Trying to Fit Yoga In for Saturday Nov 24

[lorajc]

I ended up doing Petra Kolber's Step Moves - New Grooves. Workout was 60" and I burned 540 calories. This was a lower impact step workout that I really had to put a lot of effort into to get my HR up. It stayed pretty much 75% of max ...steady state. The coreography was taught very well and taught very much like Rebecca Small's ....layers and well cued. I followed pretty well but got tripped up a few times, but it took a LOT of concentration. IT was fun though and now I've found another instructor I like. If her and Rebecca didn't go to the same school -- then one of them learned their step style from the other one. The only thing Petra does differently than Rebecca is that she doesn't count and I found myself counting the more difficult step combos. This will be a good workout for easy days. Petra even does the Elvis move that is a singature of Rebecca's......and I love Rebecca's Elvis'. I think Petra is more serious than Rebecca and Rebecca has a more fun personality though.

I also did Gentle Flow Yoga with STephanie Keach. ONly my second time doing this one and I don't know where my head was at last time I did this...but I enjoyed it thoroughly today. She holds poses for a long time and it does a lot of spinal twists, hip opening, etc. and is very relaxing............and I'm really becoming a yoga slouch....haven't done a difficult practice since before my stress fracture!

Have great workouts everyone. Usually Saturday movie and such for us today. I need to try to make some money selling my oils too....as the recent flurry of BPAL updates mutilated my stash of money and Paypal accounts.

 

[just_another_jennifer]

Hi ladies! No WO for me yesterday and probably not one for today...we'll see. Basically I am enjoying my time off from work and just really taking it easy. Eating what I want and taking a break from working out. I am just going to consider this week a rest week. Fitness is now a life long journey for me, so I am not stressed about this week at all. I have actually read 3 books already and will start on a 4th today. Also, I have been catching up on old TV shows with DH, watching silly movies, and taking naps on the couch with the puppies. We are having a great time together!

Lora-That's a great review of Petra's DVD! Sounds like a good workout. I also like how you compared her to Rebecca. I really love Petra's personality and taped some of her workouts from FitTV. I have also rented a couple from Netflix. I didn't click with her teaching style and thought her cueing left a bit to be desired, but to be fair, I only gave her workouts the once through treatment before discontinuing.

Hi to Yve if you check in later!

Have a great night ladies. I may BBL if I decide to do something besides being a couch potato!