Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

This morning was 30MTF Cardio Pump Workout 1. So just cardio this morning.

Laurel, Nice that you had a chance to visit that workout, now I'm wondering if I have ever tried that workout in the past. Will have to check it out at some point. Awesome that your DH tried out another workout. I just wish that my DH actually wanted to try a workout. I will have to talk to him about it, because we could take a half hour and do some core work together. I don't think that I have every asked if he would like to work out with me. Have to admit that I could tell that my body was getting pushed to hard. I usually don't wake up during the night, and I noticed that with the two longer tougher workouts I was waking up. Last night I slept right through the night.

Thelma, Love that you could get a workout done despite the fact that your body decided to disagree. I'm glad that you where able to get out for a drive also. The trees around here are just starting to change and fall. Of course our huge black walnut will be dropping that fruit at some point, just can't wait. If I go to crazy on my cardio my knee will act up for a short period, but nothing to bad. It was protesting a little bit on Tuesday, so that was another reason to take the cardio down.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Cathe Live Low Impact HiiT Circuit into LIS Slide and Glide. Just like LIS Athletic Training, I don’t think I have done Slide and Glide in over five years. It was good today. I didn’t get nearly as annoyed by never getting off the discs during the first part as I remember being in the past. I checked in on Cathe’s live class today, and she was alone again. I may go a little off rotation tomorrow and do the class she filmed this morning. It is a total body workout using light weights, and after four days of really long cardio session, I could go for a no impact metabolic workout right about now.

Thelma, I am sorry to hear you were so tired yesterday, but I am glad you listened to your body. Hopefully you are feeling better today. The fall colors in Alaska are mostly yellow because of the number of birch trees, but it is still very pretty, especially if the mountains have any snow. That combination of yellow leaves and white mountains always reminds me of Colorado.

Laurie, great workout. That is interesting about waking up during the night because of your workouts. I admit to having horrible trouble with sleeping this week, but, being totally honest, I haven’t slept well since March. But I haven’t really paid attention to whether there is any pattern connected to my workouts, and maybe I should. I have tried working out with DH, but, like Erika’s DH, he doesn’t seem to really want any input from me at all, and it is hard for me not to say something if he is using horrible form or whatever. I mean, I am just trying to help him, but he will always respond with ‘this is how I learned when I was training for football in HS’, as if nothing has changed since 1982 when he was 17! Hope you have better luck than me with that if your DH decides to workout with you.

Erika, great to see you! Thanks for checking in. I am sorry about your DS and hope he is okay with those wisdom teeth being removed. I am glad you are going to be able to see your parents this weekend. Our humidity is still high today but it is supposed to cool off a little next week. I saw Denver is forecasting snow for next week, and wonder if you and Laurie may be feeling those very cold effects as well! I am not ready for that yet! But I am ready for my hair to be more manageable, which it decidedly is not when it is this humid! Enjoy your weekend!

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I woke up feeling tired again but I forced myself to workout and I felt better again. I did a Jessica Smith Interval Training and Slide & Glide.
Some yoga instructors always talk about the full moon about making people feel tired. This full moon is killing me with the tireds!

Laurie, that's such a fun workout! Great job!
OMG with the walnut tree! I could send our army of squirrels to help you pick them up! LOL
I discovered that the knee issue probably starts at my hip socket. I could feel a very tight ligament deep in my glute. I took one of my Lacrosse balls and gently lowered my butt on it and rolled over the ball and it helped tremendously with my knee.
The thing that seems to have hurt my knee this time was Tae Bo followed by the step. Massaging the thing with the rolling pin tool and the Lacrosse ball have done wonders for me.

Erika, I'm so glad you're alive! I had the feeling you were under a lot of stress with work. I hope your son is feeling better. Did you end up taking him to the oral surgeon? I hope you and your family have a great weekend.

Good job for keeping up with your workouts with everything you have going! That dance workout I found was a lot of fun. searching for more of her workouts brought out other dance workouts so I'll have to check them out. As Laurie suggested the other day Pop Sugar has a lot of workout type. You may want to look there too. Dancing around the house is great! I think the right music makes a huge difference and that is what those so called dance workouts are lacking. The music is either too fast or to slow for the dance moves. I used to take an awesome dance aerobics class back in the 80's. I would love something like that again.
I used to dread yoga too but I took private classes when I got here and that made a huge difference for me.

Laurel, great workouts! OMG, I felt the same way abut Slide & Glide! I didn't even remember what it was like but it was perfect for today for me.
If you have the energy to do that total body workout, go for it! I'm usually spent by Friday.

I can just imagine the combination of yellow leaves and the white snow. It sounds so pretty!

Tami, I'm so glad you're doing well. Nice job with all that overtime! I hope you have a wonderful long weekend with your DH! Good job getting your workouts in!

Have a wonderful weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout wasn’t quite what I planned going into the workout room, but it was good. As I mentioned yesterday, I did Cathe’s live class from yesterday which was Lighten Up Total Body. It is a total body workout using 5 and 10 pound weights and tubing. It was good, but about half way through it I noticed she kept talking about last week’s workout, which I hadn’t done but remember being more of a circuit workout than the total body workout was.....so I added it on to the total body workout. It was a good workout called Cardio Muscle Fusion. I added on a 20 minute spin at the end just to flush everything out. Honestly, for the first time all week, I felt like I had a lot more to give at the end of my workout, but it had already gone on for an hour and 45 minutes....without a break! Of course, last night was the first night I have slept all week, so that could have something to do with it.

And the two Live workouts were not Cathe’s toughest workouts. One of the things I have liked about her teaching alone is she has a tendency to be less a cheer leader and more of a workout partner in them. In the second workout I did today she asked if anybody ever had one of those days where they feel extra tired and extra winded and extra dehydrated....and then said she was having one of those days. Boy, after how I felt doing my workouts earlier this week, I so could relate. She did mention she hopes to have her class back next week, but they are taking this week for people to get used to be working out in masks. So when the class comes back, they will all be masked up. I am going to be honest.....I am not quite sure if I will do any of the Live workouts with the class in masks. First off, I think Cathe will have to adjust the intensity a bit, especially since her class is older and Cathe will be having to cue and workout in a mask, which can’t be easy for her either. And, second, my workouts serve, for me, as an escape from the constant COVID noise, and while I have not had any problems adjusting to Cathe’s empty gym, I think I will have a hard time with a masked class. But....we will see.

Tami, thanks for checking in! I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend with your DH. It sounds like you need it after a very busy month at work. Enjoy!

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad they made you feel better. I have never heard about the full moon causing tireds, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I do believe every individual has unique cycles of energy that alter based on what is going on in nature. For me, the one thing I know for sure is that when we are getting ready to change seasons (especially into spring and into fall), I always become overwhelmingly fatigued. It was worse when I was heavier and less fit, but I still suffer for about a week with exhaustion. So strange.....but since it has been happening to me for a few decades now, I just have learned to accept that is how it is going to be. But I have never met anybody else who experiences the same thing.

Laurie, great workout! And I would celebrate the loose pants! I think if my workouts impact my sleep it may be too much cardio and not enough strength training that does it.....so weeks like this week for me. I haven’t noticed I sleep better with shorter workouts (like my weekend workouts), but one of the reasons I keep returning to heavy weight work is because that is when my body feels its best with sleep. Unfortunately it also leaves me feeling tired all day! That’s one of the primary reasons I have been playing with these rotations with a lot of variety for the last year or so....to see if I can find a sweet spot of workouts that give me energy but leave me getting a good night’s sleep. I am still looking for it.

Enjoy the long weekend!!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a good holiday. It didn't feel like a holiday to me except for the fact that DH didn't have to work.

My workouts today were Jamie Kinkeade Latin Fire Dance Fitness Party, JS Abs, Butt & Thighs Barre and Revive and Restore Yoga. The Latin dance workout was ok but I danced for 55 minutes and was a sweaty mess after that. Jamie is a hip hop dancer and it shows in her dance workouts. There were some moves I didn't like or I felt she was dancing too slow for the song I modified by doing my own thing.

Goodnight ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Monica Pulgarin's Zumba,
Yoga Basics and Fit Split Push Day. I finally found a Zumba class I liked! I was a sweaty mess after that class!

Laurel, I hope your DH has a safe trip to Alaska. I'm glad you're having good weather and managed to go out for walks and do yard work. Great workouts!
The weather here has been gorgeous. It's warm and humidity free during the day.

I also saw that Cathe cancelled her annual Road Trip. 200 square feet seems like a lot of space. I like the idea of a virtual Road Trip. I would consider signing up for it depending on what they plan to do.

I don't know if the cooler temps helped me with my energy level. All I know is that I'm glad I'm feeling better. LOL

I can see why you are having problems sleeping though! You do have a lot to worry about Laurel. You should try the supplement that helped me and others get rid of hot flashes. It's called Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc. I take one a day with food and it was a miracle cure for me. I still get them but only when I'm going crazy eating sweets.
One of my yoga instructors has 3 small children and wanted to go to FL to visit her sister. She, her sister and their husbands went to get a COVID test on a Monday to make sure they didn't have the virus, then spent the rest of the week at home to make sure they wouldn't get exposed to the virus. On Friday morning they drove to FL and only stopped twice to go to the bathroom and to get gas.

Goodnight!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Monica Pulgarin's Zumba, Beginner Gentle, Fit Split Pull Day and Revive and Restore Yoga.

Laurel, great workouts! I can see how you're overheating but the problem is cooling down when it happens. When I was having the night sweats I used to keep a floor fan pointing right at me. That was the only way I could sleep. Funny how you didn't have the hot flashes last night when your DH wasn't there.

I thought my instructor's idea for her trip to FL was brilliant. I don't blame you for not wanting to stay in a hotel these days. I wouldn't want to stay at your SIL either!

COVID leaves people who got hit hard really damaged. My aunt isn't doing well. She refuses any type of help. She doesn't stop looking at my uncle's picture and every month on the day of his passing she loses it. She doesn't eat well and continues to lose weight. At least my cousin is keeping an eye on her and took her to their lake house where he lives most of the time. He makes sure she eats at least once a day. She literally only eats once a day. I have no idea how to help her anymore. She gets upset the other day when I suggested a support group. Thanks so much for asking about her.

Goodnight!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were María Carvajal Zumba and Hip Opener and Abs Yoga Blast. I found another Zumba instructor I like. I am loving dancing with these ladies.
I woke up feeling the tireds again. It took me all day to feel like I could do a workout. I felt much better after I did it too.

Laurel, great workouts! Is your DH in Alaska yet? I hope he arrived there safely.

I don't know if my aunt's problems have anything to do with having had covid. She feels that she can't live without my uncle and misses him more every day. This has been such a traumatic experience for her starting with the moment he was taken to the hospital via ambulance and the EMT telling her to disinfect the entire house, the nightmare of him being hospitalized for so long and having so many close calls. She is upset with God because he made him suffer so much. She would've preferred that he'd had an easier death. Sadly, she wants nothing to do with God right now.

There are times when my other aunt and I feel that my aunt won't live much longer. I pray every day that God shows my cousin the way to help his mother. We practically don't know my cousin so it's not like we feel comfortable telling him how to help my aunt. I sent him a sympathy text when his father died and he had no idea who the heck I was. He asked his mother who I was. It is really heartbreaking. She knows we're here for her and we try to talk to her every day. Thanks so much!

Have a great weekend!
Thelma

Hi ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was a very nice and quiet weekend.
My workouts on Friday were María Carvajal Zumba, Restorative Healing yoga, Sculpted-Movement Fusion and Revive and Restore Yoga. My workouts on Sunday were Gina B 2000 Steps and Total Body Tristes Lower Body Split.

Laurel, killer workout combo on Friday! Great job!

My poor aunt has been suffering since March. There really are no words of comfort for her.
I understand what you mean about the God exists/doesn't exist. It can be really easy to see that certain things happen to make us feel thankful for what we have. Tragedies not so much. I try to put myself in her shoes and I don't know if I'd be angry but my heart would be broken for a long time. Interestingly one good thing came out of my uncle's death. Their son changed from being a spoiled/entitled brat to a very caring, loving and respectful man. This is one thing my uncle wanted so much but sadly it took his death for this change to happen. My aunt says it was a very expensive price to have paid for that change.
Looking into my aunt's life from the outside sure makes me see how fortunate I am and I just can't imagine my life without DH.
We really are living in a serious times and we can't take anything for granted.

I am so glad your DH made it to Alaska safely. I can't believe he was quarantined! At least it was only one day!
I hope he had his snow boots!

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Hi Laurel, I also was wondering where our workout pals have gone. I hope they are OK and that they come back soon. I am glad you're still here too!

I'm sorry about your ring! I had a ring go down the shower drain in El Salvador and I got attached a piece of chewed gum to a stick and was able to get the ring! Are you able to remove the vent cover?
Wow so much excitement on Saturday! I'm so glad you noticed the hummingbirds and saved them.

Great workouts! I am really loving these muscle meltdown workouts! I can totally understand about sacrificing sleep to have your DH home. I thank God every day for having brought my DH back home from PA for me.

I was feeling tired today and it took me all day to get to my workouts so I didn't do as much as I had planned.
I did ICE Low Impact Sweat Workout I and ICE Low Impact Sweat-Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Prmx #7 - Back.

It really shouldn't have taken his father's death for him to change. He is definitely full of remorse. I honestly don't know how my aunt didn't go crazy when my uncle was hospitalized. She was practically locked up in her small bedroom for three months trying not to cry out loud. She is a strong woman and I wish she didn't have to go through such tragedy. I hope with time she can find peace too.

Have been listening to the news about hurricane Sally? Are you in its path? I heard tonight that it will eventually come to North GA. We can expect lots of wind and rain probably Wednesday or Thursday.

Have a great day!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Monica Pulgarin's Zumba,
Yoga Basics and ICE Metabolic Total Body Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Premix #7 – Chest.

We are expected to get some heavy rain and winds from hurricane Sally on Thursday night and Friday. Hopefully we'll be ok.

Laurie, I'm so glad you're OK and that you made a lot of progress with your daughter's quilt. Great job keeping up with your workouts! Sorry you're getting some of the smoke from the fires. Such a sad situation.

Erika, I'm so glad you're doing well! It really sounds like it will be an interesting school year. What did the boys say about having to wear a mask all day? What was it like?
Good idea to find a program to follow during this busy time at work. I really think the tireds I'm feeling have to do with the change of season.

Laurel, good job pushing yourself to do your workouts! It was a little gloomy here too and I'm sure it will be like that through Friday. I'm really sorry your SIL has COVID. I don't understand why your SIL can't be tested now. People here show up at the testing sites and get tested. I hope your in-laws will all be OK. 2020 really needs to end and take this virus with it!

I'm sorry the ring can't be accessed easily. I hope your DH is able to retrieve it for you. Will he be back next week?

I just heard the hurricane has been upgraded to category 2. I hope things won't get too bad here.

Goodnight ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Like on Monday, I had a whole workout planned and changed it the minute I picked up the ICE series to do my strength training. I saw the body part I had planned (shoulders) was on a workout I enjoy (Chiseled Lower Body Blast), and presto....that became my workout today. So I did the main routine, the Blizzard Blast twice, the Shoulder Set x4 and Icy Core 2. It was a great workout.

Thelma, great workouts. You are definitely going to get hit harder from this hurricane than we are. Hopefully it will just be heavy rain and some wind by the time it will get to you. We are going to have some light rain, but that is it. Stay safe! Yes, hopefully DH will be back on Saturday. I keep telling him, though, that if his work isn’t complete, he should stay there until it is. I really don’t want him to have to travel back up there this winter. He just isn’t prepare anymore to be working in those kinds of cold, snowy conditions, but he has to complete the work on this contract by December 1, so if there is work to do, this fall is when he would have to do it. But he feels right now he will be home on Saturday, and I hope so!

Laurie, great workout! Sounds like some great workouts from Kelly right now. I love the sound of your quilt! I don’t mind wearing a mask to shop and such, but there is no doubt I would be uncomfortable in one all day for the reasons you describe. And I think that is why I can’t imagine wanting to go to a gym and workout in one....when I can workout without one at home! I suppose not everybody has that option, but I really don’t even want to know what it feels like to workout in a mask because of all the sweating I do. Not a good thought really.

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Monica Pulgarin's Zumba, Beginner Gentle, ICE Boot Camp Circuit Muscle Meltdown X4 Basic Premix #7 – Biceps and Revive and Restore Yoga.

The rain started at about 6pm and it's been steadily raining all night. I hope we don't lose power.

Laurie, great job with the 30MTF workout! I would love to see some of the quilt's panels!

Laurel, fantastic workouts today! Good advice to your DH to stay in Alaska until he knows the work is done so he doesn't have to travel there again.

We have are definitely going to get a good amount of rain. It sounds like we're getting heavy rain but not the heavy downpours we usually get.

Tami, I'm so glad you are OK! I've been thinking about you and those terrible fires. How nice that you were able to enjoy yourself and relax during the long weekend with your DH! Congrats on catching that big salmon!
Are you having to leave Bernie inside the house due to that smoke?
I hope you get a lot of rain soon. I was just telling my husband I wish we could send all those places with fires some of this rain we're getting.
Sorry your husband's clients have been canceling their fishing trip. Hopefully they'll reschedule when things get better.
Great job with your workouts! In case this helps you, here are the ICE DVD names with the muscle meltdowns and premix number.

Monday-ICE Low Impact Sweat Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Premix #7 - Back (37:13m)

Tuesday-ICE Metabolic Total Body Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Premix #7 – Chest (31:12m)

Wednesday- ICE Boot Camp Circuits Muscle Meltdown X4 Basic Premix #7 – Biceps (30:10m)

Thursday- ICE To The Mat: Legs & Glutes Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Premix #4 Shoulders (23:00m) and Lower Body premix from 4 Day Split (31m)

Friday-ICE Rock’m Sock’m Muscle Meltdown x4 Basic Premix #7 Triceps (32:13m) and cardio

Goodnight ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was ICE Muscle Meltdown Biceps x4 premix and a 45 minute spin from Peloton.

Cathe did another Live class alone today, which makes me happy. But between that and the fact that Peloton has started doing Bike+Bootcamp classes, I am going to completely change up my planned workouts for next week. I am still going to focus on circuits, but I don’t think I will be doing any of the workouts I wrote down. First off, I am loving these Muscle Meltdown workouts so much this week that I am going to repeat it for next week. Then, I am going to do two of the Peloton Bike+Bootcamp workouts (Sunday and Friday), and Cathe’s Live workout from today which was PHA Supersets (Tuesday). I just can’t pass up the opportunity to do a new PHA workout. I may throw in another circuit or metabolic workout on Wednesday, and then do cardio and/or yoga on Monday and Thursday. Just wanted to let you all know in case you wonder what rotation I flew off to do!! But I will be back on our schedule for the week after. It was just a combination of the dread factor for the workouts I had scheduled for next week and these new workouts that has me saying go with what sounds good’.

Tami, so great to see you! Thank you for checking in. DH sent me photos of the smoke from Seattle when he flew through there last week, and it was not good. My sisters have been suffering from smoke all summer, and I am sure your sister has been as well. It is just such a sad situation. I am sorry to hear it is impacting your DHs fishing so much because, no doubt, he was probably looking forward to a nice season after the mess this year has been. But huge congratulations on the huge fish you caught! That will make for some nice meals. Great workouts, as always.

Thelma, great workouts! I hope you don’t mind if I veer off a bit next week. Hopefully I don’t throw you off schedule! I hope you got nothing worse than rain from that hurricane. We did get a bit of rain yesterday afternoon but, honestly, you never would have guessed that parts of the state got feet of water on them from how it is here. Just crazy.

Laurie, great workout! Fall is, without question, my favorite season. We are supposed to have a little cooler, fresher air this weekend, and I am so looking forward to it. I remember we were in the 100s early in October last year, and it looks like we may avoid that this year. I love cool mornings and warm afternoons in fall.....as long as I can manage to be properly dressed for it!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel