Guest guest Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I need to get back to using my timer (actually I need to get off the couch when it goes off telling me my computer time is up for a while)!! /- decluttering What a coincidence I have been decluttering this weekend, too. I do need to get to my videos/DVDs, also. I mostly focused on DD's room and the bathroom (getting rid of expired medicines and such!) My goal is to really have an organized house by summer's end. And, I can do it, I just need to focus on small goals and doing a little at a time ('s timer idea!) Take care, Donna>>>>>> Yuck. This is the first FIRM workout I've done that I didn't like. LaReine>> Chabut leads and is okay. Her cueing is not the greatest plus she uses>> different terminology than what I'm used to from other FIRM workouts so>> until I finally caught onto hers I was constantly confused and by that time,>> the short cardio section was over (her cueing during the rest of it was>> better). In this one, you are signaled to rewind the tape if you want more>> cardio (do the entire 20 minute section again). I didn't have much time (or>> patience at that point) so I didn't. The warm-up was just plain bizarre and>> did not warm me up at all. Very low intensity waving and moving back and>> forth (apparently it was a waltz, I found that out later from something she>> said). None of the warm-up moves seemed connected or to have any obvious>> purpose. The cardio was on a 10" step, I used the 8" portion of my fanny>> lifter. It was mostly low impact and not at all complicated but the cueing>> made it hard to follow. I had to figure out the patterns in able to>> anticipate what was coming up next and I'd prefer to just follow cues>> instead. There's a little bit of upper body during the cardio. It is very>> repetitive and I found it confusing because you're doing it while stepping>> and the cueing is just plain weird. She also tells you to pick up medium to>> heavy weights but does fast moving cardio with tons of shoulder work. I need>> lighter weights for shoulders anyway, especially if I'm moving up and down>> on an 8" step with them so I tried 5 pounds and then went to 3s. That seemed>> pretty good. At the end of the cardio there are leg presses and stepping on>> the tall box (14") to begin the lower body work.>>>> After the cardio, you're told shoes are optional for the rest of the>> workout and that you need ankle weights and dumbbells for the rest. I opted>> for no shoes but had to pause the tape to get them off in time to start>> again. Then there was a very long abs segment. It felt longer than it>> probably was because she doesn't cue often to tell you that a segment is>> almost over plus she repeats things over and over. Just when you think>> you've seen the last of some oblique move, it comes back making this feel>> tedious and boring at times but still quite challenging. You roll over and>> do pushups in the middle of it (twice) too. The rest is all lower body. The>> box says it is a "total body workout" but there is very little upper body.>> The lower body work was okay. Nothing unusual. Again, it seemed tedious and>> repetitive. Maybe I was just so annoyed from the warm-up and cardio cueing>> that I just had an attitude. Maybe it was that boring. It was challenging>> enough, especially with the dumbbell and the ankle weight but it was not>> fun. I will keep this for now. I need to try it one more time and then maybe>> I will get rid of it. I'm finding it very difficult to see myself getting>> rid of any FIRM workout but this just did not thrill me to pieces so we'll>> see.>>>> I'm going to have to try and do a workout tomorrow afternoon because I got>> a call to sub for a leader tomorrow morning (3 meetings in a row so good>> money I hope). The Tortoise is on my schedule and I like that one so I do>> want to do it, hopefully that will help me get downstairs. Gotta go to my>> 2nd set of meetings in a little bit. We're talking about breakfast this week>> (why it is important for weight loss and healthy ideas for filling>> breakfasts) and I've heard great ideas plus worked on a couple of people who>> don't eat until noon. I followed up on the fitness on the cheap topic from>> last week and no one who took home vidoes used any yet! One lady said she>> primarily wanted them for the winter, when she's less likely to be active>> (okay, I'll accept that). A couple of people took home more today so the box>> is getting lighter at least. I just hope people actually use them at some>> point! At least they're thinking about getting more active anyway...>>>> >>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Boy, I need to use a timer for several things! I need to get back to using my timer (actually I need to get off the couch when it goes off telling me my computer time is up for a while)!! /- decluttering What a coincidence I have been decluttering this weekend, too. I do need to get to my videos/DVDs, also. I mostly focused on DD's room and the bathroom (getting rid of expired medicines and such!) My goal is to really have an organized house by summer's end. And, I can do it, I just need to focus on small goals and doing a little at a time ('s timer idea!) Take care, Donna>>>>>> Yuck. This is the first FIRM workout I've done that I didn't like. LaReine>> Chabut leads and is okay. Her cueing is not the greatest plus she uses>> different terminology than what I'm used to from other FIRM workouts so>> until I finally caught onto hers I was constantly confused and by that time,>> the short cardio section was over (her cueing during the rest of it was>> better). In this one, you are signaled to rewind the tape if you want more>> cardio (do the entire 20 minute section again). I didn't have much time (or>> patience at that point) so I didn't. The warm-up was just plain bizarre and>> did not warm me up at all. Very low intensity waving and moving back and>> forth (apparently it was a waltz, I found that out later from something she>> said). None of the warm-up moves seemed connected or to have any obvious>> purpose. The cardio was on a 10 " step, I used the 8 " portion of my fanny>> lifter. It was mostly low impact and not at all complicated but the cueing>> made it hard to follow. I had to figure out the patterns in able to>> anticipate what was coming up next and I'd prefer to just follow cues>> instead. There's a little bit of upper body during the cardio. It is very>> repetitive and I found it confusing because you're doing it while stepping>> and the cueing is just plain weird. She also tells you to pick up medium to>> heavy weights but does fast moving cardio with tons of shoulder work. I need>> lighter weights for shoulders anyway, especially if I'm moving up and down>> on an 8 " step with them so I tried 5 pounds and then went to 3s. That seemed>> pretty good. At the end of the cardio there are leg presses and stepping on>> the tall box (14 " ) to begin the lower body work.>>>> After the cardio, you're told shoes are optional for the rest of the>> workout and that you need ankle weights and dumbbells for the rest. I opted>> for no shoes but had to pause the tape to get them off in time to start>> again. Then there was a very long abs segment. It felt longer than it>> probably was because she doesn't cue often to tell you that a segment is>> almost over plus she repeats things over and over. Just when you think>> you've seen the last of some oblique move, it comes back making this feel>> tedious and boring at times but still quite challenging. You roll over and>> do pushups in the middle of it (twice) too. The rest is all lower body. The>> box says it is a " total body workout " but there is very little upper body.>> The lower body work was okay. Nothing unusual. Again, it seemed tedious and>> repetitive. Maybe I was just so annoyed from the warm-up and cardio cueing>> that I just had an attitude. Maybe it was that boring. It was challenging>> enough, especially with the dumbbell and the ankle weight but it was not>> fun. I will keep this for now. I need to try it one more time and then maybe>> I will get rid of it. I'm finding it very difficult to see myself getting>> rid of any FIRM workout but this just did not thrill me to pieces so we'll>> see.>>>> I'm going to have to try and do a workout tomorrow afternoon because I got>> a call to sub for a leader tomorrow morning (3 meetings in a row so good>> money I hope). The Tortoise is on my schedule and I like that one so I do>> want to do it, hopefully that will help me get downstairs. Gotta go to my>> 2nd set of meetings in a little bit. We're talking about breakfast this week>> (why it is important for weight loss and healthy ideas for filling>> breakfasts) and I've heard great ideas plus worked on a couple of people who>> don't eat until noon. I followed up on the fitness on the cheap topic from>> last week and no one who took home vidoes used any yet! One lady said she>> primarily wanted them for the winter, when she's less likely to be active>> (okay, I'll accept that). A couple of people took home more today so the box>> is getting lighter at least. I just hope people actually use them at some>> point! At least they're thinking about getting more active anyway...>>>> >>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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