Upper body morning

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This morning I did 's Upper Body Workout from Basic Step + Body Fusion and the upper body workout from 10 Minute Solution Fitness Ball Workouts. The Cathe workout is an add-on so it doesn't have a warm-up, cool-down or stretch. I ran in place and up and down the stairs for a bit before starting and then went right into the 10 Minute workout which has a stretch (and warm-up, neither really needs a cool-down). Cathe's workout primarily uses tubing and I used what I have. I don't know what resistance level it is but the workout was very tough with these. I was able to do everything but I was definitely ready to be done at the end of most reps. I might try to get some light or medium bands sometime to see if they are any different. I'm not sure this was too much resistance for this particular workout but for others it might be. It was a very good workout and I didn't need to add the Fitness Ball workout but since that is a netflix rental I want to try all the workouts and get it back to them so I can get another one soon.

The Fitness Ball workout did some of the same exercises but using the ball made them very different feeling. This was the first time I've done pushups on a ball and that was fun (not as hard, but fun)! Spreen leads this and she has a circuit that works the entire upper body. You repeat it 3 times and each exercise flows very evenly into the next so there are no breaks. She uses 2 lb. weights but I picked up 3s because that is primarily what I used for Cathe (when she used weights) and that was very good for me (especially after doing Cathe). I loved the flow of it and just totally enjoyed the workout. Spreen is an excellent instructor. I'm definitely adding this one to my collection.

I'm hoping to do the lower body workouts from Basic Step + Body Fusion and 10 Minute Solution Fitness Ball Workouts this afternoon after work and lunch and before the kids come home from school. If I do, I'll send in a review of those too.