Lift, Move & Restore User's Guide

Lannette said:
Definitely. It’s nothing fancy. I keep barebones reviews of DVDs I do there plus my personal check in. There are pictures of our gym. It’s open to read. This should work.

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Nice site ... I took a little gander. Your habit of keeping notes regarding your daily workouts is a good one. I track my monthly rotations but don't keep daily notes except to indicate if completed or changed up. I may change to more detailed notes in 2025. I might use MS OneNote instead of a personal website. It's generous of you to share so much. Your workout room is wonderful! :)
 
Debinmi said:
Nice site ... I took a little gander. Your habit of keeping notes regarding your daily workouts is a good one. I track my monthly rotations but don't keep daily notes except to indicate if completed or changed up. I may change to more detailed notes in 2025. I might use MS OneNote instead of a personal website. It's generous of you to share so much. Your workout room is wonderful! :)
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Thank you. Our home gym was also my place of business and still is on the rare occasion when I accept a client.
 
Thank you for pointing out the "Beginner" description for the rotation being a bit off-putting or perhaps misleading. I saw that description and thought the workouts will all be "easy". I've not done any of them yet as I don't have the series in my hands (yet), and it sounds like "easy" is not an accurate description of these, and probably, neither is "beginner".

That said, despite the title (I'll get over it), I was also thinking that when I get these, I'll probably do her 10 week rotation as suggested as it'll give me a really good feel for and understanding of the workouts and I'll then be better able to decide how I'll use the workouts in the future (like, as others mentioned, maybe during active recovery weeks, or as posted in another thread, mixed in with STS 2.0.)
 
Kellyro77 said:
Thank you for pointing out the "Beginner" description for the rotation being a bit off-putting or perhaps misleading. I saw that description and thought the workouts will all be "easy". I've not done any of them yet as I don't have the series in my hands (yet), and it sounds like "easy" is not an accurate description of these, and probably, neither is "beginner".

That said, despite the title (I'll get over it), I was also thinking that when I get these, I'll probably do her 10 week rotation as suggested as it'll give me a really good feel for and understanding of the workouts and I'll then be better able to decide how I'll use the workouts in the future (like, as others mentioned, maybe during active recovery weeks, or as posted in another thread, mixed in with STS 2.0.)
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When will you get yours Kellyro? By 10 week rotation do you mean the 8 week Beginner followed by two weeks of something else? If so, what?

I’m beginning on Dec. 30th with the beginner rotation. If that goes well I’m considering a month of the Lite rotation followed by a month of the ICE rotation.
 
Lannette said:
When will you get yours Kellyro? By 10 week rotation do you mean the 8 week Beginner followed by two weeks of something else? If so, what?

I’m beginning on Dec. 30th with the beginner rotation. If that goes well I’m considering a month of the Lite rotation followed by a month of the ICE rotation.
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I'm either getting the set as a Christmas gift, or, if not, then I'll be purchasing it myself and will likely start it in January.

Sorry, I thought the beginner rotation was 10 weeks. I meant the 8 week rotation. I'll do that then see how creative i can get with these mixing them in with other series afterwards.
 
Kellyro77 said:
I'm either getting the set as a Christmas gift, or, if not, then I'll be purchasing it myself and will likely start it in January.

Sorry, I thought the beginner rotation was 10 weeks. I meant the 8 week rotation. I'll do that then see how creative i can get with these mixing them in with other series afterwards.
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I hope they turn up under the tree Christmas morning. I’ll be interested in your observations and how you eventually mix them in.
 
Lannette said:
Wow, got a year or two? ;)

The series overview as written in the guide is my long term goal in the grande scheme of things. Long term being around 6 months.

The fitness industry has hardwired so many fears into us. Fears often not even grounded in solid science. (Not talking about Cathe here.) For example 10,000 steps a day? Eight 8 ounce glasses of water? Go look for the science - you won’t find it.

I don’t personally consider 2 months long term. I did no cardio and weights no heavier than 3-4 pounds for 5 months and lost fat while gaining muscle with very little weight loss. Today my 69.5 year old body is very similar to my 32 year old body except the upholstery is kind of worn.

In November I pushed a 225 pound Pilates Reformer /Cadillac unit across the floor on my own just because I needed it moved. I walk and hike and CC Ski when I want to. Now I’m not winning races but my heart and lungs can do it - and it’s fun! Even without regular HIIT cardio.

My goal is to keep doing this stuff as long as possible. To jump - I love jumping. To hang upside down on our Pilates Cadillac. - love that too. To haul wood because I love wood heat.

I hate the fact that women are afraid of losing muscle and cardiovascular ability in such a short time. All the filtered and touched up influencers are happy to tell us they know just what we need. I don’t listen to them. I listen to my body, look at my alignment and do my best to give it what it needs.

I’ll be posting my workouts and how my body responds to those workouts on my website. I’ll also be posting my thoughts on the workouts. I’ll most likely share my periodic sequential body composition changes. Maybe pictures but maybe not. I don’t expect there to be huge changes from what’s already there especially given my lack of photography talent.

I’m assuming that Cathe’s take on functional fitness will be grounded in her normal athletic approach to fitness. I’m hoping that will be another flavor of FF to keep my interest high and my workouts fun. Presently I use Pilates apparatus, CS Essentrics and Ballet as my sources for FF. I can’t wait to try Cathe’s new workouts!

Ok - off my soapbox!
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@Lannette, can I please details of your website?
 
Actually after reviewing all the clips again I'm really looking forward to a full-on focus with this set. I've been recovering from tennis elbow since I want to say last spring. Because of that injury, I've not been able to lift very heavy for quite some time - and that includes just gripping really heavy weights for lower body workouts, too.

It's finally starting to get better, but I still have to keep it light with certain exercises, so I think this series is going to be extremely helpful as I continue to recover. Fun, creative moves, new routines, etc. is just what I need. I'm also looking forward to more focus on core work, as well. I found it lacking in STS 2.0 as they were just optional bonus add-ons that could get overlooked at times. I like that she's got a lot of core work included some of the workouts. AND, a whole half hour dedicated to core?? Yowza. That's going to be awesome.

Here's hoping by the end of that 8-week rotation, I'm in a better place to weave in maybe XTrain or STS 2.0 with heavier weights. (Been doing an STS 2.0/cardio rotation the last couple months, but with pretty light weights - like half of what I used to be able to do before the tennis elbow reared its ugly head.)
 
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