I'm back, thanks for asking! We went to South Lake Tahoe, (cold and windy, OMG! yes, we're cold weather wimps) I didn't want to announce that I'd be gone for up to a week so I stayed away from the thread.
I didn't know what to do this month, just boring, basic workouts, so I could have named it my OctoBORE Rotation but that sounds negative. Instead, since I've done a lot of Leslie, Jessica, and walking (about 9 miles/day in SLT), I'm calling it
WALKtober.
So nothing crazy this time, sorry if I disappointed some of you. haha And I just caught a glimpse of
everyone's workouts this month, and some would definitely qualify as "scary" to me even if they're your normal.
I love the scary workouts idea, I'm in.
1.
Leslie - 2 miles
2.
KCM Strength & Stamina workout 1, no swings + 1 mile Leslie
3.
Outdoor Walk - 2 miles
4.
30 minute outdoor walk
5.
Jessica Smith Stride & Strength + 1 mile Leslie
6.
Leslie - 3 miles
7.
KCM Pump - extra lower body work + 1 mile Leslie
8 - 11 Walking and eating, sometimes at the same time. I know Leslie's workouts are not "real" walking, but it does prepare you to walk since at no point was I tired from all the walking. I was never out of breath, and my body didn't get tired even though I was carrying a small backpack that weighed a few pounds. Thanks, Leslie, and thanks body for letting me exercise.
12.
Jessica Stride & Strength plus 1 Walk Blaster Walk
13.
Leslie Burn Body Fat 2 miles, plus 1.5 Walk Blasters
14.
KCM Strength & Stamina - workout 2, no swings, 1 Walk Blaster
15.
Jessica Hiit Walk - I followed Beth or Jessica, except for those side to side jumping jacks. I don't know what I did, but it wasn't pretty. I added on 1 Walk Blaster. Also a 2 mile outdoor walk.
16.
KCM Strength & Stamina workout 2, no swings. I'd forgotten to mention that I don't do the forward/back lunges, because it messes with my back, so I usually do rear lunges w/15s. Today I did side lunges on the ZipTrainer w/15s, which really gets the glutes.
17.
Jazzercise Burlesque. - I only got it because I wanted Jazzercise Ballet Body, but it was sold as a "lot" as part of the Dance Fitness Collection. I only paid $6 shipped for all three! Anyway, I thought I'd try this out first, even though I don't do dance workouts, because VFers said it was fun. They were right. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. It was easy to follow along for the most part, but there was a segment that I couldn't pick up if my life depended on it. I just kept on moving. And before doing it, I was afraid it wouldn't be enough to get my heart rate up, but it was.
Doncha wish your girlfriend was a klutz like me? doncha wish your girlfriend was scraaawwny? doncha?
18.
Firm Power Half Hour - I went on a "pink Firm" buying binge recently, buying seven after the initial 4 disc purchase.
I've now done all but one, yay. Emily moves quick here, so I had to pause a few times to figure out what weight to use; 8s and 3s worked for me. Some of the cardio moves weren't easy for me to figure out. Ugh. But I guess it's good that it's forcing my brain to work. Added a 10 minute Walk Blaster. This has to be my most used dvd ever.
19.
Jessica Smith 40 Minute Mega Burn - I kind of sped things up a bit, doing quick "out out in in", carioca, and skaters w/elbow pull. Although I got a little out of control with those pull ins and elbowed myself in the hip. haha!
20.
Firm Get Chiseled - second time doing this, and I think it was a little more challenging, so I must have used heavier weights than last time but I'm sticking with them. Uh oh, time's running out and I haven't done a scary workout. Nor do I want to!
21. nothing, slept poorly, didn't want to exercise
22.
Jessica Smith's 15 Minute Fast Fat Blasts - a recent Goodwill find. I did 3 of the 4, because I haven't cared for her abs walks lately. I thought some of the music in the Power Pick Up was weird, and I didn't like that some of the same moves were used in the different workouts, but I guess there's only so much you can do before it's no longer a "walking" workout. I still liked it, though, and I'm glad I bought it.
23.
Jari Weights & Abs - warmed up with Cathe, then did Jari. I'd forgotten which weights to use, so I grabbed 10s (too light), moved to 15s for back/legs, 10s for chest (too light), 10s for biceps (too light), 3s for shoulders (just right), repeated the squat/deadlift track with 15s, ff to abs and cool down. I just checked the last time I did this on JTW (7-29) and yes, I did use heavier weights, so I'm going to take notes and place it in the case.
Leslie 1 mile - the AHA walk
24. nothing. I had left leg hamstring pain, and foot pain on inner right foot, which only hurt when I moved it a certain way. No swelling, redness, or anything unusual looking.
25.
Jari Love Weights & Abs - mild foot pain, but I don't want to make it worse by squatting or lunging, so I did upper body and abs. Tomorrow, I'm going to cobble together some floor work that's done on all fours.
26.
Jessica Smith Dance Walk - My foot felt normal, but I didn't want to do too much. might add more later ... nope. that was it
27.
Jessica Smith Total Body Training - this was just ok, but what surprised me was the
Belly Blast walk from her 15 Minute FFB dvd. I avoided it the other day because I haven't enjoyed her abs walks lately, but I really liked this one. uh oh, time's running out for a scary workout. I may have to start November with it, we'll see.
28.
Leslie Walk off Fat Fast- the 30 minute walk; plus 3 songs from
Party off the Pounds.
29.
SCARY WORKOUT - Dream Body Tabata & Toning. oh my god, it moves scary fast! I had to pause a few times to figure out what we're doing. It's so annoying when that happens.
I don't know why I thought there was a rest period, but there wasn't. It wasn't until we got to abs that I felt relief. It's not that the abs were easy, but at least it didn't move crazy fast. I look forward to doing this again in about a year. haha night-time edit: my everywhere is soooooooooooooo sore! Upon further reflection, I like the exercises, but I don't like the fast pace. I'll try to remember to play it in slow speed as some VFers have mentioned.
30.
Jessica Smith - 3 weight loss walks dvd - 30 minute Fat Blaster and 15 minute Calorie Burst. I thought I'd keep it light since my knee hurts a little, which probably has nothing to do with the fast paced workout I did yesterday, right? I'm going to give DB the benefit of the doubt, because it's possible my knee pain came from walking a few miles with ill-fitting shoes (actually, I blame the thin socks, those shoes are normally fine with thicker ones).
31.
SCARY WORKOUT - - I'm not proud, but I actually thought, "w.t.f?" during my workout. And not just the letters, the actual words. Other thoughts: "This woman's crazy." "I don't even have wrist issues, but I think I will after this." "Stop shaking!!" "I don't think so." Then I saw that I was not even halfway and I wanted to cry. So to those of you who can easily do
Leah Sarago's Ballet Body Upper, I salute you. I don't know if there's a method to her madness, but next time I'm considering doing the weight work first. ha! Like there's going to be a next time. If I had to do this or DB again, I'd choose DB. It was fast, but at least I wasn't shaking and wanting to take a break.