Move over Arnold!

Sameer Puri D.D.S.

15 years ago

A few years ago, I was watching TV and came across this infomercial for a fitness program called P90X. Im sure you guys have seen it. Grown men and women jumping around, doing push-ups and all sorts of other exercises. Well, I was dumb enough to order a set of the discs. I thought, what the heck, I've never ordered anything from an infomercial before. There is a first time for everything. The DVDs arrived and I started the program. I gotta tell you, it was tough! Probably the hardest workout that I had ever done. In fact, the very first workout, 'Chest and Back,' where you do about 300 push-ups and about 120 pull-ups along with other stuff - I pretty much almost threw up. Although the program was supposed to be 90 days, after three weeks, I quit. Not because I was fat and lazy, mind you. My wife surprised me with a gift of a personal trainer. So I stopped P90X and started with my trainer. It was a good two years with the trainer, but like many things, eventually it had to end. I just couldn't justify the money every month, and frankly, I think I had peaked with regards to the results. My body fat went down from about 24 percent to about 18 percent. My weight dropped from about 230 to about 220. It was a good move, but I had definitely plateaued and was just getting bored of the same exercises. Fast-forward to 90 days ago, when I pulled out my P90X discs that had been sitting in my office. I put the disk in the DVD player and pushed PLAY. And the next day I put the next disc in and pushed PLAY again. On and on, and before you know it, its been 90 days! Weight has gone to 205 and body fat is hovering in the 11 percent range. I've never felt so much energy and so good. Why is this in a dental blog? Well, its all about balance folks. Not everything is margins, not everything is patients. Take time to take care of your self. I have more energy, I'm in a better mood and frankly, I feel great. My clothes fit great, and I don't have the belly hanging over my pants. I'm not posting photos! :) But if you join us at CEREC 25, there will be a group of us doing P90X while celebrating the largest CEREC users meeting ever held. I hope to see you there.