Well almost a year ago I wrote a post for this page after competing in Ms. Bikini America in Las Vegas-part of the Fitness America Weekend! I had competed only in the bikini division as post knee surgery I still wasn’t ready to put my body through the grueling fitness workouts and routine practice. I wrote a blog on the way home from that trip, happy with my top 10 performance but still not completely sure what my future would hold in the fitness industry as far as competing was concerned. But I must say I am ecstatic to finally be able to come back to the FITNESS stage this year with a whole new routine now that my knee is fully healed from surgery 2 years ago.
I met with the fabulous Paula Harvey and had my new routine choreographed and my training changed up a bit to focus on the conditioning and stamina it takes for the fitness division and can’t wait for you all to see it! To see some of my training watch my video here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150491122229325&set=vb.666634324&type=2&theater
I began incorporating lots of HIIT training like the one I did today below and have tightened up my nutrition, but more than that my years of experience have enabled me to learn how to ENJOY this process! It’s not about urgh another cardio session, or urgh egg whites. It’s about the determination, the drive, the mantra I repeat in my head before I train, the thoughts of me accomplishing a goal that get me out of bed in the morning and the simply joy that I AM ABLE TO DO THIS! I am alive, strong, and healthy…so why not do everything I can then put it all up there on the stage to show that 
Thanks for following my journey and I hope after reading this you too will think about what your goals are, no matter how big or small, then start taking the steps to OWN them!
Stay Healthy,
Janelle
JANELLE’s HIIT CARDIO MASH-UP
5 min stepmill level 8
jump off and do lateral shuffles for 2 lengths of room back and forth, 10 thrusters
*repeat 4 times*
5 mins elliptical incline 3, resistance 20
jump off and do 20 squat jump cross overs, 10 burpees
5 mins elliptical incline 5, resistance 20
jump off and do 20 squat jump cross overs, 10 burpees
5 mins elliptical incline 7, resistance 20
jump off and do 20 squat jump cross overs, 10 burpees
5 mins elliptical incline 9, resistance 20
jump off and do 20 squat jump cross overs, 10 burpees
**TOTAL WORKOUT 45-50 mins (depending on how long it takes you to do the exercises off the machine)**
