Re: AL2 and intensity of working out - LONG

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/21/1999 12:40:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindy.m@... writes:

<< Okay, I was doing basic workouts from April through October and would have

sworn I was a solid 8 during most of the tape. I was sweating, breathing

hard and everything I knew about myself up to that point, said I was doing my

level best to work out.

Sonja shows up in October and blows me away with her focus and intensity.

I automatically found myself easily increasing my intensity without

straining. I was amazed. I had probably been cruising along at a 4 or 5, my

heart was pumping and I was dripping sweat, but I still had so much more to

give without killing myself! >>

I agree

after a good strong Basic work-out, I thought I worked full intensity but

have found myself working harder and harder than I ever thought possible with

Advanced work-outs. At my age (50) and being overweight with arthritis I

thought I was inviting trouble pushing further but found I was selling myself

short and have been seeing myself do more and more double times with less and

less breathlessness and exhaustion but this does not happen overnight. It is

a steady improvement in fitness.

I now do even the Basics with alot more intensity than before with less

working it outs inbetween the moves

Barb

who figures if I could do it, anyone can

[Guest guest]

>Then, we went to the tapings in November and again-- WOW! We were

blown away >by the intensity of the live workout. I still had another

couple of points >of intensity left in me! Now I know I have that in

me. I can't say that I >feel it every day. I know that my overall

workout is much better. But I use >the newfound knowledge of myself to

increase the focus and power of this one >set, and I know I can do it.

It doesn't feel like I can, but I find myself >doing it.

LV,

I meant to respond to this earlier, but I remember thinking the same

thing when I went to the tapings. I thought I had been working out

intensely to the tapes, but being there in the studio with , took

me to a whole new level. Someone that I met at the tapings, (littleJen

from the tae-bo boards) gave me a great suggestion when I was e-mailing

her before the tapings (she had been to the June tapings), she said she

tries to workout like is riht there in the room with her. I

didn't get it until I went to the tapings, but now I totally understand

what she was saying. I really do try to pretend is standing

right there next to me. When he is having someone on the tapes punch

his hands, I pretend he's talking to me. That he's standing in front

of me and I'm punching his hands. It really does take the workout to a

whole new level. Another thing that has helped with my intensity is to

really focus on the moves, especially the knee raises. I really

pretend that someone is trying to hit me and I am blocking them with my

hands and bringing my knee up into their head. I know this is pretty

mean of me (ha ha), but it has really helped with my intensity and I

can really feel my abs strengthening, like you're supposed to. I think

alot of times, we think we're working out as hard as we can, but we are

really just going through the motions. Since I have been paying

attention to my intensity, I can really tell when I'm slacking off and

going through the motions. I can totally see the difference. And if

you are just going through the moves, not putting anything into it, you

definitely won't see the same results!

who can't wait for the next tae-bo tapings or the Canton opening