Morning Ladies -
This morning I did a recovery day workout. I did Self's Dance Your Way Slim with Kimberly Spreen (24") followed by Kung Fu Kickboxing with Tiffany Chen - Kicker Section 2. Total cardio was 47" and I burned 307 calories. Part 2 was even more fun than part 1. It had dog crawls in it and lots of combos. Liked it. Great music. I also did the Lunar Segment from Yoga Radiance 25". My legs are feeling a bit worked from this week's workouts.
Jen - I liked the Self Dance workout. I only did part of it, but it was super easy for me to follow and felt good to move my torso and hips like that. Sort of reminds me of a cross between Hip Hop Abs and YBB with some athletic moves thrown in. I felt like I actually had more rhythm than the background exercisers for once. They weren't intimidating at all. I'm surprised you didn't care for it, although I wouldn't do it on a regular cardio day....not intense enough...and I actually had to put a LOT into it to get my HR up to moderately high.
Re: Working legs 3 times a week. Several months back, I did a long leg rotation on the advice of Diane Sue. I think I did about a 4 month rotation where I worked my legs at least 3-4 times a week and it actually made my jeans start fitting tighter and I gained weight. I think I just built too much muscle under all my fat down there. After that happened, I started experimenting with Lotte Berk, Squeeze, etc. type of training and have been adding that in and now I try not to lift heavier than about 40 pounds on my legs....as I think my lower body tends to bulk with too much weight work. I'm not really sure what the heck is the best thing for my lower body....but I'm still experimenting. I think the Squeeze and Lotte has made my jeans start fitting a bit loser in the upper thighs and glute area though and my thighs have a bit more definition so I'm trying to keep up with that. Yes, I hate working legs...so that's not a fun rotation. What sort of body type do you have? From what you say about yourself, you sound like you build muscle easily ....do you? I don't build muscle easily on my upper body, but my lower body seems to.
Re: Brooklyn- yes, she's getting big. She's long and lanky. Every night when I lay on my balls to watch my show, she comes and cuddles with me and sucks on the blanket and kneads with her paws. She's a trip. Guess she thinks I'm her Mommy now! She's spoiled rotten.
Off to soak in the tub and we're going to the movie's later. I also have to go over my Mom's and use her computer to apply for that job later.
Hi Kel! If you're around today.
Yve - please come back......did you get married yet??
Have great workouts or rest days.
This morning I did a recovery day workout. I did Self's Dance Your Way Slim with Kimberly Spreen (24") followed by Kung Fu Kickboxing with Tiffany Chen - Kicker Section 2. Total cardio was 47" and I burned 307 calories. Part 2 was even more fun than part 1. It had dog crawls in it and lots of combos. Liked it. Great music. I also did the Lunar Segment from Yoga Radiance 25". My legs are feeling a bit worked from this week's workouts.
Jen - I liked the Self Dance workout. I only did part of it, but it was super easy for me to follow and felt good to move my torso and hips like that. Sort of reminds me of a cross between Hip Hop Abs and YBB with some athletic moves thrown in. I felt like I actually had more rhythm than the background exercisers for once. They weren't intimidating at all. I'm surprised you didn't care for it, although I wouldn't do it on a regular cardio day....not intense enough...and I actually had to put a LOT into it to get my HR up to moderately high.
Re: Working legs 3 times a week. Several months back, I did a long leg rotation on the advice of Diane Sue. I think I did about a 4 month rotation where I worked my legs at least 3-4 times a week and it actually made my jeans start fitting tighter and I gained weight. I think I just built too much muscle under all my fat down there. After that happened, I started experimenting with Lotte Berk, Squeeze, etc. type of training and have been adding that in and now I try not to lift heavier than about 40 pounds on my legs....as I think my lower body tends to bulk with too much weight work. I'm not really sure what the heck is the best thing for my lower body....but I'm still experimenting. I think the Squeeze and Lotte has made my jeans start fitting a bit loser in the upper thighs and glute area though and my thighs have a bit more definition so I'm trying to keep up with that. Yes, I hate working legs...so that's not a fun rotation. What sort of body type do you have? From what you say about yourself, you sound like you build muscle easily ....do you? I don't build muscle easily on my upper body, but my lower body seems to.
Re: Brooklyn- yes, she's getting big. She's long and lanky. Every night when I lay on my balls to watch my show, she comes and cuddles with me and sucks on the blanket and kneads with her paws. She's a trip. Guess she thinks I'm her Mommy now! She's spoiled rotten.
Off to soak in the tub and we're going to the movie's later. I also have to go over my Mom's and use her computer to apply for that job later.
Hi Kel! If you're around today.
Yve - please come back......did you get married yet??
Have great workouts or rest days.
I am still pretty excited about the weight loss yesterday. I am at 161.5, which is my lowest yet. Some of my 12 pants that were very tight before are now loose everywhere except the thigh/saddlebag area. If I could slim that area down, I probably could go down another pants size soon.