04-07-21, 11:28 PM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New Jersey
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Wednesday I did Margaret Richard's Sculpture Upper Body. It was fine but I had to keep a bunch of different size weights handy. I did most of it seated. I did not do the abs section because I had done several Ange's Pilates You Tube workouts.
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04-12-21, 08:01 PM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New Jersey
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I did Linda Woolridge's Quiet Quarantine Mat workout yesterday. I liked it - total body so it wasn't an obliteration of one or two body parts but it was still plenty intense. No abs work in there but I tacked on some Pilates moves on my own. I purchased this one several months ago..
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04-16-21, 05:35 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago burb
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Angie Miller- Strength & Core Fusion
Phew! This workout had me sweating and gasping for air. It only uses 5 pound and eight pound weights and wow did they work me! I used my Step 360 to give it more oomph with the core work. Angie was just chatting away and going DEEP in her lunges like the workout was nothing! I liked the bit of resistance band work and the added core section at the end for a total body workout. It isn't short- 70 minutes, but it hits everything. It's a winner! A bit of trivia about this workout. It was directed by Christi Taylor!
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04-17-21, 11:11 AM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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Ohhh Wendy how about a review on step 360 ? Have you done one and I missed?
I tried a recent Mary purchase, Fit and Bendy Shoulder school, and will copy a bit from my review in my check-in. To use as instructed, you need a resistance tube with handles and a way to loop to a pole or a door. It's a good opportunity to use the light tubing because these exercises hit areas you may typically ignore. She is definitely a bit hippie and uses terms like "juicy" and "singing." Her presentation is clear and informative. She also gave short educational sessions on skeletons wearing a bikini and human models sometimes had googly eyes to help notice something. Definitely some interesting teaching methods there, lol. She mentions a couple of the demonstrators are pole dancers and one is dressed like she walked off the Brazil Buttlift set. A pup makes a brief appearance but not distractingly so. Form pointers before and during segments were very helpful and had an encouraging tone. She gave one for overhead moves that was fabulous for me. You rotate your shoulder out until you feel your back engage (don't arch your back, watch your pelvis) and then push upright. No more shoulder clicks for me. Woohoo! The clicks generally stopped after a couple of reps but this way feels so much better. I will go down in weight to accommodate this change. All three of the segments involve different demonstrators with her voiceover. The warmup prep is not easy and has tons of reps. In fact, too many for me. The second strengthening section is intense at times and warrants a watch and listen first to make sure you're engaging the right areas. I didn't do all the reps in each but I can imagine that is something to work towards. This strengthening segment is not necessarily wrist friendly and requires confidence holding plank and side plank. The mobility/strengthening section was worth my purchase alone. Different angles of stretch and strengthen with the band felt wonderful. This DVD shouldn't be done with bands if you're currently in pain I don't believe. Most seem to be exercises prescribed by my husband's PT with a stretchy or no band and that is where I would start if I needed to rehab. I think this dvd is most appropriate for someone wanting to encourage good posture and maintain shoulder health. Very grateful to Pam61 for her unintentional enabling
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