Beginner's Calendar
CM9178
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Can we start a thread for the Beginner's Calendar and anybody who is starting it in September and is actually going to post here? I need more inspiration! I'm starting it September 2nd.
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I'm about to start again Cassey's workouts. The last year I didn't exercise much so I'm thinking of starting with beginner's calendar once again, and maybe add some workouts if I feel like it. So would you like to start the workouts together?0
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Good luck guys! I did about 3 weeks of the beginner's calendar before I decided to try the regular workouts. I thought it was pretty helpful in easing yourself into Pop Pilates.0
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Good luck guys! I did about 3 weeks of the beginner's calendar before I decided to try the regular workouts. I thought it was pretty helpful in easing yourself into Pop Pilates.
Thanks!! Do you think 3 weeks were enough before starting the monthly calendars? Since I have already followed the beginner's calendar in the past I'm afraid I will get easily bored with the workouts and won't dedicate much to it..0 -
The 3 weeks seemed to be enough for me. I was getting bored and wanted more of a challenge, so I just tried the regular calendar. The first 2 days I skipped 1 video, but by the 3rd day I was able to do all the videos every day.0
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That's so great!! You make it seem like a walk in the park
Thanks for the inspiration! I'll do my best and catch up with the regular calendar soon ^_^ 0 -
I am starting the beginner's calendar tomorrow - so if anybody would also like to start with me, please post here!0
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That's so great!! You make it seem like a walk in the park Thanks for the inspiration! I'll do my best and catch up with the regular calendar soon ^_^
I do the beginner's modifications she gives on almost everything and sometimes have to stop for short breaks (skip a rep or two). But so far, each time a video comes up that I've done before, I have improved. My best advice is to just give it your best shot always and don't get discouraged if you aren't perfect!0 -
I totally agree with this. I did the Beginner's Calendar last month and started the regular 'Septoneber' calendar this month. I was nervous I wouldn't be able to keep up, but I'm amazed at how much I've progressed in such a short time. I also opt for the beginner's modification and have to stop sometimes, but I manage to follow along with the majority of the routines. For example, I had never done a burpee in my life until yesterday - one of the videos was '100 Burpee Burnout'. I'm very proud to say I did at least 70 of them!0
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so I've completed 5 days of the beginner's calendar so far.
So far I cannot:
do a roll up at all - not even a little bit. I have to lean to the side and use my elbow to pull me up. So, all of the roll up exercises are not really effective for me at this point. I'm hoping my core strenth will improve with time, but for now, I just try as hard as I can, then lay back down.
I cannot lift my legs straight up in the air when lying on my back. It just does NOT happen. If I put them up in the air, I have to keep my knees partially bent, so for any moves that require this I just keep my knees bent.
I cannot bump my legs up over my head at all. There was a move where you lie on your back, put your legs straight up in the air, and then bump your butt up off the floor. Yeah, not happening. I just kept my legs up (bent) and did a crunch instead, to at least do something.
On one of the stretching videos, she had us do a back bend - not happening. I couldn't even get up onto my head, so skipped that one.
ABC abs was HARD. I only got to F before I had to rest, and again, not being able to straighten my legs it was really difficult for me. Just did the best I could (and went a lot faster than she did).
I'm hoping I start to see some improvement with myself as some of these start repeating.
Tonight I'll be doing Day 6, which doesn't look TOO bad.
Just glad I'm finally sticking with something - and enjoying it - despite being sore everyday!!0 -
Don't give up!! You WILL get stronger and more flexible if you keep trying. I struggled my way through more than a few moves at first, and I am already so amazed by the progress I've made.
I had a bit of trouble keeping my legs down on the rollups at first, but now I execute them perfectly. I couldn't straighten my legs in the air at first either, and now I can, although sometimes not for as long as Cassey does. Same with the reverse crunches, I can't always do them all but I am getting better. With the ABC abs, I just go at my own pace and take breaks when I need to.
If you stick with it, you will definitely see progress. I'm on my first real month and I'm already executing moves I couldn't do the first time around. I went from barely being able to hold a plank on my elbows and knees to doing a solid 30 seconds on my hands and toes.
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I can't wait until the end of the month to see how much I've improved. That is what is keeping me going!!0
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Today I'm doing day 12 which includes "call me maybe squats". I'm scared.
The calves challenge last week had my calves burning for 3 days - I could barely walk.
I took my rest day already, so after today, I'll be halfway through the calendar, starting week 3!!
I did see a tiny bit of improvement with the beginner's workout and ABC abs when they repeated, but my abs were so sore from a previous workout, I think I could've done better under normal circumstances.
At this point, I think I want to repeat this calendar at least once more when I'm finished with it, before I try a regular calendar.
Also, after two weeks of dieting in addition with this, I've lost no weight.0 -
Today I'm doing day 12 which includes "call me maybe squats". I'm scared.
The calves challenge last week had my calves burning for 3 days - I could barely walk.
I took my rest day already, so after today, I'll be halfway through the calendar, starting week 3!!
I did see a tiny bit of improvement with the beginner's workout and ABC abs when they repeated, but my abs were so sore from a previous workout, I think I could've done better under normal circumstances.
At this point, I think I want to repeat this calendar at least once more when I'm finished with it, before I try a regular calendar.
Also, after two weeks of dieting in addition with this, I've lost no weight.
Your muscles could be retaining water from all the new exercise. It happens with some people and can take several weeks to even out. Don't get discouraged. As long as you are sure you are eating at a deficit eventually the scale will catch up.0 -
Today I'm doing day 12 which includes "call me maybe squats". I'm scared.
The calves challenge last week had my calves burning for 3 days - I could barely walk.
I took my rest day already, so after today, I'll be halfway through the calendar, starting week 3!!
I did see a tiny bit of improvement with the beginner's workout and ABC abs when they repeated, but my abs were so sore from a previous workout, I think I could've done better under normal circumstances.
At this point, I think I want to repeat this calendar at least once more when I'm finished with it, before I try a regular calendar.
Also, after two weeks of dieting in addition with this, I've lost no weight.
Your muscles could be retaining water from all the new exercise. It happens with some people and can take several weeks to even out. Don't get discouraged. As long as you are sure you are eating at a deficit eventually the scale will catch up.
I just got a fitbit so I could get a better idea of how many calories I'm burning from daily activity, aside from whatever I'm burning with the pilates (which it doesn't measure). Trying to eat at a deficit from that number.
I just finished Day 21 of the beginner's calendar today. Did MUCH better on the 100 workout that I really struggled with last time.0 -
Hi now im on day 4!0
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HI... I barely found POP Pilates yesterday, I'm barely going to do the second day of the beginner's calendar.
I've been doing Zumba before this, it's ok to do both on the same day or is it too much?0
