Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 75 minute ‘endurance’ spin followed by a good stretch and the 16 minute core bonus from Jessica’s new split session DVD. I like the core bonus. There was nothing earth shattering in it, and it was not particularly challenging, but it was good for a day like today. She does one round of exercises and then repeats that round, so there is also the option (and she mentions it) of just doing half of it if shorter in time.
Thelma, I am sorry you aren’t feeling well. Hopefully today is better. Listen to that body and keep your workouts light until you are feeling better. Sadly, I have to admit that Cathe has spoiled me for a lot of workout programs because of her professional production. There is no question that I see Open Fit through that lens, and outside of Andrea who is very professional, it just seems a little lacking. But I will keep looking at it after this merger because maybe being with Beach Body will change that for the positive. But like I said yesterday, Beach Body is seriously hit and miss with me and their workouts. So…...we’ll see.
Laurie, great workout. I am glad your shoulder blade is continuing to improve. That is such a painful area to injure. DH would definitely love to have that experience watching Maverick in the theater. He was able to go up into a couple of fighter jets when he was in the Air Force and loves that feeling of the G force. Me……I don’t think I would have enjoyed it so much.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Gina B. Latin Pop Dance Cardio and S&S PHA Training. I felt better today which is a relief!
We got a lot of rain today. It came down pretty hard.
Laurie, great workout! I'm glad your shoulder blade is feeling better and that you're being very careful with it. How is your dad doing?
I'm surprised DH hasn't said anything about to go watch this movie. I think the last time I went to the movies was in early 2020.
Laurel, great workouts! I do like Jessica's ab workouts.
Thankfully today was a better day for me. I think we're all spoiled by Cathe's professionally produced workouts. I also see Open Fit and all other workouts through that lens. Andrea is definitely very professional. I agree that the merger with Beach Body will change things for the positive. It really will be nice to have the Beach Body workouts available too.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was Chris's Kick Butt Kickboxing. I always enjoy her kickboxing workouts, so it was fun to be doing this one again.
My shoulder blade is still doing great, so I must be doing something right. It seems after I used my heating pad, it seems to have improved a lot.
Laurel, Sounds like some great workouts! Can't wait for my week with Jessica, for sure I'm going to be doing that workout. One of the things that I find interesting about Beachbody is the fact that a lot of their founding instructors are no longer with them, so my interest isn't there anymore. Got to wonder how they will handle incorporating the Open Fit. I know for sure that I wouldn't be comfortable in a fighter jet, I can't stand being in a commercial plane.
Thelma, Great job with those workouts! I know that you really need to rain in your area, and we are having another rainy day too. My dad is doing very good. He got through the covid just fine, which I'm thankful for. He also had the flu earlier this year. The only other movie I'm interested in seeing is the new Dowton Abby.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was S&S PHA doubled premix, S&S core and 20 minutes of yoga. I thought that PHA workout was going to kill me today.
But that could be because we had the worst storm yesterday afternoon that literally snapped trees in half throughout the neighborhood. I was outside moving our deck chairs back out of the rain when I saw our neighbor’s tree snap in half, taking out a huge chunk of his new fence. A neighbor across the street had a number of trees snap, one falling on his roof. Mind you, these are trees that are 50-60 feet tall. We lost our little maple when it, too, just got snapped in half. And then the power went out. And then the flooding started. We live on a mountain, but there was so much rain (and poor drainage) that the fences of our neighbor on one side and behind were almost completely covered by water. The guy behind us had water about five feet up the side of his house. The water came up about 10-15 feet in our yard, covering all our little bushes we had planted back there. It was pretty surreal, to be honest. I have no idea how much rain we got, but I would say in excess of 5” in a couple of hours. And they are expecting more today. Thankfully we were only without power for about four hours, but it meant fried eggs from the grill for dinner….which was very good to be honest. But I feel pretty drained today after all that. We will have a lot of clean up to do, that’s for sure. But we were lucky.
Thelma, great workouts. I am so glad to hear you were feeling better yesterday. I was thinking about you last night hoping you weren’t getting too violent a storm through there.
Laurie, great workout. Glad to hear your shoulder blade is feeling well. I agree that it seems Beachbody is a completely different company to the one it used to be. I will be curious how this merger goes. I am with you in not wanting to be in a fighter jet. I get claustrophobia just looking in the cockpit!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Gentle Flow Yoga and Peloton Low Impact Ride.
We got more heavy rain this evening and I don't think we'll see rain for the rest of the week.
Laurie, sounds like a fun workout! Good job! I am so glad your shoulder blade is doing great. Great job nursing it!
You also have been getting a lot of rain. I hope it's helping your garden!
I'm so glad your dad is doing well and got through covid! Thank God for that! I've never watched Downton Abby. I bet the movie will be great though.
Laurel, great workouts! I can't believe you did the PHA doubled premix! I was tired doing the regular workout the other day!
OMG that was a scary storm! Were the big trees pine trees? I watched one snap in half once during a nor'easter back in MA. Was the wind really strong or was it just the heavy rain? I can't believe how much rain you got! I hope your plants will be OK. You sure were lucky!
I can't believe you had the energy to do such hard workout after such a stressful night! I'm so glad you and your DH are OK. We didn't get any of it.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was Chris's Barre Burn. I actually like this one, so will probably try it again at some point.
Laurel, That is a lot of rain in a very short timeframe. What you are describing happened up by my parents a few years ago, and roads and bridges where completely wiped out. Glad to hear that you didn't have to much damage. Got to love eggs on the grill.
Almost like camping. Nice that your power was restored, it isn't fun being without power for days. We had that with a tornado that went through our area, and we didn't have power for 4 days. Great job with the workouts! Well you did do the double premix of PHA, so very much understand the feeling you had.
Thelma, Love the workouts! We are finally seeing some sun this morning, but we still have a chance of rain this weekend. Of course we have a graduation for my niece on Saturday, so I hope that isn't the case. My cousin an uncle are coming down, and staying in my MIL's condo. They will be about 5 blocks away from my sister, so it's almost like being in an air b&b.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a fun metabolic workout from Cathe Live called Cardio, Glutes and Core Express. It was a non-weighted workout that got into those glute muscles pretty good. I followed it with a 45 minute spin.
Thelma, great workouts. No, the trees down in our neighbors’ yards were all hard wood trees, and all very much alive. I think the leaves are why they snapped instead of the dead trees or even the pine trees. It was the wind that got them—straight line winds. I just walked around the neighborhood, and there are several trees down, but the worst of it is in a line from the house two doors down and across the street (the house has pretty significant damage), through our neighbors on one side and the neighbor behind us. Seeing that in my walk makes me think triply that we got so very, very lucky not to lose any of our big trees.
Laurie, great workout. I forgot to mention yesterday that I am so glad your dad got through COVID without any issues. That is such good news. And I too would love to see the new Downton Abbey movie….but I would have to go alone.
I didn’t care too much for the last movie, but this one looks really good. Anyhow, I have warned my DH that he will be cooking eggs on the grill again because it really tasted good! I don’t know why they tasted different, but they did. I have to admit….I hate being without power for a long time. I think four days without power would do me in. I like hot water too much….and this time of year…A/C. I am such a wimp. 
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Gina B. Low Impact Cardio and
Hip Opener Yoga. I couldn't sleep last night and I was exhausted.
We had a couple of showers this morning and lots of clouds but by 9am the sun started to shine through the clouds. It was a beautiful sunny day.
Laurie, I'm glad you liked Chris' Barre class!
I hope you have a beautiful sunny day for your niece's graduation! Sounds like a family reunion! How nice that your cousin and uncle will be able to use your MIL's condo!
Laurel, great workout! I was actually thinking tonight that I want to do more of those floor, non-weighted leg/butt workouts.
Those must've been seriously powerful winds, Laurel! What a blessing that your house didn't suffer any damage! Sorry about your neighbors' house. I hope no one got hurt.
Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma
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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Cathe’s live class from yesterday which was PHA Supersets with Ball. I really enjoyed this workout. I followed it with LITE Rev’d Up Rumble, which was perfect today.
Thelma, great workouts. I had a night like that last night with no sleep and am feeling it today as well. I am very ready for a recovery day tomorrow, but, unfortunately, we have a lot of yard clean up to do as well. At least we might get that done before the 90 degree temps hit next week! We are seeing more hummingbirds this time of year than we ever have. We had quite the eager eater visiting last night. Always makes me smile.
Enjoy the weekend.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend! Ours was nice and not as busy as past weekends. We are bracing for a very hot week with temps in the 90's. Chickens don't do well in the heat so today I started adding ice to their water every two hours. We've been misting the sand in their run with the hose and also watering the coop's roof so they stay cool. Thankfully the location of our coop always gets a nice breeze and they only get sun in the morning. I may have to treat them to a little misting during this hot weather. We actually may get a little rain during the week.
My workouts on Friday were Gentle Flow Yoga and KCM 30MTF Cardio Quick Fix I. I hadn't done any KCM DVD workouts in ages. I'm so glad I tried this workout because it was a lot of fun. I am definitely going to do more of her workouts.
Sunday workouts were: KCM 30MTF Cardio Quick Fix II and Cathe's XTRAIN Chest Back & Shoulders.
Laurel, great workout combo! I hope you were able to get some rest over the weekend!
This week is going to be brutal with the heat! I am seeing less of the hummingbirds. I thought they had disappeared again, but today we had brunch out on the deck and I saw one. It made my day!
Have a great week!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Sorry I wasn't on Friday, the day was typical in that everything seemed to be breaking down and need next day parts. Why on a Friday! We had a great but have to admit that I'm very tired. The graduation and parties went off without a hitch, and lot's of talking. My oldest sister and her DH will be coming down here for the 4th since we have tickets for a ballgame. Her DH really wants to see a Brewers game. We are going to be in the high 90's tomorrow, not looking forward to that.
My workouts where Friday Chris's Walk, Sweat, Sculpt Lower Body. It lived up to it's name with all three components. No workouts on Saturday or Sunday, all the festivities this weekend happened in the mornings and extended into the afternoon. This morning was 30MTF Weights W1, this is one of my faves, so starting out the week with a fun one.
Laurel, Great job on all those workouts! Non weighted workouts are always good to get in, they challenge you to use your muscles in a different way. LOL on the egg cooking, of course he will be cooking them also. I remember when we where camping, and my Grandparents would come out to our campsite on Sunday morning and my Grandpa would be cooking us breakfast before we where even awake. Just the smell of those eggs and bacon had us all getting out of bed quickly. Everything just seemed that much better.
Thelma, Love your workouts! The Quick Fix workouts are really good. Kelly has posted a new workout on her youtube channel also. It is one of her RAW workouts, that she did in her garage. I think it is a circuit workout, just letting you know that it was uploaded. Yep it was a really good family reunion. Not everyone was there, which is to be expected. Just so many relatives that can make these things.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was good but busy. Saturday was spent on post-storm yard clean-up including pulling out and replacing our maple tree. We also planted a new crepe myrtle which I hope grows well. Yesterday was errands and some more indoor and outdoor chores, but we did take a nice walk before the really hot temperatures arrived. And they have arrived.
It was almost 80 at 6:30 this morning and is 95 at noon. I think we may end up closer to 100 than they were predicting.
For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica’s 5K Fast Walk from her new series followed by 45 minutes of power yoga. Yesterday was ICE Muscle Meltdowns for Chest and Back followed by Cathe Live Cardio Kickboxing and Core. Today was a 45 minute spin into ICE Chiseled Lower Body Blast. That felt good today.
Thelma, great workouts. Seems like the entire nation is heating up right now. I hope you can keep your chickens cool enough. We have had a couple hummingbirds every day now for a few days. I am so surprised to be seeing them this time of year. My poor salvia plants took such a beating in the storm, but one is beginning to come back to life, and one little hummingbird spent quite a bit of time playing in it (aka eating) the other night. Made me smile.
Laurie, great workouts. I am so glad you enjoyed the weekend. It sounds like good fun, though I understand feeling exhausted from it. ‘Lots of talking’ always exhausts me since I am such an introvert. But sometimes it is so much fun too! Sounds like you are every bit as hot as we are down here in the South. I don’t think this week is going to be much fun for anybody with the heat.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were YinYasa Yoga, Gina B Power Walk 80s Style and Barre.
Most of the day wasn't bad but it got pretty hot in the late afternoon. We had a rain shower and it made things incredibly hot. My chickens become hot and they were panting and had their wings away from their body, which told me they were hot. We ended up bringing them inside the house. I wasn't about to let them sleep outside. I would've worried about them the whole night. I was stressed knowing that they were hot. After dinner we got a cage ready with water and food for them to spend the night in. Too many people are losing their chickens because of the heat.
The heatwave will continue through Wednesday according to my weather app. Temps will go down to the high 80's on Thursday and Friday. Slightly cooler temps during the weekend and back to the heatwave next week. I don't think we've had a heatwave like this since we moved here in 2019.
Laurie, I'm glad you had a great weekend and that the graduation and parties went well. How exciting that your oldest sister and DH will join on the 4th for the Brewers game! OMG you're also having these hot temps!
Great workouts! Thanks for letting me know about Kelly's new RAW workout on YT!
Laurel, OMG you are having really hot temps! I don't think we made it beyond 91 today. We may hit 100 next week though. I also hope your new crepe myrtles grow well for you.
Great workouts!
I am glad your hummingbirds continue to visit your feeder and flowers!
I saw ours today too. They always make smile too.
See you tomorrow and stay cool!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
My workout was 30MTF Weights W2, always enjoy this one since it is all arms. Had a really bad drive to daycare last night with all the rain that was coming down. At some points I couldn't see out because the water was flying back up onto my windshield. Very scary. When I got to daycare I sat in my car for about 10 min. to let the really heavy rain pass. I can describe it like sitting in your car during a carwash.
Laurel, Glad you where able to get your yard work done before this heat came. I had to look up crepe myrtle, because we don't have that in this area. I remember seeing that plant when we where in TN last year. Awesome job with all your workouts! Have to love split workouts. My arms where like jello when I finished up this morning.
Thelma, Great job with the workouts! Oh my on having to bring the chickens into your house, but can understand if they where not comfortable in the heat. I guess that we have suffer through this heat together. This will for sure be bringing out the mosquitoes around here, so no enjoying the warm evenings.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was ICE Rock’m Sock’m followed by the Muscle Meltdowns for triceps, shoulders and biceps. I have been playing around these last two rotations in doing some of my cardio before my weight work….just to shake things up. Some days, like today, I like the feeling of doing the cardio first. Other days….I am much better putting the strength first. I guess it all depends on how heavy I am lifting. But I have enjoyed the change.
Thelma, great workouts. I am sorry your chickens got so hot, though. We were 94 yesterday, and we may be a little warmer the next few days. Our drop in temps will come over the weekend when the high is 90, and then, like you, we start pushing that 100 degree mark a little closer. I remember back in October 2019 we had one week—the first week in October—where we were in the high 90s/low 100s. But that felt differently because it wasn’t as humid, and the days were shorter. We haven’t had this kind of heat and humidity in June before. But this entire year has been a very different year weather-wise than what we have had here before. Can’t say I love the change.
Laurie, great workout. But yikes on the rain storm. Those kinds of storms when driving scare me to no end. I am glad you made it through safely and waited until it let up a bit before your return drive home. My in-laws had a crepe myrtle in Florida, and that’s the only reason I knew what they were, but even then my DH had to point them out to me when we moved here. I am just not knowledgeable about different types of trees, bushes or flowers at all, especially down here where there are so many things I have never lived around before. But it makes it fun to explore the local nurseries. I love split workout weeks. They are my favorite….well, that and circuits.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Jessica Smith Walk a 5K - Steady Walk and XTRAIN Bi's and Tri's.
I think today was less humid than on Monday. The chickens did much better today. I kept adding a frozen water bottle to their waterer and I watered their sand every two hours and we had a fan on them all day long.
It looks like the days in the 90's for this week got extended through Friday. The girls will be sleeping inside until this heatwave is over because I'm afraid they'll suffocate inside the coop.
Laurie, great workout!
I remember driving through storms like that in MA, very scary! I'm glad you made it to the daycare safely.
We do have to suffer through the heat together! I normally would stay inside the house where it's nice and cool. I literally have to suffer with the chickens because I'm spending time outside with them. I don't even think the mosquitoes like this heat either. All that rain you got will definitely bring the mosquitoes out.
Laurel, great workouts! I always do my cardio before I lift because I have more energy then.
You are definitely a little warmer than we are. I agree that we haven't had this kind of heat and humidity in June before. I we won't keep having heatwaves though. I miss the cooler temps!
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was 30MTF Build & Burn Cardio Core, of course one of my favorites.
Laurel, Nice workouts! That is great that you are mixing up the workouts like that. I always refer to the CTX series, where she did the cardio before the weight work. I always enjoyed that mix. You and I both enjoy those circuits, but I guess that we need to change it up once in a while. There are some very beautiful plants that we can't enjoy in this area, because of our winters. I guess that I will just have to enjoy seeing them when we travel.
Thelma, Great job with your workouts! You are truly doing a great job with helping your chickens during this heat. I don't know if I could be that dedicated. Our heat is a little less this morning, but the humidity is not fun. It just gets to hot to moves around sometimes.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 30 minute spin, Lean Legs and Abs and yoga. It felt good today despite the heat.
Thelma, great workouts. I so admire you for how you care for your animals. Right now, there is, literally, no end in sight for the 90s for us. Having lived in Florida, I know we will eventually adjust to it a bit. But DH and I just came back from a walk, and I am drenched and spent! I think mid-day walks may be off the table next week when it is supposed to be hotter.
Laurie, great workout. I love cardio core workouts. I did cardio before weights up until the STS series, and since then, I have done it in reverse. I just couldn’t imagine doing STS effectively after cardio. But it feels good to return to the old pattern for some of the less intense more endurance workouts. Like Thelma, I feel I have more energy for the cardio, but the strength workouts don’t seem to be suffering from it. I will keep shaking it up throughout I’m sure. But it feels good to have, after 13 years, pushed myself out of a rut.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Gentle Flow Yoga, Gina B's 3000 Steps and Total Body Tristes Lower Body Split.
It was another hot one here but at least there was a nice cool breeze most of the day. I felt really tired today. I think it may be because of the heat.
Laurie, nice workout!
We're trying to keep the chickens comfortable and so far so good. I just can't imagine running outside just to find out that the chickens died because of the heat.
The humidity isn't fun at all. I'm always amazed to see runners out on weather like this!
Laurel, great workouts! I read that Cathe isn't feeling well and cancelled tomorrow's Cathe Live class. I can't believe you went out for a walk in this heat! The sun feels soooo strong. Good idea to stay away from mid-day walks for now.
Our weather forecast keeps changing. Now there are more days next week week in the 100's.
DH and I see our animals like family so we do whatever it takes to take care of them.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was 30MTF Step Boxing 2 Workout 2. Always enjoy working simple step routines with boxing.
I will probably not be on tomorrow, we are leaving very early tomorrow morning to get on the Lake Express Car Ferry. We just don't want to have to drive through Chicago and Gary IN with the Olds. Hopefully Lake Michigan is calm.
Laurel, Great workouts! I like how you said despite the heat, it is amazing how even a simple workout is tougher with all the sweating that goes with the humidity. My basement is cool, but I'm sweating buckets. Yup getting into that rut is why I think this type of rotation is good. I'm mixing in different instructors, and the rotation forces me to look at workouts that I have not done in a while.
Thelma, Very nice workouts! Glad to hear that you had a breeze with those warm temps. Running in these temps takes dedication for sure. We had so much dew on everything this morning, it was dripping off the windows. Of course it was cooler outside, but still sticky. So glad to hear that your chickens are getting through all this heat.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was XTrain Disc 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders followed by Cathe Live Warrior Kickboxing. That is three kickboxing workouts this week. That means it has been a fun workout week.
Thelma, great workouts. We were hot yesterday, but we got some storms through last evening that took the temperature down quite a bit. I was just watering plants and today feels far more tolerable than yesterday so far, even though it is supposed to get hotter today. The temps they are predicting next week vary between 97 and 100, so no matter how I twist it, it is going to be hot. That being said, if you are feeling especially tired from the heat, you can swap next week’s upper/lower heavy workouts for the circuit workouts planned for week after next. I have toyed with doing that since I am feeling the heat too, but, oddly, as this week has gone on, I have felt better. But come Sunday, I may just want/need a lighter week next week than we have planned. I think if the heat continues for all of us, we may be adding in one or two recovery/circuit weeks just to keep the weeks where we are supposed to be challenging ourselves with heavier weights a little more doable. Anyhow, just an idea. I saw that about Cathe as well. I hope she feels better soon.
Laurie, great workout. I hope you have a great trip. Having only been through Chicago once, I understand wanting to avoid it, especially in a special car. I echo your thoughts on this type of rotation. I love it when I try a workout that I tend to avoid….and find I love it! It is like having a whole new workout in my collection.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were KCM 30MTF Train Like a Contender and Xtend Barre. I love that KCM workout!
According to the forecast this heat wave will still be around thru next Friday. The temps have been reduced because they were talking 107, 106, 102 degrees for next week! Now we're back into the 90's and may see some rain starting on the 25th! It's going to be another long week!
Laurie, great workout! I love that workout. I will have to do it soon!
I hope you'll have a great time this weekend!
You guys did have a lot of dew!! No signs of dew around here! LOL
Laurel, great workouts! Three boxing workouts this week! Definitely fun stuff!
Wow! How fortunate that you got some storms that took the temps down a bit! It was so hot here today! Walking out of the house and across the driveway to the coop is horrible because the sun feels so hot during those 30 or so feet.
I love your suggestion of swapping from the heavy lifting workout to the circuit workouts! Thank you. I think I will do that! I agree that we may need to add one or two recovery weeks.
Have a great weekend!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was XTrain Bi’s and Tri’s plus Core 1 followed by a 45 minute spin.
Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you like the suggestion of swapping weeks. Like it said, I may join you. It all depends on how I feel on Sunday, but, oddly, I am finishing the week feeling better than when I started it. They have pulled back our projected temperatures for next week as well, but it is still going to be hot. I hear you on that shock of the heat when leaving the house, especially on our concrete driveway. Wednesday it almost took my breath away!
Enjoy the weekend. Monday is a holiday for DH, so I probably won’t see you all until Tuesday. Stay cool!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was super busy with house and pet chores but it was good and productive. We finally got relief from the heat. A storm went through on Friday afternoon, which brought the temps down 20 degrees! It was a cool 70 degrees, then at night temps dropped into the low 50's! By early Saturday morning the temp was 53 degrees! Saturday was a gorgeous sunny and dry day with a northernly wind. Sunday was another beautiful day but warmer. We did hit low 80's but by 7PM you could tell it was turning chilly again. We'll have another good day on Monday, then back to the heatwave through Friday but with chances of rain. I thought this week was going to be it for temps in the 90's. Wrong! It will continue into next week!
My workouts on Friday were: Gentle Flow Yoga and a Peloton Pop Ride.
Sunday: Perfect HIIT: Low Impact HIIT and Perfect Pump: Upper Body.
Laurel, great workout combo! I decided to do the Upper/Lower (Heavy) this week per the rotation because it's going to be hot the week of the 27th too.
Have a great week!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Our trip across Lake Michigan was great, and then we only had 1-1/2 hour drive to our destination. So we got to Lansing early, and decided to visit the REO Transportation Museum. We had never been there, and we got to see some older vehicles that don't show up to car shows. Got a little to much sun, but it was so nice outside. Temperature was perfect. Our trip back was just the reverse of Friday, with another great trip across the lake.
I didn't do any workout, but we did a lot of walking. There where a ton of cars to look at, and the parking lots where full. I opted for the circuit type workout this morning, and did RAW Total Body 100. This was 5 moves done 100 times. She split them up into 5 rounds of 20 each round. I decided to try the workout, because she used a kettlebell.
I was watching Chris Freytag on her youtube channel talking about creating rotations. She had some really good information on here besides the rotation creation. If you have a chance to watch it, do so.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3HbFiffdZ70&t=2578s
Laurel, Have a great day off with your DH. Awesome job on your workouts! Love all the kickboxing workouts. I think that circuits this week may be a good option, since it is going to be hot here too. That way you get you cardio and weight work finished all at once. They are saying the heat index is going to be hot, so that means high humidity for us.
Thelma, Love all the workouts! We had those really cold temps in the morning, and I think that is why I got a little sunburnt. I actually was wearing a hoodie almost all day, because it was chilly. That resulted in the tops of my hands getting burnt. Sure does look odd though. Take care of yourselves and of course all your animals the next two weeks.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Gina B 2000 Steps and XT Cardio Leg Blast.
Laurie, I'm glad you and your DH had a great weekend! Great workout! It really sounds like a good one!
Thanks for posting Chris' link! I'll have to listen to it.
I think this morning was the last of the early temps in the 50's. It's back to the heatwave!
OMG sorry the tops of your hands got burnt! I bet it does look odd!
We have managed to keep the chickens comfortable.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was Chris Freytag's Calorie Sizzler. This one is a workout that I got when I had a subscription to GHUTV. I figured why not use the free downloads that they gave me. As I remember it is a good cardio workout, that gives low impact and high impact options.
Thelma, Great job with your workouts! We are getting into the heatwave today. They are saying temps in the 90's but the heat index in the 100's. We will see what it is like when I get home, because I really do need to do some weeding. The weeds are enjoying all this rain/heat. Stay safe from the heat.
Laurel, I hope you had a great weekend, and a nice extra day from social media.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Hope you are well. We had a nice long weekend here. Our weather turned much nicer after Friday as well with cooler over night temps and less humidity. It felt so good! Both yesterday and Saturday we played golf, and Sunday was a day of chores and errands. Our temps are going up again, but nobody seems to know how far. I’ve seen everything from low 90s to 100, and the difference between the two in how I feel is huge! But I figure it will be whatever temp it is.
For workouts, on Saturday I did a low impact spin and 45 minutes of yoga. Sunday was Jessica Smith’s Lower Body Build to Burn from her new series followed by Cathe Live Cardio Core Blast. The Jessica workout was a good one. Not too intense, but intense enough to want her to stop at times. Yesterday’s workout was Perfect 30 Upper Body with Bonus and a 45 minute spin. And today was Perfect 30 Lower Body with Bonus and Kick, Punch and Crunch, which is always fun. Like Thelma, I opted for upper/lower this week, but have given myself the option of stopping it after tomorrow’s upper body workout if it gets too much.
Thelma, great workouts. Our nights didn’t get as cool as yours. But when we were eating breakfast on the deck on Sunday, I almost thought I needed a jacket! That felt so wonderful. I think July is going to be hot as well from the predictions I have seen.
Laurie, I am glad you enjoyed your weekend. I can’t believe your hands got sunburned! That can’t feel good. Hope they are better now. Thank you for posting that video. I will definitely be watching that. Great workouts. I am glad you opted for circuits given your heat indexes. I agree about the weeds loving this weather. Sadly, the same can’t be said for the plants I want to be thriving!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Jessica Smith Walk a 5K - Steady Walk, XTend Barre Booty and Gina B 2500 Steps. I decided to use Cathe's orange band for the Booty workout! OMG! I was hurting big time! I've always used an elastic band but thought I'd challenge myself. OUCH!
We had a beautiful here today. It wasn't humid and there was a nice breeze most of the day. Our highest temp was 89. We may be in the low 90's during the day the rest of the week though.
We've been wanting a treadmill for a long time and we finally ordered one. It was hard to find one that doesn't require a subscription to one one of their workout programs. I'll be able to use my own laptop and the Peloton app walking workouts. I've been really good about getting my steps in lately. I've never cared about the number of steps until the last two weeks. I walk in place or walk along the area where the coop when I'm outside with the chickens. I've been getting at least 10K steps in every day.
Laurie, sounds like a fun workout! Great job!
I hope you didn't hit those high heat indexes! I'm always surprised at how similar our weather is sometimes, given you're way up in WI and we're here in the south.
Laurel, I'm glad you had a nice long weekend and that you also got to enjoy the cooler temps during the weekend. OMG! I hope July isn't too hot! I've yet to see any predictions for July.
Great workouts! I haven't tried Jessica's Lower Body workout. I'm going to have to try it soon. Which week of our rotation would you include that one into?
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was ICE Bootcamp Circuit. It has been a while for this workout, and talk about fun. Our temps ended up being in the 90's but with a breeze, so I was able to do some weeding when I got home.
Laurel, Glad to hear that you had such a nice weekend. Great job on those workouts, and sounds like another good lower body workout from Jessica. I have yet to try that one, but it is on my list of things to do. You even pulled out KPC, another good one. We have to water our new plantings every night, otherwise I'm afraid that they will not survive.
Thelma, Oh my on the lower body workout, but it sounds like you got a good workout in. Awesome job with those workouts. It's interesting how we are getting these winds with the high temps. I'm okay with that, but it sure can be deceptive as to how hot it actually is. Just have to remember to take my water outside with me when I'm doing these short weeding segments. You know it is hot when Rocket isn't moving around the yard sniffing everything. He pretty much was laying in the shade.
Have a great day!
Laurie0
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