of. Shape.

As he put it, you have to crawl before you walk.... and man, I was just about crawling by the time my session was over.

I'll keep posting updates, including fitness tips from Russ, our new MileHighParents.com resident fitness expert.

Here is Russ' bio, where you can also ask questions of him.

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