Re: recovery exercise week 4

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Excellent week, Anne!!!

Donna

--- Anne Langston <annemargo@...> wrote:

> I skipped writing this last week, but writing this

> each week helps me get up and exercise, so I'm just

> going to start up again!

>

> Last Friday was pretty funny, I was at my AICD

> interrogation appointment (I have an implanted

> defib/pacemaker) and the man from the implant

> company and my dr. were debating whether some of my

> recorded high heart rates were from good causes or

> bad. The dr. asked if I exercised, I said yes, and

> he asked what kind and how often. So I told him.

> Both he and the other man were staring at me in

> utter shock! You should have seen the look on their

> faces! I was a little afraid the dr. would tell me

> to scale back, but he said no, it was good, just a

> little unusual for a new heart patient! Sometimes I

> feel wimpy reading the posts from more advanced

> exercisers here, but now I just remember that

> compared to most heart patients six weeks after the

> " event " , I'm doing spectacular!

>

> Anyway, my week:

>

> Last Friday: Basic Step with Cathe

>

> Saturday: 60 min on glider using Video Hiker tape

>

> Sunday: rest day, but I did take a 30 min walk on my

> lunch hour.

>

> Monday: Basic Step

>

> Tuesday: I did a couple videos on OnDemand, one a

> hip-hop dance tape that was pretty bad. The cueing

> was awful (I don't call " pay attention, we're going

> to do something different " or " did you catch the

> change I just made? " cueing!) and I didn't even

> break a sweat. The only thing that made it hard was

> the lousy cueing. Then I did an abs segment--

> Double Pulse, I think. I liked that one.

>

> Wednesday: Body Fusion with Cathe. Not all the

> segments, though. I did the warmup, two of the step

> sequences, the squats and the biceps, then the

> cooldown.

>

> Thursday: Fiesta Fitness Dance with Giselle; Upper

> Body segment from the Basic Step DVD.

>

> I can finally do weights, but I'm keeping them light

> and skipping dead lifts on my dr.'s advice. I'm a

> little sore today, but it feels good!

>

> Anne

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Anne,

What an inspiration you are!!! I would have loved to have been there to see your Drs. faces when you told them about your exercising. LOL! I think it's amazing you are doing so well just six weeks after your episode. Good for you. Keep track of how you feel, and pay attention to what your body is telling you. I can't believe you're doing Cathe workouts.

Keep up the great work.

Kerry

I skipped writing this last week, but writing this each week helps me get up and exercise, so I'm just going to start up again!

Last Friday was pretty funny, I was at my AICD interrogation appointment (I have an implanted defib/pacemaker) and the man from the implant company and my dr. were debating whether some of my recorded high heart rates were from good causes or bad. The dr. asked if I exercised, I said yes, and he asked what kind and how often. So I told him. Both he and the other man were staring at me in utter shock! You should have seen the look on their faces! I was a little afraid the dr. would tell me to scale back, but he said no, it was good, just a little unusual for a new heart patient! Sometimes I feel wimpy reading the posts from more advanced exercisers here, but now I just remember that compared to most heart patients six weeks after the "event", I'm doing spectacular!

Anyway, my week:

Last Friday: Basic Step with Cathe

Saturday: 60 min on glider using Video Hiker tape

Sunday: rest day, but I did take a 30 min walk on my lunch hour.

Monday: Basic Step

Tuesday: I did a couple videos on OnDemand, one a hip-hop dance tape that was pretty bad. The cueing was awful (I don't call "pay attention, we're going to do something different" or "did you catch the change I just made?" cueing!) and I didn't even break a sweat. The only thing that made it hard was the lousy cueing. Then I did an abs segment-- Double Pulse, I think. I liked that one.

Wednesday: Body Fusion with Cathe. Not all the segments, though. I did the warmup, two of the step sequences, the squats and the biceps, then the cooldown.

Thursday: Fiesta Fitness Dance with Giselle; Upper Body segment from the Basic Step DVD.

I can finally do weights, but I'm keeping them light and skipping dead lifts on my dr.'s advice. I'm a little sore today, but it feels good!

Anne

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Anne Langston wrote:

> I skipped writing this last week, but writing this each week helps me

> get up and exercise, so I'm just going to start up again!

keep posting anne!! it really helps me as well... i like to hear

about how well you are doing!

> The dr. asked if I exercised, I

> said yes, and he asked what kind and how often. So I told him. Both he

> and the other man were staring at me in utter shock!

LOLOL!!! good for you!!!

>Sometimes I feel wimpy reading the posts from more

> advanced exercisers here, but now I just remember that compared to most

> heart patients six weeks after the " event " , I'm doing spectacular!

thats right!!! there is no way that you are wimpy! just ask that

dr with the shocked look on his face! heehee!!

and, from your post, it sounds like you had a fabulous workout week!

> The cueing was awful (I don't call " pay attention,

> we're going to do something different " or " did you catch the change I

> just made? " cueing!)

oh my! i dont do dance workouts because i cannot keep up to the

choreo... but with cueing like that, would anyone be able to?!?

that is pitiful !

> I'm a little sore today, but it feels good!

i am thrilled to hear that you are feeling great and getting in there

and working out. you get my great big high five today!!! actually,

lets make it a high ten !!! way to go!! anne, you are very

inspirational.

:*carolyn.

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Anne,

I'm with Carolynn - you are really inspirational! I'm a little broken

too so you are not alone! As long as we don't over do it but keep it

steady our health will be better! Hang in there and keep posting as

often as you can.

Smiles,

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Excellent week, Anne!!!Donna

Thank you, Donna.

Anne

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Excellent week, Anne!!!Donna Thank you, Donna. Anne

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Thank you, Carolyn! I don't know whether it's because I took dance lessons as a kid....or because I was a teenager in the age of Disco.....or because all celebrations around here have to include the Electric Slide.... but I usually don't have problems with dance workouts. Even the ones that I stumble with at first viewing I "get" the second or third time. Now, step and kickboxing workouts cause _me_ trouble! I was actually pretty astonished I "got" Basic Step as fast as I did! Anyway, I don't think anyone could keep up with the choreo on that workout. I'm glad it was on OnDemand's exercise TV, if I'd paid money for it I'd be mad I need to get a notebook and write down the name of the workouts I get on Exercise TV and my opinion, since they're clipped from videos and DVDs that are out there already. I'd hate to buy the tape that workout's on! Well, I'm off to visit my daughter's college, it's family weekend! I'm taking my exercise clothes and my swimsuit so I can exercise with my daughter!Have a good week Carolyn! Carolyn wrote: keep posting anne!! it really helps me as well... i like to hear about how well you are doing! The dr. asked if I exercised, I > said yes, and he asked what kind and how often. So I told him. Both he > and the other man were staring at me in utter shock! LOLOL!!! good for you!!!>Sometimes I feel wimpy reading the posts from more > advanced exercisers here, but now I just remember that compared to most > heart patients six weeks after the "event", I'm doing spectacular!thats right!!! there is no way that you are wimpy! just ask that dr with the shocked look on his face! heehee!!and, from your post, it sounds like you had a fabulous workout week!> The cueing was awful (I don't call "pay attention, > we're going to do something different" or "did you catch the change I > just made?" cueing!) oh my! i dont do dance workouts because i cannot keep up to the choreo... but with cueing like that, would anyone be able to?!? that is pitiful !

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(Blushing) Oh, I don't know.....I just read about a young woman who had a pacemaker implanted four years ago and ran the Ironman triathlon qualifier last year. Now _that's_ inspirational! (Also crazy, but that's beside the point )Yes, our health will improve! We'll both get through this! I don't know about you, but I think exercising is what's keeping me sane here. It feels like I'm taking control of the situation! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: claudiaynesto Anne,I'm with Carolynn - you are really inspirational! I'm a little broken too so you are not alone! As long as we don't over do it but keep it steady our health will be better! Hang in there and keep posting as often as you can.Smiles,

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Thanks for the encouragement, Kerry! I'm only doing the "beginner" Cathe workouts, I've seen some of her more advanced workouts on Fit TV and I don't think I'll be up to them in a loooooong time. Anne Kerry wrote: What an inspiration you are!!! I would have loved to have been there to see your Drs. faces when you told them about your exercising. LOL! I think it's amazing you are doing so well just six weeks after your episode. Good for you. Keep track of how you feel, and pay attention to what your body is telling you. I can't believe you're doing Cathe workouts.Keep up the great work.Kerry

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Which beginner workouts of Cathes are you doing? I have the three DVD set with Total Cardio Step (with three step workouts), Total muscle sculpting (total body, upper body, and lower body, plus stability ball abs), and Total Body Stretching (with three stretching workouts, 2 are using the stability ball). I'm not sure if these are beginner workouts, I'm fairly new to Cathe and someone on another list recommended these to me.

I still think you are doing great,

Kerry

Thanks for the encouragement, Kerry! I'm only doing the "beginner" Cathe workouts, I've seen some of her more advanced workouts on Fit TV and I don't think I'll be up to them in a loooooong time.

Anne

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i just watched a cathe beginner step and cardio weights dvd go on ebay for 5.99 with 3.05 shipping. i wanted to grab it and i could have but i dont have any more cash to spend right now.

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From: "Kerry Kramer" <kerrykramer@...>Reply- To: < >Subject: Re: recovery exercise week 4Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:43:09 -0600

Which beginner workouts of Cathes are you doing? I have the three DVD set with Total Cardio Step (with three step workouts), Total muscle sculpting (total body, upper body, and lower body, plus stability ball abs), and Total Body Stretching (with three stretching workouts, 2 are using the stability ball). I'm not sure if these are beginner workouts, I'm fairly new to Cathe and someone on another list recommended these to me.

I still think you are doing great,

Kerry

Thanks for the encouragement, Kerry! I'm only doing the "beginner" Cathe workouts, I've seen some of her more advanced workouts on Fit TV and I don't think I'll be up to them in a loooooong time.

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Pretty good deal! I'm sure you will get another chance at them. You are so lucky to have Fit TV. We don't get it now that we have ExpressVu.

Kerry

i just watched a cathe beginner step and cardio weights dvd go on ebay for 5.99 with 3.05 shipping. i wanted to grab it and i could have but i dont have any more cash to spend right now.

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i am not one of the lucky ones with fit tv, im jealous of the ppl who get it lol

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From: "Kerry Kramer" <kerrykramer@...>Reply- To: < >Subject: Re: recovery exercise week 4Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:52:38 -0600

Pretty good deal! I'm sure you will get another chance at them. You are so lucky to have Fit TV. We don't get it now that we have ExpressVu.

Kerry

i just watched a cathe beginner step and cardio weights dvd go on ebay for 5.99 with 3.05 shipping. i wanted to grab it and i could have but i dont have any more cash to spend right now.

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So you and I are in the same boat. LOL!

Kerry

i am not one of the lucky ones with fit tv, im jealous of the ppl who get it lol

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I just have the Basic Step/Body Fusion DVD. There's another one I want, can't remember what it's called. I think I'll look for the Total Body Stretching. Anne Which beginner workouts of Cathes are you doing? I have the three DVD set with Total Cardio Step (with three step workouts), Total muscle sculpting (total body, upper body, and lower body, plus stability ball abs), and Total Body Stretching (with three stretching workouts, 2 are using the stability ball). I'm not sure if these are beginner workouts, I'm fairly new to Cathe and someone on another list recommended these to me.I still think you are doing great,Kerry

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Hi Anne,

I have the basic step/Body fusion on the Cardio step workout and I also have a low impact workout on there as well. Good luck finding the total body stretching.

Kerry

I just have the Basic Step/Body Fusion DVD. There's another one I want, can't remember what it's called. I think I'll look for the Total Body Stretching.

Anne