Tuesday - Dozois Breakthru/Pilates

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Hi Everyone,

Today was my steady state cardio day and I went with a

Ross find - Dozois' Rockin'Body Cardio Jam

(which is part of her new Breakthru Body series that

also includes a circuit workout and a straight

sculpting workout). This one is a 40 min cardio

routine that includes warm-up and cool down. There

are 6 cardio combos done - you take it from the top in

each of the 6 segments, but you never do all six

together. The impact is mixed and I'd say the

choreography is moderate as is the intensity. I

usually love 's workouts but I didn't really

love this one - she does quite a few kickboxing-esque

moves but they really don't fit her overall dancier

style. Somehow it didn't work for me to mix her style

of kickboxing with her aerobic dance style. Maybe it

was my mood today or something, but I like 's

Walk Your Way Slim and Dance Off the Inches workouts

better. I also like her cardio routine on the Shape

DVD better. I will try it again though, sometimes you

are just having an off-day - you know?

The DVD contains some " extras " as well -some

testimonials from people who completed her breakthru

series, information on accessing the nutrition plan

for this series on the internet (I think the passworkd

is bodybreakthru - but I'll need to check) and some

personal information from on her family - in

particular, her son who was diagnosed with autism at

around age 2. I think the proceeds from this DVD

series may be going towards autism research which is

really cool. One of my friends whose daughter is one

of my daughter's friends is autistic - she was

diagnosed right around the same time as 's son

and thankfully, due to early interventions she is

doing very well. she is in a 'typical' preschool

class twice a week and in a head start program 5 days

per week. She has really made great strides!

Afterwards I did the Pilates and Yoga sections from

her Breakthru Pilates Plus DVD that she did with

Tracey York. I like the PIlates routine as it is not

the " classical " sequence and includes some good plank

positions as well as some traditional and

yoga-inspired push-ups to work the arms and core

together. I haven't been very good about this push-up

challenge, I keep forgetting (and agree, I need to

keep a chart or something to remember!) but, I figure

once I start doing P90X in a few weeks I'll have my

share of push-ups!

Anyway, I'm still glad I got a workout in this

morning!

Tomorrow is my cardio/sculpt day - not sure what I'm

planning - I do have a few " virgin " circuit workouts

in my pile to get to - I may go with one of them.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great day!

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