Thanks, Carol! That's what I suspected. Streaming, especially if I try to work out after 8am, can be problematic for me. Freezing is an issue. I'm glad to have Karen's DVDs.

Hi Everyone,

Today's workouts:

CS 1120 - this was a standing and floor routine

Trifecta Pilates - 7 Day Pilates Challenge Days 5 and 6 - I enjoyed both of these full body workouts. I am now semi-considering re-subscribing...but we shall see. I have a Robin Long/Balanced Life Challenge coming up on Monday - so I may lose interest in Beth/Trifecta by then.

Outdoor walk - it stopped raining and is relatively mild so DD and I walked today. I may take my dog for a short walk later.

Carol - Beth and I had a nice date today - I'm afraid she is drawing me in - HELP! LOL! I have to admit, I'm just such a sucker for workout calendars, even if I don't follow them 100%.

Dana - is that Oliver? He is a cutie!

Waves, everyone,

Donna

Today's workout was

Define & Align - Functional Cardio Blast - 30 minutes

I thought I might absolutely hate this workout - I'm not a big cardio fan - but I didn't hate it. It may not be my favorite, that would be entirely too much to ask, but it wasn't awful - it was challenging though. The setup is 3 body weight strength moves followed by one purely cardio move, each done for 45 seconds, followed by a 20 second rest. I was afraid that there might be a lot of work on the hands, but there wasn't. Karen continued to give modifications. It's about 22 minutes of work and then you go to the floor for some back and core work and a stretch.

Donna - Resist the evil call of Beth! You can do it!

Dana - My streaming is sometimes okay - but you just never know for sure. And for the amount of $$ that I pay, you would think that it would be reliable. AT&T Fiber is coming to my street within the next few months and I'll probably give it a try.

Waves ~

Carol

Hello, all!!! I never intend to drop off the face of the earth. But life... ya know? I just finished another college class and was the main event at our church's business meeting since I'm the bookkeeper... so that took plenty of prep time. Now that's behind me. One more small college class to go this quarter: a 1 credit merchandising business bookkeeping simulation class I have 2 weeks to finish. Should be doable.

Add to that picking out a new laptop after hours of research. And we're researching a different co-op/cottage school situation for our 2 youngest boys next year and probably changing Boy Scout troops... my brain has been so full! Specific exercise has been a bit spotty lately. I have been stepping plenty and trying to remember to do push ups, tricep dips, and lunges.


Dana, I'm so excited for you that Oliver is fitting into your life and home so well! :heart: I love his name as well. I have a thing for giving cats human names. :p I'm also SO excited about Jessica Smith's new stuff coming out. I'm not sure what I'll do if she goes to streaming. I have plenty of her workouts but I also love the accountability it would create in my head if I was part of a group doing her workouts.

Carol, just reading about your sweet hands...I'm sorry! They must hurt. :( I pray your doctor can help you out.

Donna, I love physical therapy, but.... covid. It's a pain, right?? We'll hope the SI belt helps, but if not PT can be a lifesaver.

See you all in March! :D :music: Yikes, that's Monday!

Dana you totally get me!:love: is your new avatar Oliver? Regardless, that's a handsome face!!

I think part of what gets me prickly about my husband in the Shred Shed is that he doesn't put my equipment back.:mad: I take very good care of it and yeah, I'm particular. There's no point to fussing because he seems to be serious. So I'll just grumble here because I am glad he's actually exercising. Thanks for letting me whine guys. :)

Brenda you definitely have been busy! Lots of changes for you and your sons, too!

Carol I hope AT&T ends up being a better service for you. I give up on ours.

Donna still no outdoor walks possible here. Too much rain. I think challenges are fun to look forward to. I think the shorter ones work best for me. I lose interest in a 30 day challenge.

I did Firm Strong heart today but did swings and planks instead of the floor ab exercises. It's been so long since I did one and enjoyed it. I will pick up my challenges and am coming close to finishing them soon.

High fives to all and hugs to Christine!

Yes, Donna and Linda. That's Oliver! He is so handsome I had to show him off to everyone! :love::love:

Good morning!

Define & Align Upper Body Strength - 30min
JS HIIT Walk off 30 Day Plan set - 30min

I'm really enjoying D&A set. Efficient, straightforward and thorough and time flies! Like Carol, I also modified renegade row pushups as well as walking planks. This set is a keeper!

Speaking of Jessica Smith, I think her new 12-week program will at least be a download but looks like she's still be using purple player platform. If she also has streaming than I may try it down the road, but at this point I'm not interested in downloading purple player. I don't think that she'll be releasing dvds and that's too bad. I understand her business decision if she doesn't, but still too bad. Jessica updated some info on her website for Lift & Shift checkin and she's making some reference to purple player which is what makes me think that these will at least be downloads. https://jessicasmithtv.com/lift-and-...-two-check-in/

Gotta run and clean up the house. I'll check back later.

Waves!

Hi Everyone,

This morning was:

CS 1121 - all standing - it was for arms, but really, like all of them, total body

Pahla B - February Challenge Day 7 - Power walk

Trifecta Pilates - 7 Day Pilates Challenge Day 4 -Arm - this was a nice unweighted arm routine. Gosh, I am getting tempted to subscribe, but I do have to think about how much I would use it - she does have a good amount on You Tube...so maybe I should concentrate on those first.

I am not sure what else I will get in today - it is dreary - my daughter is at a horse show/event. I may pop over to watch her - but I'm not sure how much I could see of it - it is "cross country" - so it isn't like I could watch very much of it.

One thing I do notice, her mental health is way better when she is active w/ her horse. February was a rough month b/c of the weather and she didn't get out as much with him - and, then she started spending more time on social media and that is never good.

Anyway - I may just do a stretch later.

Dana -thanks for the info on Jessica - If it is download, I will probably wait to buy it unless there is a discount. I am not sure I'm up for it yet...time will tell.

Brenda - wow you have been busy!!

Nice workouts, everyone!

I'm not sure what I want to do for March. I have a love/hate relationship w/ rotations. Lucy has a new one for March but it is a running type rotation and as much as I would love to run, I don' t think it is in the cards for me. I never did do her January or February rotation, so I may do one of those instead.

Sort of thinking of a theme of CS - Lucy - Pilates - Walk

Hopefully the weather will be improving and outdoor walks will become a regular thing.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Donna

Dana is Oliver considered a tortoise or tabby? I confess I don't know the difference but do love his coloring! Also, thanks for the JS update. I had a feeling I would have to pass. I'm not downloading purple player. It would have been nice to work out with her doing something new but I'll survive without it if it's not on dvd just fine.

Donna I understand the love hate relationship with rotations. Sounds like you are settling on a good compromise though!

Today is super blustery and I'm feeling like taking it easy. I'll update what I settle on.

Waves to all!!

Today's workout was

Define & Align - Lower Body Strength - 30 minutes

I was tired before starting this one and almost didn't do it for that reason. But once you get past circuit one, it isn't too bad. I will be sore tomorrow and I may not be able to walk later tonight, but I'm glad I got my workout in. This one is straight up weight training - no creative, crazy, compound type moves, so it's pretty easy to focus on what you need to be doing. This is the type of weight training I like; often Jessica Smith's stuff focuses on compound moves and I have trouble figuring out the right amount of weight to lift. Not so with these workouts. The setting was back in the house, looking out the double French doors - it looks like there's a lake in the background.

Linda - it was windy and cool here today as well. We've just hung out at home, other than a trip to the grocery store. I have clean sheets to look forward to tonight!

Donna - Nice job Donna. I signed up for Beth's challenge, but didn't do a single one of the workouts. I do think I'll do Robin's challenge this week. I almost did a Pahla workout today, but managed to resist. Her workouts for March look good to me - anything "shoulder friendly" sounds good.

Dana - This set is definitely a keeper! I agree with your assessment of efficient, straightforward and thorough. I can't say that I've disliked any of the workouts so far. They are challenging though - plenty of room to grow. Oliver is good looking! He reminds me of the stray cat that adopted my grandmother when I was young.

Brenda - Wow, you have been busy! Good going! Thanks for the well wishes for my hands - getting old is the pits. I'll be interested to see what Jessica releases. I'm hoping for Debbie as a modifier so that there's some hope for old folks like me.

Carol