Restarters: a new beginning starts here, anyone can join

[Jane P.]

Welcome restarters and anyone struggling!

Yesterday I did Kathy Smith's Pilates for Abs and the arm section of Method Precision Sculpting.

I'm usually pretty busy on Sunday morning and early afternoon so I will be back later.

Even if you haven't exercised post here about your issues.

[glavtx]

I'm trying to get back into fitness, after a long stretch of doing nothing.
I have been consistent with walking for the past year or two, but really am trying to add back weights and yoga and variety.
I have added something for a while, and then, for unknown reasons, stop.

Today I've done a little over an hour on the treadmill, and some Classical Stretch/Essentrics mini workouts from their site. I did a waist slimmer, a posture one, and something about hips. I've been doing balance exercises, too, after reading an article in a magazine a few days ago and not doing great on the test.

[LAC]

Thank you Jane for getting this check-in up and running. I really need to add movement back to my days and to get back to a healthier place. I'm hoping that posting here with others motivates me to be more accountable!

For Sunday, July 26, I did:

• Leslie Sansone 1 Mile Happy Walk from YouTube

• Jane Adams Complete Floor Practice from her Gentle Yoga for Beginners DVD

Leslie has that walk posted online twice. One of them has a glitch in it and of course that is the version I somehow picked. I'm grateful she posts free content, but I really wish she would take the defective one down.

I have a few of Jane Adams' DVDs and haven't explored the content on all of them, so today's choice was new to me. I felt stiff as a board and totally uncoordinated while I was doing it, but my shins don't feel anywhere near as tight as they were this morning (a result of doing a lot of beach walking while on vacation this past week), so it did do me some good!

[Pam61]

Hello everyone,

I just came back to VF recently and happened to see Jane's post! Earlier this year I think I'd just gotten overwhelmed by my collection and my workout space felt like it was closing in. I had been doing mostly indoor walking, but with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic I began feeling anxious. So, I replaced my exercise habit with other hobbies, such as gardening. In Sept 2019, I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy and still suffer from some of the side effects (sinus trouble, hearing loss) as a result of the nerve damage. I also don't rest well and seem to be tired all the time, so had no motivation or energy to do much.

This week I began doing some gentle workouts, just to start moving again.

Cathe Friedrich

Mon. Fit Tower Slim & Trim (Beginner)
Wed. Fit Tower Long & Strong (Intermediate)
Fri. ICE (Intermediate Conditioning Extreme) To the Mat:Legs & Glutes
Sat. ICE (Intermediate Conditioning Extreme) Metabolic Total Body

Dean Pohlman (Body By Yoga)

Tues. Yoga Vitality:Chair Yoga for Healthy Aging (Level one)
Thurs. Yoga Vitality:Chair Yoga for Healthy Aging (Level two)

Miranda Esmonde White (Classical Stretch)

Sun. Season 11 Full Body Mobility, All Standing 1101 & 1104

After this weeks workouts, it was nice to get back into the swing of things though Cathe's Metabolic Total Body was a bit much for the first week. I want to begin incorporating the Fit Tower a bit more, since I neglected it last year altogether. It will give me an excuse to use some of my other barre workouts in combination with some other beginner/intermediate workouts.

Thanks again, Jane!

[Rose]

Hello! Thanks for starting a Re-starters check-in.

I'm a perpetual re-starter and beginner, sometimes and advanced beginner but that's about it. My main goal is to move, be safe and get stronger. I want my body to feel good.

The past month I've been focusing on Margaret Richard's work, mostly her Unplugged. I was on a roll, got an infection, quit for a week, and today re-started again.

My plan with Margaret Richard will continue with some Richard Simmons and Leslie Sansone thrown in.

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Rose

[dlb]

Hi all
My workout between Saturday & Sunday was 6 hours of weeding.Plus 1 hour of looking at dvd choices at Total Fitness. Probably doesn't count. After the weeding, I really needed to do a stretch dvd but was too tired.

Hopefully get something done before I start my work day (from home).

Thanks for starting the check-in.

Debbie

[Softshoe]

Hi, I have had double rotator cuff surgeries. So I have weakness in my upper body. I fixate on posture and am convinced if I keep my scapulas down my shoulders work better. I worry dvd workouts are going to be too hard for me. So I started out with pilates. I did the intermediate sequence of Alycea Ungaro's book Pilates Body in Motion. Though my physical therapist told me pilates was too hard on my neck. But then my doctor told me my right arm was as good as it gets and I don't believe that. I am sure this check in is going to help me improve. Thanks for starting this, Jane.

[Cher]

Thanks Jane for starting this check-in. I’d like to join. I’ve been exercising forever but the last few years I’ve been slacking off more and more. I had sciatica which was caused from a very tight Piriformis muscle back in December and it really set me back with what I could do until about early March and skipping workouts and a week here and there since then (and really even for the last year or so). I really dread strength work and now I’ve lost a lot of strength so need to get back on top of that. I would much rather do a step workout or go for a walk.

Last week I started back again after another couple weeks of skipping my workouts. I did Cathe’s Upper & Lower Body add-on workouts from her Basic Step dvd twice each last week along with some light cardio. I managed to do some type of workout every day last week except Sunday. Happy with that.

I’m hoping this check-in will help me stick with it a bit more.

Workout yesterday was Leslie’s 10 minute Brisk & Steady and Cathe’s ICE Metabolic Total Body Tismesaver Mish Mosh premix. I love this premix. It’s only 30 minuets and makes this workout much more doable for me.

Pam - You should try the ICE premix I did. It cuts out a lot of the harder exercises and makes it much more doable. Of course, I also use lighter weights than Cathe for most exercises.

SquishyMommy - I don’t have a spin bike but I really want one. I have a regular stationary bike but rarely use it.

Debbie - I spend way more time “researching” fitness dvds than actually doing them!

GypsyRose - I have a few of Margaret’s dvds that I should pull out again.

Jane - I really like Kathy Smith. I need to pull a few of hers out to do also.

Glavtx - I really need to add in more stretching. That is part of the reason my piriformis muscle got so tight and gave me problems.

Waves to everyone else!

[Pam61]

Hello everyone,

Monday I did Exhale Core Fusion Basic Barre for Beginners. Not an especially easy workout, as the title would lead me to believe. ;-) Only did the first four sections and it was a good leg/thigh burner, for sure! This DVD has an added tutorial section that's a nice bonus, also!

Welcome, Cher!

[RHend]

Hi Everyone!

Once upon a time I was a member of this check-in and when I saw it was "restarting" (LOL), I thought I'd join again.

I've been away from VF for awhile, started to rejoin a couple months ago and got a bit overwhelmed, so I backed off. I still visit to read posts pretty regularly. It's nice to see how many people have been here for a long, long time and how many are new!

Ok, I'm rambling.

Yesterday, I did about 30 minutes of Leslie's walk app workout for the day (it was Tone Every Zone). I'm not renewing the app because I need to cut some costs down (I've got a sick, 16 year old kitty that just had diagnostic tests and is on meds to improve her quality of life. We have decided not to do aggressive treatment.).

Ooops, rambling again.

Anyway, I haven't worked out yet today. I am planning on treadmill walking and later on do my back and core rehab exercises. Also, does petting the kitty and giving meds count as a workout?

Hope all of you are well!