Pilates Cross Trainers December 2021!

[Usia]

Good morning!

Finally got off my butt and did:

GHUTV Low Impact Dance it Off - 32min
YD Abs Blast - 10min


Gotta run to the office this morning. I'll check back later.

Waves to all!

[donnamp]

Thanks for starting us off, Dana!

I always forget about the new month!

Ugh - what a day it has been.

So DD woke up this morning complaining of feeling sick - she said she didn't feel well yesterday either but medicated with OTC Excederin Migraine. But today she had a low grade fever, body aches, chills, a headache and feeling of tightness in her chest. Hmmm..sounds like COVID.

So I spent quite a bit of time hunting up tests - one would think they would be easy to find - not so much. I finally found one which came up negative.

She just had another one, along w/ a flu test at the PCP. So fingers crossed we'll hear that the COVID test is negative. If the flu test is positive, not great, but better than COVID. She has had vaccines for both flu and COVID - so hopefully if she has either one it will be mild. She was planning on getting her booster after finals, so mid-December.

Anyway, she doesn't feel terrible, but she doesn't feel good either.

I'm supposed to get my booster on Sunday and my Dr said as long as I'm not symptomatic I can.

Ugh.

So...that sort of blew my morning.

Also - from my PCP my LDL cholesterol is elevated. So I do really need to make some dietary and exercise changes - I have gotten a bit lazy during the pandemic in terms of exercise and movement and my diet isn't as good as it once was. I don't want to end up taking meds so I want to make some changes. It is just barely high but has been an creeping up. I think some of it may be drinking unfiltered coffee - which I do often particularly working at home (espresso shots)
Oh, and I also need a breast ultrasound...which I have scheduled for Wed. I'm almost positive it is a cyst, but Dr wants an ultrasound.

*sigh*

Before all of the fun this morning I did:

Essentrics - Toning for Beginners - Standing and Barre

I was going to do Annie's PT for Piriformis but that is when my DD came down and told me she was sick.

Hope everyone (including me!) Has a peaceful weekend!

Donna

[Usia]

My goodness Donna, you really have had a rough day! I hope your daughter is OK and that you don't have any side effects from your booster shot on Sunday. I hear you on the elevated LDL. My LDL has also been elevated lately and I too have to make some changes, but on the good note, my HDL is and has always been more than double the desirable level and that's mostly due to my lifelong exercise habit. I'm so lucky that I love to exercise! As for the diet, I've spent a lot of time reading up on new WW plan and now, I actually like what I've read. I will join on Jan 1 for 3 months and see what happens. I'm motivated to give it a real try this time around.

This morning I woke up at 3:30 am and felt fully rested so I've decided to just get out of bed, have coffee and keep Oliver company. He loved it! After I worked out, I got sucked into watching Piyo infomercial and now I think I have to revisit that set. I found Piyo/21 Day Fix calendar that I can follow for couple of weeks since I have both sets.

I hope everyone is doing well! Waves to all!

[txhsmom]

Gosh Donna! You have had a day! Hoping DD's test comes back negative. We have kids at school right now who are testing negative for everything, but they feel pretty crappy.

Carol

[donnamp]

Hi Everyone,

My DD's rapid test for COVID and Flu came back negative, so we are waiting on the PCR test and won't hear by Monday. She says she doesn't feel any worse. I mean, it could be just some plain old ordinary virus - you know, the kind, that pre-pandemic you just dealt with!

So far, DH and i feel fine - so that is good.

Today's workouts were a mix of various things:

Lucy Wyndham Read:

Winter Wonderland Workout - this was a new one she did w/ fun scenery.
15 Min Walking Workout at Home - Advent Challenge 2021 Day 1
7 Min Arm Challenge - Advent Challenge 2021 Day 2

Annie Pilates Physical Therapist

Piriformis workout w/ resistance band - this is my go-to lately!


Yoga w/ Bird

30 Day Challenge Day # 2 -15 Min Every Day Yoga for Beginners


Dana - My HDL is good as well. I like to exercise, but to be honest, the past few years I know I haven't been challenging myself as much as I should. I know it is fine line between doing too much and doing too little, but I really have not been doing as much as I can or probably should. Some of it is just that I deal w/ a lot of chronic back pain and some of it just has been mental and emotional stress over life issues these past few years. But, I do think for my heart health and I need to challenge myself a tad bit more - maybe I should use the recumbent bike more to increase my cardio. My LDL increasing I'm sure is from slacking on my diet...Like i said, it isn't terrible, but it is a trend I want to reverse!

Carol - yes, it was quite a day! I bet there is a lot of stuff going around now that people are gathering more. My DD goes to class and at school everyone is masked, but she works PT in a grocery store and although she wears a mask, most of the customers do not.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Donna

[txhsmom]

Hi ladies,

I finally got a workout in today:

Jessica Smith - Walk Strong - Total Body - 30 minutes;
Sad to say that this routine was actually a little tough for me today. I am sure feeling my age these days.


Silver & Fit - Intermediate Mixed Format with Stacey Lei 12/1/21 - 30 minutes
This was a little tough - it was about 1/2 abs and floor work and the other 1/2 was light weight work for the upper body. Stacey included some exercises that I had never done before - I'm guessing they were pilates inspired, but I don't know for sure.
Stacey's little dog always joins her for her workouts - the dog sleeps completely through them.

Not sure what tomorrow's workout will be. Part of me thinks I need to make myself work harder than the typical Silver & Fit workout I do, and the rest of me wonders what the point of that would be. Any thoughts?

Carol

[buffmama]

Hello pilates lovers. I'm visiting to ask a question. I too am/was looking at Mira's new subscription. I like to do about 20 min a day of pilates. Are most of the workouts longer? Would it be worth it for me to subscribe? TIA.

[Usia]

Originally Posted by buffmama

Hello pilates lovers. I'm visiting to ask a question. I too am/was looking at Mira's new subscription. I like to do about 20 min a day of pilates. Are most of the workouts longer? Would it be worth it for me to subscribe? TIA.

Hi buffmama! Short answer since I'm at work and just taking a break.

Mira's subscription site essentially became "live" yesterday and is still work in progress. However, under "short classes" 20 min or less, she currently has 3 sections:

Pre-pilates with 10 classes
Short beginners with 20 classes
Short intermediate with 6 classes

I haven't had a chance to fully explore her site yet, but what I've seen so far - I like! Good luck with your decision.

[buffmama]

Originally Posted by Usia

Hi buffmama! Short answer since I'm at work and just taking a break.

Mira's subscription site essentially became "live" yesterday and is still work in progress. However, under "short classes" 20 min or less, she currently has 3 sections:

Pre-pilates with 10 classes
Short beginners with 20 classes
Short intermediate with 6 classes

I haven't had a chance to fully explore her site yet, but what I've seen so far - I like! Good luck with your decision.

Thanks for the info Usia! That's what I expected since her classes are longer - but they are good! I will keep enjoying her youtube content. Happy holidays.

[txhsmom]

Today's workouts were

Jessica Smith - YouTube - Walk 'n Talk - Motivation - 18 minutes;
This was Jessica's new YouTube release for today. I cried right along with her when she was talking about missing Peanut.

Senior Shape - Strength with Weights - 33 minutes
This was a nice full body strength workout (with dumbbells, obviously). Lauren used 5 lbs and I started with 5's as well, but quickly realized that I needed to drop to 3's. Contained some new to me exercises that were challenging.

Buffmama, Trifecta Pilates has quite a few workouts that are twenty minutes or less - 52 different workouts that are around 20 minutes; about 79 that are around 15 minutes and so forth.

Donna - So sorry that the booster whipped you! It really was much better for me than the second shot. Funny how different we all are. And yes, I do think that annual CoVid shots are in our future.

Dana - Good to hear that you enjoyed Mira's workout. Good luck with the new WW plan!

Carol