Thurs - bike/ 10 min Solutions

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hi everyone,

Oh - last night I did Noelle's Powerhouse Pilates - (a Ross find) - this one is a 30 minute (give or take) matwork session. basic Pilates exercises so nothing really new to report - but it felt good to at least get something in yesterday and I actually like doing Pilates at night it seems to re-align me from the day's activities and the exertion gives my muscles a nice tired feeling before bed. I may do another session tonight (but it depends on how I feel when I get there - sometimes I want to veg out). Since I'm doing so much Pilates I'm glad to have all the variety in my collection of different instructors and practices, it does keep it "fresh" even though it is all pretty much the same - Classical Pilates is, afterall, Classical Pilates!

Today I rode the bike for 35 minutes - I made it hill-ish by playing with the tension every 5 minutes or so. I also read some fitness magazines. I skipped the TM today - I think I'll do that tomorrow as my blister tolerated shoes well today.

After the bike I did upper body - I started with Amy Bento's new 10 Min Solution with the figure "8" band (it is available at walmart now w/ two bands - yellow is lighter, red is heavier). I did the upper body segment - pretty good stuff w/ the band - I used the red one and felt I could have handled more, so perhaps I will search for some heavier figure "8" bands. Then, I did Amy Bento's other 10 min solution (the one with the resitance band) and I did upper body and stretching from that DVD. I think I preferred the regular resistance band - but it could be that i need to get used to the figure "8" band. I've done the stretch segment on this DVD before and it is a good one.

The other segments on Amy's Figure 8 workout include (besides "upper body tone and chisel" which is the one I did today):

Sexy, Sculpted Lower Body

Fat Blasting Sculpt (a circuit style routine)

Jiggle Free Buns and Thighs (I wonder what the FIRM thinks of this title? LOL!)

Fat & Firm Abs Fast

I wish they included a stretch segment - so what if it was a 60 min workout instead of 50?

If I get the chance today I think I'll preview the lower body segments to see if it looks like something i can do while my back recovers. If not, I'll stick with Pilates and the TM/bike for lower body work.

Hope everyone has a good day today!

Donna