Cathe Fans Part 5

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! For some unknown reason I have really felt like testing my endurance this week, and today was no different. I did a 90 minute spin followed by some yoga. I even had enough energy left over for a nice walk.

Thelma, great workouts. Yes, next week is the end of the rotation. Even with adding three weeks, it has absolutely flown by. I think I am going to do a couple of weeks of it to end September before our trip, but I don’t know what two weeks yet. I think a lot will depend on how I feel at the end of next week. I know I won’t be working out while we are gone, so I want to do something good but not exhausting.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Jessica Smith Power Walking,
Walking Outdoors x2, and BodyBlast Push & Pull. I really like this Push & Pull workout.

We had 40% chances of precipitation for Thursday, and we got 100% of it. The storm lingered longer than expected. It rained pretty heavily. We had a break in the rain, and I went out to check the rain gauge, we'd gotten 2/10", but later it rained again, but much heavier than before. I will have to check in the morning for our grand total.

Laurel, great workouts and congratulations on feeling so full of energy this week!

This rotation definitely flew by. I've enjoyed all of our rotations since last year. I truly love this format. I also want to repeat weeks from this rotation for two more weeks, although today I was thinking that I might want to do some Body Beast workouts. Who knows what I'll end up doing!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Flex Train and Cathe Live Advanced Step Choreography. I was feeling pretty tired this morning, but the workouts felt pretty good. I am looking forward to a recovery day tomorrow for sure though.

Thelma, great workouts. They keep putting rain into our forecast and then it never shows up. I think you are getting it. I have my fingers crossed we get a little this weekend, though. Yay for you thinking about doing Body Beast!! I think about those workouts a lot, but just can’t seem to manage to want to do them again…..yet. It may always sneak up on me that it’s time to see Sagi again.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was busy as always but nice. We had lots of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

My workouts on Friday: Gentle Flow Yoga, Jessica Smith Kickboxing Cardio Abs and Walking Outdoors.
Saturday: Walking Outdoors.
Sunday: 4DS Boot Camp Lower Body Circuit and Walking Outdoors.

Laurel, great workouts! Good job with the step workout! Did you lower the step?

I hope you got some rain. Sunday was pretty rainy in the early morning, and it rained for about 4 hours on Sunday night. It was hard and steady rain for about 4 hours!

Have a wonderful week!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Had a busy but productive weekend. The dress is with my sister, and it fit and looked beautifully. I wanted to make sure that everything was ready to go when my family left yesterday. My sister has a few things to do on the dress, but overall it is done and fitted. We had a great day for the Junk in the Trunk. I had everything priced to sell, but we still had some boxes left over. I was super happy to sell the clowns that she had. With my mom visiting, I had all my brothers and sisters that live in this area at our house to see Mom. I'm just glad that they visited at different times. Yesterday we had pouring rain all day, and there is a lot of standing water around here. It also was one of those fall cold rains.

I was able to get some workouts in. Thursday was 30MTF Boxfit W1, and Friday was Total Body Giant Sets. I didn't workout on Saturday or Sunday. This morning was 30MTF Power Splits W1.

Laurel, Great job with all your workouts! I'm not really sure what I will be doing next weekend. I'm probably just going to do some of the RAW workouts that I haven't tried out yet, and some of the new Jessica workouts too. Then I will try out my split type rotation. I also want to be like Thelma, and get in some more walking. Of course the weather is starting to get cooler, so that probably is the reason that has started to appeal more.

Thelma, Love all the workouts! Sounds like we had the same storm system. We had the pouring rain that never stopped. I don't know how much we had, but they did say some areas had as much as 8 inches. Right now we just have mist. Got to love Body Beast for a change of pace.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was also very rainy, especially yesterday when it poured buckets for hours. Saturday we spent on errands and yesterday on chores, so it was a productive weekend despite the weather.

For workouts, on Saturday, I did a 40 minute Jessica walk and 40 minutes of yoga. Yesterday was Cathe Live Cardio Fusion into RWH Upper Body Circuit. And today was a 30 minute spin into RWH Lower Body Circuit. I have come to the conclusion I will never enjoy that latter workout. I followed it with 30 minutes of yoga, which I did enjoy.

Thelma, great workouts. I was so glad we finally got some rain this weekend. I was just outside watering plants and with a pretty strong breeze today, I feels almost chilly out there. Autumn is definitely around the corner. I did the step workout on Friday on my usual 6”, but I did the RWH workout today on 4”. One of the reasons I don’t like this RWH workout is because she does a lot of fast double footed jumping on and off the step. I have never been a big fan of those moves and that has only gotten worse as I have gotten older. I don’t think it will take much to convince me to ditch the step altogether if I ever do this workout again.

Laurie, I am so glad your weekend went well and that the dress fitting was a success. I am sure you were super busy having all those people over, and heavy rains does not help that. But I am glad your mom was able to spend time with your siblings while she was there. Great job with the workouts.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Walking Outdoors x2 and 4DS Boot Camp Upper Body Circuit. I like these 4DS workouts, but they are way too long!

I started PT today. This first session was an evaluation. I had documented everything I'm feeling, when, where. I told the PT everything I do exercise wise, massage, stretching. He said I was doing all the right things. I thought my hips were a mess, but the PT said my hips were in pretty good shape. Part of my problem is my upper back because of the scoliosis. The muscles along the spine are tight because the vertebrae are in a different position and the muscles have tightened up. He massaged my back and gave me a couple of leg raise exercises.

I spent a good part of my afternoon cooking for us and for a friend who has cancer and her husband. She just had surgery and thankfully the cancer hadn't spread. I made two main dishes with side dishes. I'm going to go to their house on Tuesday afternoon. I hope they like my cooking! LOL They are southern, and I don't cook southern.

Temps on Monday night are in the mid 40's! Crazy!!!

Laurie, sounds like very nice and busy weekend! How nice that the dress looks and fits beautifully! I'm glad you were able to host your family while your mom was visiting!
Your MIL collected clowns?

It does sound like we had the same storm system! OMG! 8 inches of rain! Were those areas flooded? I just bought a rain gauge and I'm having fun checking to see how much rain we get. It's amazing how much rain an inch is!
I'm excited about trying Body Beast for a little while.

Laurel, I'm so glad you finally got some rain!
Great workouts! I am so afraid of any of those on/off jumps on the step. I am finding that I have more and more days when my body doesn't want to jump.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Autumn is definitely around the corner.

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was 30MTF Power Splits W2. We have another rainy day today, but they say it will clear up and we will have temps in the 70's. This is the type of weather that I really enjoy.

Laurel, Nice workouts! I hear you on that RWH workout, I absolutely hate the double foot and the around the box fast feet thing. I avoid workouts that have those in them. That is exactly how our rain was, it just didn't seem to stop. Of course it didn't help that the clouds kept spinning around and around by the lake. Can't believe how tired I was the last couple of days, just to much going on this weekend. We have a birthday party tonight. DH's best friend is turning 60 today.

Thelma, Great job with your workouts! I could only do the weight work when I did the 4DS series a few weeks ago. Glad to hear that your PT appointment went well. You are such a good neighbor, I'm sure that whatever you make for them they will appreciate it. My MIL had a small collection of clowns, there where two that where vintage banks. I sold them for $.25 a piece. My prices where cheap, because I wanted the stuff gone. My niece was happy because she found a couple of Colman lanterns, and a stove. I also gave her two Red Wing crocks that we had sitting around. I would rather give it to someone who will use them. We only had a few areas that had high standing water, but nothing that flooded. Of course some people lost electricity, so their sump pumps stopped working unless they had battery backup.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a combo on Cathe Live Cardio, Upper and Core Circuit and Cathe Live Low Impact HiiT and Upper Body. I followed it with 15 minutes of Peloton foam rolling on my lower body which was wonderful. My legs have not been happy with me since that 90 minute spin last week, especially my calves. This seemed to help a lot.

Thelma, great workouts. We got chilly last night too! I even opened the windows for awhile, which was nice. It is just beautiful and very autumn-ish here right now with reasonable temperatures, lower humidity and blue skies. You are so nice cooking for your neighbors. I have no doubt they will love what you have made for them.

Laurie, great workout. I have no doubt you are tired from the weekend. There was a lot going on! I hope you enjoy the party tonight. And I hope your weather clears up soon. We are a little warmer than you are predicted to be, but after our hot, humid summer, even 80 feels perfect!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Gina B. Low Impact Cardio, Walking Outdoors and Perfect 30 - Perfect Flow: Mobility Basics + Abs.

It was cold this morning! I went out at about 10:30 with the dogs and I was just wearing shorts and a summer weight t-shirt. I had goose bumps all over my body!

I went to visit my friend with cancer. I was there for about 1/2 hour. We sat outside, I kept my distance and wore a mask the entire time.
I made two dishes for them. They had one for dinner and she loved it. I'm sure her DH was relieved to not have to worry about dinner. Poor guy. She says he is very overwhelmed. I am going to continue to make meals for them. Thankfully the cancer hadn't spread, and her oncologist has prescribed three more chemo rounds, which start next week. Her daughter will be with her next week, so I won't cook for them until the week after.

Laurie, great workouts! Hopefully the rain cleared up. I love early fall.

Some of the moves on those 4DS workouts are too hard for me so I modified or simply hit fast forward. Next time I may just do the weight work.

I'm glad you were able to sell the clowns and a lot of her things. How nice that your niece was able to shop for herself at the church sale too! I had no idea what a Red Wing crock was, so I googled it. Those things are expensive! Good auntie!

I read about an area either in GA or TN that got 15" of rain so it did flood.

Laurel, great workouts! I love foam rolling! If you have a rolling pin, use it to massage your calves with!

I am sure it felt good to open the windows at night. I couldn't sleep with the windows open. Too many nature sounds. It is incredibly loud.

I had no idea how far my friend was from downtown BR. It took me 1/2 hour to get to her house. We now consider a 1/2 hour ride a long ride! LOL. She was so appreciative of the food. Thank God she liked it! I want to make her some breakfast food too. I don't think her DH knows how to cook.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was GHUTV Serious Strength Upper Body 2. Had a lot of fun at the party last night, and DH's friend was surprised. Lot's of conversations, but we where the first to leave. I was getting tired, because it was getting toward my bedtime.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts, and getting in the foam rolling for your legs. It is a beautiful fall morning for us today. I do have a hair appointment with my dd after work, so I will not be getting outside to enjoy it. It will be nice to get my hair done, it has gotten a little shaggy. 80's are not bad, if the humidity isn't around also.

Thelma, Nice workouts, and you have given me an idea for one of my off days at the end of the week. I think my body needs the P30 mobility. That one is a favorite for me. Glad that your neighbors enjoyed the food. Can't imagine going through what they are, without some help from friends and neighbors. Yes those crocks are worth some $, so I was very happy that they went to a good home. We hauled those things from our previous house and never used them. I know that she will. That is a lot of rain, glad that we didn't get that.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 30 minute spin followed by ICE Chiseled Lower Body Blast and 30 minutes of Peloton yoga. I also just got home from a nice walk. It is sunny and 75 and almost perfect…..and I say ‘almost’ only because my trail is almost covered in leaves already. When did that happen? But the trees are really beginning to change now.

Thelma, great workouts. I am so glad your friend liked her meal. It is wonderful what you are doing for them. Like Laurie, I don’t know how people can go through something like this without friends and neighbors. So glad they have you there for them. The foam rolling on my calves yesterday seemed to work because I didn’t feel them at all during my workout today. As for the rest of my legs, well that is a different story.

Laurie, great workout. I am glad you enjoyed the party, but I hear you on being the first to leave. Anymore, anything after about 8:30pm is too late for me. But being an extreme introvert doesn’t help. I need time winding down after being out whereas DH comes home and goes right to sleep. Lucky guy. Enjoy your hair appointment. That should feel good after this busy stretch for you. I get mine cut on Friday and am looking forward to that.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I was schedule to do legs today, but had to keep it gentle because I had a bad back day. I was trying hard to take an Aleve because I have PT tomorrow, but just had to take one. I usually have a good day the day after I take an Aleve.

My workouts on Wednesday were Walking Outdoors x3 and Jessica Smith Walk a 5K - Steady Walk. I had to keep my walks gentle too.

Fall is definitely in the air. The next few days will be warmer and sunny.

Laurie, great job with that workout!
I'm glad you had fun at the birthday party!

The P30 mobility workout is wonderful. I hope Cathe does more workouts like it!

My poor friend. She and her husband definitely appreciate all the help they can get. She is one of my yoga friends.

I am sure your niece will put those crocks to good use!

Laurel, great workouts! I am so glad the foam rolling helped with your calves!
The weather has been very nice this week. I hear you on the leaves! Thankfully our property doesn't get covered in leaves like our MA house did.

I am looking forward to making other dishes for my friend and her DH soon. They have plenty of food for this week because our other friend made them a lasagna. One of our other friends will also make them something.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This morning I opted for the mobility workout, it was just on my mind. So P30 Mobility Basics is done.

Laurel, Great job with those workout. I'm very surprised that you have so many leaves on the ground. We are still fairly green around here still. Glad that you where able to walk in all that through, it sounds like a nice relaxing walk. We had temps in the high 60's yesterday, that was so nice. I usually have to wind down before I fall asleep also. I always have a book that I read, and when the book starts to wobble, it's time to turn in. DD was the only hair stylist working, so it was just her and I. That was very nice, so I'm going to start going on Wednesdays after work. Enjoy your hair appointment on Friday!

Thelma, Nice workouts, but sorry to hear that you back is not cooperating for you. As you can see I really thought a lot about that workout, so much that I just had to pull it out the morning. I would be pouring over recipes to try out on my neighbors. Of course doing ones that you know are good, makes for a delicious meal. You have a bunch of neighbors that are wonderful for helping like that.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was another Cathe Live combo. I did the cardio from Cathe Live 2016 Summer Kickoff, which is a fun blend of kickboxing and step. Then I went right into Cathe Live Smokin’ Upper Body Blast, which is my favorite upper body/cardio circuit workout Cathe has produced either live or on DVD. I followed it with 20 minutes of yoga and another nice walk in this wonderful weather. Next week…..temps are supposed to be back in the 90s, so I am enjoying this air while I can.

Thelma, great workouts. I am sorry your back was bothering you so badly though. Hopefully your PT can start making improvements on it. I hope your friend finds some comfort right now in knowing she has good friends around.

Laurie, great workout. I love that one, especially if I am feeling stiff and worn out. I am glad you enjoyed your hair appointment. It is always nice when there aren’t 100 stylists blowdrying hair at the same time. I’ve taken to going first thing in the morning just to avoid that. It’s weird that there were so many leaves on the path yesterday because we don’t have any in our yard yet. But alot of trees in that area were damaged this winter, so there are a lot of dead or near dead trees around. That being said, there are alot of healthy trees that are really changing color now. I don’t think the heat next week will help keep those leaves on the trees.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Gina B's 3000 Steps, Walking Outdoors and RWH Circuit Lower Body. Now I understand what both of you were talking about the step choreography! Too fast for me and today I just couldn't use the step. The piriformis didn't like it on the right side at all. My back was better today thankfully.

Laurie, I'm glad you did the mobility workout! Good job!

I only cook from recipes and last year I got smart about it. I had them bookmarked in my iPad but that wasn't enough. I like planning meals ahead of time. I used to plan meals one week in advance, but now I do it one month at-a-time. It's made my life a heck of a lot easier. I have lots of recipes to choose from and I rotate them, so we don't eat the same thing month after month during weeknights.

Laurel, fantastic workouts!
I can't believe your temps will be in the 90's next week! My weather app says low to mid 80's next week, except for Tuesday's high of 89.

Thankfully my back was better today. I'm doing strengthening exercises now. I hope they'll eventually help me. Both my chiro and PT think I would benefit from one of those inversion tables and I agree. I can give myself a little traction my having my lower body hang off our bed. I can totally feel the spine decompress, so I imagine an inversion table would feel really good. I wish there was a place where I could try one here in GA. I've not found such place yet.
My friend is very appreciative of our help. She always tells us how much we've helped.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was GHUTV Lower Body Burn. This is a good one to do when you don't enjoy floor work.

Laurel, Great blend of workouts! Can't believe that we are done with this rotation. I'm hoping to get in more workouts this weekend, but for the most part it will be walking. Our temps are only going to be in the high 60's. We probably should get outside to do some clean up work in the gardens. Those walnuts will be falling very soon. I'm sure that the trees have been very stressed for a while, hopefully they will recover. Sorry to hear that you will have to go through those high temps again.

Thelma, Awesome job with the workouts! Taking the step out is probably a better option on that workout anyway. You are way more organized with your meals than I am. I just wing it some days. I should probably start doing what you are. Sure would make grocery shopping way easier.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 30 minute spin into Cathe Live Low Impact Cardio and Lower Body Express. It was a shorter workout today because of my early haircut appointment, but it still felt good. I really can’t believe this rotation is over.

Like I mentioned before, the next two weeks for me will be ‘whatever’, and then we are gone for two weeks and I know I won’t have (or want, honestly ) the ability to do workouts. So I will probably take a week when getting back to do something light and get my body used to workouts again before jumping into the split series rotation. So that means October 24. I will totally understand if you both have moved on to something else by that time.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you skipped the step on that workout. It is definitely not my favorite workout because of the step moves. DH had an inversion table when we were living in Florida, and it helped him quite a bit. Hopefully you can find one to sample. We are going to be tickling 100 towards the middle of next week. Can’t say I am looking forward to that, but it isn’t unusual this time of year here. I can’t imagine planning meals a month in advance. You amaze me. I struggle with weekly menus.

Laurie, great workout. I like the sound of your weekend temps. A group of our neighbors and us have all gone in together to rent an aerator for the weekend, so we will be, at least in part, attempting to aerate the lawn this weekend. I think DH is looking forward to driving one around if the truth be told. But it sure costs way less this way to get it done!

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! I hope you had a nice weekend! Ours was nice and busy with our usual chores. The weather was beautiful. It's going to be warmer all week with temps in the mid to high 80's.

My workouts on Friday were Gentle Flow Yoga, Walking Outdoors and RWH Upper Body Circuit.
Saturday: Gina B 3000 Steps and Walking Outdoors.
Sunday: Walking Outdoors and BB Build Back & Biceps. I'm doing Body Beast! I haven't decided if I want to do two weeks of each Build and Bulk or just one week each and something else.

It doesn't feel like my lower back is getting better so I had to keep my weights low. I was doing some research on inversion tables and apparently, they are not recommended for people with high blood or eye pressure. Glaucoma runs in my family and even though I don't have it, my normal eye pressure is on the high end. The blood rushing to your head makes the BP and eye pressure go up. I do need traction and I'm thinking a pull up tower with the ab arm rests may be my only choice. I can let my legs hang. In the meantime, stretching and icing are helping. unfortunately exercising is making by back ache.

Laurie, great workout!
I have been collecting recipes for a long time, so it was easy to organize them electronically. It does make food shopping way easier.

Laurel, great workouts! I can't believe the rotation is over either. It was another great rotation! Thanks for putting it together.

I was getting ready to order an inversion table when I found out about the blood and eye pressure becoming elevated after using those machines. I doubt my ophthalmologist knows anything about this finding, so I won't even bother asking him. I found the article in the National Library of Medicine.

I really thought we were done with warm temps.
I've spent long hours doing weekly meal planning over the years even though I have lots of recipes to choose from. Now I can go for months without repeating a recipe. Of course, we have favorite ones that make it to the meal rotation more frequently.

Have a wonderful week!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workouts this weekend, but I did get walks in and of course gardening. The walnuts are falling, and I was looking at the two trees that we have in the front. They are loaded with fruit!!! I should learn how to make black walnut oil. We went out with DH's brother and SIL for dinner last night. I was very nice to just relax and talk. Hopefully we will be able to do this at least once a month.

My workout this morning was an easy one GHUTV Power Walking 2. Just felt like doing something lite.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Hope your hair appointment went well, and was relaxing. Sounds like a solid plan with the rotation, and I may or may not start the rotation early. This week I'm just doing what I want to do, which sounds similar to what you are doing. That is brilliant idea to rent the aerate across the neighborhood. You will have to let us know how long each yard took.

Thelma, Awesome job with all your workouts this weekend! Hope that the Body Beast is fun. I'm looking at some youtube workouts. I think I just need to not pop in a DVD everyday, so I'm looking at a couple of different instructors. It is amazing how many instructors have free content out. Sorry to hear that your back is not getting better.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was good. We got our lawn aerated on Saturday. All the neighbors were standing around staring at the machine so, of course, my DH hopped on first and showed them how to do it…..even though he has never operated one either. It was pretty funny, though. He had it done in under an hour, so we did some more work on the yard after that, then cleaned the garage and then ran some errands. So it was a busy day. Yesterday we spent on the golf course. It was a beautiful weekend weather-wise, but I just got back from a walk, and I can feel the heat and humidity climbing. It’s going to be a hot week.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Cathe Live Cardio Boxing: Arms and Abs followed by 45 minutes of yoga. Yesterday was a 45 minute spin followed by Cathe Live Lower Body Barre and Weights. Today was XTrain Disc 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders and Core 1 followed by Cathe Live Lift It HiiT It Live. I just read that Cathe is going to start filming STS 2.0 soon! That makes me happy.

Thelma, great workouts. But I am sorry to hear about your back. It definitely makes sense not to use an inversion table if you have eye pressure. Hopefully you can find something to relieve the pain. Yay for doing Body Beast!! I bet that felt like quite a change on your body. I hope you enjoy it.

Laurie, sounds like a nice weekend. And great workout this morning. The aerating went well, though the guy two doors down from us had some problems on his hill. He needed to put weight on the front of the machine to keep it level. But he had more problems than he should have because he watered his lawn the night before and so he kept sliding down the hill. Not good. DH said he only felt like he was going to fall off once and that was because of our hill as well. So flat areas were no problem. Hills…..more challenging. It took his a little less than an hour and we have a 1/2 acre. The one that took the longest was the yard with the steepest hill. But it was a great chance for neighbors who had never met to meet, which is never a bad thing.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Walking Outdoors and BB Build Legs. I am enjoying Body Beast. it's too bad that I can't really use heavier ways. I tried picking a 30lb barbell off the floor on Sunday and it just didn't feel safe. That's why I decided to stick with light weights. At least I'm exercising.

I had PT today and discussed with the PT my ideas for traction. We talked about a pullup bar or dip parallel bars. They had parallel bars used for people walk without fear of falling. I was able to lift myself up, but it was hard on my hands. They also have a giant pull up station and that worked better for me. I don't have to pull myself up. I just need to be able to hang from it. The PT suggested I have a step below me, so I don't have to jump off the tower. All I have to do is bend my knees to hang.
We tried acupuncture today. It was a first for me. It didn't hurt but on a couple of spots I felt the sharpness of the needle going in. Nothing bad at all though. I think it actually helped a lot. I was really surprised that the PT does acupuncture. He called it dry needling therapy. It's acupuncture, but I imagine they can't call it that. Acupuncture needles are used, and they're inserted the same way because it is the only way. I had a better back day today for sure.

Laurie, walking and gardening are workouts! I'm glad you had a nice dinner with your BIL and SIL!
Sorry about those walnuts! How do you dispose of them? We have acorns but it's nothing like what you're describing.

Great workout! Let us know about the YT workouts you discover!

Laurel, great workouts!
Good job getting your lawn aerated! Too funny about your DH showing the neighbors how to do it. Good for him! Did you rent a machine? I'm glad you were able to get some golf in too! The weather has been absolutely beautiful. It's not humid here but I think Tuesday and Wednesday are going to be hot.

I read about Cathe starting to film STS 2.0! How exciting!
Body Beast is definitely different, and I like it.
I'm feeling a little hopeful about my back after the needling therapy. Unfortunately, what's going on with my spine is not something that can be cured with therapy. I do not want to have back surgery, but I'm far from needing that thankfully.
When do you leave for your vacation and where are you going? Both of you must be getting excited about the vacation.

See you tomorrow ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

So this morning I wanted to try a HiiT workout. I looked on youtube, and I had heard people talking about Caroline Girvan. I found a HiiT workout that was no jumping, and she used weights. It's called Dumbbell HiiT, and I used 10lb weights. She indicated that the weights used should be light. At first I didn't think that it was going to bring my hr up, but that was a mistake. I was sweating buckets. She doesn't have a warm up, but does have warm ups on her channel. The workout was done 30 sec on 20 sec off. She doesn't talk during the workout, it is all music but the clock does beep at the 3 sec mark. I actually enjoyed that aspect of the workout. Sometimes the talking can just be to much. She also had demos of what the next workout was, and they appear in the upper right corner of the screen. I LOVED this workout, and she may become my HiiT instructor. Tomorrow is a leg day, so I might pick out one of her workouts to see how I like it.

Laurel, Great job with all your workouts! Your Saturday really was a busy one, and glad to hear that you had a chance to golf on Sunday. Those hills are not fun, and I'm glad that we don't have to deal with that. We only have the ditches, and those are more slopes than hills. I love that you DH was the first one to jump on and get his lawn finished first. Nice that you where able to meet your neighbors. Who would have thought lawn equipment would have been the catalysts. I saw the announcement from Cathe, and am now really excited.

Thelma, Awesome job with the workout, and walking. You are doing what you can, and glad that you are not worrying about the amount of weight. Nice that you had some relieve from PT, but I don't know about those needles. We just dispose of the walnuts in our back yard, so the squirrels will have something to eat during the winter. We have a burn barrel, and may just burn them at some point this fall.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 30 spin followed by XTrain Disc 5/Legs. I did the 67 minute premix that included all of the lower body work. It was a good workout, but I just never have really liked this leg workout. I think it is because it feels unnecessarily over-repped. But it gets the job done.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you are enjoying revisiting Body Beast and doing it with lighter weight. I had dry needling done on my back about 10 years ago. It took awhile to feel the full effects of the PT and dry needling, but once it kicked in….I was fixed very fast. Hopefully they can get you to a point where you can manage the pain on your own. We rented the aerator. With all of the neighbors pooling in, it was far less expensive than hiring somebody to come in and do the work. We leave a week from Saturday and are headed to Italy. So looking forward to a vacation right now.

Laurie, sounds like a fantastic workout. I will be curious to hear more feedback on other workouts. I like the ‘no talking’ aspect. DH and I have been pretty good about meeting all of our neighbors, but that is because we spend a lot of time in our yard. But others have never even seen each other, which is sad. But this is what I call a garage door community where you only know if people are there when you see them driving in or out of their garages. It’s kind of sad but so common these days.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking Outdoors and BB Build Shoulders. I had a really good back day. Sagi's shoulder workouts are always very good for my shoulders.

The needling is really working! Thank God! I was able to move a lot more today and even managed more house cleaning than I've been able to do lately.

We got 1/10" of unexpected rain on Monday night. The forecast didn't mention any rain at all.

Laurie, great workout and thanks for the info on the new YT trainer! I'll have to check her out. I love the no jumping part! She has a lot of workouts and I like her 30-minute options! I am going to try one of her leg and ab workouts this week. Thanks Laurie!

I wasn't worried about the needles because they stick them all over the body it seems, so how much could they possibly hurt. They didn't hurt on my back. I also inject myself twice a month with a tiny needle. The needling needles are super fine.
I am sure your squirrels love all those walnuts! Can humans eat that kind of walnut?

Laurel, great workouts! Good job doing a workout you normally don't enjoy.

Thanks for sharing your needling experience. I am feeling very hopeful about the needle treatment. This first treatment has done wonders for my back so far. I hope I get fixed too!

What a great idea to rent the aerator and to have the neighbors pooling in!
I am so excited for your trip to Italy! You lived there, right?
What areas are you visiting?

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was (I'm going to refer to Caroline as CG) a CG Leg workout. I did a workout that was a complex, and I LOVED it. It was 4 leg exercises each done 10 times and you keep repeating the exercises for I think I remember 2 min. Then you get a 1 min. rest. She has you repeat these exercises, then you move on to another 4. I started out with 20lbs, and then had to move down to 15's toward the end. I think that I will be trying out more of her workouts, because something is clicking between her and I right now. Walking into work and climbing the stairs was a little difficult.

Laurel, Nice job with the workouts! That is a long premix. How nice that you are going to Italy. This time of the year has to be really nice there. I think that you would really enjoy some of these CG workouts. I love Cathe's weight work, but this leg workout was not boring to me. Sometimes the repetition can get so boring, so this is a nice change of pace. I think that we all need to try something new, just to keep us motivated. It seems that everyone in our neighborhood has a dog, so when we are walking the dogs, we meet the neighbors. Of course there is one couple that are the keeper of all information for the neighborhood. They take walks multiple times a day.

Thelma, Great workouts! So glad that you enjoyed the BB shoulder workout, and that your back is cooperating after your PT. That has to be of some relief to know that the needles are working for you. The workout I did this morning did include abs, it was nice to get in some abs along with legs. Yes the walnuts can be eaten by humans, but they need to be processed correctly. You can't eat them when they are green, then they are poisonous.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was XTrain Disc 2, Biceps and Triceps, Cathe Live In The Ring, and the core work and stretch from 4DS Lower Intensity Cardio. I felt really strong today.

Thelma, great workouts. I am so glad you are seeing some improvement in your back. That is great news. Yes, we lived just north of Venice back 2000-2001, but we aren’t going back there. We are going to spend a few days around Rome, then the Amalfi coast for a few days then into Tuscany. We are focusing more on countryside Italy than cities, so the only major city we will be in is Rome, and that’s because that is where we are flying in and out of. So most of the trip will be new stuff for us which is nice.

Laurie, sounds like another great workout. I agree about needing to change things up every once in awhile. We have a neighbor that seems to know everything and everybody in the community and you would never guess that about him. But I think he is a keen observer and also nicely friendly without appearing to be nosy. But, boy, he can share some stuff!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Gentle Flow Yoga, Walking Outdoors, PT exercises and abs.

Wednesday wasn't a good hips day, so I was very upset. I tried hard not to take a pain med and I was finally able to stretch the pain out. Tuesday night was bad too. The shooting pain either the piriformis or sciatica nerve cause in the buttocks was bad. I had it on both sides and I couldn't get out of bed because no matter how I moved I felt the shooting pain. It's like an electric shock. I finally had to suck it up and take the pain so I could get out of bed. This is definitely an external hip rotator issue. I guess I need more needling therapy.

I spent some time researching piriformis syndrome and found a video in YT that explains exactly what it is and now things make more sense. There were some exercises that are not part of my PT and I think should be, so I added them to my routine. We're talking clamshells, fire hydrant, bridges. I actually did the first two with a very light resistance band.

I did a Caroline Girvan ab workout called Dead Bug abs. It was perfect for how I was feeling because I was on my back the entire time. I added my PT exercises and stretching to this little workout. I love how many rotations Caroline has, and they are so well organized too. I do wish she would talk during the workout because you have to be looking at the screen all the time.

Laurie, great workout! I loved that you were feeling the leg workout while walking and climbing up the stairs! I like that the leg workout included ab work too! I had planned to do one her no equipment leg workouts today, but my hip pain got me all depressed and I didn't even want to move.

I had no idea walnuts were poisonous when green!
Too funny about your neighbor the keeper of all information! What a nice way to say nosy! LOL. Sometimes I wish we had some neighbors.

Laurel, fantastic workouts!

You are going to beautiful places! I've seen videos of the Amalfi coast and Tuscany. The countryside is beautiful. I'm so excited for you!

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I did another CG workout this morning, and this one was Shoulder / Core and it was Superset. She did supersets of shoulders or shoulders/core. If I have to get core work done, this is a great way to do it. Like we have said in the past, it is easier to incorporate core work when it is interspersed into the other work. I started with 20lb weights, and then had to take it down to 15's. I was able to stick with 10lb weights for the exercises that required lighter weight. I'm not usually able to handle 20lbs for my shoulders so I was happy that I could use them for the beginning at least.

Yesterday work had an outing to the ball game, and the Brewers won so it was fun. So it was basically an off day for work. While at the park the temperature started to fall, and this morning's temps where in the 40's! Crazy how it was in the high 70's, and dropped that low. First day of fall, and we are having to wear jackets.

Laurel, Nice job with those workouts, and feeling strong! Your neighbor and our neighbor sound like the same guy. He also keeps a meticulous lawn, but then they are both retired so that is one of their passions. When I got home DH was picking up walnuts, because those things are staining our driveway. He got a whole wheel barrow fill, but there are still a lot on the ground. I guess that we will be spending some time picking up those things this weekend.

Thelma, Great job with the workouts! I'm sorry to hear that you where in such pain. The ab workouts that CG does, you do need to glance at the TV to make sure what the next exercise will be. Overall I'm finding that it isn't to difficult, and at the beginning of the workout she does say that we probably should glance at the screen. Glad that the dead bug workout was okay for your back.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 30 minute spin into Cathe Live Legs Express: Moderate Weight into 30 minutes of Peloton Pilates. I also took a nice walk. It is warmer than I expected (almost 90), but a nice breeze was kicking up when I was on my way home. I am hoping that breeze is carrying the anticipated cold front with it. Our temps are only supposed to drop by 10 degrees, but there is a big difference for me between 80 and 90.

Thelma, great workouts despite the pain. I am so sorry you are having such a difficult time right now. Hopefully the new exercises will help. And more needling, of course. I don’t blame you for being upset about it. Pain like that is so not good. Take care of yourself!

Laurie, sounds like another great workout. Yay for using 20# on shoulder work. I can manage that on upright rows and a few (few!) overhead presses and that’s about it. So great job. I am glad you enjoyed the baseball game, but that is quite a temperature drop. I guess it really is autumn. I think I will be picking up nuts this weekend as well. The squirrels are so enjoying chucking them off the trees right now. I think we might have the same neighbor. Our neighbor is semi-obsessed with his yard. He has poured thousands of dollars into it in the nearly 2 years they have lived there. But, like your neighbor, he is retired and it seems to be his hobby of choice. Well that and learning everything about the neighborhood and the people living in it!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel