Just The Workouts ~JUNE 2021~*Everyone Welcomed!*

[AnMrsDe]

June 2021


This month I still have a few more Jari's I'd like to revisit and a couple new ones to try and will keep up the high rep/low weight theme. Also, I will not mention "Meditation" everyday as it will be assumed UNLESS it doesn't get done. Tired of typing the word, LOL. (Up to 258 days as of 5/31, which is unbelievable for me!)


31 - Yvette Fit #91 30 Min. Chest/Shoulder/Triceps & Abs Circuits; Cathe's ICE MM (Bi's) & Stretch
1 - 1.51 mile walk; Cathe ICE MM (Back); 3 sets of 15 reps of rear delt work and 3 sets of 15 reps of 39# pull downs; stretch; 1.5 hours Mow Max/Yard Work I used 12's, 15's, 20 + my 2# (ea.) wrist weights. This is all I could make myself do after an early morning hair appt. but it finished out my UB muscle groups from yesterday.
2 - Yvette Fit #105 60 Min, High Calorie Burn, Nonstop Step Boxing Workout; YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief Stretches/10 Min. Yoga For Relaxation & Recovery) A very FUN Yvette class! You will need lots of energy for this one. Even though this one has zero burpees, it does not interfere with the high intensity whatsoever! Fun k/b moves using the 2 riser step, although I used my BOSU instead and got an excellent workout. There was only one spot where I had to do the wide step choreo on the floor, but overall it worked great. (It was almost more challenging to me trying to keep my balance etc). Using wrist weights made this a fabulous upper body workout as well. Mady's stretch was another super one esp. for my back. She has a way to really make me feel relaxed when done! 488 cal burn
3 - Winsor Buns & Thighs; Cathe Perfect 30 (Mobility)
4 - Jari Love GER Lean Machine (Both w/o's=60 min.) Acquired this one again(?) or either for the first time - I don't remember! (I think I would've remembered that terrible w/u in which she goes in warp speed and with little or no cueing!!) The LM workout wasn't the best either (cueing or weight work) and I didn't really feel like I got a very good workout. The Body Rock Weights & Abs that is also on this disc was great (and now I know not to acquire the Body Rock workout since it's on this disc). I mostly matched Jari's weights but went heavier on a few (legs/chest/back/biceps) and with my 2# wrist weights - it was challenging with all the reps! That shoulder track was brutal with all the straight arm raise combinations but probably next time for the last segment (which is a repeat), I will change it up to work triceps since they are not directly worked in this. All the other muscle groups are covered as well as abs. I felt nicely worked out after that. 313 cal burn (which surprised me from a weight workout; 34 min. in the FB zone).
5 - Elliptical (20 Min. HiiT Audio Workout); Yvette Fit #100 30 Min. Triceps, Glider & Core Work; Five Parks Yoga (Longer Holds/Wrist Free Yoga=39 min.) Thought I would get in some extra tricep work in this week and love that she includes short weight workouts on her site. Three rounds of tricep weight work alternated with either glider or core work. I usually did 16 reps to Y's 12 reps with lighter weights. I wish she'd give us more time getting into position b/t the exercises, esp. since we're getting off the floor onto the bench a lot but is a good tricep & core fryer. Erin's class was pretty much wrist free - there were exercises on all fours toward the beginning but not many. Great one for balance too. This felt really awesome to stretch today. 476 cal burn
6 - Rest day Five Parks Yoga (Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude Class - 52 min.) I would have loved this class had I not had to modify a lot of the "4 limb poses" for my hand. Includes lots of good balance work.


7 - Cathe Live #278 PHA 2020 Live (44 min.); Yvette Fit #69 30 Minute Moderate Impact Kickboxing; Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief Stretches...) I was missing my Cathe Live girl! Love this PHA class and this one seemed easier today. It may have been due to using lighter weights than normal, though. Yvette's class was a perfect add-on - truly a low impact class and great when wanting a steady state cardio add-on or just a little more easier cardio. She does some bicep work at the 29 min. mark but I did pull-downs instead---I got PLENTY bicep work in Cathe's w/o! My arms were really feeling worked after both classes with my wrist weights. Mady's stretch felt so good to stretch it out! Bex, glad you tried this one...during the "Thread the Needle & Side Leg stretch" (in which leg is straight out to the side in kneeling position while doing thread the needle with the arm), I love to put a static stretch there to really stretch my torso and shoulder! I love that leg/arm combo and don't see that often in other stretches. <3 (Cathe does thread the needle in this position too, in Mobility, but not the leg out to the side...I'll have to start doing it this way now). 392 cal burn
8 - Heather Robertson Low Impact No Repeats HiiT workout (No Equipment); 1.5 hours Yard Work/Mow Max Heather's class was a good sweaty one but I was switching up the bodyweight exercises (esp. the one handed ones) a lot to accommodate my hand. I wasn't really feeling like a workout, so this was perfect.
9 - Jari Love GERipped & Chiseled (Upper Body only)=28 min.; Yvette Fit #118 70 Min. Legs/BOSU/Boxing Workout (minus 25 min./FW band segment 2x = 55 min. total); Stretch This is one of Jari's workouts that I really like but not sure I've ever done the UB premix. It was very much an arm burner {i.e. shoulder burner} with 5's & 8's (& I even used my LIGHTER wrist weights today, LOL), but I still felt like I needed more but wasn't willing to do her LB repetition dreaded workout, haha, so I thought I'd try 1/2 of Y's workout. I LOVED this workout!! A great metabolic leg workout using the BOSU but includes very little bodyweight exercises which my hand really appreciated! I used a 25# KB - she only does a few heavy leg exercises and I really loved that she includes a lot of unweighted variety for the legs. I used my wrist weights (lighter ones, thankfully), and really got a total body workout, esp. with Jari's burn-out session. At the 59 min. mark, she starts the FW band work and too late I realized I grabbed my medium latex band, so I did this segment 2 x; the 2nd time with my heavy fabric band above my knees. Killer that time! Favorited - a very fun one! 481 cal burn Side note: my hands are feeling better b/c I gave them a break from floor work! Wow, didn't realize how often I do bodyweight work...my hands felt so much better after these classes than HR's w/o yesterday....or it could just be the heat of these 85*+ days are kicking in with the pain reduction. See ladies, THAT'S why I the heat! ;0) ETA: Jane, too funny we did the same Yvette today! It was such a GOOD one!
10 - 2.52 mile walk outside; Winsor Buns & Thighs; Cathe Perfect 30 (Mobility)
11- Rest After my walk yesterday, I was hobbling around the house like my 90+ yr. old parents. I will be taking a few rest days as my body is screaming at me to do so....
12- YT 30 Min. Yin Yoga Relax & Restore w/ Travis; Michelle's Yin Yoga I loved this class w/ Travis! So relaxing and a yin class of his that my hips/knees actually appreciated! (No funky knee variations)
13- Rest


After taking a few days off and trying to give my body some down time, I am now trying to pick some workouts to change things up a bit. Instead of cal burns & step counts, I am focusing more on how my body feels after each workout.
14- Elliptical (20 min. Audio HiiT Workout); Jari RTTC Elliptical workout was great as usual for some quick HiiT work. I can see why I waited so long to do this Jari again and not a good one when I wanted to take away the focus of cal burns! There is waaay too much carb & cal burn talk during this! It's easier since she & the narrator talk more than she works out(!) and could've been done so much sooner! (One good thing is that it doesn't seem so repetitive as some of her other workouts since she doesn't do as many of the same rep counts). The shoulder/step segment is the highlight of this workout but not a Jari I will be pulling out again for another few years....
15- Heather Robertson HiiT Barre Workout//Fusion Workout (28 min.); 15 Min Full Body Stretch/Daily Routine for Flexibility, Mobility, & Relaxation/Day 7 (Mady Morrison) This Heather was a good choice of doing something different (not a HiiT workout by any means and not a calorie burner by any means, but I was in the FB zone for 4/5 of my workout today, so that's something. I think I was sweating more from seeing HR in that hot sweater than from the exercises themselves! What was she thinking? However, this was filmed in the winter so maybe that's why!). The first circuit is all standing fusion barre work using a chair. The second circuit is all bodyweight core work, so it didn't feel so awfully "barre-ish" to me. Mady's stretch is just a classic mobility stretch & since it's so short, it's a good one to add on. I am feeling good afterward also...hip still noticeable and I had to modify some of the BW exercises for my hands but overall, the best I felt for a few days before the rest.
16- YT Olivia Lawson (40 min. No Jumping Full Body Conditioning Workout w/ DB's//Burn Fat & Tone At Home); YT Mady Morrison (10 min. Back Pain Relief Stretch...); Mow Max/Yard Work - 2 hours I loved Olivia's workout! UB & LB combination moves with 2 circuits with the :50/:10 format. The last circuit was well appreciated since we laid on the floor for the whole thing and did chest/tricep/core work! Not too tough but tough enough to get some awesome weight work in without all of Jari's thousands of reps, LOL.
17- YT Olivia Lawson (30 Min. Power Walk & Cardio Kickboxing @ Home/Fast Walking Workout/Optional Mini Weights); Winsor Buns & Thighs, Cathe Perfect 30 (Mobility) I really liked Olivia's workout which is all standing and uses 2-3# weights for every move. Today I used my weighted gloves for a change. Legs and arms (and core indirectly) are worked well. It was a goodie before PT and mobility work. Olivia is becoming a fast favorite!
18- Yvette Fit #113 (30 Min. All Out BOSU Aerobics); Heather Robertson (10 min. Standing Abs); YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief Stretches....); Michelle's Yin Yoga I had done this Yvette before (love it!) so I knew it was very watered down for her...perfect for me right now. So fun with the BOSU and very little high impact (I made it all lower) and felt great to workout with her! Mady's stretch felt so awesome after both of these all-standing workouts. She is becoming a fast favorite, too, for stretching!
19- Jari Love Get Ripped & Chiseled; YT Mady Morrison (Stretching for Neck & Upper Back Pain Relief...); Mady Morrison (15 Min. Full Body Stretch...) My favorite older Jari! Just love this one...not much talk and LOTS of reps! I used 5's, 8's, 10's & 12 (pullovers) and I had my weighted wrist weights on to add 2# to each arm. Tough stuff! That chest segment--whoa! Mady's neck stretch is another goodie - esp. after lot of upper body reps. But I needed my whole body stretched too, so her full body stretch happened. I think I prefer her 10 min. Back Pain Relief stretch I did yesterday...it just is so good for the hips.
20- Rest day


21- KCM 30 MTF Amped Up Cardio (Workouts 1 & 2; no drills Premix=43 min.); KCM 30 MTF Home Gym Intervals (Workout 1, no c/d= 25 min.); YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief...) It was a Kelly day today! LOVE AUC, don't know why I waited so long to do this one---such a good time! I love Kelly's energy in this one - she doesn't show that kind of energy in most of her other workouts. And another dust bunny in HGI...this time it seemed WAAAAYYYY more fun b/c I used my elliptical for the cardio intervals and instead of doing her weights as shown, I did core exercises. That is so much better for me...it just seemed like her weight exercise choices were so hurried and slinging around the weights (or throwing the weights in the air!!...still can't believe THAT move)! So doing core work (mostly standing; few on the floor) worked great and needed to get some core work in anyway. The elliptical seemed to really fly by doing short interval times like that knowing I could get off the thing soon! (It equaled 1.20 miles and I had a really high total calorie burn--532, had to note it, haha!). Doing these two workouts have me thinking I want to incorporate more Kelly next month.//Side note: my body has been feeling better lately, so whatever I'm doing, I need to continue….(sans ice cream)!
22- Jari Love GER (Complete workout, sans Track 2 in Workout 2 = 65 min.); YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief stretch) I really like this Jari too (despite her sometimes silly comments) but it does seem super long, so I skipped the 2nd track in Workout 2 since it was more step to step w/ bi work which I got plenty of in Workout 1. I used 5's mostly (+ my weighted wrist wts) but did use 8's for some back/leg work. I also used 10's for a finisher during the p/u/core track and did chest flyes, chest presses, pullovers, and laying triceps instead for the duration of the tracks. My arms are fried! I think there are other workouts that fry my triceps more (doing as is) - she really doesn't do a whole lot of reps for the triceps in this. I think she could've included more premixes also - it's just the complete workout, workout 1 or workout 2. She could've been a lot more creative there (as well as all her other workouts). But overall, if you want to do a LONGGG workout and really fry the muscles with (too) many reps, then you will love this one! Total workout time on this dvd is 79 min....that would have really been overkill for me! ETA: 2 hours yard work (no Mow Max --too dry but lots of pruning and watering).
23- YT Olivia Lawson (30 Min. Fat Blasting All Standing Cardio Kickboxing Workout @ Home//No Equipment); Heather Robertson (Yoga HiiT Fusion Workout//No Equipment, No Jumping = 37 min.); Mady's stretch; 30 min. of yard work @parents Olivia’s w/o is fabulous! Format is :40/:10 and some k/b moves (kicks included) and all done standing...some are repeated but didn't seem repetitive to me at all. Some are high impact, some low, & some really work the core, but I still could do it barefoot with my HR getting up often and I was super sweaty when done. I used 2# to work UB a little although surely didn't need to after Jari's rep-a-thon yesterday! {upper body is so sore!} Heather's workout was a goodie too! Format is :45/:15 intervals (no HiiT) and 2 rounds of the same exercises but there's quite a few different ones, so it didn't seem repetitive to me at all. Yoga type moves with core floor work (a few plank-type exercises but I used my BOSU and kneeling pad which worked great). It was so nice to do yoga type moves... I miss my yoga so much & I'm sure that's one of the reasons my body is having issues right now but these were great workout choices today!!
24- Cathe Pefect 30 (Mobility); Winsor Buns & Thighs; Michelle's Yin Yoga Painful hip...I don't think this dampness/rain is helping anything either. My hip gets to feeling good then 2 days it's painful, then a good day, etc... :/
25- Jari Love GR1000 #3 (Complete Workout = 65 min.); YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief...) I really liked this newer workout of Jari's! There is a "just cardio" or "just weight" premix besides the "complete workout" option. The set is bright/airy but cramped---I thought they would hit their feet on the fireplace! It has the same format as her other Ripped 1000 workouts with cardio moves alternated with weight work. I used 3's, 5's, & 8's + my 2# weighted wrist weights. There are 4 sets of (same) cardio moves then 4 sets of (same) weight work for each track. It did, at times, seem repetitive but when I did cardio moves on my rebounder a lot, it didn't. (My hip is bothering me again to use the step). Little nit picks: too many bells! Every time one of the 4 sets is finished there's a bell! Then, why does Jari keep asking the backgrounder how many more sets to go?? I am so used to hearing bells in my YT workouts that I think "Oh, I'm done" or "Oh, onto another exercise". Nope not in this. And what is up with the little kick out after each knee raise? That was weird. With ALL that said, I did like it well enough to keep it. It's a good one to get in a lot of rebounding in place of the cardio or even hop on the elliptical for all the cardio (and work thru the recovery times) if it gets too repetitive. I really liked the ab track - Jill instructs and it's actually challenging! Usually Jari's ab tracks are pretty easy. I liked this set, fewer backgrounders, exercises, music (pretty good for a Jari) and all around "vibe" better than her other Ripped 1000's. Keeper! (For my purposes when printing out my logs, I want to make a note here of my cal burn: 407).//I have her GER 1000 Hardcore on my rotation for next week, but now that I did this one, I might not want to!
26- YT Olivia Lawson (30 min. Intense & Sweaty Indoor Walking Workout/Step & Burn @ Home); Five Parks Yoga (Core Awareness Yoga Class = 34 min.) I LOVED Olivia's workout! I was barefoot (she wears shoes) and is all standing (no equipment) with lots of arm movements. I did wear my light wrist weights and was super sweaty when done. These standing walking workouts are saving me with all my ailments this month!! Erin's class is filmed in Costa Rica (w/ lots of great foliage/insect sounds ) and another great one for wrist issues with very few body weight moves and fantastic core work with all the twists. Loved it!
27- Rest Day Five Parks Yoga (Recovery & Strength for Swimmers = 33 min.); YT Mady Morrison (Back Pain Relief Stretches); 1.5 hrs pulling weeds at DS’ condo A fantastic reminder of Erin's great stretch and Mady's is my absolute favorite short stretch to make me feel great!! (I wish her other workouts were in English instead of German....would love to try them out).


28- 1.5 hours Mow Max/Yard Work Trying to beat the rain (I did!), and going to run errands now then clean the house later, so it's highly doubtful I will get a "workout" in.
29- YT Mady Morrison (15 Min. Booty Burn/Best Home Workout for your Butt/No Squats/Day 5); Mady (Yoga Morning Routine… - in German=10min.); Mady (Yoga Flow… - in German=17 min.); Mady (Back Pain Relief Stretches=10 min.); Michelle's Yin Yoga (while playing Mady's Back Pain Relief Music <3) I had an early morning hair appt. then I didn't want to do anything sweaty....so it was a Mady stretch-a-thon! Her Booty Burn workout was a really good stretch for the legs/butt. It made my wonky hip feel better for sure. Those classes in German were very easy to follow along but I had to keep looking at the screen a lot...it helped that I did them from my laptop and didn't stream to TV. Feeling so stretched out right now! Love that Back Pain Relief music...almost put me to sleep...then loud thunder sounded from a pop-up shower. So much for that! :0)
30- KCM Home Gym Intervals (Elliptical/core work instead of weight work 1.20 miles); Heather's 10 Min. Standing Abs; Jari Love GER 1000 Hardcore (Weights only premix=35 min.); Extra stretching During Kelly's workout, I replaced the weight work with Heather's standing ab exercises....worked great! Heather on my laptop and Kelly on my TV screen, I just put Heather on pause when it was time to get back on Elliptical. Love this dvd now and I'm so glad I didn't trade it away (was thinking about it!). I really like Jari's workout just doing the weights - it really took the dread factor away not having to do the cardio. Maybe I'll get some use out of this dvd now! In place of the p/u track and Jari's ab track, I laid on my bench and did chest presses/flyes/pull-overs with 8's for sets of 30, 12, & 8 with no pulsing, just regular paced chest work. It was timed perfectly to be done after Jari's ab work; I skipped Laurie's ab work and started stretching. Felt great to get some cardio and weights (and abs!) in today!//Side Note: doing Jari these last 3 months sporadically, I've been noticing my slimming arms (which in turn has shown some definition), so it is nice to acknowledge her workouts are very effective not even doing them consistently! Also I've noticed using my blower during yard work seems lighter to hold this past week and good to know I didn't lose any strength with my lighter weights rotation. :0)(Still doing well with the no ice cream journey, miraculously even lost a couple pounds! I did buy some Icee treats at Aldi's yesterday which have very few calories. These are a nice replacement in the meantime). Still including meditation everyday...some days longer than others, but still being consistent.