Cathe Fans Part 5

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with X10 Low Impact, then right into the LIS Cardio Supersets Extreme premix. Good combo. Then to make up for the workout I skipped on Christmas in favor of something else, I did LIS Turbo Barre. I sometimes dread this workout (which is why I skipped it on Christmas!), but today it felt good and flew by.

Tami, great workouts! I heard about the wet weather hitting the Pacific Northwest and was wondering how much of it you were getting. No fun!! We are all unpacked in the house. I keep rearranging little things, but, for the most part, we are settled. We still have a lot of work to do on the garage (getting stuff put away so we can get both cars in), but that is going to take some time. I am SO happy with it!! It is so funny that you are looking at the January rotation.....because I was thinking about that yesterday afternoon. I was going to start the RWH/XT rotation next week.....and I may still. But I may also go into January's rotation instead. I guess I have a few days to figure it out!

Thelma, great workouts! I also heard about your weather. I understand it is supposed to be very cold much of the week. It is so strange for us because we are having temps 15-20 degrees above normal....though Thursday is supposed to be a 'cold' day (high of 60). Winter is such a foreign concept down here, that's for sure. Anyhow, thanks for asking about the house. It is lovely. We have met a few neighbors, but just to say 'hi'. The neighborhood is very quiet (which I love). There are still a few houses being built (including one directly across from us). Our backyard backs into a bit of water and then a nature preserve, and we get the most amazing birds in the yard from there.....some I have never seen before. And some nearly as tall as me!! My workout room is quite a bit smaller than the one I had in the rental, but it works just fine for me. I have everything arranged in a way that makes it easy to use. And I love that it is clean!! In the last house, I was always staring at the stains in the carpet when I was doing push-ups. Don't miss that at all. We are getting our back porch screened in this week (a must because of the mosquitos), and I expect to start spending a lot of evenings outside. I can't wait for that! Like I said to Tami, I am so happy with it. It definitely feels like home.

Laurie, hope you are well!

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

lvnascar

Afternoon Ladies,

Very busy day yesterday, just catching up from my two weeks off. Seems everyone is out sick this week, so I'm not getting tons of e-mails. This is a good thing. I was enjoying the Jillian workouts, but really wanted to get in some heavier weight work. I decided the Slow & Heavy workouts would do the trick for a couple of weeks. So yesterday I did SH Chest & Triceps and Muscle Endurance Abs. I'm hoping these will ease me into getting up to doing HiiT workouts again. I found an old rotation of Cathe's that looks like something that will work. November '04 Four Day Split with Cardio.

Laurel, Great job on finishing up that rotation, and getting all those workouts done even though you where so busy. I agree the XTrain/RWH rotation looks like the best of all the rotations. Funny how getting back into a routine is actually soothing. Since most of us have older children now (don't require babysitters), it should be easier to get out with our friends more often. I am starting to feel better, it isn't as bad as the last time. I couldn't even walk the dog without getting winded.

Tami, Great job on those workouts, love that KCM workout too. I know that I always like to have a rotation, that is why I was interested in this one. I think doing some of the older workouts will help me get through this time. It does have Imax 2 and KPC in it. I'm going to give it a shot, and if the workout is to much for me then I will find something less intense. We have had more snow in the last couple of days that we had for December in total. Now it is suppose to get super cold too. So was the gym crazy busy?

Thelma, You are doing a great job with those workouts. I always want to do yoga more often, but it just never seems to happen unless I put it on the schedule. I should just set aside one day out of the week for that purpose. Sorry to hear that you where dreading going back to work so much, I did just a little bit. I don't have as much stress as you have though.

Have a great day!
Laurie

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I was tired today and I very close to talking myself out of working out. I simply ignored the tired feeling and did my RWH Low Impact I (love this one!) and TUY Vitality. We are really having some arctic air. It's very cold and I can't imagine being outside waiting for the bus! I used to take public transportation and it's awful having to wait for the bus or the train out in the cold. It amazes me to see kids waiting for the school bus without gloves or a proper winter coat!

Laurel, WTG with those workouts! I am so happy you're loving your new home so much! I would be in heaven there with all those birds and the quiet neighborhood! So exciting about your workout room being set up just the way you like and it is clean! You said something before about having two workout rooms. Did you do that?
I always dream of our retirement home and since I was off for almost 2 weeks the bug is in my mind about finding our perfect retirement location. I've always wanted one of those vaulted ceiling log homes with beautiful views and I've been looking at some homes in NC. I'm a dreamer. It doesn't cost anything to dream right? LOL
We think NC will be our retirement state. We may go to the mountains of Western NC in September to check out the area. I think it makes sense for us to to start visiting places we consider potential retirement locations.
I have a friend who lives in FL and she's always talking about how cold it is when it's 50 degrees! I think that is the funniest thing! So I understand how they don't have a concept of winter! LOL

Hi Laurie! I'm so glad you're feeling better and you're doing some great workouts too! Maybe now that you're not feeling 100% would be a good time to do do yoga! Just don't do one of the killer workouts. Try something gentle for now! Work hasn't been too bad even though I was dreading going back. It's just too easy to get used to being home for me! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday's workouts where SH Back & Biceps along with MMA Boxing. I didn't do the ab portion, since I had done ab work the day before. These SH workouts are deceptive, and you really feel the muscles that where worked the next day. Had to stop a couple of times during the cardio portion of the boxing workout, but it wasn't the bent over sucking in the breath that made me stop.

Just found out that my boss is leaving to take a job at another of our facilities. He has been the best boss I have had while working here, so I'm not really happy today. I just hope the new candidate is just as good.

Laurel, Nice workouts! I tend to do that to workouts I dread. You think about doing it, but then decide to postpone them. I give you credit for doing it, I would have just crossed it off as an oh well next time.

Thelma, WTG on getting in that workout without talking yourself out of it. I was in that kind of mood yesterday also, I'm glad that I did my workout also. I think I will sub one of these cardio days listed on the rotation with yoga. I do enjoy them so much.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with XTrain Bi's and Tri's, and it felt good. I should have gone heavier on a couple of exercises, but adding on some reps seemed to help. I love these XTrain workouts! Absolutely no dread factor for me. I also did XTrain Core 2. For cardio, I did the IMAX Extreme workout from Cathe's Terminator DVD.

My neighbor across the street does his workouts in his garage with the door open. Definitely a Florida thing to use the garage as a room in the house. But.....anyhow.....he is doing P90X and that has me itching to do some P90X again. So I think I am going to do Cathe's January rotation and then the RWH/XTrain rotation....and then the P90X/X2 12 week hybrid I did two years ago (can't believe it had been that long since I did P90X!) I will probably buy Insanity Max 30 later today because I figure that and these new HiiT workouts would be a great cardio complement. Well, that's the plan......at least for now. Subject to change without notice or reason!

Laurie, I love those Slow and Heavy workouts. They are so tough and effective. Hope they work for you. I am glad you are feeling a bit better. I hope you stay warm, though. Looks like Wisconsin is being hit the hardest right now with both snow and cold. I talked to my sister yesterday who is in Denver, and she has had enough of this winter, that's for sure. It has been a tough one. I am sorry to hear about your boss. I hope you get another good one.

Thelma, great job pushing through with the workouts! I agree with you on that Low Impact HiiT One workout. I love that one!! It is tough but fun. Love the moves she uses in it. I hope you get some warmer weather soon. Like you, I did public transportation for years...and actually got hypothermia one winter waiting for the bus!! The temperature dropped 50 degrees during day while I was working (from 30 to -20!). Of course, nobody--including me--was prepared for it. So the bus was over an hour late....and I was in pain! No fun. About the workout rooms, yes we have two. DH bought himself a Bowflex Max Trainer, which is in one room with some of our other equipment. And then I have my room. I am going to try the Max trainer some day because it looks really good! I am glad he has a piece of equipment that he feels comfortable working out on, that's for sure.

Tami, hope you are well!

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, spinning and TUY Mountain Poses. I didn't sleep well last night so I was glad Mountain Poses was tonight's class! I've been watching a lot of those "how to" videos on You Tube on how to do a proper Chaturanga. I found two today that had some pointers that totally clicked for me tonight. I think the problem with TUY is that it is too fast paced and doesn't allow a beginner to do the pose properly. I just ordered two beginner's yoga DVD's and may do those instead of TUY until I get better at this pose because I don't want to hurt myself. My shoulders are already feeling it which is why I'm modifying but sometimes I can't help myself and go fast like the DVD but I know I'm not doing the pose properly. I need "slower" workouts for now. Laurel, I actually reduced the speed on the DVR so that I would have a chance to try to do the modified version without falling behind with the class.

Laurie, WTG! You're doing an awesome job! Sorry about your boss living. I can totally understand why you're feeling sad about his living. I would feel the same way if my boss left. I wanted to talk myself out of working out tonight again but went through with my workout which I'm thankful for. I'm sure you'll enjoy the yoga workout when you have the opportunity to insert it into your rotation.

Laurel, awesome work outs!!! People in FL don't need a car garage cause it's not cold there! I can't believe your neighbor workouts in the garage with the door open! LOL
you should do the same to show him that you can kick his butt with your workouts! LOL
OMG! I Can't believe you got hypothermia! It really is brutal when the buses are late in the winter and you can't even go somewhere for shelter cause you're going to miss the bus! That Bowflex machine looks like fun! Let us know how you like it!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

2BLean

Hi Ladies! Sorry I missed you yesterday . . . . if I don't get a chance on my lunch break to check in with you guys its tough for me. Being the "newbie" still with a lot to learn I don't have much down time. But as I keep saying "i LOVE it" I had my first staff meeting today, talking about the new year and goals. I also get to meet with one of my supervisors on Friday for a one on one, goal setting type meeting. Love it that they actually do this. I know for most it is normal, but not for me. I was thanked the other day for just being a part of their team (again), feels so nice! So yesterday was RWHiiT Chest/Should/Tris and last night was Insane-X. I think it was one of the toughest ones. Not sure why, the moves were all familiar "Insanity" moves but the format was kind of a build on/add on and all the moves were one minute. The kicker was tuck jumping over the hurdle and then a burpee, back and forth over the hurdle. This was in every round no matter what. This a.m. was Rockin Knockout and went to Spinning tonight!

Laurel: YOWSA on your amazing workouts lady! Way to work!! I love hearing the joy in your voice over your new home! So exciting and I am glad you are loving it so much. That is amazing you have your own workout room and DH too! How fun is that. Very lucky to be having a nice climate to live in as well. No winter?! Can't imagine but I know it must be nice. Our weather simmered down a bit. We are now into some normal cold, wet days with some freezing fog and mild temps during the day but no more snow right now.
It is funny & I love that you were looking at the Jan rotation as well! That is my plan llike I said the other day ..... so again, we are one the same page. AND I agree on the Insanity Max 30 being a great compliment to these new ones. Which I also decided to go ahead and order. Merry Christmas to me
So funny! So looks like we'll be on the same page for a while ---- yahoo!!

Thelma: Way to go on the workouts and fighting through that urge to not workout! Sometimes it is necessary of course but sometimes it feels good when you talk yourself back into it. I have been thinking of you and the crazy cold temps you guys are having. BRRRRRRR! I'm glad you are easing back into your work schedule and now that your there its not so bad. I think it is so great you are continuing with your Yoga and you seem to be enjoying it! I love what you said the other day about "it takes patience" - I agree 100%. You really do have to set your mind right on just doing the moves and taking your time. Probably the hardest part for me, but I always feel good when it's done.

Laurie: Im happy to hear you are feeling better and I am sure nobody is happier than you that you are! Sounds like your new rotation is giving a lot of variety for you. That's awesome and as you feel like it, you will ad in some more HiiT workouts, etc. Sometimes you gotta do what your body is calling you to do to stay "in it". Yes, the gym is CRAZY. I just try to get parked and get into my class but it's craziness right now. Once I am in the class it's busier as well but not like the room with all the treadmills, bikes, etc. Sorry to hear about your favorite boss leaving. I know how much you have liked him, that is a huge bummer. Will be hard to live up to that I am sure for the next person but hopefully he/she is another good boss. Fingers crossed for you. We had more snow over last weekend than we did all December as well. Now it's just wet and frozen and a mess of course. But, that's part of winter in the Northwest. LOL

Hope you ladies all have a great evening ~ I will check in tomorrow!
Tami

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with Lift It HiiT It Legs. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. As Tami said the other day, it is similar to XTrain Cardio Leg Blast. But I liked this one even better because it doesn't use a step. I followed it with Core 2. I like the core workouts from this new series, but don't find them overly challenging. Maybe that is because the workouts involve a lot of the core already. Anyhow, for cardio, I did the 74 minute premix from Party Rockin' Step 1.

Thelma, good job getting in a workout. I am glad you are slowing down the yoga to make it work for you. It is great stuff....but only if done properly. I love that you thought about doing the slow motion on your DVR!! I should do that when Cathe goes hop crazy over the step in RWH Plyo HiiT 2!!

Tami, sounds like a tough workout! Sorry the gym is so crazy. I think today may mark my 6th anniversary with MFP, and I am SOOOOO happy my New Year has not been started with a diet ever since. Don't miss those resolutions at all!! We are definitely on the same page with workouts! I ordered Insanity Max 30 last night! The feedback from your friend (no dread factor) was enough to push me over the top and buying. Thank you for sharing that!! I am really looking forward to seeing what they are all about. As you said...Merry Christmas to me!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was a great class last night and surprisingly, not jam packed! This a.m. was HiiT It Legs and no class tonight. One of these days I will probably be able to make it back to Insane Abs on Thurs noon hour but not now. Tonight will probably be a Bball game on TV with DH unless he meets his friends for that, then I could sneak in a workout!

Laurel: Happy 6th Anniversary! (*) I think I am right behind you on that . . . . I would have to look. I know you were one of the first people I found and reached out to (asking about STS I believe) and became friends with. So thankful I joined too and have you ladies here! It is nice to focus on other types of goals in the New Year isn’t it?!?!? That’s so awesome. Another amazing day in the new workout room! Way to go & we did the same workout today! Don’t you love this one? I am also liking the abwork with these new workouts. Again, I laugh because I had mentioned the “no dread factor” on her reply to me the other day about Insanity Max 30 because that tipped me right into really wanting it then too, mentioning to you guys & pulling the trigger. So I'm glad it helped you too. I’m excited and glad we are on the same page with the workouts!

Hi Laurie & Thelma!

Talk to you ladies tomorrow . . . back to work! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I've been getting out of work later than normal this week and these yoga workouts are long so tonight there was serious dread factor. Of course it's long because I don't want to give Cathe up. I worked out but my heart wasn't into it at all. Tonight I did RWH Back, Biceps and TUY Cross Training. Thank God tomorrow is Friday!

Laurel, awesome workouts as always! I love that leg workout too. Happy 6th anniversary!
The slow motion option on this dvr is awesome. I think I'm going to do easier workouts instead of the tough TUY until I can become better at the posses.

Tami, great workouts! That Insanity class sound TOUGH! I'm so glad your job is going so well. What a difference from the other place! One on ones are a really good to have. My boss has them too and we meet with him every other week.
It's been insanely cold here but I bundle up well and I don't really feel it plus I'm not outside more than 5 minutes.
Tami, I bet you miss your Insane Abs class. I'm sure you'll make it back to the class soon.
I am really glad I discovered this group and I am so thankful to have found you ladies because you've been so supportive and helpful.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I didn't work out on Wednesday, just wasn't feeling good. I am getting better, but there are days that the energy just isn't there. Yesterday I felt like doing a Les Mills workout so I did Combat 30 with weighted gloves, and that was a ton of fun.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts as usual. Congrats on your 6th Anniv., that is a great record. That is the same thing I liked about the HiiT Leg workout. Yep we are getting hit pretty hard right now with the weather, it is very cold (not as cold as last year), but it is suppose to get better this weekend. The wind is the worst part, this morning the dog didn't even want to take a walk. LOL about your rotation being subject to change. I think I will have that same attitude.

Tami, You are rocking those workouts also. We have the goal setting thing also with our boss. I told my boss if I would have known he was leaving, I would have given myself Exceeds Expectations on my performance review! He laughed. I don't mind snow to much, but this cold and wind and depart the area. Yesterday it took me 1-1/2 hours to get home. Usually on Thur is is about 45 min. with me having to pick up the dog at doggy daycare.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts. That is the hard thing for me also, I want to do all the fun workouts at once. You are being really dedicated to those workouts, I think I had heard that they where lengthy. I think that I will try to do ones that are about an hour, but if I do them on the weekends I will look at longer.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I finished the week--and this rotation--with a tough workout. I started with Lift It Hit It Back, Shoulders and Biceps. I really liked this workout, and really appreciated Cathe's pace throughout. After it, though, it went into Lift It Hit It Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Cathe's pace was a bit faster for this one and yowza! My arms were shaking by the end of the chest work. But I managed to get through it. I liked it! I am certain I will like it more when I do it on its own though. For cardio, I did To The Max Extreme. My upper body is feeling the fatigue after that one.....but it is a good feeling.

Tami, isn't it hard to believe it has been 6 years?!? I remember meeting you in the 40+ thread....and then you invited me here. Like you, I am so thankful for you all. I don't know where I would be without all of your encouragement. I should be getting my Insanity workouts today. I am excited!! I hope I still feel that way after doing one!!

Thelma, once again great job pushing through a workout depite being tired. Sometimes just getting through is all you can do. But that is better than nothing (or, as I always think, better than sitting on the sofa eating chips!). I hope you warm up soon!

Laurie, yikes on the long commute! Good job getting a workout in despite that. I think I would have simply sat down with a big cup of tea and called it a day! I am glad you are feeling better. Sounds like you are doing a great job listening to your body and only pushing it when you are up to it.

Hope you all have a great weekend. No plans here except doing more things around the house. But that is still fun right now. See you Monday!

Laurel

fitzfour

Hello Ladies!!! I've been reading back a few posts trying to get caught up on what's new with everyone...it's been too long since I was on here last!

I'm so excited to see some of the new Ripped with Hiit workouts you are all doing. I bought the series, and have to say it's my favorite of Cathe's to date. I just love everything about it!!! I did the Back, Shoulders and Bi's yesterday and I'm SOOO sore today! Love all the cardio too!

Not much new here...work is going good! I'm still adjusting to working from home, and trying to make a point to get out of my PJ's each day! But, it helps tremendously to be home, as we've had a number of situations where working in an actual office would not have been good, so it has paid off. I'm finally nailing down a workout routine too, which is good!

Sounds like you've all been kickin' butt on the workouts and all have had some interesting weather lately too! We're coming out of a deep freeze and hopefully getting up into the 30's, which is going to be warm!

Hopefully I can get on here more often, now that I've got a routine going! Keep up the great work!

Erika

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a great weekend! On Friday I was really tired and had to go easy on myself and went for spinning and Shiva Rea: Flow Yoga for Beginners. On Saturday I felt so much better and had a great workout: RWH Circuit Upper Body (loved it!) and The Ultimate Yogi Cardio, Stretch and today was my usual Sunday spinning.

I see that MFP has changed the text box again. Before I was able to resize the size of the text box to my liking and could read your posts. Now you get those up/down arrows and if you click on them you can't see the posts! DUH!! Why would they do that?

Laurie, I'm glad you took Wednesday off and listened to your body. Looks like you had a nice recovery the next day with that Les Mills workout! Good job!

Laurel, congrats on finishing the rotation! It was a good rotation! Killer workout on Friday lady! WOW! I think we're all loving Cathe's RWH program. She did an awesome job. An easy workout is better than nothing for sure. I'm glad I workout.

Erika, good to hear from you! Cathe's new program is really wonderful. I love all the premixes she offers too. I'm glad working from home is working out so well for you. We hope to see you here more often!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Missed you all on Friday so wanted to catch up . . . . Weekend was good, I ended up meeting a new friend from my old job (if that makes sense). She came on as a new Realtor a few months before I left and we became friends. So it was nice to meet for coffee and catch up a little bit. Ended up not getting in a workout Sat but today was HardStrikes and then headed out to my volleyball league. We started the "winter" league today. We won 4 out of 6 games and it was lots of fun and got in some good exercise too! Going to go right into the Januuary rotation tomorrow a.m.

Thelma: Sounds like you got in some good workouts and glad you were feeling better after the "tireds" on Friday. Some days are just like that and probably being back to work after your vacation made for a long week. Thanks for the kudos and support (as always) on my workouts. I appreciate it. Feeling good and as we have all been saying LOVE the RWH workouts.

Laurel: Congrats on finishing up the rotaion & the extended portion too! That one and the one we all did prior is definitely a keeper in my notebook of rotations! Really loved it and I am looking forward to the coming rotation(s) as well. The Back/Bis/Shoulders workout I have not done yet but sounds like I will enjoy it. I agree she goes quick through that other one and it does sneak up on ya! It is crazy to know that it has been 6 yrs!!! I have enjoyed every moment chatting and look forward to many more! Did your new Insanity workouts arrive?!? I should check the tracking on mine. I think they should be here tomorrow.

Laurie: Nice job with the workouts . . . . way to listen to your body if you weren't feeling that great. I noticed you have been doing some Les Mills workouts. They must be feeling good to you. Nice work. That commute sounds awful, hopefully it goes back to normal this week. That makes for a very long day I am sure. It was nice to meet with my supervisor the other day and go over goals. Being there only a month she basically told me where they would like to see a big portion of my training completed by March when the busy season hits I will have a good grasp on those depts. She told me she is thrilled with how I am doing and basically sees me naming my dept. in the future! What a compliment to me I felt and again, it feels so good to be appreciated. I actually spent some time this weekend getting some things to decorate my office space. I haven't wanted to do that in so long. I also bought a plant in a darling little pot. It all feels really good.

Erika: So great to hear from you! Sounds like you are adjusting to your job at home now and good to hear you are getting back into a workout routine. That's awesome. Hope the boys and your DH is doing well also. Awesome that you are enjoying the RWH workouts too.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I will check in tomorrow . . . . Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Had a really enjoyable weekend, it was cold though. Today was in the teens, so it feels like a heatwave. The Combat workout felt so great that I decided to continue those workouts. They are more intermediate/adv, so I think that this would be a great way to ease back into those RWH workouts. I really still want to do a rotation with those. Anyway I did Combat HiiT Power, this one has a section of weights and then a section of plyo. I wasn't able to do the plyo the way that the advanced, but I was able to do more than the modifier. I also did Combat 45 on Saturday and Combat 60 on Sunday. I think I will continue on with these workouts.

I got an e-mail from Michelle Dozois about her new system that is coming out, and she is having a 30 day challenge beginning Feb 1. I might consider this, some of her new workouts are 30-45 min. Maybe do these Combat workouts, then flow into the Peak 10. Might get those as download versions.

Laurel, Awesome workouts as usual! Nice that you could do those RWH workouts as a total upper body. That 30 min. workout was a great way to de-stress after that commute, that is for sure. After doing all the workouts, I don't know why I have not incorporated these workouts into my rotation more. They really are fun, and after doing these they are a lot like the Peak 10, but not as intense. I still feel it in the body afterward, so I know they are working.

Erika, I agree with you on this being a great series of Cathe's, just have to wait a while before I can continue on with them. Glad to hear that you are able to handle situations in the home easier that in the past. That has to be a huge relief. I love that you have to force yourself to get out of your pj's. One of these days I'm hoping that will be the case for me also.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts, and you doing the same thing with not overtaxing your body. It really did do wonders for my body to take that day, even though I have had way to many of those days lately. So many people in our office where sick with this flu, and I really don't want to get it.

Tami, Nice job on the workouts, and congrats on the 4 wins in vb! I always envy you getting to do the vb league, we don't have many of those around here anymore. The one place that had indoor around here sold the place to a painters union. Have no idea what they are using that nice gymnasium for? Isn't it nice to have goals set for you to reach? I know that it really helps me. Sometimes you can feel that your job has no direction, but this company you are working for sounds like they are trying to meet their needs and the employee's. Of course you need to decorate. Most of my deco are pics of my girls.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a nice weekend, though a bit busier than I anticipated. My MIL called
Friday night and asked if they could come visit the next day. This was their first trip to the house, so I was glad to have them. But, needless to say, all those chores planned for Saturday got compressed into yesterday. And Saturday was spent in the kitchen making dinner for the family. But it was all good. My in-laws really liked the house (and the dinner!) so it is all good.

I took Saturday off from workouts, as usual. And so I started with Cathe's January rotation yesterday. I did RWH Plyo HiiT One (love that workout!) right into the X10 Cardio Blast/Hi-Lo premix. Really fun combo. Then I did LIS Lower Body Trisets which was perfect with the other workouts.

Today's workout started with Rip It Hit It Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. It was a bit easier without another workout before it (as I had done it last week) but this is not an easy workout by far, especially with the weight Cathe is using. But it flew by! I followed it with Core 1. And then, for cardio, I did Cathe's Cardio Fusion 80 minute premix. Good stuff.

Thelma, glad you were feeling better on Saturday. Hopefully taking it down a notch on Friday helped. Glad you are enjoying this new series. It really looks like you have found a good blend of workouts between this series, yoga and spinning. Great variety in that combination!

Erika, so good to see you!! I am so glad to hear you are enjoying this new series as well. I love them! They are short but very tough. Hope you are warming up now. It has been a tough winter up there. I bet that makes you all the happier to be working from home. I hear you on the struggle to get out of the pj's some days....but for me it is my workout clothes! Put them on first thing in the morning and have gotten into the bad habit of keeping them on all day now. Oh well. At least they are comfortable!

Laurie, sounds like you have found a good series to see you through right now. Great job with them! I have a few workouts that I wonder why I don't do more because I really enjoy them when I do them, so you aren't alone there.

Tami, sounds like a good weekend. Congratulations on the volleyball wins! I got the new Insanity workouts on Friday but haven't had a chance to crack them open yet! I hope I can start looking at them today or tomorrow. I am anxious to see what they are all about. So happy to hear how much you are loving this new job!! And so nice to be appreciated. Sounds like they are just as happy with you as you are them!!

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Happy Monday! Today’s workout was RWH Plyo HiiT One + X10 Cardio – lots of fun, what a great combo! Tonight will be BootCamp/F.A.S.T. class right after work.

Laurie: Glad to hear the Combat workouts are just what you need right now, that’s awesome. That’s great to hear MD is coming out with her new ones soon. I know you were looking forward to those. Yes, I have a feeling a lot of my pics will be fishing, dogs and my cute nephews. But it’s all good stuff! It will be fun to get my new things and hope they look good, otherwise back to the shopping.

Laurel: Very fun that you were able to have your in-laws over to the new house! I bet they loved it and of course the dinner too! My Insanity workouts are arriving today, I checked the tracking! Yay. Doesn’t mean I will be able to look at them until probably this weekend but it’s exciting to get them in my possession. Great combinations you are putting together already with this January rotation! Nicely done.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

fitzfour

I'm back! Day 2!! Today was RWH Legs and funny thing is 1/2 way through I realized I did this workout last week and was walking funny for a few days. Hopefully it isn't that bad this time around!

Tami--Nice Combo today! I also LOVE X10. Can't get enough of that one and RWH lately!

Laurel--Great Combo as well for you! Sounds like a fun visit on Saturday and glad you were able to catch up on Sunday!

Laurie--I had to laugh at the teens being a heatwave! We never got above zero today, so I'm more than ready for the warm up we're going to be having (mid 30's by the weekend!). Great idea on the Les Mills workouts...those are good ones! Speaking of Michelle, I got her latest 2 DVD's and just love them. Fun, but killer workouts! I'm curious to see what the system is like. I have been hit or miss with her through the years, but her latest 2 are keepers.

Thelma--The yoga workout sounds wonderful...good idea! I'm "trying" to incorporate more yoga...it's hard for me to sit still enough to do it though!

Well, I'm off to enjoy a night off from hockey...hubby took the hockey duty tonight for me! I'll hopefully be back on tomorrow!

Erika

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! RWH Legs and TUY Strength tonight. I'm glad you all had a nice weekend! We had a nice weekend. My BIL and his wife were here and that's always fun.
We had some rain today and it's back to bitter cold tonight! We'll have to be very careful tomorrow morning. I'm sure there will be plenty of black ice.

I am considering giving up this yoga workout ladies because I'm starting to feel fat. It's just weird. Maybe I'm getting bored of so many chaturangas. Maybe I'm so used to the Cathe type of workout. Don't get me wrong, this Ultimate Yogi workout is not easy by any means but it just doesn't feel like I'm going to have an "after burn" like I do with Cathe's workouts. My biggest worry is that I'm going to have surgery in March and I will be out of cardio commission for a while. If I feel that I'm getting fat now that I've reduced Cathe's workouts what am I going to be like when March comes around? I think I would still do some yoga a couple of times a week but not every day. I'm going to redesign my rotation so I can do more Cathe workouts

Tami, Glad you had a great weekend and you even made time to meet with a friend! Great workouts and with the winter league games!!!
You're very welcome on the kudos and support on your workouts. You're very supportive too.
One of the things Travis Eliot (TUY) says on his DVD's that sometimes one of the greatest challenges is to know when to stop. I am modifying now and sometimes do a child's pose instead of a downward dog.
I am really glad I got the RWH workouts even though for a while there I had my doubts about being able to do any of the workouts.

Laurie, I know the "heatwave" feeling after having been so cold last week. That's exactly what it was like here today!
I'm happy you found a workout in your "library" that you feel it's what you need right now. Be patient, you'll be doing the RWH rotation in no time! Good job with the workouts! You're getting stronger every day!
I am really glad I listened to Travis Eliot about knowing when to stop. It was good to listen to my body and go for something easier on Friday. I was really tired today but I pushed through the workouts.
I hope you don't get the flu Laurie. Do you get the flu shot?

Laurel, I'm glad your in-laws liked the house and your dinner! Great workouts! I bet those Plyo HiiT workouts are awesome! The January rotation sounds like a great one!
Taking it down a notch on Friday was very good for my body let me tell you!

Erika, good to have you back! That RWH Legs workout is a great workout! Hopefully you won't be too sore this time around.
The yoga program is really great but advanced for me. I think doing yoga a couple of times a week is a good thing. I've ordered a couple of beginners DVD's and will incorporate those into my rotation so I get better at it. The most difficult pose for me is the chaturanga and this program has LOTS of them. I can do all the pretzel poses pretty well though. There are some dvd's in this program that keep you constantly moving and then there are the other ones that are slow to give the body a break from the harder flows. Enjoy your night off from hockey!!!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

My workout yesterday was Combat HiiT Plyo. I was able to get through all of the plyo work without to many modifications. Of course I was no where near the advanced, but again not having to follow the modifier either. Today is my rest day, and I need to pick up my new glasses after work. First dance class of the new year, and the last 5 months of this also. Over the holidays I realized that there is only 5 months left of school for my youngest.

Laurel, Glad to hear that the in-laws liked the house and dinner. Great workout again. Are you able to use the weights that Cathe is using on those RWH workouts? I know I wasn't able to go that high, but I know you have been upping those weights during STS. I probably forget about those great workouts, because I have way to many of them I'm guessing.

Tami, Sounds like a great workout for you also. MD has been sending out these videos, that I have been watching, and she is also doing this challenge. I'm not really sure about this challenge, but it really does come at a great time of the year to try something like this. I know that I had really good results with the last challenge I did of hers. I'm still uncertain about when the actual start date is going to be, it looks like the 25th of this month. Happy decorating!

Erika, Glad to see you back again! WTG on the workout, that one is probably my favorite leg workout of hers. I think it flows really well, and I like that it uses db's through the whole workout. Yep I have the 360 workouts, but have not been able to try them out yet. I think that doing the challenge might be the initiative to try them out.

Thelma, Great workouts! Be careful today on your commute to work, I know how those days of ice in the morning are. Sounds like you have a solid plan ahead of you with a different rotation. Hate that fat feeling. Sorry that you need to give up the yoga everyday, but if it isn't what your body needs right now then you know it. I'm leaning to the MD 30 day Challenge, then I'm thinking that I can roll right into the RWH workouts after that. Just hope my body decides to cooperate with that plan.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a bit of a disjointed workout today as I have had people over doing some things with the house. Started with the county appraiser (wondering if the house had been finished! Um.....yes!). Then I had a guy from Lowe's giving us a quote for a fence (yikes....that is expensive). Now I am waiting for a guy to deliver a photo we purchased a couple months ago for our living room. Just one of those days.

So I started my workout early with RWH HiiT Upper Body Circuit. I did the 59 minute premix which adds ab sections into the workout. It was good. The workout didn't feel like a cardio workout, though, with the core work, but it did feel like a good total body circuit workout which I wanted and enjoyed. I am still trying to figure out why Cathe didn't include the stretch at the end of her premixes. Very unusual. Then I had a break for the appraiser guy to come look at the house. And then I did Rockout Knockout....which I love.

Tami, great workouts! I had a quick peak at the first Insanity workout today. It looks really good! Tough.....but good. Definitely looks like Insanity in structure (warm-up, stretch, cardio interval, break, cardio interval, break, etc). But the warm-up and stretch are only about five minutes (shorter than Insanity), and then the cardio intervals look to be about five minutes long with a 30 seconds break in between. He does about four moves per interval but unlike Insanity, he does short bursts of each move and then repeats them all about three times before the break. So no doubt it will be tough. I had a hard time convincing myself not to do it today!

Erika, good to see you again! I really like the RWH Leg workout as well. In fact, I like all of the workouts. Hope you enjoyed your evening off!

Laurie, congrats on the workout! That must have felt good. Sounds like you are definitely getting better. Wow, must be hard to believe your DD only has five more months of school! I hope she is enjoying this time in her life.

Thelma, great workouts! I have to say....I completely understand what you are saying about the 'feeling fat' feeling. I know all evidence indicates I don't need to do cardio every day. But I just feel better when I do because it combats that feeling you describe. So, as Laurie said, I think you should listen to your body. But be careful! I recommended yoga to help you do something because of your feet. I hope you can find a cardio routine/rotation that is feet and shoulder friendly! And if you do yoga a couple of time a week, you won't lose the benefits you have gained from doing it!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! What a bummer! I lost all my reply because when I hit post I got an error that it couldn't find the board.
Tonight I did RWH Low Impact II and TUY Yin Yoga.
I am torn about the giving up this yoga program because I really like it. I wish I had more time in the day! I've been thinking that if I realign my Cathe rotation with the TUY in a way that the bigger calorie burner workouts are paired with the low TUY burners I would feel better about the small burns. Today's Yin yoga workout for instance is all about deep stretching and it lasted 65 minutes for a total of 79 calories burned. I loved the workout because I can tell I'm getting more flexible but 79 calories? That part killed me but the low burn is expected as you're not doing anything but holding a stretch. Decisions, decisions!

Laurie, congrats on being able to do that plyo workout! Those are not easy even when modifying. You must be feeling better! Good job! It must be hard to believe that your little girl is all grown up and only has 5 more months of her dance classes!
I bet that MD 30 day Challenge is a lot of fun. I'm sure you will be able to do it.
I have a lot of thinking to do on the yoga for sure.

Laurel, you've been busy with the house for sure! I know fences are super expensive but well worth the $ if you value your privacy. Funny about the appraiser wanting to know if the house was completed. LOL
You still managed to get a killer workout in though! What do you mean Cathe didn't include a stretch at the end of the premixes? The ones I've done include a short stretch segment.
This fat feeling is killing me Laurel. I am glad you recommended the yoga because I've tried it in a way I've never done before and I like it. I really think that when yoga is your only workout method you really need to eat like a bird! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ A little later check in for me. I had a lunch date today with my old co-worker and it was nice. She was one of the ladies who I worked side-by-side with for the 21 yrs I was there. We didn't talk at all about "the whole ordeal" just what's new and the holiday's, refreshing and I was glad she reached out to me. It was bothering me that she hadn't if I'm being honest Today was Insane-X (no a.m. workout today) but the Insane-X was another tough one. We did stations and it was 50 of each thing before we could stop. Burpees, box jumps, jump rope, ball throws, mtn climbers, etc. Then she had us run stairs & finished up with plank work and abs.
DH did his sleep apnea test last night so we should find out in a couple weeks what will happen next. Hence a little restless night sleep for me. This will be an adjustment for both but I am so happy he is following through and anxious to get some help with his sleep. He's tired of being tired forsure.

Thelma: Great job with the workouts! You are doing awesome and the feet must be cooperating with those new shoes. I totally understand what you are saying as well on the "fat" feeling. When I don't get in my cardio like I like it bothers me and I don't feel nearly as energized. Maybe with your surgery coming up you should do the plan that you would like but as eveyone has said "be careful" and do what you can do. mix in some Yoga too. I think that sounds perfect. Stay warm in those cooooooooold temps you are having and safe driving.

Laurie: Awesome workout with that Plyo yesterday! Sounds like your energy level is coming back a bit, which is great. I remember you doing the MD rotation before and really seeing the benefits. Sounds like it may be the perfect plan if you are feeling up to it and then rolling right into the RWH workouts. WOW! I bet it is so surreal that your youngest will be finished with school before you know it. Is she excited? Does she want to go somewhere for college or stay close to home?

Laurel: Great workouts AGAIN today!!!!! Even through the busy moments of people coming by. Strange that the appraiser has come by now, after the closing and you guys are already in?!?
That sounds about right on the Insanity workouts as far as the clips and descriptions I read. Yahoo! Tough, shorter and to the point. Mine arrived today so I am anxious to at least peak in the box for now.

Erika: Great to hear from you again today! Hopefully your DOMs are not too terrible tomorrow. Enjoy your hockey free evening at home to yourself!

I will talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

So no workout for me last night (rest day), but I did get my new glasses and they are really cute. Guess the best part is that I can see. I'm thinking that I will not get the new MD workouts, it just doesn't seem to be cost effective. $97 for (2) 60 Min. workouts with some express options, (3) 30 min. workouts, nutrition guide, 90 day membership to Fitness Glo (have had this in the past and never used it). I guess I don't have a lot of time to decide, but this seems to be more $ than I would normally spend on a workout set. So I'm going to do the Combat Ultimate Warrior Rotation for 60 days, then go into the RWH workouts. By that time all of you can give me an idea as to what rotation would be a good one to try.

Laurel, Great job getting in your workouts even with all the interruptions! I can imagine how much that fence was. We are wanting to build a shed, couldn't believe how much just the material costs where at the time. Labor would be DH and I. I didn't realize that the stretch wasn't included in those premixes. That really is strange. Maybe it is that way so you can do yoga!

Thelma, Hate when that happens to a post. WTG on the workouts, and getting in that stretching. I have that same problem with the burn on yoga workouts, but they are so good for your body. You are probably right to incorporate the high burn Cathe workouts with the stretching. Your body would probably love that.

Tami, That was great that your former co-worker went to lunch with you. Nice workout also. I hope that you get some good news on the sleep apnea. I know that the many members of my family that have the machines don't feel as tired during the day as they used to. I am feeling much better every day. The youngest dd is going to be going to school for cosmetology close to home. She is very happy about saving a lot of money. I think that she said something about saving us so much money that we could get her a new car.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with cleaning the garage. Sadly, I am being serious. DH has been procrastinating, and I just had enough. So it is much better now, though we still can't get both cars in (the trash bins are too big which is why we want a fence....so we can keep them outside and hidden), but at least we can walk through it. Anyhow, after that I went into my 'real' workout. I started with Lift It Hit It Legs, which I love. For cardio, I did the third workout on Cathe's Hardcore Extreme DVD, which is a combo of IMAX 3 and Kick Max. I really enjoyed that today.

Thelma, I'm sorry you lost your post! I had something similar happen a few days ago, and it is so irritating. Anyhow, good job with the yoga. I hope you find a good, workable balance that includes both Cathe and TUY. Sounds like you have a good plan in mind. What you said about the calorie burn during yoga reminded me of when I was doing P90X the first time.....and started Insanity shortly after. I quickly learned that I burned more calories in the warm-up of Insanity than I did in all of the 90 minutes of YogaX. To be honest, it was shortly after that that I stopped wearing my HRM. I decided it was better to do certain different workouts for the workout sake and not for the calorie burn. But I still struggle with that when it comes to doing yoga or something like Turbo Barre. Wish I could get past that......but no luck so far. The premixes in the new series are a bit strange because I know there are no stretches after the core routines (minus what she does to stretch the core). But I thought for sure she would have included the stretch on the Upper Body Circuit premix I did yesterday. But it ended at 59 minutes with a core exercise....and no stretch. That usually isn't an issue for me since I am usually moving on to another workout. But yesterday I wasn't, and I was like 'Where is my stretch?'

Tami, hope your husband gets a good resolution to the sleep apnea study. I am glad you got together with your former co-worker as well. Hopefully you can start seeing her more often. About the county appraiser......can't figure that one out. Obviously the house was appraised before closing. But I think this one was for the county to finally say 'that piece of land now has a house'. I think it is for tax purposes and things got a little behind because of the holidays.

Laurie, glad you like your new glasses! I love getting new glasses....though I don't do it often enough. That seems like a lot of money for a few workouts! I don't blame you for not being able to justify that. I forgot to answer your question yesterday about whether I use Cathe's weight in the new series. I do for legs. On the Back, Shoulder, Bicep workout, I use a bit more than Cathe on the first bicep exercise (she uses 35, I use 40). On the Chest, Shoulder and Tricep workout, I match her weight on chest presses. But on chest flies, I took it down to 20lbs (she is at 25) for the third set of flies. Hoping to keep that at 25lb soon though. I match her for shoulders. For triceps, she does overhead tricep presses with a 35lb dumbbell, and I am not comfortable getting that much weight over my head because of my shoulders. So I use 30lbs for the first two sets, then 25lb for the final set. Much more comfortable for me, that's for sure. That's where I am at for now at least. Great idea about doing yoga after RWH premixes! If only I could convince myself to do it.

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was RWH Chest/Shoul/Tris, I decided to do the xtreme premix which adds on another set to each. It was a “burner” but felt good. I go heavier than Cathe in most, but like Laurel on the OH tricep extensions with one heavy, I go a little lighter. I always have visions of dropping it behind me or just not being able to handle that weight over my head. I’m with ya Laurel! For Cardio, I will be headed Spinning after work.

Laurie: Congrats on the new glasses! Glad they are cute & an extra bonus that you can see, lol! I can absolutely see why you don’t want to make that investment in those new DVD’s . . . yikes! I realize you get more with it, but still. Sounds like you have a great rotation in place, and yes by the time you get into the RWH workouts we will have done them and can give you ideas/answer questions, etc. Always a good thing too! We have heard from several people that he will not even feel the same in his day once he gets good sleep again. We are both looking forward to these moments!

Laurel: I forgot to comment on the “fence quote” – they are crazy expensive, I know. We had to get our yard fenced due to having big dogs of course but luckily we had chain link on one whole side and back so we were able to just have one side, an RV gate and man gate put in. That was expensive enough but I was so thankful it wasn’t the whole yard. Fabulous job on the workouts, after the get dirty and clean the garage workout. That is a workout forsure. Isn’t it funny how those guys procrastinate on stuff like that. I am shaking my head in absolute agreement on what you said to Thelma about the calorie burn on say YogaX and warm-up for Insanity! Also, I cannot get past that in my head, (wanting more). I think you are probably spot on with why the appraiser was there afterwards; kind of what I was thinking but yes, they must be behind.

Hi Thelma ~ Sorry about your post! I think I still hold the record for having difficulties there. Sheesh. So frustrating. Great job with the workouts. As I commented to Laurel above, I know exactly what you are saying/feeling about those calorie burns & having more time in the day. Maybe mix it in part of the week (yoga) and the other part of the week doing higher calorie burn workouts. That will be the only way to get the best of both worlds. Especially if you are liking the Yoga.

Hope you ladies have a great afternoon & evening!
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I didn't sleep very well last night and today was full of meetings at work and wasn't feeling energetic so I ended up doing spinning and tried out my new Tara Lee Yoga Foundations. It was definitely a foundation workout but she had some pretty awesome moves that stretch you in ways that felt sooo good. I'll be working on redesigning my rotation this weekend for sure! Temps continue to be super cold here.

Laurie, glad you like your new glasses. I can't believe how expensive that MD workout program is! I just got a new pair of glasses myself which I like very much. I own two pairs of prescription glasses. One for driving and every day stuff which are progressive and the pair I just got are just for computer use and the top part of the lens gives me about 6-7 feet of distance. This is really what I needed for work since I spend a lot of time in front of a computer.

Laurel, great workout and good job reorganizing the garage! That RWH Legs workout is really awesome.
I know that some workouts shouldn't be so focused on the number of calories burned but I just can't help it. That's like me weighing myself every day! Because I can't help being focused on the number I thought of redesigning the rotation to pair high calorie burning workouts with a yoga workout.
Laurel, I wonder if Cathe omitted the stretch portion only on the longer premixes? Since I haven't done any of the longer premixes I haven't ran into that issue.

Tami, glad you had a good lunch with your friend. It was really nice of her to get in touch so you ladies could get together.
Katy is coming up with really hard routines lately! You guys must not have a lot of newbies since she's putting tough routines together. Great workouts!

I really think that with the surgery coming up I need to burn as many calories as possible between now and then. I definitely can't afford to be doing yoga every day. I may do the short routine I did today from the new DVD because I like the stretching the lady did.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Last night was Combat 60, I used my weighted gloves so I have a really good burn in the arms and shoulders this morning.

Laurel, Great workouts including the organization of the garage. Sounds like you will still be busy with unpacking, and trying to find places for all your things. I usually have to get my eyes checked every year, they change so much. My far sited eye actually improved in vision, which was a surprise. Wow you can really lift a good weight for most of the body parts. I can lift a lot heavier on the back exercises, so tend to follow Cathe's weights. But like you I am going down on those chest flies. I figured that the average DVD was around $19 a each. That just seems way to high.

Tami, Great job on the workouts. Did that premix include the burn sets? I usually take my glasses off when I exercise, it can be really funny sometimes. I think I need a bigger tv to do my workouts, I can't tell what they are doing. If your dh does get the machine, it will take a little while for you to get used to the "new" noise, but it is way better than listening to them not breath.

Thelma, WTG on the workout, sounds like you really enjoyed it. LOL about burning those calories pre surgery! I'm sure that you can come up with something that will work for you until that time. I use the same pair for the computer work and driving, so far I don't have a problem with that. I also have contact lenses, and those are actually better for driving. I think it is because I can wear sunglasses with them.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with Lift It Hit It Back, Shoulders and Triceps. Really like this workout. For cardio, I did an oldie......Cathe's Max Intensity Cardio. Always a good one for me.

Tami, you rock!! I will have to try that premix sometime. But I tell you, if it includes the 'finishers' I am not sure how I will do the push-ups! Those Tricep push-ups after the second set of chest presses is killer for me! The other two sets are okay, but that one really gets me. Something to improve on, that's for sure. DH and I are definitely rethinking the fence. We weren't even coming close to fencing the whole yard, just the sides of the house to 25 feet from the little river-ish we have behind us. Unfortunately the HOA requires white vinyl. And with the threat of hurricanes, fences must be dug deep so labor is outrageous, and it is a bit much for DH to do (and he doesn't really have the right equipment to dig as deep as we would need). So......definitely going to make some changes. Makes me glad we don't have dogs because we have options.

Thelma, good job getting a workout in despite bad sleep. Glad you liked the stretching in your new yoga workout. I am with you on focusing on numbers, and that is bad for me. That obsessive focus I have worked in my favor when I was losing weight but after that it simply caused me stress. So even now, I only weigh myself periodically......just to make sure I am not going off track. And I use my clothing as my guide. If my clothes fit.....no need to weigh. When I start weighing myself, I am forever on the scale. Not good. Too many other fun things to be obsessed with! I haven't tried enough of the premixes in the new series to see if there is any rhyme or reason to the stretch/no stretch. i should probably peak into Cathe's site sometime as I am sure there is an explanations.

Laurie, great workout! I have been trying to get my eyes checked every year, but right now I am sitting at 18 months since my last appointment. I had to finally talk my doctor at my last appointment into bifocals which really help me when I am reading. They cost so much though!! I still wear my other glasses for working out. And always wear my contacts for driving. The cost of my eye care, when all summed together, could fund a small nation. But it is better than walking into walls!

See you all tomorrow.

Laurel