getting back in the saddle

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hi everyone!

today seemed like a good day to get back to working out after having

been sick for much of december. i was down hard through the ny eve

weekend, but i got some energy back on the 1st (yesterday) and was

able to do housework and put away some of the xmas decos (im

counting that as a workout in my log though!). this morning i felt

even better, so i wanted to do more light activity so, gilad to the

rescue! (i swear that if i had to listen to leslie sansone babble

this morning, i would have barfed on her)

first i did 'cardio classic' from gilad's quick fit system (QFS).

36 mins of very basic floor aerobics, which gilad pumps up by

including hops and jumps and big arm movements. i started out

really rusty and even though this has to be one of the easiest

workouts on the planet, i still had to modify the whole workout!

frankly it was a bit embarrassing... i did not do any hopping or

jumping and while i agreed to move my arms, the movements were not

that big, certainly not over my head very much. my heart rate was a

mere 60%-65% of max throughout this workout...lolol... so that tells

you how easy i was taking it.

after that i put in his 'shoulders and arms' workout, which is also

from his QFS. it is, oh, 15 mins long and concentrates on the

shoulders, biceps and triceps. i knew that i had to take it really

light, ive lost so much muscle/tone!! so i used 1.5 lb and 3lb

dumbells! wow, i had flashbacks of the days when i was first

starting out with dumbells 5 years ago. gilad uses 8lb and 10 lbs

and im fairly certain that i was matching his weights the last time

i used his QFS workouts. but, that is ok... i actually got a bit of

a burn going throughout this workout. and i must say that the eye

candy in this workout is delicious. gilad and the two guys behind

him are pretty yummy. there is alot of women in the group too, and

at times there are flashes of them doing the workout in bikinis, but

i just ignore them...heh heh. the guys get shown alot because they

are right behind gilad.

finally i broke open my new 'yoga now' set and did the 10 minute AM

practice. mariel hemingway demonstrates and also instructs via a

voice-over. no rodney yee to be found in this one. i thought that

mariel looked great and cued the workout very well, and i normally

dislike voice-overs. the session has a few different things in

it... arms swings and hops... but i actually found those parts to be

fun. the yoga, itself, was basic and kind of flowing, progressing

from sitting to standing poses at the end. i rather enjoyed it, it

was short and sweet.

total workout time 67 mins, 260 cals burned.

this afternoon i went out to do the banking and grocery shopping. i

had no trouble getting that done... carried in all of the groceries,

etc. i was worried about feeling tired, but actually i didnt feel

too bad. the workout this morning must have energized me a bit

tomorrow's plan is similar -- light cardio, light weighted lower

body, yoga.

:*carolyn.