Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were ICE Metabolic Total Body, Barre and Ashtanga Yoga. I tried a 20m Peloton Barre class today and it was just OK. I didn't like the first half of the class too much talking about how she'd learned barre and instructions. At one point the instructor was talking about how to stand properly and next thing I know she started dancing and it wasn't ballet. The second part was much better. She did a great ab workout.

Laurel, I'm glad you had a good weekend and good enough weather to work on your lawn and garden!
We are definitely having the same weather again. We had crazy rain Sunday night and by Monday afternoon it became windy and the temps had dropped into the 40's.

Great workouts! I bet Kristin's Pilates class was great! I'll have to check her classes out.
GHUTV has a lot of classes to offer. I wish it was like the Peloton site where classes taken get marked as taken. I also would like to add a pilates class to my weekly routine. So many choices and not enough time!
I don't think anything we find online will be as difficult as Erin's class.
How wonderful about your DH getting an appointment to the first dose of the vaccine. I read today that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose vaccine and doctors in Boston worked on it. I haven't looked but would like to know how the J&J vaccine is different than the other two.

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 45 minute spin with Peloton and Cathe’s Turbo Barre from her LIS series.

Erika, sounds like you have been doing some fun ‘oldies’ workouts. I think the ones I will have to start getting rid of are some of Cathe’s older step routines like Maximum Intensity Cardio, the original Body Max or even IMAX3. I want to try them all again before I do because maybe I can still do them and enjoy them with some modification. Sounds like a nice family vacation you have planned. I have my fingers crossed that DH and I will get back to Colorado this summer. It has been three years since I have seen my sisters, and for DH, it has been five. That is way too long between family visits.

Thelma, great workouts. I truly admire how many times you reach for STS Total Body. That one is such a tough one for me. Anyhow, I was a little surprised to get the email this morning that there will be no more barre classes for a month, but given Erin’s wrist situation and studying for her license, I probably shouldn’t be surprised. I just hope she comes back and does more classes! I realized today in doing Turbo Barre how much stronger Erin’s classes have made me. I did Turbo Barre straight through without a single break, which has only happened on very, very few occasions. Anyhow, thank for for the video on the Johnson&Johnson vaccine. I hope that is the one I can take.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Will have to check out the chat when I can. I got back to work yesterday, but was busy all day catching up. I didn't workout at all when I was up north. Got there on Saturday, and then helped my Mom with a quilt. She had just gotten back from getting her second covid shot. On Sunday the snow started and didn't stop until after 4pm, and then my sister and I got Dad's tractor started. I then proceeded to clear the snow, something I don't do when I'm home at all. It was nice, because my Dad has a cab so you really do stay warm. It was a good thing that it was snowing all day, because my Mom was running a fever from the vaccine. On Monday dd and I took Mom up to Duluth to visit with my Dad, so we didn't get home until about 10pm. Tuesday dd and I headed home. My car really got some miles put on it. My Dad is going to have to go into a nursing home, because they say there is more damage to his leg than they had thought. My Mom was pretty upset when the social worker informed her of that.

Yesterday my workout was KCM SuperSculpt W1, and this morning was BoxFit W3.

Hope I can chat more tomorrow!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Peloton Beginner Advanced Ride and Cathe's LITE PHA2. I love the PHA workouts!

Laurie, welcome back! You were really busy up north! Good job clearing the snow for your mom. I'm glad you were there after she got the second shot. I'm sorry your dad has to go to a nursing home facility. I don't blame your mom for being upset about it. Is he going to a nursing home permanently?

Great workouts! I hope you were able to get all caught up with work.

Laurel, great workouts!
There are a lot of barre classes on you tube. They seem more the ballet type like I used to do at the studio so I'll give those a try too.
Sweaty Betty and Coach Kel. We definitely need to keep practicing some form of barre in case Erin comes back.
Kim the new yoga instructor from Asheville, NC will be teaching on Thursdays from 12-1 and on Sunday's from 11-12. Sunday isn't convenient for me but I'll be doing the Thursday class.
I am so glad everything went well with your DH's first Moderna dose. The second dose is the one that seems to cause adverse effects. Hopefully, he'll be OK!

Have a wonderful weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I started my workout today with a 30 minute spin from Peloton. Then I reached back into the Cathe Live archives (2015) for a circuit workout I have not done before which was Drill Max Live. It had some similar features to the Drill Max DVD but was also completely different. At 64 minutes, it absolutely flew by. I am glad I gave it a try today.

Thelma, great workouts. The thing I love about the PHA workouts is I never, ever dread them....even though they are all tough! I am going to do some YouTube barre workout searches this weekend. I remember that 2lazy4thegym (a website where I have gotten a lot of workout ideas in the past) recommends Barlates by Linda Woodbridge (I think that is her name) that I might look into as well. Apparently most of her workouts are on YouTube. I am hoping I can find something that makes me feel the benefit of the barre system as much as Erin does.

Laurie, that sounds like a great workout. I love the variety in it. Workouts like that always seem to fly by. I am sorry your Dad keeps getting moved around. That must be so unsettling for your Mom. I am glad she is around family right now. Regarding the tractor, I am sure that was always a jolt being unexpectedly thrown into reverse! At least they don’t move quickly. Enjoy your crafting this weekend. We saw our first daffodils in bloom today on our walk. That, for me, is always a sign of spring. Now I am ready to get out my Easter things.

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Had a very busy weekend, but was able to get a quilt finished and the front sewn for the super frontal for the altar. It really is going to look good. We went out with friends of ours on Saturday, and that was fun just to be together again. I have to pat DH on the back for helping me with all the measurements on my project, it just would have made me crazy if I had cut wrong.

My workout on Saturday was Kelly's New You Coming, no workout on Sunday and this morning was RAW Heavy Bag Chest & Back. Have to say this one was a good one. I don't have a heavy bag (still want one), but I used weighted gloves. You start out doing a chest exercise 4 sets of 12, with as heavy a weight as you can. Then you do a round of boxing. Back exercise 4 sets of 12, and then boxing. The last weight exercise worked both the chest & back, with again the same sets and then the last boxing round. I started out with 20lbs, and the last exercise I had to go down to 15lbs. Overall a good workout, can't wait to try the other heavy bag workouts that have the other body parts.

Laurel, Glad that you enjoyed your older live workout, and of course the spin. We did have a Zoom call last night with everyone, and a few things are being taken care of by someone other than my Mom. She really gets flustered when she is bombarded with all this information. We will probably contact an estate lawyer, just to make sure that my Mom is covered in case something happens to my Dad. Not that they have all that much in assets, their house is hardly worth anything in that area. That is true on the tractor, they really don't move that fast. I'm also glad that my parents don't live on a really busy road, because I tended not to look to see if anyone was coming down the alley. We are starting to see the brown grass, but we still have really high snow banks around here. Today is going to be in the 60's, so we should have a lot of melting today.

Thelma, Awesome job on your workouts! Love that your weather was so nice also. Speaking of Jessica, just saw that she has released her new system. It is called Lift & Shift, but it is all digital. It appears that it is mostly weight work, and the recommendation for advanced is 10-35+ pounds for lifting. It has 12 workouts, and they range from 30-50 minutes. I will be thinking fairly hard about this one before I hit the buy button. My Dad will be moving to a city closer to my Mom tomorrow or Wednesday. She is worried that she may have picked the wrong place. A question about visiting came up last night, and one of my BIL's called the place and the person answering the phone new my parents. I'm going to guess that my Dad will be getting very good care. So far so good on the parament sewing. Like I said above, I'm super happy that my DH is helping me with calculations for cutting. I just don't want to ruin something like this.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was busy but nice. Our weather was perfect so we spent some time trying to get our garden beds cleaned out, worked on the lawn, washed cars, etc. It felt so good to be outside. We went for a very long walk yesterday and things are budding everywhere! It makes me happy to see. We are supposed to be in the 70s for the bulk of the week, which sounds like paradise to me.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith Build Balance Poise and Grace followed by 45 minutes of yoga with Kristin McGee. Yesterday was Cathe Live Lower Body Barre and Weights followed by a 30 minute spin with Peloton. Today was LITE Stacked Sets Upper Body doubled premix, followed by Cathe Live Cardio HiiT Plus Core.

Thelma, great workouts! Wow on trying Barlates! I am going to try one on Wednesday. She has so many free workouts available I am having trouble choosing one! But I love the idea of blending barre and Pilates, that for sure. Thank you for the feedback on her workout. I hope I like that she is killer.

Laurie, great workouts. I absolutely love the sound of the RAW workout you did this morning. I bet that put a nice burn in your upper body. I am glad your Dad is moving closer to your Mom and into a facility that knows them. I understand your Mom second-guessing herself, but hopefully knowing that they know your parents will help ease her mind. I saw the information on Jessica’s new program. It sounds really different from anything I know Jessica to have done before. I will be very curious if you buy it. I totally understand Jessica’s desire to keep everybody in track with the program since this is a newer form of workout for her, but I must admit I was hoping for a little more flexibility than she is providing with the program at this time. Hopefully that comes later. I bet these warmer days feel so good!

Erika, great job purging the DVDs, and choosing some great ones to keep! I am glad you are getting some warmer weather there too. Enjoy your time outside!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Have to admit that I was really tired and hungry after work yesterday. Makes me wonder if it was the weight work, since I don't usually feel that way. I do have some really good DOMS in my back and chest, so I know I used the right weight. Anyway this morning was RAW All About Glutes. This one used a weighted bar for standing work, and then I used my fabric band for the floor work. I'm probably going to have DOMS in my glutes tomorrow, because I can feel it as I sit here typing.

Erika, Great job with taking your DVD collection down. Are you using ebay to sell them? I was trying to do that last year, but I think I got distracted from the task. Love the workouts, and I hope you enjoyed the PHA 3 workout. These warmer temps are sure wonderful, but it is hard to determine what jacket to wear. I think that my Mom will be able to feel more comfortable now that she knows that all of us are there to help her. She can just concentrate on going to visit him, and encouraging him along this journey. He may surprise us and get stronger. The snow removal was actually fun, but I will never admit that to my DH.

Laurel, Sounds like a really nice weekend, and makes me ready for us to see things budding. We still have snow in our back yard where the sun doesn't get to, and of course in all the ditches. Awesome workouts you got done. The facility that my Dad is going to only allows two days for visiting. Hopefully that will change with the patients getting their vaccines. He will have to be in quarantine for 14 days when he does get there. The one thing I found surprising about Jessica's new workouts was what you indicated also. They do look good, and I'm still working my way through the buy or not to buy process. So far I'm really loving the results from doing boxing workouts with weights. I am losing inches from my waist, and that small pudge that can form by your armpit is completely gone. I looked in the mirror this morning, and was shocked to see how much definition I have in my arms. So Kelly was right in saying that boxing would do my body good.

Thelma, Nice workouts, and I for sure will be checking out the workout you did. Who doesn't love a good thigh burner. With the one that I did this morning, I'm hoping that I have the same problem that you experienced. I can feel those areas have been worked really well. I hear you on not needing more workouts, like Erika, I probably need to do some thinning with all the ones that I have. I'm sure that my Mom will be lonely for a little while, that is probably what she doesn't enjoy the most. I'm probably going to be putting a few more miles on my car this year that last year.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Chris Freytag's Walking Cardio and Abs, Walking Outdoors, and LiTe Strong Body Stacked sets: Lower.

Laurie, great workout! Sounds like another RAW winner! Nice job on giving yourself DOMS!
I could still feel my inner thigh DOMS this morning. The Barlates lady has lots of inner thigh workouts!
Your mom will be sad and lonely for a while. You guys are going to have to keep a close eye on her.

Laurel, awesome workouts!
I bet your hair looks great now that it is shorter. I'm glad you had a good experience at this new salon.

DH and I also would like to stay on DST for more light at the end of the day.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Yesterday afternoon I did Barlates Lower Body Mat Sculpt from YouTube and.....yowza! Thelma is 100% right in describing Linda (the instructor) as ‘killer’. This workout was all mat work, focusing on outer and inner thighs. She used a 5# dumbbell throughout. I tried it with the dumbbell but.....nope! Especially on the outer thigh work. I did better on the inner thigh, but my outer thighs were screaming yesterday. And they still are today. So my planned Pilates workout for today got scrapped really quickly this morning. My workout today was a 45 minute ride with Peloton, followed by Cathe Live All Core Down on the Floor followed by a much needed 10 minutes of yoga with Kristin McGee focused on the hips.

Thelma, great workouts! I don’t doubt you are still feeling your inner thighs today because I know I will still be feeling my outer thighs....probably for the rest of the week! I think I might do the same Barlates workout I did yesterday next week to see if familiarity makes it feel better. I doubt it.....but I am going to try. But I do think we have found an instructor that will keep us in good shape for when Erin returns!

Laurie, great workout. I always like finishing a workout and thinking ‘next time, maybe more!’ as opposed to ‘what in the world was I thinking?’ Rain must seem like such a relief from snow! I just saw a forecast for Denver calling for a foot of snow this weekend, and we here are supposed to be near 80 degrees. I think my sisters may not appreciate me pointing that out at this moment in time.

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning my workout was RAW Heavy Bag & Legs. Another good one, but she did 3 sets of 12 between the boxing rounds. Then at the end she did some ab work. I like those type of workouts, so that I don't have to add on ab work that I probably would skip.

Laurel, Great job on your workouts, and that mat workout sounds intense. Guess I will have to try that one when I have a mat workout scheduled. Glad that you where able to sub in other workouts. You are right, I don't think that your sisters would enjoy hearing how nice and warm your area is going to be. We are suppose to get snow this weekend also. Don't think it will be a foot, at least I hope not. These snows usually are heavy and wet when we do get them.

Thelma, Sorry to hear that the workout was a bust. Great job on the dance workout, it does sound like it was a good one if it incorporated some boxing moves also. I'm loving the boxing right now. Dang on the water! Glad that you where able to get in a shower beforehand though. The workouts that Kelly has on her youtube are some good ones, so I hope you do enjoy them.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Gina B. Latin Pop Dance Cardio, Peloton Beginner Advanced Ride and LITE Pyramid Pump Upper Body.

We went out to eat to with our friends today and it was so much fun! It was also sad to see how out of shape they've become during this past year. This couple really is very sedentary. When we got ready to leave and had to stand up they were both really stiff. You could see it by the way they were standing and then by the way they walked. Another one of our friends is the same way. I offered to go walking with him early in the mornings and he said he wasn't up at that time yet. So much for trying to help people.

Laurie, great workout! Sounds like a fantastic workout! You're right about those those boxing workouts hitting the abs very nicely.

I'm glad you're doing boxing workouts because you're reminding me how much I like them. I need to be able to fit them into my workouts again!
Thank God the water main was repaired last night.

Laurel, great workouts and good job working out those DOMS!
I think the barlates workout I didn't like was best done with ankle weights. I will trying it again that way. The band just made it awkward and maybe I should've used an elastic band in stead of the fabric one. All those Barlates exercises can be done without equipment. I need to learn to ditch the band when I know my form is suffering. I still had little DOMS though.

Have a wonderful weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was LITE Pyramid Pump Lower Body followed by a 45 minute spin with Peloton. These LITE strength workouts (both the Stacked Sets and Pyramid Pump) are just so good. I have really enjoyed doing them this week.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you got out with your friends, but I don’t think their situation is too unusual, sadly. My oldest sister has become incredibly sedentary over the last year, and even though she is back at work (teaching), since she has to teach not only to students there but to those via a computer, her activity level hasn’t increased. She has finally started doing something (I introduced her to Jessica Smith’s indoor walks, so I know she has done some of those) but she mentioned last week she couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs without stopping. Just so not good. I hope the warmer weather and the more positive news about the virus will help people get out and about more.

Laurie, that sounds like another great workout. I love the variety in style of workouts you have done this week. Like your DH, my DH has added some pounds this year. We take walks whenever we can, but that just isn’t enough anymore. He started some program on his watch that monitors activity so hopefully that will help. And with summer yard work, some more activity will probably help too. And, at long last, we are going to attempt to get out on a golf course this weekend, and that usually encourages him to slim down so.....fingers crossed. Enjoy that big lap dog this weekend! I don’t know what it is, but I find goldens hard to resist.

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

I didn't workout at all this weekend. I was just wanting to get the church paraments mostly on done. I have two weeks to get them done. I did get all the little pieces finished, the stole just needs to be hemmed, but the super frontal is giving me some problems. It is all sewn up, but just doesn't hang correctly. Ultimately it will be ready for Palm Sunday, but I will be very disappointed that it doesn't look as good as it could.

This morning my workout was 30MTF Super Sculpt W1.

Laurel, Nice workouts, and glad that you have been enjoying the LITE weight work. Those are some of my favorites. I have been having fun with the RAW workouts. It has been a while since I have been able to try out some of the new ones that she has been doing. Most of them have some aspect of boxing in them. I'm hoping that DH is able to get active again this summer. Like your DH he usually can be out in the garage or at work walking around, but this inactivity has not been good for him at all. I hope that the activity watch helps your DH to get up an move. I know that mine reminds me to do that, and it does help me to get up from my desk every hour.

Thelma, Sounds like a really great weekend. How fun that your DH is now the pickle ball instructor, and that you where able to burn all those calories playing it. Great job on your other workouts also. I'm just ready for this winter to end so that we can get outside and enjoy it. My parents are doing fairly well. My father is finally at the rehab/nursing home as of Friday, this one is closer to my Mom. The ladies in her knitting/crochet group are going to be helping her to get rides up to visit with my Dad. This place is way more restrictive on visits that the place in Duluth. He is still determined to get home, so is working on his strength. I will be calling him some time this week, and find out if they are having him lift weights.

Have a great day!
Laurie