Cathe Fans Part 5

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was incredibly busy, but it was good.

My workouts on Friday were walking, yoga and barre flow. I can't tell how much fun we had with the new barre class. The instructor turned it into a bootcamp style flow, and it was nothing like the barre we're used to. This was a full body workout. It had strength, cardio, balance but I don't know what was barre about it, nor do I care. We used two lb. weights and were exhausted at the end.
It was a sweatfest! The instructor said that the class wasn't going to be about rigid exercises, hence the flow part of it. There were six of us in class, three were totally winded but not me. I was so happy we do the types of workouts we do because they prepared me for this class. There was a woman in her 30's who was super winded, and she basically sat on her mat 95% of the class. A young woman in her 20's was also winded.
Laurel, I kept thinking about you because this class was very challenging, so you would've loved it.

Saturday - walking
Sunday - walking and CG Iron Day 1-Legs.

The dreaded 'next trip to Boston' email came on Friday. This time it would be three days because DH's boss wants an all-day group meeting on day three! The trip is the first week in June. DH will be retiring at the end of May as a result. He doesn't want to travel anymore, and I couldn't be happier about it.

Laurie, great workouts. I am glad you had fun with the partner stretching class! You're lucky your DH decided he wanted to be healthy and joined you in your workout routine. I know DH will never want to follow a workout program with me. He definitely doesn't want to do daily workouts like I do. I do hope that when he retires, he'll workout with me a couple of days a week, though.

Laurel, great workouts! That live class sounds great! I'm glad Cathe recovery is going so well!

No problem at about the rotation. I think Iron will work out better for me. I love the program and workouts aren't too long.
I think you would have a blast doing a Cathe Live strength training rotation. You really should give your muscles a break. At the very least you need a deloading week.

We're expecting a rainy week. I imagine you'll probably have the same type of weather.

Have a wonderful week!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

We had a nice weekend, but of course it was a busy one. We went to Ikea with the oldest. With the remodel of their kitchen she needed some storage ideas for her pantry. DH created a drawing for her with the cabinets that she chose. This is the first time that I have been to Ikea, and that place is huge. I did buy a couple of things, like a stand for my ipad when I'm trying a recipe from pinterest.

Our workouts where mostly walking and stretching. Neither DH and I had a lot of time. Lucky our weather was cold, but nice enough to get outside for walking. This morning I did a abs & glutes workout with Rachel.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! The live class sounds like a fun time. Glad to hear that Cathe knee is doing so well. I'm not surprised. LOL about being so tired, but those workouts really do take a lot of energy. I'm sure that your DH would be very happy to have someone to talk to in the evening.

Thelma, Nice job with the workouts! I see you are back to the Iron workouts, have fun with those. Sounds like you have a winner with that class instructor. Hopefully she sticks around. I'm sure it did feel great to be able to keep up. Glad to hear that your DH is happy about the retirement, and I to hope that he participates in some of your workouts. DH surprises me everyday when I get home.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! It sounds like your weekends went well. Ours did as well. Saturday we spent running a ton of errands, and yesterday was mostly work around the house. It was warm on Saturday but gloomy, and it was cooler yesterday and still gloomy. But at least we have some sunshine today. Like Thelma, we are expecting a lot of rain and some storms over the next several days.

For workouts, on Saturday I did a walk with Jessica Smith and 60 minutes of Peloton yoga. Yesterday was a 45 minute spin and Cathe Live Breathless Core Express. Today was STS 2.0 Lower Body 1 and Cathe’s Intensity DVD. I had intended to only do half of the cardio workout, but once I was going, I didn’t feel like stopping. I guess that’s good.

Thelma, great workouts. I really love the sound of that barre workout. An intense total body workout with balance but no barre sounds perfect!! I am so happy your DH has set his retirement date. I don’t blame him for a minute not wanting to travel anymore. As I said above, we definitely have the same forecast as you. Right now they are expecting about 3-4 inches of rain here tomorrow and Wednesday. I really hope we get it.

Laurie, sounds like a busy weekend. I have only been to IKEA once and, like you, I was amazed at the size. I was glad they had a lot of signs showing you where to go. Great workouts. I told my DH about my plan to take down the intensity of my workouts, and he definitely gave it two thumbs up. But based on the workout I did today, I have some work to do in convincing myself to actually move in that direction.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! Monday's workouts were walking, power yoga and CG Iron Day 2-Upper Body. I am really loving the Iron workouts.

We're under flood watch from Tuesday night through Thursday morning. I don't see how we are under flood watch because it doesn't look like there will be a lot of rain according to three weather apps.

Laurie, great job getting a walking and stretching in during the weekend.
I've never been to an Ikea, but I've heard the stores are huge.

I am back to the Iron workouts and already I'm thinking about repeating the rotation after this round.
It felt awesome being able to keep up with the class, but it felt even better to know that I'm in better shape than much younger women! LOL
The yoga instructor is the studio's owner, so she better stick around! She is awesome.

Laurel, great workouts! Sounds like you had a very productive weekend!

Great workouts! I just don't see you giving up your intense workouts for good. I can see you taking a break from them to give your body a break, though. If you feel great doing the intense workouts and you're not injured, do them.

I hope we get a lot of rain minus floods!

See you tomorrow!
Thelma