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Reviving this thread... also in WH. lol
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There's an app called Yoga Studio (not sure if it's available for Android) and it's awesome! I believe it's $2.99 but it's totally worth it. They have classes for beginners, intermediate, and advanced, and then different focuses such as strength, balance, and so on. Lots of options and you can even make your own routines…
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I think it meets the definition of a HIIT workout, but it's not a great one. Compared to the Turbo Fire HIIT workouts there's a lot of time wasted warming up/cooling down, it looks like you don't actually spend much time doing intense work. A 30 minute TF HIIT has 10 high intensity sections (I think) while this 30 minute…
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Did you try the "New to Class" option? It breaks down each segment before it starts, which should help. You probably won't get the full impact at first but you will learn quickly, so just keep at it. I think Chalene is pretty good about signaling, but sometimes it does feel like it comes out of nowhere so I understand your…
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I couldn't push through 55 ez today :( I just didn't have the energy or motivation. I don't think I'm ready for it yet, in the future I'm gonna replace it with a HIIT or Fire 30.
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HIIT 15 today! I did less modifications this time. I'm supposed to do the tone one today I think, but I don't have proper bands for it so I'll probably just improvise later when I get home.
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Lauren Brooks has a $2 app for Apple products that contains a few kettlebell workouts, it's pretty good. It has a warmup, a ~10 min fat burning workout, a ~20 minute foundations workout, a ~20 minute strength workout, and a ~10 minute ab/cooldown. They're all individual videos so you can order it however you want. It's…
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I think 45EZ is harder than 55EZ but I enjoy it more because 55EZ just feels like it drags on and on... especially with two finales. lol
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I just do kickboxing for the Fire workouts and Aerobics, high impact for HIITs. edit: @dym, those estimates are sooo much lower than MFP's kickboxing estimates. Now I'm worried that I'm overeating. lol
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Tomorrow will be HIIT 20. I'm following the schedule my friend gave me since she gave me the program, not sure if it's the official one or not haha. I modified it a little since I need Fridays off instead of Wednesdays, and need stretch 40 to always be on Sundays.
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Last week was my first week and it went really well. I had tried Turbo Fire awhile ago and got burned out after a month, and didn't really enjoy it, but this time around I actually do like it. I don't think I'm heading towards burnout but it's too soon to say, I guess. I did have fun today with Fire 45 though.
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You could skip stretch 40, or do it on a HIIT/Fire 30 day. Or, as you suggested, just keep marking off the days. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
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I just finished my first week so I'll be a little out of sync, but I'd be happy to join! :)
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Don't eat beforehand, or wait an hour or so for things to start digesting.
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Punching, mountain climbers, skaters (just step side to side instead of jump), modified low-impact jumping jacks, etc.. The simplest would just be punching, imo, but do whatever you like.
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Yeah, this is done with the low impact modifications of Turbo Fire. Arms out to the side, or straight up. You don't have to do jumping jacks, though. You could just do anything that gets your heart rate up. Skaters would be good, and that's a move Jillian uses a lot in her videos.
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I'm starting tomorrow too :)
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I do like Blogilates but a lot of it seems pretty advanced, and her workout calendar is definitely intense for someone new to pilates. It's a great resource though. The only yoga I've ever liked was the 40 minute video included with Turbo Fire, so I'm still looking. lol
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You seem disappointed with 22% but that's actually pretty good. It's considered fit.
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I'm currently doing it and I like it a lot. The first time I did it, I was way too sore to do it again for the next two days lol. My original plan was to do each level 4 times a week for 3 weeks and then switch to the next.
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No idea, never had mine professionally measured. I think I'm close to 30% though, so teetering between average/obese. I look about 20 lbs heavier than I am if that's any indication lol
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Well, at one point I was only eating 700-1k calories a day, not because I was in a hurry to lose weight or deliberately trying to starve myself but because my schedule was so out of whack I only had the appetite/time for two meals a day. Stayed that way for about a month and I lost 11 lbs, but only maybe 3 inches all over.…
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I think I'll just stick to kettlebells. lol
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Well, as a girl with pitiful upper body strength (certain exercises using 5 pound dumbbells are in fact challenging for me lol), I'm fine with 20 lbs for swings and I still don't consider myself to be "in shape". I have a 10 pound bell as well but I only use that for presses. 10 pound swings feel like absolutely nothing is…
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Insanity, if you can handle it. It will improve your cardiovascular endurance much more than the 30DS will.
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Sit ups won't get rid of pudge, diet will.
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I don't think it's exclusively for skinny people, but I do think certain movements will be uncomfortable the larger you are. You will still get all the flexibility and strength benefits though... I would imagine even more so with the strength benefits, because if you're heavier you're going to have more resistance with…
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It can be fun, but I got burned out with it after a month. I like the HIITs, but there was no way I could stick with the 5 month program. It could have had a lot to do with my sleep schedule though.
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No More Trouble Zones is a video by Jillian Michaels that has a lot of bodyweight/light dumbbell exercises. You can find it on Youtube on the BeFit channel, but it's in parts instead of one video. If you're a little more advanced than that, Chalean Extreme or P90X would be good. Chalean Extreme focuses on weight lifting…
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Did you eat back your exercise calories with your cardio/HIIT? It could be that you were overestimating your burn and eating too much, which would slow down loss. Or if you never ate them back, it could be that you weren't eating enough and now that your exercise isn't as intense your body doesn't need as much fuel, so the…
