February 2023
This month I will be revisiting some older workouts...mostly Cathe. I will be inserting Tiff x Dan, Yvette, yoga/mobility into the mix as needed.
30- Yvette (w/u); Michelle Briehler STRONGER TOGETHER Day 5 (Brutal Lower Body METCON Workout =46 min.); Yvette Fit #226 (30 Min., Non Jumping Low Impact Cardio Workout =23 min. sans w/u); Mady (SFLBPR)
31- Julia.Reppel (20 Min. Full Body Mobility Workout-5/2/22); Mady (10 Min. Morning Stretch For Every Day...); Yvette Fit #221 (40 Min. TM Intervals Workout); Five Parks Yoga (Sunny Day Yoga Flow - 60 Min. Yoga Class)
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Cathe Strong & Sweaty (Bootcamp=44 min.); S&S Cardio Slam (TS #1 Premix No Mat Cardio =33 min.); Mady's (BPR) Love BC!! But what made it even more enjoyable for me was that I used my BOSU in place of the step cardio...so much fun!! Last time I did this one was in 12/21 (when I said I would do this one again
soon, uh huh). I utilized the BOSU again for the Cardio Slam step cardio (plus skipping the mat segment....now I actually really like CS)!! Last time I did CS was in 2017 b/c of a dread factor and with that mat segment...insert the BOSU and brand new FUN workouts x 2!!
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Cathe Kick Punch & Crunch (all but core segment =53 min.); Two Birds Yoga (20 Min. Gentle Vinyasa Flow Yoga-Wake Up & Refresh) Last time I did this workout was in 2016!!! This is my FAVORITE k/b w/o of Cathe's, so why did I wait so long??? I wore my 1# weighted gloves...the music & beat of this classic really makes this one so great, as well as the awesome form of Cathe & crew.
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Julia Reppel (15 Min. Full Body Mobility Flow...3/29/22); Day 12 #OER - 20 Min. Low Intensity & Low Impact Mobility Workout...1/13/23) Both of these are great for full body focus.
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Cathe Live #214 Total Body Giant Sets 2 =60 min.); Mady (BPR; SFLBPR) Last time for this one was in '20! Really love it alternating upper body x2 blocks of giant sets with lower body x2 blocks of giant sets. Total body worked very well and really flies by. The music rocks in this one too! Core work x2 at the end...I was griping when Cathe mentions we will repeat all!!! One of my favorite Lives - TBGS#3 is good also. Great blast from the past this week!
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Yvette Fit #105 (60 Min. High Calorie Burn, Nonstop Step Boxing Workout); Cathe To The Max (No Compound Leg work/No Core Premix =26 min.); Step Boss (Extended Lying Stretch); 25 Min. Yard Work I had lots of energy today to burn off! Love Yvette's sweat fest - so much fun and I used my step with 1 riser and 2# wrist weights. I used my BOSU in certain places where she jumps up onto step. Same with TTM...used wrist weights, 1 riser and my BOSU when jumping up onto step and for some of the other moves. I forgot how fun TTM is!! Last time I did this one was in 2018!!! It has such fun HiiT work with a great soundtrack (it's been so long since I've done Cathe HiiT work, even the power 7's seemed fun!) Feeling great after all that...maybe those Skinny Syrups provide lots of extra energy??? Ha, they are good!!
Sooo incredibly nice out today...not too much yard work to do...this winter is unbelievable!!! 40's/close to 50 in Feb.???
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Cathe Live #363 (Boss Bands & Loops Metabolic =57 min.); Mady (BPR) This one was great for not wanting anything too taxing but still moving...not much in the way of metabolic, IMHO, though. I was actually a bit sore in the upper body on the 7th which surprised me, though. Used Cathe's long green band/my pink loop.
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Rest Day 30 Min. Yard Work Early morning hair appt.
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Cathe Step Boss PHA 3 (main workout =54 min.); T&D Shred II (Day 21 30 Min. BUILD & BURN Full Body Drop Set DB Home Workout =36 min.); Mady (BPR) Last time for PHA3 was 9/21. I'm surprised Cathe doesn't go heavier in this workout....esp. for LB. I was using 20's/25# more often then last time. I did the rear slide lunges without the topper again...from past experience, my hip flexors do not like that move using the topper. I love the squat crossover lunges (using topper)...love that move and easy to use heavier weights. For Sumo Squat D/L, I did all sumo squats, pulsing during the D/L's, again, easy to go heavy. Pleased that this one seemed easier for me this time around and could add on another weight workout. Love Dan's Drop Set format...LB segment, abs/core, then UB segment to give arms/legs a rest in the middle. Used 15's-30# and had a great "finisher". I just really miss Dan's weight workouts when I go awhile without doing them! Stretched it out with Mady, as my lower back was really needing it by then!
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LITE Cardio Party (all=39 min.); Five Parks Yoga Quick & Deep Stretch Relaxation Yoga Class =17 min.); Mady's (15 Min, Yoga Stretch for Stress & Anxiety Relief) I had a blast revisiting CP! Can't remember now when was the last time I did this one...I'm upstairs and too lazy to go downstairs to find out! It is a fun one when wanting to move a bit. Had a dentist appt...the hygenist was really complimenting me on my wonderful job of flossing and how great my teeth looked...THEN the dentist came in and found a broken tooth!!! (had no idea)....so now a $$$$ crown to come as early as next week...ugh!
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Julia Reppel (25 Min. Hip & Ankle Mobility workout/Circuit Training/Follow Along/No Equipment); Mady's (BPR) This Julia workout is SO sweaty...really a great lower body focused mobility workout. Watching babies in morning; visiting mom in afternoon...busy day.
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Yvette Fit #145 (50 Min. Low to Moderate Impact Cardio Boxing); Yvette Fit #142 (30 Min. All Barbell & DB Workout Upper/Lower body, sans w/u =25 min.); Mady's (Full Body Stretch =28 min.) I've done both of these classes before...great fun with the cardio/weight circuits but there's quite a few high impact exercises in this even though low/moderate is in the title along with the boxing combos and weight circuits. I used 10's, 8's, 5's and 1# weighted gloves. Added on her weight workout which is really good for total body in 30 min. but for the last couple core exercises, I did one arm rows to get a little more back work in there since I sub the D/L's with sumos, etc. I love the music in this class (I recognized it is the same music as my favorite w/u of hers from doing it so much!). Used 10's-25# and was glad I didn't use my 2# wrist weights - just kept on the 1# gloves, and my muscles were really fatigued by the end. Great fat burning workout today! 54/103 min. in FB zone; 558 cal burn. Felt so great to do a little extra workout today!! (after 2 cups of Skinny Syrup'd coffees)
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Rest Day 45 Min. Yard Work
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3.77 Mile Walk; Mady's (SFLBPR) In afternoon at mom's, I supposedly hurt my back trying to lift her wheelchair. (Thought I was using my legs but evidently I wasn't! I didn't realize I was injured until trying to get out of bed on 14th. Ow. Taking a restful week).
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Mady's (BPR) x 2
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Mady's (SFLBPR); (BPR) Dentist appt..a crown was applied...my back issues seemed worse than tooth pain, except where my wallet was concerned, LOL. Side note: really like my new dentist...he got me in/out in an hour as opposed to original 1.5 hour span.
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Mady's (SFLBPR); YT Essentrics (30 Min. Full Body Pain Relief Workout); Cathe P30 (Mobility); Mady's (BPR) Thought I'd give Sahra another shot--I think she's easier to follow than Miranda but do think if she wore a lighter color of pants, I could follow along better in this class./Missed Cathe's Mobility which felt great. Mady is always a staple now for back pain relief. My back is better but still have to be very careful what I do....by taking it easy, I had the time to get our taxes together...at least something positive has occurred this week! :0)
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Olivia Lawson (2 Mile Cardio Walk @ Home Workout/All Standing/No Repeat =30 min.); YT Essentrics (30 Min. Full Body Pain Relief Workout --Lower Body Only =15 min.); Mady's (BPR); (SFLBPR) Felt so great to do some cardio movement today!! Sometimes I slowed down the pace of Olivia's moves but her workouts are always so great to take things up a notch or today, down a notch. So I tried Sahra's class again and this time I was in my basement so I could use my big screen (as opposed to my laptop), adjusted the brightness, and wore my headphones. Those improvements allowed me to follow her much better LOL. There were a few moves that I was to be turning out my hips more that I missed yesterday. Added on my Mady staples and my back is feeling pretty good today (always stiff in the morning). I opted out of helping with the babies today...not sure I wanted to chance getting up from the floor while holding a baby!
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Firm Super Body Sculpt (UB/LB=34 min.); Winsor Buns & Thighs; Mady (BPR); 20 Min. Yard Work Keeping up with the month's theme of older workouts, I dusted off these goodies! SBS is great for taking things really easy when wanting to get in some weight work..I kept them light - nothing higher than 12#. Felt so nice to do B&T again--such a classic!
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Rest Day
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Yvette (w/u); Olivia Lawson (30 Min. Standing Arm Workout with DB's/Bi's, Tri's, Shoulders Workout); 12 Min. Weight Workout (on my own of chest, triceps, and a few back exercises to Olivia's :40/:20 format); 1.5 miles on TM; Mady (BPR); (SFLBPR) Great total body workout today! Taking things a little easier yet for my back and Olivia's w/o was really good to get in some arm strength. Added on some extra tricep, chest, and back work to make it total upper body focused. Felt good to walk a little today; the weather was great but knew if I would've went outside: 1) I would've pushed it too hard and compromise my back issue more so, 2) wouldn't have gotten in the weight work, 3) or probably much of a stretch. Over an hour in the FB zone. All's good.
/ Weather has been spectacular last weekend/MONTH for Feb.!!
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Winsor Buns & Thighs Helped with babies...last Sunday too (diff churches). It was a lot calmer in there today with fewer babies/more helpers. At one point on Sunday, I was trying to get a baby to sleep in one arm and trying to push another in the stroller with the other arm! Ya, waay short of helpers! That body posture alone did my lower back no favors!!
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Cathe Live #217 Cardio Glutes & Core Express (38 min.); Yoga30For30 (Even Flow); Mady (BPR) I would say my back in a little better today but still feel it. I love Cathe's workout to get in/out for FUN quick cardio that is lower body and ab focused. I did the high impact on the JS (not doing the lateral-type moves as shown, but did high impact moves to keep up my HR). That is really a fun workout and using the stability ball for some of the cardio moves works core as well. Even Flow is always such a great flow and love the mat stretches in that one. Ended with Mady and her lovely mobility work...Julia's mobility workouts are effective but tend to be more torquey which I'm trying to stay away from right now. Feeling great! Rescheduled mom's Dr. appt so I don't need to take her in the pouring down rain today!
Yes!!
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Cathe LITE Strong Body Stacked Sets--Upper (Mish Mosh Scrambled #2 Abs Mixed In =45 min.); TM 1.6 Miles; Mady (SFLBPR) I enjoyed LITE Upper (although the first segment or two went lickety split (I don't remember that!) but she did slow down as the workout progressed). I wore my 2# wrist weights for all. Great upper body workout.
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Rest Day Watching babies in a.m.; visiting mom in p.m.
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Cathe LITE Metabolic Blast (Basic Premix 5: Main w/o + Calorie Crush + Extended Stretch #2 = 57 min.); Mady (BPR); 15 Min. Yard Work Felt great to workout today!! I am being reminded what a great set LITE is and am going to continue on the next few days. Love MB and all her Calorie Crushes for some extra cardio or a finisher! Wore my 2# wrist weights so it's easy to go heavier than Cathe for all exercises. That first floor segment working rear delts is a real killer!! Glad I used 3's too but really was 5's with my wrist weights. I like how all parts of the shoulders are worked so well. I was also reminded how sucky the music is in places too, though....
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Yvette Fit #229 (60 Min. BOSU & Light Weights); Mady (15 Min. Leg stretch...) I felt pretty good today so I brought out the BOSU to find out how my endurance level plummeted, haha. I did pretty good! Of course, such a fun workout with practically all the moves using the BOSU helped as well as the driving beat of the music with LOTS of moves done on the beat. Loved that! The intensity in the 2nd half using the weights provided a sneaky HR spike. I did change up a few of the shoulder weight work with biceps and triceps work and there were a few twisty moves I modified but not many. Favorited! Had a blast today - Yvette is the BOSU Queen!!!
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LITE Pyramid Pump (Lower Body only); Winsor Buns & Thighs, Yvette #210 (30 Min. TM/BOSU/KB Circuits); Mady (BPR; SFLBR) Long workout today but I wanted to move as much as I could since I'll be sitting so much this afternoon and had to get my mind off my mom...she had a mini-stroke yesterday and is in hospital.
I may be MIA for awhile. Keep on, everyone, and good luck in March!
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30 Min. Yard Work; Mady (BPR; Full Body Stretch); 2 mile walk later