Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 45 minute HiiT and Hills ride with Peloton followed by Perfect 30 Mobility Basics and Core (same as Laurie!). I am still hoping to sign up for Cathe’s virtual Road Trip today but it doesn’t seem she has posted a link anywhere for signing up....which seems strange since it is supposed to start in 30 minutes. So.....we’ll see.

Thelma, great workouts. Your fern looks so beautiful. I am definitely going to try one next year because, as you said, they are the spring ‘thing’ down here. We are supposed to get up into the mid-70s over the weekend, which sounds fantastic to me. I am just hoping the sunshine sticks around with those temperatures. I am loving our weather at the moment.

Laurie, great workout! And I know since I did the same one today. I liked it even better the second time through. Like you, I don’t have too many issues with the moves but felt I used better form today since I was more familiar with the moves. And that made it feel better. I love how different this core segment is to anything Cathe has really done. Enjoy your warm weather!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Perfect 30 Upper Body with the bonus work. For cardio, I did Perfect 30 Low Impact and High Impact HiiT premix. Still love these workouts.

Thelma, great workout. I have been a bit tired this week too, and you might be right about the full moon. I have been blaming it on the heavier strength training! That’s very helpful information about the caterpillars. If we get a fern next year, I will be on the lookout for those for sure. I did sign up for the Road Trip yesterday, and I am looking forward to it. Enjoy the lovely weather. DH and I just returned from our walk, and I was in a short sleeve shirt and very comfortable. Not bad for November!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Sorry I wasn't on yesterday, but I had three interviews to get ready for. My workout yesterday was P30 Perfect Pump Lower Body, seriously good workout and I did put on my weighted vest. I only took it off for the pulsing lunges. My butt was sore yesterday. This morning was 30MTF Build & Burn Kettlebell Kickbox Fusion. We are suppose to have some good weather this weekend, so I'm hoping that we can get outside. I'm taking some days off next week, just hope that the weather stays nice.

Laurel, Love the workouts! I'm now looking forward to doing that mobility workout again, since it sounds like you enjoyed it the second time around. I think it helps that it isn't all yoga moves. With all the interviewing that I have been doing, I totally forgot about the virtual road trip. Will have to check it out if I have time today.

Thelma, Great workouts! Nice that you are having the nice weather. Love that you are keeping your plants alive. We didn't move ours so they are pretty much toast. I really do like these P30 workouts a lot, and I hope that Cathe continues to add to the collection. I like Kelly, but she doesn't have a good heavy weight workout that is in this time frame. I use the soapy water method on the Japanese beetles that we have. Once you spray them with that they just start falling off the bushes. It sounds like rain falling.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. We had a very nice and quiet weekend. The fall foliage finally picked here and WOW! You should see all the gold and red tones all across the the valley and the mountains. Gorgeous!

My workouts on Friday were low impact cardio and gentle yoga. My workouts on Sunday were Revive and Restore Yoga and Athletic Training Workout. Between yoga and Cathe my butt and my inner thighs are hurting! LOL
I'm so excited about this new rotation!

Two of the instructors from my former yoga studio offered a free Zoom class today and it was great. Something happened at the studio because 4 out of the 9 instructors left. I knew my favorite one was going to leave to start an online yoga community. She used to own her own studio but sold it when she had her first child. I can't wait till she starts teaching regularly.

We've had glorious weather on top of the beautiful foliage colors. The beautiful weather should continue this week. Hopefully ETA won't come this way!

Laurie, interviews are not fun! Great workouts! LOL about your butt being sore!

Normally the plants I buy in the summer die on their own before the frost. This year though the fern and the mixed plant I put together is doing well and I want to save both if possible. During the cold spell DH would take the plants out of the garage so they could get some daylight and would put them back inside in the afternoon. He's so good! Sorry you couldn't save your plants!

I hope Cathe continues to add to the P30 collection too. Maybe it's time to review the collection so she knows we love it!
I can't believe the falling Japanese beetles sounded like rain falling. DH continues with his battle against the Asian lady beetles. He's sealed every possible hole he's found under the deck, inside and out. This week will be the test week for us.

Laurel, fantastic workouts! I'm so glad your DH continues to walk with you. Is he still working from home full-time?

I'm with you on moon. If I don't see it I never know what cycle it's in. I honestly only started paying attention recently when my instructor said people feel energetic around the full moon. The other ladies in the group said they felt energetic and I was the only one who experienced the opposite. So far I've been consistent!

Have a wonderful week!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, we had another warm, sunny day here in GA! Amazing weather!
My workout on Monday was Perfect30 Low Impact HIIT. I made it a little high impact to make the workout a little harder. This is like a squat workout! LOL.

Laurel, I'm glad you're also having the same beautiful weather and foliage colors we're having here in GA.
Great workouts! OMG, you just cracked me up with the "borderline brutal' workout description! I'm so glad you enjoyed the P30 yoga workout more the second time around!

I also think the rotation should be fun. You always put great rotations together for us! Thank you!

Isn't it amazing how all of a sudden the foliage colors just popped? All of us here in BR actually thought we were done with the foliage after ZETA.

We had brunch out on the deck on Sunday and it was great. I've been really distracted with the foliage colors. I just can't stop admiring the colors! This autumn is simply gorgeous. It wasn't this colorful last year at all.

I can totally understand about you wanting your DH to work from home full-time Laurel. Are masks still mandatory there? I hope he has to wear one at when he is at work.

Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Zumba and LIS Total Body Trisets Express.

Laurel, great workouts!! I hope Cathe comes up with more workouts like P30.

A lady in BR said that in the 10 years she's lived here, she's never seen foliage colors like the ones we're having now.

I'm glad you still have a mask mandate and that your DH has to wear a mask at work. I think other states going to mandate masks and quarantines too. I honestly have no idea what is going on with the virus in the country anymore.
I'm sure your DH appreciates having to work at home and not having to get up early to bit the traffic.

Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Zumba and house cleaning. I wanted to do the Mobility workout but I didn't have time.

Laurel, great workouts. I find that as I get older shorter/efficient workouts are better for me. I find the Perfect 30 workouts very efficient and effective.

Sadly this virus isn't going anywhere. I heard today that the virus is spreading in the US and some governors already are restricting people. I think it was to be expected that now that people are spending more time indoors the virus would spread more.
Sorry things are not going well in Alabama or Colorado. I don't know how things are in GA but at least our county doesn't seem to bad. Sounds like your sister has a huge workload even when an assistant but more so now that she is alone.

Another lockdown won't affect us because we're always home and only go out when absolutely necessary. Our Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays won't be any different than any other year. It's usually just the two of us.

Good night and enjoy the warm weather while we have it!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with a 20 minute HiiT spin with Peloton, then I moved right into LITE PHA 2 and did the doubled premix. I really am beginning to love doing the PHA workouts right after a short spin. Something about having the heart rate already elevated makes the cardio element in the PHA workouts really stand out. Good stuff.

Thelma, great workouts, and, yes, housework is a workout! For me, the most effective workouts for my body still involve using heavy weights. But, mentally, I need more variety than that and, again mentally, prefer workouts like metabolic workouts where I feel like I am working everything (heart, legs, arms, etc) at once. I think this is why I keep coming back to these types of rotations we have been doing this year where I can touch on what is both good for my body and mind without an excessive amount of time in between types. Late last year and at the start of this year when we did that 12 week heavy rotation, I found it just too much for me anymore. I remember we were both exhausted the entire time!!

Laurie, so glad you enjoyed your time off. I bet it was a great time to work on your quilting. I am glad you enjoyed good weather too! Great workouts!!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was P30 Lower Body. It is really nice to have only two days to work in a week.

Laurel, Great workouts! I totally agree with you on the variety. I have that same problem. While I'm loving these workouts, I need to insert something else into the week. One of the reasons why I chose Jessica. I will probably alternate instructors, just to get some variety and still enjoy my workouts.

Thelma, Of course you had a great workout also. We actually had snow on the ground this morning. Granted it was just a light dusting, but it was there. Sorry to hear that your Aunt is having to go through all of this again.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was quiet as usual. We had some rain and wind today. We're going to have cooler temps this week. Most of the trees are naked around here already.

My workout today was a Gina B Low Impact Hiit workout.

My favorite yoga instructor has started her own Zoom global yoga community and classes will start this week. I can't wait try classes from the different instructors. She will have her cousin teach Barre again. I can't wait! The prices are very reasonable too. Way cheaper than the other studio.

Thanks ladies for your kind words about my aunt. Poor thing.

Laurie, great workouts! It really is nice to have those short work weeks!
I can't believe you had snow again! It just seems so early but I guess not for your area.

Laurel, great workout combo!! I love these recovery weeks too.
Europe is in really bad shape.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma