I Said "Yes" to My Dream - and Ended up Sweating on the Beach!

After two weeks home from my Atlantis vacation, I'm still riding the wave of adrenaline, inspiration, motivation and enthusiasm that was so prevalent on this trip.

You see, this was no ordinary Atlantis vacation - this was a vacation I won, from Beachbody, for achieving certain goals as Beachbody Coach. I got to take my family; I got to meet and hang out with other top Beachbody coaches from around the country....AND....I got to work out LIVE every morning on the BEACH with SHAUN T, LEANDRO CARVALHO and TONY HORTON.  Check out this clip of our Insanity workout in the sand:

Not everyone would get excited about going on a tropical vacation and choosing to get up for 2 hours of sunrise workouts every day - but I know those of you reading this get it!

It was funny, because even though the agenda said the workouts would be on the beach, we thought surely they couldn't mean on the beach - like, in the sand. They did. They said to bring your own towel, and we thought that meant a hand towel for wiping ourselves off. No, they meant a full size towel in case you didn't really want to lay your sweaty body down in the sand for push ups, stretches or child's pose.
     

We got out there each morning, just before the sun rose, sporting our shirts or jackets in the cool morning air; yet we quickly learned that once that sun came up, the less you had on, the more comfortable you would be. Oh, and we also learned that 2 hours of working out in the early morning sun requires a good sweat-proof sunscreen unless you want to be too burned to enjoy Atlantis' water delights later in the day.

And to top it all off, each morning, we were served freshly made Shakeology after our workouts! Paradise indeed!

Both my daughter and my husband did most of the workouts with me (2 each morning) and I asked them if they have ever been so exhausted on a vacation before. We all happily agreed that despite the very sore muscles and the intense desire to take a nap mid-day, we had truly had the time of our lives! We all came back with a renewed commitment to our healthy lifestyles, to our Beachbody family and the wonderful Beachbody coaching opportunity, and, best of all, to our family! (I believe that the family that sweats together, stays together!)

Six months ago, I would never have dreamed this would be my life. Just goes to show how saying "Yes" to an opportunity - "Yes" to your dream - can change your life.