Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

So I did the Build Balance + Inner Strength Balance and Agility workout, and it was awesome. It uses the bands and since my green band is busted, I used my blue band. My arms are seriously talking to me right now. You don't realize how tough a workout can be by just using those. This was again a workout that was done without shoes, and a lot of balance work on one leg.

Laurel, Those workouts sound awesome, and I'm glad that you had such a good virtual road trip. I'm hoping that I can participate in a future one. Have to say that I'm glad that I didn't sign up for this one, because of our weekend plans. I'm very happy that you enjoyed the workout, and I'm sure that you will like the other two. These are workouts that I will not dread doing when I have them in a rotation. Very glad to hear that she is going to be using the fabric bands. I have some of those, and only get to use them occasionally. One of the things I like about them is that they don't roll like the other bands do. Usually snow/rain does mean ice for us, but this was a really wet snow and it wasn't followed up with cold temps. I'm sure we will have some of those days in our future.

Thelma, Great job on your workout. Hope that your knee continues to improve, it sure sounds like you are taking care of it well. Enjoy your yoga classes, and very nice that the instructor is taking input from everyone. That can only help her improve the service. Yep we are getting the warmer temps in the 40's and 50's for tomorrow. I'm sure that will change.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Zumba, Yoga Basics and 4DS Lower Intensity Step - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps.
My knee is back to normal. Thanks for asking ladies!

The yoga class wasn't too bad. The instructor's concept was good but not my cup of tea. The physical part of the class was great. The 'acceptance' part of it was OK. First she had us observe our hands and mentioned that the first things we notice are the flaws on our hands. We don't even think how useful they are and everything we do with our hands.
She then gave us 5 minutes to write down how we would describe ourselves to others, then the class started. At the end of the class she had us take a look at our self description and circle the adjectives and underline the verbs. She suggested we focus on the actions that we do. Nice concept. I just felt that I wasted 5 minutes of my class. I think she could've asked us to write the description prior to the class.

We had a very cloudy day and it's been raining pretty hard tonight. We're going to be in the high 60's on Friday.

I can't believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!

Laurie, sounds like another great JS workout! Good job! Bands can really give you a good workout. How is your toe doing?

I think the yoga instructor is helping her business but making sure her audience is satisfied.

Laurel, great workouts! I am so glad you're feeling recovered from the exhausting weekend you had!

There's no way we're going to get snow next week. It will be too warm for that. I'm glad your DH is working from home. I thank God every day because my DH works from home full-time.

I looked up the fabric bands. They are elastic fabric bands not the yoga silks that I was thinking of.

Happy Thanksgiving my friends!

Thelma

Morning Ladies,

My workouts where as follows. On Thursday I did P30 Upper Body, Friday was P30 HiiT Pyramid Premix (this was a good one), and this morning was Jessica's Walk Strong 3 Upper Body. We had a very quiet Thanksgiving. DH and I went to see his Mom and Uncle, and dropped off some food for them both. Most of the time I spent sewing. I made a reading pillow for my niece, I had her name in our Christmas name draw. It turned out really cute, and now I'm going to make my Mom and Dad one.

Laurel, Love the 4DS workouts! I hope that the gyms are able to recover, but I'm glad to hear that the DVD business is helping Cathe's business. I can't imagine what those other places are having to go through. Every morning I go past a gym, and the amount of cars in the lot is minimal compared to what it was before this all hit. Cathe is a smart lady, so I think that they will come up with something interesting for the future.

Thelma, Great job on all your workouts! Interesting way to start out that class. At my age I have come to accept my body, but I guess I don't really look at my hands all that much. My toe is fine, and I'm able to do everything on it. At the end of the day it will do some talking to me, but in the morning it is fine again. Sorry to hear that you will have some rain a possible snow. It is very lightly snowing this morning. DH and I didn't even realize it until we saw the flakes in the light of the flashlight.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I went crazy working out today. I finally started my Peloton trial membership and I'm hooked! I love the choices.
Monday's workouts: Peloton Dance Cardio, Peloton Beginner Ride, LITE Stacked Sets Upper Body and Ashtanga Yoga. My arms were crying for mercy with the Stacked Sets workout!

My bike is really old but looks like new except for the break knob part. We've replaced it before and bought an extra one. It broke half way through my ride and I had to push it manually in order to get resistance.
I knew we had the extra parts but secretly hoped DH wouldn't be able to find them. LOL
I was choosing which bike to order when DH came back upstairs to tell the bike was ready to go for a long time! BUMMER! LOL! He was really good and thinks I should still get the bike but I'll wait to see if they have other sales.

It was super windy this morning and on the cold side. The temperatures dropped rapidly during the day and by mid afternoon it was snowing lightly. I didn't stick at all until tonight but it's nothing more than a dusting. The wind picked up tonight and temps are in the high 20's and will continue in this pattern all week I think.

Laurie, fantastic workouts! How nice of you to bring food to your in-laws! I bet your niece and your parent will love the reading pillows! How's the banner coming along?

Any body part I don't like I try not to look at. I just accept my body the way it is even if I don't like it. I am thankful that I can still move and do the things I do given my auto-immune diseases.
I'm glad your toe is doing better.

Laurel, I'm glad you had a nice Thanksgiving and I'm glad you two allowed yourself a day to rest! The smoked turkey sounds wonderful! How long did it take to cook? We just buy a turkey breast and made it in the air fryer. It was good too.

Great workouts! I was checking out the famous Chris McGee's yoga workouts and I loved what I saw! Congratulations on completing 100 Peloton classes in 14 months. I have to admit that I loved the spin class but I think it would be better if I had a newer bike. Which brand did you get? Does it have a computer screen? I really wished Peloton would offer a choice without the screen because I hook up my laptop to a large screen tv which I love.

I hear you on the strange yoga class. I don't know what's up with these women trying to do therapy yoga. I hate it! The one who started that here is a psychologist and a brand new instructor. I HATE her yoga classes because she doesn't shut up the entire class. I end up totally irritated after hearing her talk. I've only taken one of her full classes but no my favorite instructor and her have teamed up. Gwendolyn my favorite instructor teaches the first 40-45 minutes of the class the the other woman teaches the last 15 minutes as a restorative class. Even those 15 minutes drive me nuts. Now that I have the Peloton choices I will probably drop the class with this lady.
We are having the same weather Laurel. People in town are totally excited about the snow. Of course, to you and I it's just a dusting! A tourist asked on FB tonight when would be the best time to visit and see snow. Lots of people replied with: Right now! Tonight! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 60 minute spin with Peloton followed by Perfect 30 Mobility Basics and Core. What a great workout combo today.

Thelma, great workouts! I am so glad you tried the Peloton app and enjoyed it! There is just so much there to enjoy. I am sorry your DH fixed your bike, though. I have a Sole SB900 cycle, and, no, it does not have a screen for viewing workouts. It has a small display screen showing pace and heart rate and such. And there is also an option (at least it was an option for me, which I don’t have) for a tablet holder. But I hook my phone to my TV and view my spins on the TV screen. Anyhow, I love it. DH keeps suggesting we get a Peloton but I love the footprint of this bike (small), and the fact I can wear normal workout shoes instead of cycling shoes. I have had it now three years, and it survived being shipped to Alaska (originally) and moved here with no issues. Here is a link.....just in case since Christmas is just around the corner.

https://www.soletreadmills.com/exercise-bikes.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA8Jf-BRB-EiwAWDtEGngsErQBLbkgkaUsk-HuyylnYkej9e2G8s0lcofqiqNxkFDEASmoqRoCbioQAvD_BwE

I would not enjoy all that talking during yoga either. Kristin McGee does a lot of talking, but it is almost always about the yoga pose or yoga with the odd reference to her kids and, of course, the ‘shout outs’ to people who are taking the classes live. These ‘shout outs’ are a Peloton tradition that I didn’t quite understand or like at first and hardly even notice them anymore. So if they annoy you, hopefully they disappear from your attention over time as well. Anyhow, one of the things I like about Kristin is she doesn’t make yoga a psychological journey of self exploration. She cues, tells some cute stories about her kids, sings along with the music all while still respecting the traditions of yoga. I don’t know....but it all just clicked with me in a way I can’t describe. I have tried the other Peloton yoga instructors who are all good, but, well, I always reach for the same instructor when it comes to yoga. With spin.....not the same story.

About our turkey, DH removed the spine (a process called spatchcocking that I did not witness) and cut the turkey in half (which was not as difficult a process as I thought it would be), and our 14lb turkey cooked in about 3 hours. It was so good that we were literally eating it as he was carving it! Sounds like your weather is the same as ours. It is chilly today but the sunshine is back which makes me smile.

Laurie, great workout. Is that the kickboxing one? If so, that is such a fun workout. I think it would be fun to do the Shock Cardio Double Waveload Pyramid with the new Perfect 30 Pyramid HiiT! I had planned to do the Perfect 30 High Impact HiiT and Pyramid tomorrow, but I might have to steal your idea. I’ll decide tomorrow I suppose. Thank you for calling me inspirational when it comes to yoga. This sort of consistency is not something I ever imagined I would achieve when it came to yoga, that’s for sure. Who knew I would find it from a spin cycle app?!? That’s life I suppose.

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning was Jessica's Walk Strong Dynamic Stretch. I'm counting this one as my first day of yoga/stretching so I can have the same 100 day goal as Laurel.

Laurel, Love the workouts! That P30 workout is on my schedule for next week. Very interesting way to cook that bird, I will have to mention that to my youngest dd's bf. He has a smoker, and I'm sure would be interested in that process. Will be interested to see if you do that combo of HiiT workouts, I'm sure it will be a tough one. Yes that workout is the kickboxing one with the added blasts. I always forget how good that one is, so should do it more often.

Thelma, Great job on your workouts! You are getting some cold temps. It was really cold for us this morning, so it was nice that there was no wind. LOL about wearing that bike out so that you can get a newer model. You will have to be prepared with a back up model, just in case you do experience a problem.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, it was 21 degrees here this morning but it warmed quite nicely later on.

My workouts on Wednesday were Zumba, Peloton beginner's ride and Muscle Meltdowns for Biceps, Triceps and Shoulders.

Our wildlife visitors now include a pair of beautiful gray foxes! We've seen one during the day and two nights ago we had two foxes outside.

Laurie, great job doing a yoga/stretch workout! It is so good for your body!

Cold temps are more tolerable when there's no wind. I definitely have to research the spinning bikes. I like the fact that Peloton gives you 39 months to pay interest free.

Laurel, great workouts! I love doing the higher impact workouts first. I love it for the reason you experienced about keeping the heartrate elevated. Do you still have the multi disc DVD player? I still have mine so it was great switching the DVDs. Those Perfect 30 workouts are wonderful. I really hope Cathe will come up with more like workouts like that.

OMG Ali Love is the instructor I went for first! Except it was a dance workout and didn't pay attention to her name until you mentioned her. I did one of her beginning rides yesterday and I loved it. She is so much fun! I love how good the instructors are with those beginner rides! I am trying different instructors too.
Have you ever done one of the bike bootcamp rides?

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Cathe Live Glutes and Thighs, which is a 60 minute workout consisting of four sets of three exercises, each set repeated once. It is one of my favorite Cathe Live leg workouts. I followed it with a 30 minute HiiT and Hills spin and 20 minutes of yoga....and a nice walk with DH.

Thelma, great workouts! Your temps sound almost identical to ours. I love these cooler nights for sleeping. How fun seeing foxes like that. With all the building around us, we hardly see any wildlife anymore, which is sad. Yes, I tried a Bike and Bootcamp class. Actually that is one of the reasons I question whether Peloton has the option to spin without bike shoes because the instructor changed shoes for the weight section. Anyhow, I enjoyed it very much. My only problem is my weights are in a different room so it isn’t as easy to change weights and such as it would be if they were next to my spin cycle. But the structure of the class itself I very much enjoyed. Sadly I no longer have my multi-disc DVD player. It had to go away when we moved here, but I was surprised not to be bothered by having that little break between body parts yesterday. I changed the DVD out before doing the last exercise of the body part I was doing, so it was just about ready when I was just about ready to start up again with the next body part.

Laurie, great workout. Is that one a DVD? Hope you enjoy your day off tomorrow. I also hope all goes well with your Dad in Minnesota. I am glad your parents are now virtually connected. I find I have gotten really used to visiting through Zoom. As crazy as this year has been is the upside is I chat with my sisters via Zoom once a week. I feel like I have seen them more this year than I have since we left Denver 28 years ago. I hope we never stop doing it, even when the pandemic is gone. Anyhow, you made my mouth water with the mention of turkey, bacon and avocado! I have been addicted to good turkey sandwiches since I worked in downtown Denver (all those 28 years ago!) and a deli across the street from the building I was working in had just the best turkey and Swiss cheese sandwiches. I still crave them all these years later.

Enjoy the day.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning my workout was Jessica's Burn Fat & Have Fun Stride and Step.

Laurel, Great workouts and of course your nice walk. Yes that workout is on her Boost Metabolism + Muscle DVD. That one has three 30 min workouts that include upper, lower and total body. All of them are very good workouts and very easy to do heavier weights. My Dad did great with his surgery, and he is already home. I'm looking forward to actually seeing my Mom and Dad vs. just talking to my Mom. I'm guessing that we will be doing a large zoom meeting for Christmas, it will be nice to have everyone together. Just to bad that we can't be up there visiting them. Isn't that something how food can bring back memories. I have that with some of those dishes that you only get when you are back home. My DH and the girls where never big on sauerkraut, and of course I grew up with it, so when I'm up north that is something that I just crave.

Thelma, I giggled when I read that you are trying to kill your bike. Love it! Nice workouts also. I just hope that my parents are able to figure out how all this technology works, that is the only problem that we can encounter with them. LOL, I guess that they probably are not related, unless there was a marriage or something. Now I'm probably going to have to have one of those sandwiches, because it really does sound good.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours as always was nice and quiet.
My workouts on Friday were a beginner Peloton ride, Muscle Meltdown for Chest and Back and yoga.
My workout on Sunday was ICE Boot Camp Circuit.

Laurie, great job with your Jessica Smith workout!
I am so glad your dad did well with his surgery. I hope he is feeling well. You need to start practicing that Zoom thing with your parents so they're ready for the Christmas Zoom call!

Laurel, great job pushing through your workouts! Great workouts!
You're welcome on the spin shoes article! I had NO idea what purpose the shoes serve. I thought they were to protect your feet. I used to have a pair of cycling shoes and gave them away a long time ago because they became narrow for my bunion. I bought them at a cycling store in MA. I think I would have to do that when it's time to buy a pair. I would buy the ones Peloton sells but them only offer them as part of a package and I don't need some of the stuff included in the package. Why would I need another exercise mat?
No doubt the right shoes will make a difference in your speed Laurel. I hope your DH brings up the Christmas gift conversation soon!

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma