Monday workout

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I did the arms and abs workouts from 10 Minute Solutions Toning for Beginners with Whitmarsh, then did Sansone WATP 3 Mile Express again (it feels so good and since I knew what to expect I could work even harder than I did before!) then I finished with the Power Stretch from the 10 Minute Solutions DVD for a total of 75 minutes working out! This was my first time trying the 10 Minute Solutions workouts and I think I liked them. They were so short though, the 10 minutes didn't seem like 10 minutes which is good I guess. Just not used to short workouts like that but I can see definitely squeezing in one or more workouts on days when I have a lot going on (so I could still have done something). If I work them hard enough I'm sure they'll be helpful. Tomorrow is likely to be one of those days so I might do the thighs and buns workouts (on 10 Minute Solutions). I might go heavier on the weights for arms next time, wasn't sure what to expect and the first exercise was too much with 5 lbs. so I switched to 3 lbs. for the rest but I think I could have done 5 on a lot of the others. In the 3 Mile Express has you use the stretchie for upper body toning too and I upped the resistance quite a lot on that to make up for what I didn't feel from 10 Minute Solutions! My arms and especially my shoulders are pleasantly sore right now so I will leave upper body alone tomorrow for sure. Overall, I feel GREAT! I worked myself hard, but not too hard and just feel awesome! I have to say too that I wasn't terribly thrilled with the Power Stretch on 10 Minute Solutions. The stretches are good but not held long enough (how long can you hold it in a 10 minute workout though, I know). She also has you inhale and exhale so much, because the stretches go so quickly, I thought I'd end up hyperventilating (and because they aren't held for long it isn't like you have much time to breathe into the stretch)! Also, there was a bit too much, "You can do it" nonsense from but not so much that I wanted to throw things at the TV. I have the Slim in 6 Cool It Off! stretching video recommended I try so I think I'll do that sometime this week too. Haven't done that yet. I also need to make up a plan for what I want to work on when, now that I'm getting some variety here. Still waiting for a few videos to come in (getting the mail is so exciting these days) too.

This is a rather disjointed workout summary/review on 10 Minute Solutions Toning for Beginners but I wanted to add that I do think this video is very good for beginners. I've done some weight training in a gym (with a personal trainer) before but was always forgetting how to do the moves and got tired of going after a trainer to show me so having a video like this is nice. I think she could have given a few more pointers for proper form (for safety and efficiency of the movements) though. I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing but it is mostly based on my past gym experiences. A true never done this before beginner might need more information and I would have appreciated reminders. Overall though, I think it was very good and would just caution a beginner to watch how she is positioning herself and take it slow and copy it if she doesn't explain how she's holding her arms (on the arms workout anyway). The first time or two through I'd concentrate on getting the form down rather than getting in as many reps as she does.

Hope everyone else is getting good workouts in too!