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Old 11-29-21, 07:58 AM  
AnMrsDe
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Arrow Just The Workouts~~DECEMBER 2021~~*Everyone Is Welcome!*

December, 2021

This month I will stick with Yvette Fit, Cathe Live, Barre 3 (B3) - subscribed at the last second for the Black Friday deal!, yoga and whatever else to keep consistent during this busy month. Trying to get back to tracking my food - got away from that last month...but no tracking on Christmas Eve/Christmas day! Still staying consistent with daily meditations...

29- Yvette Fit #151 60 min. Cardio/Boot Camp/Strength Workout = 64 min.); Mady's BPR stretches
30- Yvette Fit (w/u); Barre 3 Flow With Katie (30 min.); 30 Min. Yard Work

1 - Yvette Fit #147 (60 Min. Cardio/Shoulders/Legs Blast); B3 (Stretch with Christa Joy-15 min.) Loved this Yvette! I used 8's-12's, FW band (+ I used my fabric band above knees), stability ball for cardio, core, and as a bench. Some of the stability ball moves were very creative - some I haven't seen in my 40+ years of working out! It sure makes a difference having a smaller stab. ball and my low ceilings - could do them all!! Best purchase of Cathe's! This class was definitely a shoulder burner and using both bands during the FW band segment cooked my legs. Favorited! Christa's stretch was ok..I liked the 2nd half better than the first half...during a few of the exercises that I didn't like, I did Cathe's Mobility stretches.
2 - B3 (Signature with Andrew-47 min.); Mady's Back Pain Relief (BPR) Stretches; 2 hours Yard Work I was so glad to see Andrew is still with B3, but I didn't see my favorite stretch of his on the site...boo! This class didn't really seem like I did much until I went to walk up the stairs!! Great workout that hits total body but focus on the LB. It uses the B3 ball, one 3# (I could go 5#-8# next time) weight. Nice to see the modifier using a chair on those terrible wrist days of mine on all 4's. There wasn't very many today, so I didn't have to use the chair. Good to do something lighter today, as I have to pick up leaves in the back yard (that just started to fall off the tree!). At least this week has been perfect temps - close to 60* today!)
3 - Cathe's Mobility (all); YT 2 Birds Yoga (60 min. Challenging 'Wrist Free' Vinyasa Flow) Scouting around YT for wrist-free yoga, this channel popped up. I loved this class! Lots of balance and posture work then a great floor stretch around the 50 min. mark and not one DDog/plank (just Dolphin). Fiona includes an IT band stretch that I haven't seen before (felt great!). I had to get used to her voice but by the middle of the class, it almost seemed hypnotic and relaxing/calming. I subscribed to her channel as she has lots of content with various lengths of classes. Side note: my lower body has major DOMS - I'm sure b/c I did something completely different in B3!
4 - Cathe Live #366 PHA Supersets 2 (45 min.); YT 2 Birds Yoga (45 min. 'Wrist Free' Vinyasa Flow); Mady's BPR stretch; 1.75 hours Yard Work Cathe's workout is the PHA method, but 2 UB exercises followed by 2 LB exercises throughout until 1/4 of the class is left, then she does UB/core combinations. I liked the format but Cathe takes so many breaks and has downtime often, so to me, it didn't really have that "cardio effect" as most of the PHA's, but there again, I wasn't going super heavy either. (I think Cathe is playing it safe with the weights for her eye issue, and I don't blame her!) I term this a "PHA-Lite" workout...it's still good but often, I put in fillers until she started the next exercise. I didn't like Fiona's class as well as yesterday's class...it didn't seem as "flowy" to me with more held posture work. It had great balance work, though, but not enough floor stretching for my liking at the end so I added on Mady's stretch to really stretch out my lower back and legs. Side note: I'm still sore in LB....now I'm thinking it could not only be due to B3 but also due to these yoga classes!! I know never to say I'm done with yard work; there's still leaves on the tree but I ran the mower out of gas....so I'm done, right??
5 - Rest Day


6 - 1 Hour Yard Work (ok, now I'm done!); B3 Strength Training with Dustin (30 min.); Mady's BPR stretches Last day for leaf p/u and thank goodness, since the last of the leaves fell yesterday./I like Dustin as an instructor and this class was sweaty. It uses a med. fabric band above knees to provide more intensity while doing UB/LB combination moves with a heavier and lighter set of weights. Lots of reps so it added up! Added on Mady's stretch.
7 - Yvette Fit #135 (60 min. Moderate Impact Weights & Cardio W/o); Mady's BPR stretches I got a rotten night's sleep (nothing like Elsie's disturbances, though!), so I was low on energy and stopped at the 40 min. mark of Y's workout and FF'd to the stretch. She uses a long stretchie band and does great stretches but doesn't hold them long enough for me so added on Mady's stretch. (Felt so good not have to do yard work today! Although there are plenty of "pokey balls" out there that dropped off the tree in the past couple days due to colder temps. Ugh.)
8 - Cathe Live #220 (LB/UB Dumbbell Challenge-59 min.); Mady's BPR stretches This Live is another favorite Total Body workout of hers. Just love this one! Although this time around I was wiser and lifted lighter for the LB work so I wasn't wiped out time the UB rolled around...worked great and I could go heavier for the UB - esp. those crazy eights and regular bicep curls. Cathe usually does 16 reps, although there's a few with less and sometimes I did less with heavier weights. This hits it all since there's a core segment at the end and all done lying on your back. :0) That and the fact that there's not very many BW exercises in this - a few p/u's is all, so maybe that's why I like it so well! It'd also be a good one to cut in half if just wanting to do LB or UB alone, since they're both worked so well! Added on Mady's stretch and some more UB stretches for good measure. Great weight workout!!
9 - 2 Birds Yoga (30 Min. Active Morning Vinyasa Flow); Cathe's Mobility Nice practice to get the blood pumpin'.
10- Yvette Fit #131 (60 min. BOSU/Boxing/KB Combos); 2 Birds Yoga (Seated Easy Vinyasa Yoga Flow - 15 min.); Mady's BPR stretch Found another GEM on Y's site! And to my delight - my favorite w/o combination with BOSU, Kickboxing and Kettlebells!! LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one! My HR was up for most of it and she nicely sequences the tough moves followed by an easier move throughout. It has some repetition, but I didn't mind b/c I loved all the combos. The BOSU lay-overs into a wide squat are no problemo any longer (again, Cathe's mobility workout to commend! ). The KB moves are swings, snatches, upright rows, sumos, etc. I tried not to go too low for the D/L's. Then there's a sequence with the BOSU upside down with plank work and held out in front with wide squats. There is also (too many) j.jacks throughout but I always sub with jump ropes or fast feet touches to the BOSU. Fiona's class was not voice - over (much prefer her v/o's!, and I didn't feel my hips/lower back were stretched out enough especially from all the swings and burpees), so I added on Mady's stretch. Great, FUN workout day!! 589 cal burn after all the stretches!
11- B3 (Signature with Michele (45 min.); Mady's BPR stretches Super, super sore in quads as the night progressed!
12- Rest Day 45 min. Yard Work (therapeutic--- Dad passed away today.) :-(


13- Strong & Sweaty Boot Camp (Mish Mosh Scrambled #2=44 min.; Stretches while listening to a Travis meditation about grief (double Meditation today!); 1 Hour Yard Work (again, therapeutic)
14- Olivia Lawson (30 Min. Power Walk & Cardio For Weight Loss); Mady's BPR stretches Doing this one previously, I knew I liked it and didn't have to think much.
15- Rest Day Funeral - went really well and 66* weather...
16- 30 Min. Yard Work Didn't feel like doing much more than that but I'm finding this recovery week was really needed.
17- Olivia Lawson (30 Min. Intense & Sweaty Indoor Walking Workout); 1.5 hours Yard Work Done barefoot and upstairs...perfect. I keep wondering where in the heck all these stinking leaves come from?? I swear my yard is a magnet--esp. around my back yard fence!! I got 2 big tall lawn bags full of leaves and pokey balls...that makes 5 bags in my garage now. :/ But it was therapeutic for my mind and I got some fresh air. No wind = all the difference.
18- Yvette Fit #154 (70 min. HiiT/Step with Biceps Workout); Mady's BPR stretches Too funny - Yvette is wearing a "Holy HiiT" T-shirt during this! I told her in my comments that I'm stealing that!!! Love it! What a FUN kick-butt workout! She uses 3 risers but I used my BOSU which worked great but did have to change up some of the moves. I used 10's & 12's for bicep work (+ my 2# wrist weights for all) and she includes some sliding moves for legs while curling. There's a steady state step segment at the end and those were mostly the moves I needed to change up but I still came out with a 554 cal burn. Fantastic leg workout. I really needed this today...mentally and physically and I could expel my pent-up energy! I love how I can make her workouts work for my joints and still get my sweat on!!!
19- YT 60 Min. Power Yoga "Vitality" with Travis This class is taken from his new PY108 program and is very similar to his other Vitality classes, if not a little easier. It includes Kapalabhati breathing in chair pose which is similar to Breath of Fire, and TBH, I'm not really sure the difference? If anyone has any insight about this type of breathing, please share. There isn't much balance work in this (which I did miss). The floor stretching starts around the 40 min. mark which includes camel pose, plough pose (haven't done that pose in forever!), and spinal twists at the end. I loved the knee circles before the spinal twists...they felt great. Really feeling good right now...it's been some time since I did a 60 min. class with Travis!


20- Cathe Live #353 Metabolic Conditioning 2 (49 min.); Cathe's Mobility (20 min. TS) This was one of the Lives I purchased...I would say this is easier with compound exercises with 5's-15's (I used up to 25#). It has very little cardio which on some days I relish and love using weights to keep up my HR. She does take several water breaks and rests but next time, I can keep going with the previous exercise to keep amping it up, if desired. It's good to have easier ones in my collection, though, too! I never tried the original Metabolic Conditioning (I don't think) so not sure how they compare. This isn't necessarily one of my favorite metabolic workouts of hers.
21- Yvette Fit #102 (45 Min. All Out Cardio Kickboxing); B3 Flow with Dana (30 min.); 2 Birds Yoga (30 min. Soothing & Relaxing Bedtime Yoga) I can always talk myself into this Yvette - so many kicks and better music make this so much fun with no equipment - just my 2# wrist weights. It is such a great core fryer - feeling it today (22nd). I didn't enjoy the B3 workout--I was watching the clock and so bored and lately, it seems I'm dreading finding ones that challenge me...may be canceling. LOVED 2 Birds yoga (done before bed) --appropriately titled and was so relaxing; I bookmarked it. Her voice is just hypnotic! [Side note: I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but I slept really well tonight!!] ;0)
22- YT Michelle Briehler (27 min. Barre Sculpt Workout/Day 8 of 10/Under 30 min./Low Impact); Mady's (15 Min. Leg Stretch/Flexibility Routine for Hamstrings, Butt, & Hips/Post Running Stretch); 2 Birds Yoga (30 min. Soothing & Relaxing Bedtime Yoga-later- yes, again!) I couldn't believe it when Michelle's workout was over...it just sailed by! Nothing like yesterday's barre workout!! I used my 5's-10's and found it challenging for a great barre fusion workout done barefoot (although the class wear shoes but not Michelle). I even got my big round mat out for this today. Found another gem of Mady's lower body stretches...love cow face pose and how great this class is as a hip opener.
23- 2 Birds Yoga (60 min. Balancing Vinyasa Yoga Flow); Yoga30For30 (Balance) 2 Birds class was very nice - I was hoping for a little more balance work throughout but it went at a nice pace with 1/2 moon, tree, etc. Sometimes (a lot, it seemed today) that she cued the wrong side so I had to keep looking at the TV to mirror her. :/ I had extra time today and was craving more balance work, so drum roll.....Lauren's Balance came to mind. This one is always my nemesis when it comes to perfecting these poses. (Last time I did this one was in 3/19!!!!) Well, happy to report, it was a lot easier and I could keep up with the chair/plough/chair/plough the many times she cues that!! Yay! [Still working on the BOP, however]. But this was an awesome add-on and my balance was good today. Lots of chair, tree, 1/2 moon, chair twists, side planks, ploughs, shoulder stands, standing splits, etc. Lauren/Travis still take the #1 spot for cueing perfection.... Great yoga today!!
24- KCM Sculpting Rx (Workout 1 & 2 Combined=63 min.); Mady's (15 Min. Leg Stretch...) Just love this KCM! I used mostly 8's and 12's and 10's a couple times. Great superset challenge in w/o 1 and for w/o 2, I used all 8's. Doing these two workouts combined really adds a cardio effect with W/o 2 . I changed up some of the core work but overall, I just love this dvd so much! Ended with a 382 cal burn after the stretch.
25- Yvette Fit #156 (60 Min. Moderate Impact Cardio Boxing/Step Class); Mady's BPR stretches Yvette uses 2 risers on her step and I used my BOSU and got a great workout. It took a little creativity during the 2nd half where she does more wide legged choreo on the step but I put in fillers when I couldn't follow her. My HR was up during the whole class, it seemed. For the core segment at the end, Yvette uses a med ball and partners rolling it back and forth and adding in core exercises. I used my BOSU by lying over it and touching the med ball behind me on the floor, etc. Easy to modify. I really like using my BOSU which has more "give" and is easier on my knees than the step. Fun step workout! 429 cal burn
26- YT Yoga Detox 30 (Bend Don't Break - Travis - 62 min.) Oh, I really liked this class! My body was so stiff this morning from sitting so much yesterday and this felt heavenly when done. Very flowy with transitions, slower at first then the flow starts--love his flows and they seem to fly by! And all his different transitions included twists that you didn't even realize you were twisting! I could actually do the bind in this class...in front lunge, wrapping arm underneath leg and grabbing ankle while simultaneously with the other hand grabbing same ankle...yes I can do that one! Travis' warm up series are always interesting with certain poses - none of those sun sals that go on forever (unless it's a Sun Salutations class, haha). This practice has a great sequence and is well grounded by hitting every muscle group and detoxing in the process. Certain poses included wild thing pose, horse stance, & frog pose to name a few. I could modify everything for my wrist (one side needing it in wild thing moreso, though) but not a whole lot needed to be modified elsewhere...only the DDog pose while having the tops of your feet touching the mat---which will never happen with my arthritic toes--ouchie!! But other than that, it was superb and still feeling great all day; my body really needed this today!


27- Rest Day Wasn't feeling well and internet issues. I did accomplish taking down most of my Christmas decorations, however, with lots of trips up/down the stairs.
28- Cathe Live #173 Compound HiiT (37 min.); 2 Birds Yoga (30 Min. Vinyasa Flow-Strength and Mobility for your Spine & Side Body); a few back stretches and spinal twists I needed my new 'Holy HiiT' T-shirt for this one!! I don't know why I haven't done this one for so long....it is such a good one for a short, kick-butt HiiT workout! This class is a mix of HiiT training with compound dumbbell training (8's-15's) and on a few, I went heavier than Cathe. It is very metabolic and my HR was up all the way through this one...usually doing the cardio (w/ FW band around ankles for quite a few) jumping on my rebounder. (Gotta take caution getting on the JS with the band on, though!). Where's all the water breaks? I could've used them today, LOL! LOVE this one so much for a shortie but goodie!! Fiona's class was a good strength focused class but a little harder than I was intending to work! I just wanted a nice, relaxing stretch but the floor work didn't start until the end. My wrist was feeling it by the end. I added on some back stretches and spinal twists. Ended with a 434 cal burn. ETA: 30 min. Scraping Mix It’s already melted practically but not before I got it shoveled! :/ I ran some errands too…just wet and messy.
29- KCM Super Sculpt (Workout 3 w/ Step Ups *Special Premix=34 min.); YT Michelle Briehler (Booty Shaping With Band Workout/Day 2 of 10/No Repeat=24 min.); Mady's BPR stretches I used 12's for the weights and 2#'s for the boxing moves in Kelly's workout. Like how the LB is the focus in this one, with the FW band segment and all the weighted step ups. Michelle's class is all floor work and uses a wide band above knees for the whole workout. (I used my pink band but later had to switch to Cathe's orange band). I'm glad I was warmed up for this - not much of a w/u, as she goes right into the glute bridge variations. Hits the hips and glutes good!
30- YT LIVE 45 Min. "Slow Flow Yoga" w/ Travis; Cathe's Mobility (20 min. TS) This was a nice pace to slow everything down class. I did FF thru some of his breathing exercises to add on Cathe's Mobility.
31- LITE Pyramid Pump (Upper Body premix=45 min.); extra UB stretches I used 8's, 10's, 12's, 15's + my 2# wrist weights (which quite often I forgot I was wearing until I hit failure with the 15's)! Also, instead of using my lightest weights, I stuck with my medium & heavy weights for almost all the sets (2 sets with medium/1 set with heavy), so my arms are now f-r-i-e-d!! Kinda negates the pyramid idea, but hey, Cathe says to make the workout work for me, so that's what I did, LOL!


Total workout/meditation/yard work/shovel max minutes 2021: 30,039


On to 2022 and a better year!!!! Thank you, check-in buddies, for sticking with our check-in for another year!!!!
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