November Exercise VIDEO Challenge

[kkat55]

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Self: Bikini Ready Fast! - 30mins (it's a resistance training total body workout, very intense) w/ 4lb weights

This one sounds fun...is it one of your favorites?

[kkat55]

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I just tried Leslie's pilates DVD. My neck hurts from stretching it forward like a turtle. I think this will be a good stretching video to do after something more serious or I will save it for a rest/easy day. My dogs enjoyed it more than me--one of them thought the yoga mat was for her until I kicked her off. The other dog decided to sit on the back of my head when I was laying on my belly. The next time I do this they are going in their crate. I've never tried pilates but it's tough for a pear shaped person. It's very hard to lay flat on your side when you have bumpy hips.

I didn't get as good of a workout as with Mari's, but I still couldn't finish all the moves. So, I thought I'd work on this one off and on until I could master all the moves (hopefully by the end of November) and then move onto Mari's 20 minute workout.

Your doggies are so funny!! They crack me up!!

You are funny too about being pear-shaped. I just lay on the saddlebag and hope that the movement will wear it down!! (Sorta like the skinbrushing or massage.)

[Barbde]

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Happy Monday everybody!!
Here's to a great week!
And I am off to Ramp It UP!

[Barbde]

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Ok, Ramp It Up done. 4/36 workouts!

[Saty111]

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I got up and did Turbo Jam 20 min workout this morning. I'm actually sore from yesterday!! That's a good sign that things are changing.

That's 4/20 for me!!

[lisaj]

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Ok, I am reporting 3/15. I did, The Firm calorie burning, and Taebo Gold.

[Lady_Hawke]

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Hello everyone Happy Monday!

reporting in with my WATP video number - 10 times today for 60/300

You guys are such an inspiration - I'm looking forward to working up to some of the videos yous are doing. Does anyone know of a beginners belly dancing video? I thought I'd check it out now - maybe I can get one and add it to my workout.

[qbu]

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Start It Up and Slim and Limber completed for today.

[Adena]

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I tell ya, I love making personalized comments, but you guys are so active on this board that it's hard to keep up! I think I saw workouts from Saty, Tam, Val, Barb, LisaJ, Kat, and qbu! Way to go gals!! It's near to hear about different people's workouts and get ideas for other videos we all might want to try...

Val, I kept imagining you stretching your head out like a turtle. I even tried it myself.... lol.

Saty, I want to know about the bikini workout, too. You said it's intense... how difficult are the moves? Is it simple to follow, even if it takes a lot outta ya?

Gotta get these kids in bed, and then I'll do WATP walk and jog and some push ups.

[kkat55]

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WATP Power Mile with three-pound weights.

[Saty111]

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Saty, I want to know about the bikini workout, too. You said it's intense... how difficult are the moves? Is it simple to follow, even if it takes a lot outta ya?

Adena,

Here's the amazon page for the self bikini workout:

http://www.amazon.com/Self-Bikini-Ready-Ellen-Barrett/dp/B0007TV63O

At the bottom of the page there's customer reviews and each one goes through a play by play of the workout. If you don't do a ton of weight training/toning exercises this is going to fatigue your muscles and still get your heart rate up. It's intense for the upper body, but not so much for the lower body, although I've been doing lots of squats and lunges lately. The moves are "pilates inspired" meaning there's alot of flow and graceful arm movements. It reminded me a bit of when I took ballet too.

I like to use the self series to keep things interesting!

Hope everyone is having a good day!

[Adena]

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Power Walk with 3 pound weights -- you go Kat!!!

Thanks for the link, Saty. I'll definitely check it out.

Tam, I'm not aware of any beginning belly dancing... but let me know if you find out. That could be fun! A quick little web search would probably reveal something. Usually I think go cross-reference whatever I find at amazon.com to read their reviews.

This morning, I went outside and walk/jogged for a mile, and then came in and did the WATP Easy 1 Mile, plus stability ball push ups. I feel off to a good start this morning! So, 4/16 for me.

[qbu]

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Start It Up and Slim and Limber completed today.

[Lady_Hawke]

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I got so caught up reading posts I forgot to report in when I signed on!

10 completed today....70/300. Boy it feels good to see the numbers go up!
Everyone is doing awesome! Thanks for having this challenge and running it Adena!
I'll check out the Belly Dancing on amazon. Thanks.
I spoke to Dream last night about it and she know's of a tape she'll send me. Dream is my life saver she sent me the WATP tape to Norway. (Thank you again Becky )

[BoxerMom]

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Hi Everyone-
You ladies are doing great and everyone is logging videos regularly and we are only in the first week of November. Keep up the good work.

Yesterday video was the buns section from "I want that body" and today I felt like the energizer bunny so I did the WATP Three Mile Walk using three pound weights along with the one mile power mile using five pond medicine balls for half of the mile and empty handed the rest of the mile because of fatigued arms.