Thursday - 10 Min Solution Rapid Results Pilates

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Hi Everyone,

I just got back from a long and painful dental appointment (the pain was in the bill - not the treatment - I'll have to postpone that elliptical purchase for awhile as my appointment today was worth at least one high end elliptical or perhaps two low/to medium end ones - oh well, at least I have my flexible spending account to tap into - yes, it is still my money, but since it has been deducted from my paycheck i feel that it is 'new money'! LOL!)

Anyway, this morning's workout was 10 Min Solution Rapid Results Pilates w/ Lara Hudson. I did the entire workout - I hadn't ever done it like that before - typically, I just use it as an add-on. It was different from the original 10 Min Solution Pilates as it had different exercises that varied from the traditional "classical matwork" series, the exercises overall were more dynamic and involved different positioning than the traditional matwork class. So, it is a good one to have to alternate with the "original" I may do some more stuff tonight - maybe yoga (chiro okayed yoga as long as it is SLOW, which is okay w/ me b/c I generally prefer the slower moving practices anyway - may give that Power Yoga for Every Body w/ Barbara Benagh a try!) or some upper body, or I may take it easy and rest. I'm actually a little sore in my upper body from the band work I did yesterday! YAY! I

also feel like my core got a good workout from and focusing on good alignment and posture during my walk with her.

I think I'm going to tweak my rotation to be something like this:

Day 1 - Long Cardio/Short Pilates (75/25)

Day 2 - Med Cardio/Med Pilates (50/50)

Day 3 - Pilates Long/Short Cardio (Cardio Optional) so 75/25 or 100/0

(repeat cycle)

i'm finding that i need more cardio since I'm still eating as though I were doing my "regular" workouts and I'm sure I'm not burning it off as fast with doing Pilates alone three days a week. Also, since I have discvered that I can do 's walking workouts that will add to my cardio variety and reduce boredom and dread! I may also experiment with adding in some of Charlene Prickett's low impact routines.

Hey - Carolyn - did you mentoin that after Ripped you're going to do T-tapp and Classical Stretch? I may join you - at least if I find my back agrees with it. (Tami, this may be a good time for both of us to get back on the T-Tapp wagon! )

Take care!Donna