Saturday - Shape/Pilates & Week in Review

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Hi Everyone,

For this morning's workout I went with a short cardio

- the cardio workout from Shape's Bikini Camp

Transforming (I think - or Re-defining - I can't keep

'em straight) but it was the straight cardio workout

lead by Dozois that runs 30 minutes. It is

interval-ish in that you are constantly bringing the

intensity up and then back down. It is a good one and

much, much better than anything that was on the Shape

Cardio DVD. I did notice that I found it easier than

the first time I did it back in Jan/Feb. I think my

endurance has really improved since the beginning of

the year! Yay! now, I have to keep it going and keep

challenging myself.

After cardio, I did the new Ana Caban Pilates Workout

- Core Challenge. I liked it quite a bit - it is

different from other Pilates workouts and has some

different exercises (as well as some familiar). She

said that she took some reformer exercises and

modified them for the mat and there are some new

things in there, which I was happy to see. Overall it

was a good combo of strengthening and stretching with

beautiful southwestern scenery (Sedona, AZ). I like

Ana's cueing and style. I will say, I think I need to

go back and do some more basic Pilates workouts more

regularly in order to get the full benefits of this

one. I haven't been doing much in the way of Pilates

lately and my rusty form showed through with this

workout. I would like to add Pilates on twice a week

to regain some of my form and then give this one a try

again soon.

And, here's my check in from this week:

Monday - Firm Bootcamp (cardio & sculpt)

Tuesday - Cathe Low Impact Circuit Cardio Premix plus

10 min. Solution Rapid Results Pilates waist trimmer

and stretch sections (cardio)

Wed - TLT Endurance for Movement (cardio & sculpt -

functional)

Thursday - TJ Cardio Party Remix (did the Turbo's

twice so 4 turbos!) (cardio)

Friday - Bad start with CIA 2403, but moved on to CIA

2505 (Kickbox Bootcamp) and had a good workout (Cardio

& Sculpt Functional)

Today - Shape Cardio & Pilates (Cardio & Core)

I also added T-Tapp on either primary back stretch or

the " basic " workout every day.

Food was the worst in a long time this week, I blame

stress, Easter candy and Easter cookies (baked for

DD's school party) Tonight we're going to dinner w/

my DH's former boss and still friend. I'm sure I'll

eat too much!

Next week I'm doing Week 1 of the TLT Strength

Building Rotation. This is the template, and here

are my tentative plans:

Week 1

Functional Fitness: Cardio & Sculpt (TLT - maybe

Jen's)

Cardio Workout (Longer - maybe a Cathe - thinking Low

Max right now, but my choice will impact the next

day!)

Functional Fitness: Cardio & Sculpt (TLT - either the

one I did last week w/ Tracie or Tracie's other

workout from this series if my legs aren't too

fatigued)

Traditional Weight Training: Cardio & Sculpt (May give

a FIRM a try...maybe from the TransFIRMer series)

Functional Fitness: Core & Cardio Workout day

(Probably Kickboxing and Pilates)

Then I'll have a free day....and I'll fit in whatever.

Or, I may toss my free day in between the Functional

Fitness and Traditional Weight Training day so I can

work hard with the weights on both days......if that

is the case i may do a lighter cardio - maybe a

walking workout with some extra stretching thrown in.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great day! Lots to do,

here (what else is new!).

Take care,

Donna

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