Wed - Women's Health Train for Your Body Type

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Hi,

Today, after PBS (done twice, I was really stiff this

morning!) I did Women's Health Train for Your Body

Type - Upper Body, Lower Body, Core & abs, Superslow

Bonus and Power Yoga Bonus. The workout was probably

just under 45 minutes. This week I seem to be

sticking with shorter routines. I contemplated adding

on a short cardio (30 min or less) but just didn't

feel like it - I had other stuff on my mind and other

stuff I wanted to accomplish this morning. So, I let

it go. I figured I did mostly cardio and

cardio/sculpt last week so doing less cardio this week

is okay.

Anyway, I did enjoy the sculpting workouts on this

DVD. I liked them better than the ones on the Wedding

Workout as they were more interesting and " functional "

(I'm a sucker for functional stuff!) There were more

balance and rotational challenges thrown into the

standard moves, which I always enjoy. My only critque

is again, they only use one set of super light weights

(they recommend 2's-5's) - which would not be

challenging for most intermediate to advanced

exercisers. Also, it doesn't make sense since you

have different size muscles throughout your body and

while 5's may be challenging for a shoulder exercise,

most people can use way more than that for chest

flies! I used (or attempted to use, I think I'm

guilty, as most women, of underestimating my strength

- I've been skimming through the book the New Rules of

Lifting For Women, and can really see how I do

underestimate my strength!) more appropriate weights

for each body part - which, of course, meant more

pausing and rewinding. The leg section incorporated

some floorwork (pilates inspired) I made it more

difficult with ankle weights.

There are two backgrounders - Anita (who I'm pretty

sure has been in other workouts) and Madison (I think

she is in the Prevention workouts, which makes sense

since I think Rodale publishes both Prevention and

Women's Health). Anita shows more advanced options

and Madison more beginner. The instructor,

is pretty good - straightforward.

Each segment is about 10-12 minutes long, so you won't

get the extensive workout you will from a longer

session, but I felt like I got a decent

weight/sculpting workout in a short amount time.

Tomorrow I think will be yoga - probably Hips Bliss

(Ravi/Ana)

Take care!

Donna

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