Morning Part Time Yogi's and Flexible Peeps??
This morning I did Cardio Coach 6 with Sean on the Bike & Treadmill. I did my w/u and recovery periods on the treadmill and challenges on the bike. I wanted to use the Ellipitcal, but when I got on it for the first challenge, it would not work. Great!! That's the only machine that doesn't bother my sciatica. So I ended up on the 2 machines that flare my problem. Since I had everything set up down there, I didn't want to come back upstairs since my DH was up there. Now I can't use my cardio machines for another month until he finishes P90X. Cardio was 68 minutes and I burned 437 calories. I don't know if I got my HR high enough. I have to check my zones next time beforehand, so I make sure I reach my max percentage. I'm not sure if I got high enough today.
I also did Bryan Kest's Origninal Power Yoga - Intensive Body Sculpting. Wow, this was a toughie. He spends an entirely long time on one side of the body before switching sides! Not sure I need the body sculpting effect today since I just did a good weight workout yesterday, but I really liked the pose selection in this one the best...so I wanted to do it. I added pigeon, resting pigeon, plough, shoulderstand and a few twists before I quit. I'm beginning to get addicted to plough pose and shoulder stand. They make my upper back feel good.
Regarding Bryan --- I'll continue to gush about him, as I'm really beginning to like him a lot! I think I might have to make the time to start doing those 90 minute CD's I got....as he seems to have a better variety of poses and more finishing poses than his shorter DVDs which are mostly standing work. I like both standing and lying with my yoga and y'all know I like my twists, hip openers and forward bends. He does talk a lot...but I like it. I think it helps take your mind off of the pain you're working thru (and breathing thru as he emphasizes). I like that he goes on and on about not judging yourself and thinking negatively about yourself if you can't do something! I guess I really need to hear that right now since I feel like such a failure from that job situation. I was just thinking in the shower that I'm so mad cuz I started all those master files at that job for all the crap they had me do (which they told me was supposed to be in the computer and it wasn't!!!!)....and now the new person will have it so easy!! Sucks.
Also, re: that job......Just what is schmoozing and treating someone with "kid gloves".....cuz that's the only other thing they told me I did wrong besides stating that the Law Environment didn't agree with me (or something to that nature). They said they had a problem with Client Contact (the phone calls I took). I'm very professional and I simply was professional and concise on the phone. I don't know these people ....what the heck was I supposed to do, ask them how the wife and kids were? WTF???? Okay, sorry....it's just bothering me.
Jen - No, my post yesterday the first time was a bit more detailed...but general idea. Have you actually done the Sa..ta..na..ma with playing your fingers? It's the playing of the fingers that I liked a lot. It was different. Didn't you buy Yoga Beauty Body? If so, you should try it later....think you'll enjoy it. That's cool that you lift w/ your DH. Mine doesn't like me in the same room as him, ever!! Even when we're relaxing! He's funny like that. He makes me sit a seat away from him at the theater also cuz he likes arm room! We've been married 20 years this May. Can you believe that?? My DH really does have a good heart though.....which leads me to the "dog story" (I'll try to make it short -- cuz I gotta get ready to go-- but you know me!)
Jen (cont) - Basically this dog appeared on our back patio the other day. We thought he'd been hit by a car cuz when we opened the back door, he only lifted his head and didn't get up. We went out there with food and he was starving (we gave him shredded wheats and cat food...don't ask). Anyway, that got him up on all fours and we realized he was freezing cuz he was shivering and he looked as if he'd given up! We were besides ourselves. My DH went door to door trying to find out who the dog belonged to. We live on a VERY busy intersection and my DH followed the dog's tracks in the snow all the way down the one busy road (FAR). Oh and we wrapped the dog in blankets, flannel shirts and a coat before he went door to door. When he came back and nobody knew who the dog belonged to ....we took his old rabie's tag off from 2004 and couldn't read the number cuz it was too wore out. We could read the vet's name (which was our vet)....so we got the dog in our car (he was such a good boy) and took him to the vet with the tag to see if they could read it. She read it right away (don't know how) and tried calling a couple numbers and finally got a hold of the guy at work and asked if Duke was missing and he said yes, how did you know and she told him Duke was there waiting for him and we had brought him in. She then told him how important it was to keep the tags updated! The guy was SO appreciative and offered us money 3 times....of course we didn't want anything. We were just SO HAPPY that the dog was reunited with his owner. My DH had tears in his eyes because the guy said the dog never gets away and he just had back surgery and his wife was devestated! They lived really far away from us too.....and the dog had to cross at least 5 REALLY busy roads! So....that's the scoop.
Have great workouts ladies - I have to go to the hospital for my typing test again and then to the grocery store and back to the dentist...cuz I forgot to pick something up there yesterday and it's freezing here. Only a high of 20 today and snow! I hate this weather.
ETA: Jen - I bet you type faster than you think. I didn't think I was typing that fast when I was tested ...so you probably still got it going on girl. Although, this one transcriptionist I used to work with typed 100 WPM and all I heard out of her mouth the entire time I worked with her was that she had a "God given" talent.........plhease!! Let's knock ourself over patting ourself on the back!! LOL
Geez-- sorry for the length of this post.....I bet you ladies wish I couldn't type!!!
This morning I did Cardio Coach 6 with Sean on the Bike & Treadmill. I did my w/u and recovery periods on the treadmill and challenges on the bike. I wanted to use the Ellipitcal, but when I got on it for the first challenge, it would not work. Great!! That's the only machine that doesn't bother my sciatica. So I ended up on the 2 machines that flare my problem. Since I had everything set up down there, I didn't want to come back upstairs since my DH was up there. Now I can't use my cardio machines for another month until he finishes P90X. Cardio was 68 minutes and I burned 437 calories. I don't know if I got my HR high enough. I have to check my zones next time beforehand, so I make sure I reach my max percentage. I'm not sure if I got high enough today.
I also did Bryan Kest's Origninal Power Yoga - Intensive Body Sculpting. Wow, this was a toughie. He spends an entirely long time on one side of the body before switching sides! Not sure I need the body sculpting effect today since I just did a good weight workout yesterday, but I really liked the pose selection in this one the best...so I wanted to do it. I added pigeon, resting pigeon, plough, shoulderstand and a few twists before I quit. I'm beginning to get addicted to plough pose and shoulder stand. They make my upper back feel good.
Regarding Bryan --- I'll continue to gush about him, as I'm really beginning to like him a lot! I think I might have to make the time to start doing those 90 minute CD's I got....as he seems to have a better variety of poses and more finishing poses than his shorter DVDs which are mostly standing work. I like both standing and lying with my yoga and y'all know I like my twists, hip openers and forward bends. He does talk a lot...but I like it. I think it helps take your mind off of the pain you're working thru (and breathing thru as he emphasizes). I like that he goes on and on about not judging yourself and thinking negatively about yourself if you can't do something! I guess I really need to hear that right now since I feel like such a failure from that job situation. I was just thinking in the shower that I'm so mad cuz I started all those master files at that job for all the crap they had me do (which they told me was supposed to be in the computer and it wasn't!!!!)....and now the new person will have it so easy!! Sucks.
Also, re: that job......Just what is schmoozing and treating someone with "kid gloves".....cuz that's the only other thing they told me I did wrong besides stating that the Law Environment didn't agree with me (or something to that nature). They said they had a problem with Client Contact (the phone calls I took). I'm very professional and I simply was professional and concise on the phone. I don't know these people ....what the heck was I supposed to do, ask them how the wife and kids were? WTF???? Okay, sorry....it's just bothering me.
Jen - No, my post yesterday the first time was a bit more detailed...but general idea. Have you actually done the Sa..ta..na..ma with playing your fingers? It's the playing of the fingers that I liked a lot. It was different. Didn't you buy Yoga Beauty Body? If so, you should try it later....think you'll enjoy it. That's cool that you lift w/ your DH. Mine doesn't like me in the same room as him, ever!! Even when we're relaxing! He's funny like that. He makes me sit a seat away from him at the theater also cuz he likes arm room! We've been married 20 years this May. Can you believe that?? My DH really does have a good heart though.....which leads me to the "dog story" (I'll try to make it short -- cuz I gotta get ready to go-- but you know me!)
Jen (cont) - Basically this dog appeared on our back patio the other day. We thought he'd been hit by a car cuz when we opened the back door, he only lifted his head and didn't get up. We went out there with food and he was starving (we gave him shredded wheats and cat food...don't ask). Anyway, that got him up on all fours and we realized he was freezing cuz he was shivering and he looked as if he'd given up! We were besides ourselves. My DH went door to door trying to find out who the dog belonged to. We live on a VERY busy intersection and my DH followed the dog's tracks in the snow all the way down the one busy road (FAR). Oh and we wrapped the dog in blankets, flannel shirts and a coat before he went door to door. When he came back and nobody knew who the dog belonged to ....we took his old rabie's tag off from 2004 and couldn't read the number cuz it was too wore out. We could read the vet's name (which was our vet)....so we got the dog in our car (he was such a good boy) and took him to the vet with the tag to see if they could read it. She read it right away (don't know how) and tried calling a couple numbers and finally got a hold of the guy at work and asked if Duke was missing and he said yes, how did you know and she told him Duke was there waiting for him and we had brought him in. She then told him how important it was to keep the tags updated! The guy was SO appreciative and offered us money 3 times....of course we didn't want anything. We were just SO HAPPY that the dog was reunited with his owner. My DH had tears in his eyes because the guy said the dog never gets away and he just had back surgery and his wife was devestated! They lived really far away from us too.....and the dog had to cross at least 5 REALLY busy roads! So....that's the scoop.
Have great workouts ladies - I have to go to the hospital for my typing test again and then to the grocery store and back to the dentist...cuz I forgot to pick something up there yesterday and it's freezing here. Only a high of 20 today and snow! I hate this weather.
ETA: Jen - I bet you type faster than you think. I didn't think I was typing that fast when I was tested ...so you probably still got it going on girl. Although, this one transcriptionist I used to work with typed 100 WPM and all I heard out of her mouth the entire time I worked with her was that she had a "God given" talent.........plhease!! Let's knock ourself over patting ourself on the back!! LOL
Geez-- sorry for the length of this post.....I bet you ladies wish I couldn't type!!!
Nope - didn't get the Stress one yet....Amazon is slow. I was checking out Wai Laina's yoga site the other day. She wears some wild clothes, but here DVDs sound good. Who are your favorite instructors so far?