Re: Wed - Do More Pilates Standing

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Sounds like a great challenge Donna!!And a good time to recover from holiday

spending!! I spent a bit too much onmyself fitness wise the other day.

I bought Biggest Looser Challenge for Wii and This is Taebo. I got home and

discovered our Wii sensor didn't work so I had to go buy a $20 sensor and while

I was there I got a battery charger for the Wii Balance board. My Wii is my

recovery workout until the doctor gives me the thumbs up to let my heart rate

get a bit higher during cardio. I go back Jan 12.

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>

> Hi Everyone!

>

> I have my long outdoor walk planned w/ my friend this morning, we always go

for

> at least an hour - so this morning I felt " ok " with skipping cardio and just

did

> a virgin - Do More Pilates Standing!

>

> I liked it - it is a bit like a Barre workout blended w/ some Pilates. The

upper

> body portion uses light weights and felt a bit more like " Pilates " to me, the

> lower body portion uses a chair as a " barre " and definately had a more

> Ballet-ish/Barre-ish feel. The instructor doing the lower body portion has

> amazing hip flexibility - maybe someday...... I felt somewhat challenged using

3

> lbs for the upper body segment, I don't think I could go up to 5's and I think

> 2's may be too light - although sometimes the 3's felt pretty heavy -

especially

> when holding your arms out to the side for any length of time.

>

>

> Overall I liked both instructors - serious, but not " cold " - I thinik they

have

> a matwork DVD coming out that I will put on my wishlist.

>

> I'm going for the No/Slow Buying Challenge in 2011 that is posted on VF. I

have

> promised myself no new DVDs until Valentine's Day. After which, I'm going to

> limit myself to no more than $30 per month on workout stuff (includes DVDs,

> equipment and shipping on trades)- (I figure that is $1 per day and some

people

> spend more than that in a daily coffee or daily lunch out - I always " brown

bag "

> it to work and I don't often go out for coffee - only when really desperate

for

> caffeine).

>

> Take care -

>

> Donna

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