Post here if you don't want to do exercise DVDs - Page 5

JackieB · 06-13-12, 10:59 PM

I am using way less dvds than I have in years past. Kind of like Lucky Star--I'm big into CS/Essentrics and have a handful of other instructors I like. My neighbor and I walk 2-3 miles/day. I don't have the patience for long workouts, either.

The trick is, should I get rid of more???

Jackie

KarenP · 06-14-12, 05:01 AM

I go to a gym; no DVDs for me. Oltifan, I urge you to give it a try.

oltlfan · 05-25-13, 09:51 AM

I'm going through this phase again. I just feel like I'm spinning my wheels when I do exercise DVDs. I'd rather walk.

Maybe this will change when I'm able to afford Les Mills Combat.

Sophie · 05-25-13, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by oltlfan

I'm going through this phase again. I just feel like I'm spinning my wheels when I do exercise DVDs. I'd rather walk.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that! Especially if it's spring/summer where you are. Being in nature especially - nothing beats that.

Really, year round, the main reason I do DVD's is for things I would never, ever have the motivation to do on my own, but have been beneficial to me. That's why the only DVD I've done in the past few months has been Tonique, because I would otherwise be quitting by the 15th rep

Nothing wrong with taking a DVD break. Enjoy the outdoors!

chrisqan · 05-25-13, 10:43 AM

I feel this too- for me it's the nice weather. So I open the window while I do my DVDs. I hear the birds, feel the breeze, see all the green... makes me happy

edensmom · 05-25-13, 10:50 AM

Funny, when this thread first came around I was all about dvds. Shortly after I got into paper workouts and now don't do dvds much.

For me though it is really because paper workouts fit in my life better. I can do a paper workout or hop on the elliptical while my youngest daughter watches Sesame St or Daniel Tiger's neighborhood (my typical workout slot.) If I can fit in a dvd I will do it but more often than not as soon as I put one in all the kids start fighting.

I enjoy my paper workouts a lot anyway. I can go at my own pace, set my own breaks, manipulate rep counts, sets, etc. to make the workout perfect for me.

Mopsy · 05-25-13, 10:54 AM

Anybody else see the irony about a 5-page thread (so far) on a video website about NOT doing videos? I think that's a testament as to how good this site is, no matter how we exercise

(And I go through phases, too)

Sophie · 05-25-13, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopsy

Anybody else see the irony about a 5-page thread (so far) on a video website about NOT doing videos? I think that's a testament as to how good this site is, no matter how we exercise

(And I go through phases, too)

Yes and no - because we also cover books, audio, and exercise in general. But I agree, it's a testament to this community!

Lucky Star · 05-25-13, 01:04 PM

Ha, I read my old post and still feel the same. I'm about to do an Erin O'Brien workout right now; still loving my "personal trainers", still mostly ignoring my "slick" workouts.

mle777 · 05-25-13, 01:09 PM

For those that are doing paper work outs, which do you recommend?

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06-13-12, 10:59 PM
JackieB VF Supporter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota	I am using way less dvds than I have in years past. Kind of like Lucky Star--I'm big into CS/Essentrics and have a handful of other instructors I like. My neighbor and I walk 2-3 miles/day. I don't have the patience for long workouts, either. The trick is, should I get rid of more??? Jackie

06-14-12, 05:01 AM
KarenP VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milky Way Galaxy	I go to a gym; no DVDs for me. Oltifan, I urge you to give it a try. __________________ Cheers, Karen QUIT SLOUCHING!!!

05-25-13, 09:51 AM
oltlfan Join Date: Apr 2002	I'm going through this phase again. I just feel like I'm spinning my wheels when I do exercise DVDs. I'd rather walk. Maybe this will change when I'm able to afford Les Mills Combat.

05-25-13, 10:43 AM
chrisqan Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UWS, NY	I feel this too- for me it's the nice weather. So I open the window while I do my DVDs. I hear the birds, feel the breeze, see all the green... makes me happy

05-25-13, 10:50 AM
edensmom Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pacific NW	Funny, when this thread first came around I was all about dvds. Shortly after I got into paper workouts and now don't do dvds much. For me though it is really because paper workouts fit in my life better. I can do a paper workout or hop on the elliptical while my youngest daughter watches Sesame St or Daniel Tiger's neighborhood (my typical workout slot.) If I can fit in a dvd I will do it but more often than not as soon as I put one in all the kids start fighting. I enjoy my paper workouts a lot anyway. I can go at my own pace, set my own breaks, manipulate rep counts, sets, etc. to make the workout perfect for me.

05-25-13, 10:54 AM
Mopsy VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: central New York	Anybody else see the irony about a 5-page thread (so far) on a video website about NOT doing videos? I think that's a testament as to how good this site is, no matter how we exercise (And I go through phases, too) __________________ Louise

05-25-13, 01:04 PM
Lucky Star VF Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: A helluva town	Ha, I read my old post and still feel the same. I'm about to do an Erin O'Brien workout right now; still loving my "personal trainers", still mostly ignoring my "slick" workouts. __________________ ~ Gina ~ "Remain cheerful, for nothing destructive can pierce through the solid wall of cheerfulness." ~Sri Chinmoy "We are so fortunate that we get to exercise!" ~Erin O'Brien

05-25-13, 01:09 PM
mle777 Join Date: Dec 2004	For those that are doing paper work outs, which do you recommend? __________________ Emily 3x Tough Mudder