Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies & Happy Tuesday! Sounds like you all had a nice weekend and our weather patterns were very similar with the rain. I had a good one. I actually went by my friends house (she just built 1.5 miles from my house) and had just moved in. So I was able to come over for coffee and see her new house on Saturday a.m. then I worked on policies for about 3 hours for OT hours and took a nice Peloton walk. Sunday I did LITE Pyramid Pump LOWER + Peloton Ride and yesterday was LITE Upper Body Stacked. These workouts are just sounding good this week so I have stuck with them. Sunday evening we had a couple of friends come over for dinner and it was really nice. Just loved having some human interaction other than just DH and I forsure. This Saturday I am getting my hair colored and trimmed ….. my hair grows so slow it is frightening so one thing I have learned is that I can really push getting it colored and cut pretty far out. Will save some $$$ forsure. I have some grow-out of course but not too bad OR maybe I think so because I am use to it.

I’m trying to catch up with all of you and sounds like you are doing amazing with your workouts.

Thelma: Love hearing that you had such a nice weekend. That is so great and I am sure it felt great. WOW on the 80’s, that is fabulous. Excellent job on your workouts … funny you fell asleep at the end of your Restorative Yoga. Congrats to your uncle for testing negative. That is wonderful and I hope he continues to improve and get stronger every day.

Laurie: Your weather over the weekend sounds a little bit like ours. Sunday we had an absolute down pour of rain and again today as well, but it was semi-nice earlier. Very typical spring weather for us here. DH an I were going to take our trailer up to his parents property for Memorial Day weekend but decided the weather will be terrible so we are going to go the following weekend instead and I will take that following Monday off, June 1st. Really looking forward to it. Good job with your workouts! My BFF’s salon just opened on the 16th so she is very busy with all the ladies who have been waiting. I am looking forward to getting my hair done Saturday. My DH also believes he had COVID or some strain of it when we returned from Florida in December – thru Christmas. He was so sick and nothing was prescribed or could help, they just told him it was a virus. A good friend of his that is a doctor said he thinks it could have very well been the virus.

Laurel: Way to go getting out and about with your DH. I know it is a strange feeling when you have been at home for so long. I have hardly had to go to the grocery store this whole time so when I do go it has just felt weird in a way. Where is your DH going? I am sure you shared it with everyone but I have been so sporadic I missed it ….. {sorry}. Way to go with all your workouts and the variety included, always love reading about them. I honestly could not get myself to do the Slow & Heavy workouts .... despite they are so good, just the patience involved. I have been glad to just get back into Strength and going heavier with STS/BB. This week’s LITE series workouts have felt good. I actually forgot how much I like the stacked Upper Body workout since I have done the lower so many times. I went way heavier than Cathe throughout the workout to keep up with our “Strength Rotation” so I felt good about that. WOW, you have 5 extra inches on your hair? I wish my hair grew like that so much. Seriously! I read about your ideas on the next rotation … I would love to join you ladies! To the best of my ability anyway, but it sounds great. I have really enjoyed the BB workouts I added into this rotation. What kind of workouts would you be doing for the Recovery weeks?

Erika: Congratulations on finishing up STS Meso #1! Always a great feeling to finish up your goals and keep going I think. YAY Sounds like you have a great plan ahead for this week with Cathe/KCM/Misc. Our area is opening up more and more. Restaurants and bars opened up last Friday, salons on Saturday. Our local gyms have also opened up but with a lot of new restrictions and sanitary measures … which is great I think. I have finally made the decision to cancel my membership due to the group classes being so limited now with all the new rules and that is all I was using it for at this point since getting my Peloton last year. So that will be nice. Will miss my friends but can always meet up for outdoor rides with several of them. Between no gym membership or nail appts I can save some nice cash.

I hope to chat with you all tomorrow .... looks good so far and I miss you all! Thank you for understanding, I truly care about you ladies and look forward to our chats. Tami

Morning Ladies,

This mornings workout was Fit/Split Push Only Premix. Have this feeling that I will be unable to lift my arms over my head tomorrow after that one.

Erika, I love that workout also, she really does the step/boxing very well. Thanks for the offer, and I might take advantage just to try out some of the newer options. We finally are having sun today, and it was really nice to not have to wear a jacket into work. I think that a lot of people will be respectful and bring up their own supplies. We usually go up, but since the family is so big, I'm afraid of infecting anyone. We have not had a case, but since anyone can have the virus without symptoms who knows.

Laurel, Glad that you are enjoying the heavy weight workouts. I'm sure that the down time is testing your patients, I know it would be that way for me. I would be off looking at my sewing projects or something like that. When we go see my parents it will be just DH and I, and not in with the whole family. I do hope that they have a vaccine before next year, my niece held off her wedding for a year. I don't want my parents to have to miss that. Although my Dad survived scarlet fever. Very nice that you in-laws have family, that is one thing to be very grateful for. My DH took my MIL to the eye doctor yesterday, and he spent a lot of time in the car waiting. He can't stand the masks, so I need to find a more comfortable one.

Tami, How wonderful that your friend is so close! Great job on your workouts, the LITE set is so nice to be able to do when you have that don't know what to do. I do understand wanting to speak and look at different people than the family. My sister and her family came over last weekend, and it was so nice to chat for a little while. I hear you on the $$ for your hair. I have not minded not spending that money. I hope that my dd has some news that they will be open soon. I know that they have curb side pick up for their products, but the stylists have been in limbo. I know that some independent salons are opening on Sunday. The wife of my co-worker bought an antibody test kit, and we are waiting to see how this all progresses. It will be interesting to see if she had it, because she and the kids where all sick at the same time. He recorded his sons cough, and it was awful. Almost sounded lie whooping cough.

Thelma, Great job rocking those workouts! Wonderful news on your Uncle, and I do hope that he takes the therapy seriously. That is the one thing that my FIL refused to do, so his recovery wasn't as good as it could have been. So now he is a celebrity also, I'm sure that will be an interesting thing for him to read once he is out of rehab. I will have to dig through all my fabric and find my MIL something really cute for her mask. Also something easy to put on and take off. I actually had to take my weight down this morning. I was just trying to lift a little to heavy, but next week I'm going to up the weight by about a pound. Planning on doing the Fit/Split weights for a couple of weeks.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ I had a slight delay in starting my workout last night so ended up doing a 30-min Peloton Ride. The neighbors and DH were out in the yard(s) when I arrived so we all stood there visiting for a while and their grandson has been waiting & waiting to meet Bernie. It was super sweet. He sat on the grass with him and just pet him over and over asking me all kinds of questions. So cute. At any rate, it was really nice to visit with them and we are going to share in the cost of some edging and landscaping between our two yards where they touch so DH was mapping it all out. I am headed home to do a nice workout tonight …. It’s pouring rain so I am sure nobody will be outside when I get home.

Thelma: Fabulous job with your STS workout again today, along with the Low Impact and Yoga. I have thoroughly enjoyed my re-visit with STS through our rotation. Almost did another week of it this week just to keep going with it. So part of getting my hair done is it my BFF who does my hair. She is at a public salon of course but having her touching and near does not make me feel nervous at all. I will wear a mask if she asks me too due to her salon’s policy or something but I feel very safe w/out it. She has taken extra measure to remain safe since she has 3 grand kids she wants to see.

Laurie: Awesome workout with F|S Push. I love how she created some different moves in those workouts that change it up just slight enough to feel a difference; especially in the PULL workout with the added band. Yes, I love that my friend is so close. We are planning on meeting up for walks on nice days after work or just whenever we have time. She is the one with the darling little girl who is always with us when we meet for coffee, etc. So I am sure she might join us too on her bike or something.

Laurel: Way to go on the workout combo today. I was thinking the other day how long it has been since I have done a steady amount of KB workouts, or any actually. It is weird because I was doing forsure one a week or every other week for such a long time. Thank you for letting me join you ladies in BB. I love the idea of metabolic style workouts during the recovery weeks with Body Beast. Sounds perfect. Always enjoy those type of workouts {especially PHA} Wow, that is a long time for him to be gone. I know from the past you are very used to being without him but having him home for so long now it will be a little adjustment. Hopefully a smooth transition for both of you and I know you will keep yourself busy with workouts, reading and of course your yardwork. It will go by fast! Those "at home" workouts with Cathe sound amazing. I am sure one day I will try her online program and love it.

Hi Erika

Have a great evening ladies ~ I will talk to you tomorrow. Tami

Morning Ladies,

This morning my workout was Fit/Split Pull Only Premix.

Laurel, Love the workout combination! The BB rotation sounds really good, and I like that you are doing a week of metabolic. I know that you have wanted to do something like that for a while. I'm feeling those DOMS from yesterday's workout, and it feels great. I was planning on Jessica next week, and I will probably do that but insert these Push/Pull workouts. So I'm going to massage my week, just like I did with the Kelly workouts. I had heard about that vaccine also, just hope they go through all the trials and don't push it out to fast. If they do have a vaccine, they probably would do it like they did when they miscalculated the flu a few years ago. They only allowed the elderly, pregnant and infants.

Tami, Great job on the workouts! Nice that your neighbors where out for a chat. That must have been the cutest thing on earth to witness their grandson with Bernie. Have to say that I don't like the leg work in the Pull workout this morning. The roll in's have never never been a favorite move of mine. I don't know if it is because I have long legs, but I can't do all the reps that Cathe and crew can. Otherwise these workout are great for getting a good workout in a short time frame.


Thelma, Nice work on all those workouts! I hear you on the DOMS, it sure does feel good to have them. Interesting information on the study. I know that there is a doctor at UWM that has been doing studies on that also. He was on the radio talking about it one day, and he includes Zinc and Vitamin C & D with it also. Glad to hear that you will be able to talk to your Doctor via video. It isn't as good as in person, but at least you will be able to talk to the doctor and they can see you. Glad to hear that your Uncle is on the therapy bandwagon. Love the pic of the article, to bad I'm not fluent in the language.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a tough 60 minute climb ride with Peloton, a surprisingly tough 45 minute yoga session with Kristin McGee, and a very nice walk with DH. I am going to miss our walks when he is gone. I will probably still try to take them, but it just isn’t the same alone.

Tami, great workout! I was looking at the walking workouts with Peloton today and thinking I may try them when DH is gone. Is there an instructor you recommend? You definitely steered me right with your Ally Love recommendation for spin, so any insight is welcome. Yes, this is a long time for DH to be gone. If he is gone the whole time planned, it will be the longest we have been apart. But whereas the original plan going into the year was for him to be traveling back and forth every few weeks throughout the summer, now they are going to try to do everything in one trip. I feel better about that given the virus situation for sure. And I always find myself busier when DH is gone than when he is at home as I choose those times to attack projects I avoid when he is here. Glad you got a chance to visit with your neighbors. And glad you like the sound of the new rotation. I am looking forward to it!

Thelma, great workouts! Don’t you just love when a ‘lighter’ day ends up kicking you in the backside? I don’t mind that too much....unless I really need the lighter day. Thank you so much for posting the article! I couldn’t understand everything, but I think I understood enough. I love how much emphasis they put on how thankful they are for those who helped him. Reading your aunt’s words about how difficult it was not to be able to be with him.... . But I love the sentence where they say he demonstrated ‘una grande forza’. Yes, he did. It sounds like your uncle is a very respected man. Thank you again for sharing! And I am glad you like the sound of the new rotation. I will come up with the plan soon, but like I said, I think it will be a pretty basic Body Beast rotation.

Laurie, great workout! Those roll-ins in that workout are brutal! I am usually like ‘whatever’ during the first couple of sets, but those roll in and tuck ones.......brutal. So it isn’t just you! Interested in joining us with Body Beast? I had forgotten that about the flu vaccine several years ago. I have never had a flu shot (something that will change this year I think), and when DH was in the military, he had to get one. So a lot of that just passed me by, but I do remember hearing about it now. I will be very curious how they work this vaccine, though, since almost everybody should get it.

Erika, hope you enjoy your long weekend! I love that they are giving you a day off for your mental health. That speaks volumes about your company. Yep, we are finishing up week 9 of our 12 week rotation this week! You might have read about it but it has been going too long to remember back then. But where once I couldn’t imagine the idea of sticking to a rotation lasting a week, I have grown to love really long rotations.....as long as there is variety. I credit STS with that since that was the first long rotation I ever did.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning was Michelle Dozois's Next Move Cardio Core. Not really motivated to workout this morning, it got really warm during the night, so I had to hunt down the fan. Hard to get back to sleep after that.

Laurel, Great workouts, and nice that you could get that walk in. I of course have Rocket to take a walk with, but can understand how walking alone isn't as fun as walking with someone. Well now I'm glad that I don't need to feel like a failure because I can't make it through all those roll ins. It doesn't help that I don't like that move also. Let me see Body Beast, can't say that I remember how long those workouts where. I think a lot of them where in my time frame. I will have to look over the rotation and decide after that. I'm on my 5 days a week, so don't know if I could commit to it.

Thelma, Great job on your workouts even with the legs being tired. Very good news for your Aunt and Uncle, I'm sure that she will be happy to be doing something other than looking at the walls in her home. I have noticed that there is a very large increase in traffic this last week, but have heard that a number of small business in our area are not going to be opening anymore. Feel very bad for them. I'm planning on taking Emergen-C, just to get some extra vitamins.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ I wanted to get on here and wish you all a fabulous weekend! Here at the office we are all looking forward to a 3-day-er forsure!! Feeling like we all need a little break. I am getting my hair done tomorrow and then we are going to a friends outdoor BBQ tomorrow (weather permitting) when I get home. We will get the trailer ready for the following weekend and of course I will get in some nice workouts too.
Workouts: Wednesday I did LITE Lower Body Stacked and then a 45-min Peloton ride last night. Tonight will probably be a ride again.

Thelma: Great job with your workouts!! Sounds like you surprised yourself with that Barre workout. Great combo though. Then a serious leg workout too! Way to work woman. YAY for your uncle being in good spirits, I am rooting for him and praying for his continued recovery.

Erika: OMG! I am so happy to hear there is another lady out in the world that has hair growing at a snails pace and nails that grow like weeds. Good grief it is so frustrating. So thank you for sharing in that with me. LOL I do however feel better getting my color touched up and the back always needs a little trim. That’s the even more strange part. The back grows slowly but grows, the sides are like a millimeter. How great you get an extra long weekend! Enjoy.

Laurie: Way to go with your other Fit|Split workout! I bet that the roll-ins are harder being as tall as you are. Would really have to push down and hold that ball. Hopefully you get a better nights sleep tonight and over the weekend.

Laurel: YAY another 60-minute fun ride on the Peloton app! Awesome workouts this week. Including today's PHA2 ... They have become my Saturday favorite. It's like a reward to do those workouts because I enjoy them so much. Weird? So Andy Speer was great for the outdoor walk, Rebecca Kennedy also. Andy has a great accent to listen to. I don’t know if you have done any of Robin Arzon’s rides, but she is another that I have come to really enjoy too on the bike. Isn’t it strange how we seem to stay busier if our spouse is gone? I guess it is a normal instinct to just fill in the time while you are apart.

Have a great weekend ladies! Talk to you on Tuesday

Morning Ladies,

We had a nice weekend, but it was really humid. Had to turn the AC on in order to sleep though. I did Fit/Split Push Only Premix on Monday and Pull Only Premix this morning.

My BIL was really sick a few weeks ago, and he tested negative for the virus. He didn't have any upper problems, but had a high fever and stomach issues. This lasted for 10 days. So there are many more flu bugs running around right now too.

Laurel, Great job with the PHA workout. I can't even imagine what the humidity is like for your area. Ours is just sticky, so I spent a lot of time in our basement where is was nice and cool. Got a lot of sewing done just because of that. Thanks for the information on the BB rotation. I will contemplate it for sure. I'm kind of interested in trying out some of the Beachbody workouts this summer. Probably going to take the offer from Erika to try them out, and if I enjoy the workouts try my own membership.

Tami, Nice workouts! My dd cut and colored my hair yesterday, and boy does that feel so good. Your weekend sounds really nice, and busy. We went to my brothers house, that he is renovating, they have an in ground pool. I didn't go swimming, but if we had been there yesterday I probably would have jumped in it was so humid. I slept really well with my fan running, and of course putting the ac on.

Thelma, Awesome job on your workouts! I here you on going to someplace else instead of the grocery store. I went to touch some fabric yesterday, and spent to much money. It is so different to see the fabric vs. looking at it on line, just can't trust the color. Good to hear that your Uncle is doing well, and I hope that your Aunt really enjoyed going back to work. My dd has gotten a phone call about her work schedule, but they can only have two stylists working at one time. So she doesn't know when she is actually starting yet. She was cutting hair a lot this past week for my family though.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Ours was nice. The weather was very warm and very humid, which had me feeling all kinds of summer vibes, which is good. Today is gloomy again. We didn’t do anything too special this weekend. We did run out a bit on Saturday, but every place we were going to go either was packed or closed. So I had a nice ride in the car. DH did go into a wine shop to get us a bottle of wine for my birthday (55!), which was Saturday. That was very nice. Sunday I decided to give the lawn mowing a try before DH leaves. This is the first time I have mowed this lawn and used this super powerful mower my DH got. Between fighting against the mower, which pulls me along much quickly than I prefer, especially downhill, and the heat/humidity, I was completely spent when I was done. But I did it! So that is something to look forward to doing repeatedly over the next two months. Yesterday was a quieter day with some housework, a long walk with DH and a new puzzle.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith’s Ballet Ball Cardio followed by 30 minutes of yoga with Kristin McGee. Sunday was the latest Cathe Live workout which was Touch Up Training Lower Body followed by a 30 minute HiiT ride with Peloton. Yesterday was Burn Sets Chest, Back and Shoulders followed by XT Tabatacise and Core 1. And today was a 60 minute Peloton ride followed by 30 minutes of yoga focusing on the hips. That was a very welcome class today after the workouts and work this weekend.

Tami, great workouts. I love Robin Arzon from Peloton. She is so positive and and her classes are tough! Thank you for the walking instructor recommendations. I finally got myself some wireless earbuds designed to be used during workouts so I can’t wait to take them out on the road and go for a walk with Peloton. No substitute for DH, of course, but it is nice to have something to inspire me to get out of the house. Hope you enjoyed getting your hair taken care of. Bet that felt good.

Thelma, sounds like a nice weekend! I am glad you ventured out a bit. I was really surprised how busy everything here was this weekend. I wasn’t quite ready for busy shops again, that’s for sure. I am glad you also got to see your friends. Great workouts. I am glad your uncle continues to improve, but I imagine he is very anxious to get out of the hospital. I am glad your aunt is back at work. After her last two months, that almost has to feel surreal to her given everything she has been through.

Laurie, great workouts! Like you, our humidity really kicked in this weekend. Our AC came on Friday night and I think it will be on for the duration of the summer now. I can’t imagine the humidity going back down, that’s for sure. I got a text from my Ulta stylist yesterday, and they are opening next Sunday! I told her I want a few more weeks before scheduling an appointment, which she understood. The good news for me is she was hired as the manager of the salon right before they closed, and I trust her without any doubt in doing everything to keep it safe and clean. Like I mentioned before, she has some health issues that could make getting COVID not good for her, despite her young age. So I am definitely more inclined to go in now than before. The gray is staying, but a haircut is becoming a necessity for sure! Hope your DD hears soon when she can return. Yikes on your BIL. Reading how unreliable some of the tests are, unfortunately, makes me wonder about people so sick like that for so long and whether the test is capturing them. I am just glad he is better, though.

Erika, glad you enjoyed your long weekend. Sounds like an interesting Boxing workout from Beachbody. I think that would take some getting used to mentally. I heard about the snow in Colorado Springs! My sisters didn’t have any in Denver, thankfully. They are both so ready for summer I think snow would have pushed them over the edge.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning I was going to do a TaeBo workout, but after mentioning Beachbody I decided to pull out Turbo Jam. I did the first workout with Learn & Burn, and actually got some useful information from doing that. She shows her top 11 moves, which she does in Turbo Fire. It was nice to get a refresher course. It then goes into a short 20 min. workout where she does all the moves and then adds in some kicks. Overall I had fun revisiting workouts that I was contemplating getting rid of.

Erika, Interesting workout! I enjoy boxing, but wonder how doing one side would feel. What other programs are you thinking of trying out? I'm sure that you will have fun exploring your way around all those workouts. I'm seriously contemplating getting my own subscription, only because I got rid of a couple that I know I will not use anymore. Gave up on Chris Freytag's site, the workouts where getting a little repetitive. Pulling out the TJ workout felt weird, since I have not done it since I got it. I'm actually thinking of pulling out my Tony Power 90 DVD's too.
I remember the weight work being good, but the cardio was not. You can really feel the difference with the humidity. This morning I was sweating buckets with the workout, and that probably wouldn't have happened in the middle of winter.

Laurel, Belated Happy Birthday! Great job on all your workouts, and tackling the lawn in the heat. Sounds like an interesting lawn weapon (that's what I call them ). I'm sure once you get used to how it reacts, you will do fine. I'm hoping that dd gets her schedule soon, she is really wanting to get back to work. At first she was fine just hanging around, but I think she is getting tired of DH. DH isn't going back to work until the end of June. I know that he has been in the building, because he is in charge of getting everything set up for everyone returning. Glad to hear that you will be getting your hair cut, and that your stylist is now the manager. I'm sure she will do a fantastic job. Yep you have to wonder if it was C19 or something entirely different.

Thelma, Great job getting in yoga with all that you had going on in the morning. Glad to hear that your NP is so nice and really making sure she knows your history. I'm wondering when my doctor is going to suggest that shingles vaccine, I'm getting to that age when they suggest those. I'm so sorry that your Aunt had to go through that, but it sounds like retirement is something that she really needs to do. Maybe she should find some volunteer work to do if she wants to get out of the house periodically. Oh my on the rehab facility, I hope that they are able to find something closer. I went to JoAnn's after work yesterday, and really enjoyed my time there also. I found a couple of fabrics there also. Lot's of people getting fabric for masks.

Have a great day!
Laurie