Today I did Fit Split Low Impact cardio using my external drive to see how the downloads work. I guess there is no chapters. I had to forward fast to the cool down and added the monster walks just before. This was 30 minutes, 192 calories, met 8.5, heart rate average 116, max 149, 1,783 steps. I then did Lite Pyramid Pump total body, 93 minutes (82 actual) heart rate 99 average, 129 max, 1,592 steps, met 6.0 , 479 calories. Using the met value and my weight gave me the same calories if I had just adjusted down to the met 4.5 or so that I normally use. Total time was 2 hrs 3 minutes with the cardio. Long workout. I doubt I will do it that way often. 671 total calories and 3,375 steps. Workout manager calories for Pyramid weights at 6.0 met was 543 at 82 minutes. So I am less, but it is working out to where I normally would have been. The pyramid workout moves rather fast with only brief stretches between body parts. The lower body moves really do tax the hips and knees. I was not as gung ho on the moves this time. I think last time I used 25's or something for the heavy on the deadlifts. I know I went a bit heavier than today.
Pyramid weights all 12,10,8,10,12 reps
Lower
rear slide lunges 8,10,15,10,8 # dbs
step ups 3 risers 10,12,15,12,10 # dbs
side slide lunges 10,12,15,12,10# DB
elevated lunges 8,10,15,10,8# dbs
sliding cross back lunges (didn't go as low this time and lighter) 8,10,12,10,8 # dbs
deadlifts 10,15,17,5,15,10# dbs
calf raises 12# 30 reps, 15# 25 reps, 17.5 20 reps, 15# 25 reps, 12# dbs 30 reps
Upper (super sets pyramids) stability ball
pull over 10# dbs/standing single arm back fly 8# db; pull over 12# dbs/back fly 10#; pull over 15# dbs /back fly 12#; pull over 12# dbs/back fly 10#; pull over 10# dbs/back fly 8# db
Chest fly on ball 10#,12# 15#, 12#,10# dbs super set with
incline press on ball 10#,12#,15#,12#,10# dbs
triceps standing kickbacks 8#,10#,12#,10#,8# dbs super set with
lying extensions on ball 8#,10#,12#,!0#,8# dbs
standing sweeper curls 10# ,12#,15#,12#,10# dbs super set with
incline curls on the ball 10#,12#,15#,12#,10# dbs
standing overhead press 5#,8#,10#,8#,5# dbs superset with
incline front raise on the ball 3# , 5#,8# 5#, 3# dbs (I went light with Cathe on the shoulders )
Debbie, my Fit Bit has a Yoga mode. I think you have to set what exercise types you want through the watch settings on the app and it says exercise short cuts. You choose up to 7 shortcuts. I have workout, weights, circuit training, kickboxing, spinning, yoga and I do not know why I have bike on it. I think you have to choose online on your dashboard, but you can move them around in the order you would like and delete the shortcuts from the phone app. I would imagine yours is the same. I wish my fit bit worked better. It is so far off on a lot of moves and calorie burns. If I relied on it, today's weight workout would have been 203 calories. No way is that correct. It should be somewhere as I mentioned above. I am pretty used to where I should be and what it should be. I was starving by the time I was done with my workout, despite the fact I drank a Suja strawberry probiotic drink while doing the weights.
I have found that if I concentrate daily on flexibility and stretching, I really can get into some of those poses. Doing the stretching, rolling, mobility work from Tai Cheng was great for that. His final phase was about 25 minutes of the stretching and rolling( not a lot of rolling but some) I could almost get into the splits with him after doing that a lot. The Tai Chi part was mostly a slower flow and I kind of got bored with it. For one thing the workouts could have been all on one dvd and say start here next phase. It just repeats and adds on each of the 3 phases and they have daily workouts which seemed wasteful, not necessary, and kind of deceitful since it looked like you were getting a lot of different workouts. This is typical of Beach Body though. I liked that he added a fitness loop band to increase a bit of the work. Works from ankles up to the neck. Sorry, I don't know what made me think of those. I purchased them when I was about 6 months out from my knee surgery. I went through them and then mainly used the flexibilty part. It is hard to make myself keep up with the stretching. It takes up more time when I want to spend longer on my other work. Not a real smart idea though. You have a good plan. I remember liking the Home Gym Intervals workout that you did. Now so much time on the cardio equipment and it made it easier for me to put my all into that shorter amount of time.
That is what my husband has done. He quit watching NFL. He says he is boycotting them rich guys that pull that kind of thing like they are so special. He just watches college teams now.
Belinda, I won't be going. I came close to going the very first one. I had others wanting me to go. My sister in law had said she could go with me as my husband was out of country at the time. With daycare for my grandchildren and the like, I decided to stay home. It is pretty costly from here. My husband would want to take off work and accompany me. It would be fun, but way too much and right now impossible. You have been to one?? Nice workout choices. How is your knee doing? Has it completely gotten better with your workout changes?
Jolie, nice work today. I gather you are feeling much better, more rested today? That is great that you have that special time with your Dad. Family time is so important. Some of those metabolic workouts can really get the heart rate up.
