03-18-05, 06:57 PM | |
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a second try
Well, I did FlexPosture again today and I liked it better this time. I had my stuff organized differently so the equipment changes weren't as bothersome, and I substituted some full yoga poses for the abbreviated ones, and didn't use props where I didn't need them. I also used a dowel instead of a 9-lb body bar (which was too heavy for some of the shoulder work).
So, I'm leaning over to the positive side of the fence. I decided I really don't like this workout as shown, but with modifications it's OK. There are a few things about it that still bug me, but they're relatively minor -- like why does she say she's starting with sun salutations and then do something that's doesn't even resemble a modified sun salutation???? If those of you that do yoga and Pilates can overlook things like that, it's a nice workout that offers some of the benefits of each, but it really isn't yoga and really isn't Pilates.
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03-18-05, 07:18 PM | ||
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Randi, just to clarify, are you familiar with the Vinyasa yoga featured in these workouts?
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03-18-05, 08:01 PM | |
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Yes, I've been doing yoga for about 5 years and all kinds, including vinyasa. Just to clarify, the sequence she calls a sun salutation is (by memory, could be slightly off here)
1. Standing with your toes up to a stool, reaching out and up with your arms 2. Taking your arms down to the stool. 3. Taking one leg back to a lunge, going down to the knee. 4. Reach up with one arm and do a side bend from the lunge position. 5. Repeat once on the other side. No down dogs, no cobras or up dogs. Then toward the end there's something she calls a triangle but you keep one butt cheek sitting on the stool. I can see how you might modify a warrior that way, but triangle????
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03-18-05, 08:49 PM | ||
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ETA: I did Fast cheetah tonight partly b/c these new workouts renew my enthusiasm for other Anna workouts, and partly to see what they took from FP version 1's, and what was left behind. I could never totally wrap my head around FP version 1 workouts...there was too much kitchen sink going on for me (and not in a good way) BUT I persevered, tried to give them a shot, and consequently I still have a handful. Anyway, I do think , judging by Metaboost and Steamin', that the new WHFN workouts , in general - exercise sequence, pace, prop needs, up+down factor, etc, are superior for me. It's as if they strained out all the stuff that was either too-choreographed-in-a-nonsensical-way, or just too 'alternative' for lack of a better word, for the average bear. what's left is like the old Firm, yet with new, innovative moves added, but none of the wackiness that was FP v. 1's bent - such as stretches as a PIECE of a cardio sequence, or yoga in the middle of the workout. The only thing that actually annoyed me at all in MEtaboost was doing one side - and then 15 minutes later doing the other side. But that IS the Firm and it is something I expect (the first couple times out it bugs me and then I relaaaaxxxxx about it and I realize that in a few minutes we are going to the other side. LOL.)
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03-18-05, 09:30 PM | ||
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