08-10-22, 12:33 PM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hi everyone,
I'm checking in with Caroline EPIC 3 upper body today (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE5F...i4uVpN&index=5). Ive done this one a few times now, tagged as one of my favorites except I don't like the music quite as much. But I really like the layout and the staple exercise which is pushups but a different variety each time. I upped my chest weights to 25# from 22.5# so we'll see how I feel tomorrow! I'm eyeing a 54# kettlebell from https://www.onnit.com/primal-bells/ the price runs about the same as for a normal kettlebell so may as well be in style! My 45# is starting to get too easy for deadlifts which is crazy. I'm tempted to get a 72# as well (to get free shipping) but I really need to think about whether I'll be getting the use out of it. I'm optimistic I may work up to 72# eventually for deadlifts? Maybe Edited for Thursday: Today I did Caroline EPIC Endgame lower body (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afyW...i4uVpN&index=6). It was the first day of that programs so it was very basic squats, lunges, deadlifts, nothing too creative but the simplicity of 60 seconds of work, repeated once, really still had the burnout! Tomorrow I definitely want to hit abs and extended stretching. Then total body Saturday and barre on Sunday. Edited for Friday: Well I was thinking yesterday what could I do that has some cardio, abs, and stretch and I remembered about Michelle Dozois Body 360 workouts! I have all four but I have never done the last one, in fact I never even broke the seal on it from four years ago haha. I decided to start with Volume 4 since it looked like the easiest and it was just right for today. A lot of dance cardio that can be taken higher or lower (I mixed up my intensity) and was mostly easy to follow (admittedly I have two left feet), then a brief toning section for legs, then arms, then abs, then a really good stretch, and the DVD has awesome music. So that's what I did today! I hope you are both doing well! Well, the sleep place called me and I was so excited to hear my diagnosis, then they told me I have to wait until next Monday to have another consult with the doctor to to over the results. So fine, at least it's just a few days away. But my fatigue is real! I was borderline falling asleep at the office yesterday The fatigue is bad enough that I may tell my boss and employees that "hey my fatigue is really bad, if I'm forgetful it's not because I'm not paying attention!" I will wait to get a formal diagnosis on Monday and see what they say for treatment first before I do that, but it can't be soon enough! Eventmom I'm glad you are feeling better! Buzzer I'm glad you found a workout you truly love! It's always wonderful to discover a new DVD that you don't just like, you LOVE. Some of Cathe's workouts are surprisingly slow between sets! I often miss Cathe and may end up mixing in some of her total body strength workouts again, during my upcoming Caroline rotation if I am starting to feel burned out from Caroline. I can't imagining that happening, but I KNOW it eventually could/would happen if I do her workouts enough! I hope you had cooler weather for yard work. Yeah, I hear you about wearing sneakers feeling kinda lame, especially when the rest of me may be more dressed up! I've been lax about walking around barefoot again a little and I've been fine, I think my foot is basically 100% again! You're right, maybe getting your fingernails painted would help feel pretty and feminine and not at the cost of achy feet! For me I try to wear a piece of jewelry or two to get that feeling back.
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08-14-22, 01:20 PM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hi everyone,
Yesterday I warmed up with Firm Volume 6 plus all the cardio then I did this Penny Barnshaw total body workout (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAI...ndex=40&t=170s) and it was a toughie! Then an extended stretch for an 82 minute workout! I finished my workout week today with a Grow with Jo warm up then did Pure Barre Resistance Series #4 with some rebounding cardio in between chapters (from this Michele Briehler workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOyL...MXm_p&index=40) for an overall 65 minute workout. Tomorrow and Tuesday are planned rest days! By the time I check in tomorrow or early this week, I'll have my sleep results! Hopefully they will be helpful and have a resolution, with either a cpap or medicine? Fingers crossed. Eventmom waves! Buzzer I was thinking the same thing about the waiting for my sleep diagnosis (that it is bad news) but my DH suggested they are probably just trying to charge the insurance for another doctor visit, and he's probably right! So I can sleep, actually I've been sleeping fairly good lately and my fatigue isn't as bad the last couple of days, but the problem is hypersomnia, not insomnia, in that I'm always sleepy and never really feeling awake. I'm hoping they will diagnose me with sleep apnea because the cpap is a more holistic treatment than a medicine would be, but I am ready to pretty much try anything at this point. I just hope they don't decide they need to do another sleep study! Wonderful that you met a new friend at the amusement park! Scary about LB's sore neck on the roller coaster though. I have some pretty flashy sneakers (they're kind of rainbow colored, my sister described them as looking like a tropical bird ) which while definitely noticeable, I would like to think they look more sporty and fashionable and not just crazy LOL.
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08-17-22, 05:35 PM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hi everyone,
Today was my the beginning of my workout week with Vera La Ro lower body, I mixed in this workout because it has leg press where Caroline really doesn't do that too much, plus some bridge work with the loop which was surprisingly tough (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG66...i4uVpN&index=7). It's nice to get a change from Caroline every once in a while, but I'm doing Caroline again tomorrow! Eventmom and Buzzer My sleep doctor told me that no I didn't sleep to much BUT I did sleep enough for them to get enough data (whew!!) I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, I stopped breathing approximately 6.2 times per hour, which is on the low end (mild sleep apnea is 5-15 times per hour), but it is enough to warrant getting a cpap! He diagnosed me with hypersomnia too, as expected, I asked about medicine but he said the cpap would be best to start with and it sounds good to me. I have a cpap sleep study (where they have you use a cpap and they calibrate it for you) tomorrow night pending my insurance approval, which may not come in that soon, in which case it will have to be next week, but crossing my fingers! At any rate I really hope the cpap will help with my fatigue! I cannot wait to try out the cpap! Buzzer Haha that is very heavy weights for Jari Love, isn't she mostly high rep! I would have been dying with 2, 20# weights! Haha yeah Cathe has so many air jacks in her workouts In my 20s I would have thought this was fabulous but not now LOL Don't second guess yourself on the redesign, I'm sure the paint you chose looks great! I agree though taking out the peninsula does sound like a big project. Let us know what you decide! Big congratulations to LB for her perfect riding scores!!
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