Voight's Abdominals and Back/Yoga

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good morning all, was a lighter day for workouts today. i wanted a pilates workout so i figured i would give abdominals and back a try. seeing i wanted the pilates with the ring i really couldn't complain getting a second workout :-). this is a basic pilates workout with the basic movements. karen goes over the exercises,form, and breathe and does plenty of reps to just feel it. especially in the beginning she does alot of roll-ups after a light stretch to warm up the body. i really needed it seeing my back was pretty tight. that happened the last time i did the cia kickbox workout too. the menu says the workout is 50mins but it clocked around 42mins. it focuses more on abs but she does two back series in the workout between the ab work. the usual swimming,breast stroke(which felt really good today),cobra type work,and swan. she threw in some traditional crunches for obliques and overall abs. it was an effective intermediate workout but all fitness

levels can benefits. and although you work the core hard its still a gentle workout. karen cues pretty well showing the intermediate modifications while her partner show the advanced. the music is soft and gentle, like instrumental piano or something. its the same background setting as her pilates video. studio like with artistic theme but not overpowering or distracting. not a bad workout at all and i would rate it more A over its partner total body pilates. although i believe when she put these workouts out(formley released as body reform) it was meant to alternate between the two so one day you were working more legs with some light abs and the next working abs/back. after my pilates workout i did the first workout of yoga zone's fat burning dvd. it was nice to keep a gentle motion workout going while getting the benefits of back stretches that this workout delivers. i feel pretty refreshed after not getting much

sleep(dh worked very late).its suppose to be nice out today see if i can talk dh into going to his mother's so viola can get more fresh air playing with his little brother. she is also becoming quite the little artist. yesterday she sat at my mom's for hours with chalk and her chalkboard just creating pictures. quite a vivid image of the world she sees. have a great day all, kassia

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