Hi everyone!
Quick check in. Yesterday I was finally able to do Cathe's Boss Loops Glutes & Core and agree with all of ya'll that this is a great workout! Not super killer tough, but a really nice change of pace and great variety. I used the same color bands as Cathe and felt worked. Before doing BLG&C I did Growing Annanas 30 Min Killer Tabata Hiit Workout - Full Body, No Equipment, No Repeat. I think
Cataddict did this one recently, or something similar. It wasn't killer but it is a REALLY good cardio workout. It works well as a short cardio or add on to another workout.
I've loved reading all of your reviews and tips. I'm planning on doing Total Body sometime this week so all of your feedback will come in handy. I like that these workouts are not killer tough and will be great for a recovery, want something different, lighter day.
Cataddict Cathe Live #353 Metabolic Conditioning 2 is a good one! Also, thanks so much for your feedback regarding step instructors. I did alot of step in college, but got away from it for a long time. It's nice to be revisiting it again. BTW, because of your good review, I ordered Sharon T.'s All Body Attack and it's waiting in my mailbox. I found it for a great price on EBay. I might do it today or save it for Fun Friday.
Horusosiris the workouts you created using Blender sound awesome! That would be nice being able to take parts you like from various workouts to create something totally new. Cathe doing mobility moves in the workout reminded me of Tracie Long. She does quite a bit of mobility work and it always feels good.
Kim massages are wonderful! Good hearing you could stand for about an hour with no problem. Hope things continue to progress.
Kittybug I'm also looking forward to using the bands with other workouts. I know Caroline uses bands that are similar to Cathe's so they would probably work really well. I like using bands. Just something different.
Don't think I posted last week's workouts so here they are:
Monday - Travis Eliot Power Yoga “Cross Train” LIVE (LOVED) + Cathe Live #354 Birthday Bash Workout. Such a FUN workout! This one just flew for me and had good variety of moves.
Tuesday - Fun Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class - Five Parks Yoga + Jessica Smith Full Lower Body Exercise Video 40-Minute Legs, Butt, Thighs, Hips Workout. This was TOUGH! Jessica does 4 rounds of same exercises, but the 1st round was just the warmup with no weights. I thought that was a good idea because it helped me get the form down before adding weights. Nice change of pace for a warmup. The 2nd round used 10 lb weights; the 3rd round used 15 lbs (I used 12lbs); and the 4th round dropped back down to 10 lbs, but I used 12 lbs. This is a pretty fast pace workout, stepping on and off the step, so it was definitely metabolic. Jessica used 4 risers and I was able to use 4 as well. There were just a few moves that felt fast using weights so I just used 10 lbs for that move. The move has you stepping off step to the side and then to the back, so heavy weights for me would feel too fast. I was a sweaty mess afterwards!
Wednesday was Kimberly Spreen Absolute Kickboxing kickbox only. Didn't have much time but wanted to do something.
Thursday was Tracie Long Definish Shape + Signature Series Vol 1 Mobility Exercises.
Fun Friday - who else but Christi Taylor, the queen of fun! I did Still Steppin' and had a blast!
Saturday was Yard Max. We spent 2-3 hours cleaning flower beds, etc. so I was tired afterwards. I was hoping to do one of Cathe's new workouts, but just couldn't.
Sunday was Five Parks Yoga Full Body Deep Stretch Basics 60 min Yoga Class, which felt good after Yard Max.
Time got away from me! Gotta run! Hugs and waves everyone!