mix of amy and kathy

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afternoon all,

feeling much better. came right home after work and got some cleaning

done. feeling a little energy though i would get some sort of light

resistance in so i started with amy bento's 10 min. sol. dvd. i went

with total body tone. a nice mix of upper and lower sometimes

combining both for balance challenges(great core work)as well as some

floor work for abs. its not a muscle burner but it makes for nice

warming up or just to say you did something even though you didn't

want to. afterwards i was feeling the abs so i went ahead and did her

abs segment. must say not AS tough as her APX or slo-mo abs but it

does sure make you work. my abs are pretty warm now. she uses only

resistance bands for these workouts and of course its amy so its

challenging yet exciting b/c she is always coming up with new moves.

i figured did i did some core work i would do lower body. i popped in

kathy smith's pilates for lower body. i did the abs the other

afternoon. they both start the same with a breathing warm up so i

skipped that this time. but the workout starts the same with hundreds

and roll ups. it does help warm the back and little hammies as well.

next was leg circles ,one leg lifts in bridge position, side kick

series with inner thigh lifts one side, grasshoppers(ham curl with

knees off floor) and heel beats, side kick other side, swimming, and

finally ending the same as the abs workout with mermaid stretch. the

workout is 25 min long. there must have been plenty of reps b/c one i

feel really warmed and worked and it didn't seem like a lot of

exercises for 25 min like other workouts try to jam pack. she was very

precise in cueing form and breathing which is good.this lower body

workout was just more enjoyable then the abs one. its not a bad

workout just the lower body really clicked with me.

previewing fat burning breakthrough, the third workout on kathys fat

burning pilates. from what i see its only 2 step segments with 2

weight segments. i believe the step is about 10-12 each and the

weights are only 5 min. they show modifications to make it harder and

show somebody not using the step. just basic upper body stuff with the

option of combining a lower body move for more cardio effect. i just

might do the step tomorrow and leaving out the weight segments.

depending on how i feel i might do the abs segment as well. but after

that amy workout i don't know if i could LOL

have a great evening.

kassia