Today I did Michelle Briehler Cardio Kickbox Low Impact (all standing), heart rate 113/139, 127 calories, 31 minutes. Michelle showed low Impact, but not everyone did low impact. I do not think of burpees, lunge floor touches etc as standing though. I did some of the low impact versions for sure. I used 1# dumbbells.
I then did CDorner Cardio Kickboxing Tabata, 31 minutes, heart rate 138/162, 181 calories. Steps for both was 4,605. Chris uses dumbbells for the last part of the workout. I did not use them. I then did CDorner FLow Stretch from today, but skipped part of the down dog plank stuff and those stretches (I think scorpion?) where you end up lying back with your arm straight behind you. That one hurts. I used to could do it. Total time was 87 minutes, 354 calories. I almost tried an Kickboxing with Alyssa Khun on her arthritis site. I think I should watch it first as the last one was okay, but more for a beginner person with working out. She has very muscular legs. Obviously she works out.
Headache and neck pain is still prevailing
, but I feel more energetic today. Not sure how tomorrow will go as I scheduled an air guy to come and clean our air unit and check the filter as I have never been sure I put it in right. I am not used to a unit like this hvac system that is in the attic. The last filter I took out did not look dirty at all. I was checking my calendar and tomorrow is 6 months post-surgery. My PT said I should be able to do down dogs and planks by then and it would probably be a bit slow getting back into it.
Doreen, that must have been startling when you saw it was a bear and not a dog. It sure was brave to come out near a road.
Belinda, I am glad that Sadie is okay. Thanks for the link to Chris on the Today show. I will watch this evening when my husband goes to work and grandson leaves. Then I will have a break. Nice work with slow and heavy biceps and triceps today. You are right, both of those workouts are tough ones. I often used premixes with those. I always had a difficult time wrapping with lettuce leaves and would give up dumping it all in a bowl and eating it like salad. LOL! I am really fighting the pain lately. I think it is letting up a bit maybe. It was not hurting when I went to bed last night. Hopefully I can get it under control.
Debbie, awesome workout and great calorie burn. That was a nice mix of Kelly's boxing workouts. There are no burpees in any of Burpee Girls workouts that I have done. I usually do the cardio ones and I have done a weight one. She has a variety of workouts. I guess that is just what she chose to call herself. The indoor cardio workouts are generally low impact and she does them barefoot. I like them. She does not talk. There is a timer. She does have some kickboxing, but I have not tried any yet. The music is decent. They have been friendly to my knees and my neck and shoulders. Some of my PT causes me more pain. I discovered that it was the reverse grip pullover move that was causing the me the rib cage and breast pain. I quit doing them with my other PT exercises and that pain let up. I tried once again recently and that night the pain was there. So I am being careful with that move so I can be really sure it is that.
Cam, nice work with Tracey Steen four quadrant.
Jolie, way to go with today's workout even though you are tired from yesterday's workout. I am thinking I need to take another rest day, to recuperate. Chris was talking about someone that was set on burning lots of calories and spent so much time getting them and only used the same light weights all of the time. She said the woman never changed and always looked the same. She said we do not need to burn tons of calories. She encourages stretching and rest days. I think I am getting better at that than the way I worked out years ago.
