It's been fun - and, frankly, frustrating at times - trying some of Cathe's earlier live workouts. Thankfully, they won't all be that old and hopefully my computer will load them better than last week. Sigh.
Monday: Cathe's Upper Body with Ball + walk
This workout looked appealing due to it's length - 48 minutes. And there's 15 minutes worth of abs so that means I can get through all the upper body in my morning workout. Yes! And it was a good workout - but Cathe neglected the back and biceps a bit so I added on more of those exercises when she went into ab work. At lunch, I walked at the rec center to get steps and did my sit-ups. I fell behind on my steps last week and that really annoys the OCD in me!!
Tuesday: Cathe's Step Express with Blasts + YWA
Cardio day! I usually stay away from Cathe's step workouts, but decided to give this one a try, since she has few steady-cardio workouts. And I liked it! And I mostly got the step combinations! Ha! I'd actually like to do this one again because it was fun - and so very different from her HIIT workouts. This YWA was a great way to end the day, though it was meant to start it. I needed a stretch and this provided it!
Wednesday: Cathe's Butts and Guts + walk
I won't lie. When thinking about getting out of my warm bed to do Butts and Guts....I didn't think I could do it. But I did and I'm so glad I did! This was a great leg workout. And the leg portion was perfect for my mornings - 40 minutes! I went heavy on weights and really felt it. I'll save the "guts" portion for another day. At lunch, I walked and stretched really well. Hopefully, my legs won't be as sore as last week!
Thursday: Dozois' BodyFit 360 Vol 2: Dance Conditioning + YWA
This morning, I was so exhausted that I cannot tell you how happy this rest day made me. I thought about forgoing Michelle and doing a YWA instead....but I needed to wake up. And Michelle definitely woke me up! I only did 30 minutes - some cardio and then the abs and stretch. It was so nice! After work, this YWA helped my sore head and was a great end to the day.
Friday: Cathe's High Reps Total Body Live
Oh, my goodness, I was so tired this morning. My sleep had been restless all night and I was dreading any movement as I got out of bed. Somehow, I made it through this workout, but it was not easy - especially since it was high rep. After about 10-15 reps, I usually had to go down in weight because I was hurting so bad. I couldn't get through this entire workout but I got through most of it.
Saturday: Dozois' Peak 10 Cardio Interval Burn Remix
Today, I was ready for some cardio because, later in the day, my diet was going to blown to bits. This CIB is my favorite so it was a treat to do it this morning. I got through four of the five circuits before I had to stop - so 45 minutes! My heart rate stayed high throughout and I got a ton of steps. Yes! After a nice, long stretch, I was done for the day.
Sunday: Cathe's Ripped with HIIT Scrambler with Step Live + abs
I love how Cathe alternates cardio and weights in some of her HIIT workouts - and the Ripped with HIIT series - so I was excited to try this video. And it was fun! Cathe did a few too many jacks for my taste - to get into the cardio segments - but that was my only complaint. After it ended - I added 5 minutes of my own cardio to make it 45 minutes - I did 10 minutes of abs from Butts and Gutts (from Wednesday) and then stretched. Nice!
Calorie Counts:
Not bad for most of the week and then I blew it on the weekend.
Tuesday: Cathe's Step Express with Blasts + YWA
Cardio day! I usually stay away from Cathe's step workouts, but decided to give this one a try, since she has few steady-cardio workouts. And I liked it! And I mostly got the step combinations! Ha! I'd actually like to do this one again because it was fun - and so very different from her HIIT workouts. This YWA was a great way to end the day, though it was meant to start it. I needed a stretch and this provided it!
Wednesday: Cathe's Butts and Guts + walk
I won't lie. When thinking about getting out of my warm bed to do Butts and Guts....I didn't think I could do it. But I did and I'm so glad I did! This was a great leg workout. And the leg portion was perfect for my mornings - 40 minutes! I went heavy on weights and really felt it. I'll save the "guts" portion for another day. At lunch, I walked and stretched really well. Hopefully, my legs won't be as sore as last week!
Thursday: Dozois' BodyFit 360 Vol 2: Dance Conditioning + YWA
This morning, I was so exhausted that I cannot tell you how happy this rest day made me. I thought about forgoing Michelle and doing a YWA instead....but I needed to wake up. And Michelle definitely woke me up! I only did 30 minutes - some cardio and then the abs and stretch. It was so nice! After work, this YWA helped my sore head and was a great end to the day.
Friday: Cathe's High Reps Total Body Live
Oh, my goodness, I was so tired this morning. My sleep had been restless all night and I was dreading any movement as I got out of bed. Somehow, I made it through this workout, but it was not easy - especially since it was high rep. After about 10-15 reps, I usually had to go down in weight because I was hurting so bad. I couldn't get through this entire workout but I got through most of it.
Saturday: Dozois' Peak 10 Cardio Interval Burn Remix
Today, I was ready for some cardio because, later in the day, my diet was going to blown to bits. This CIB is my favorite so it was a treat to do it this morning. I got through four of the five circuits before I had to stop - so 45 minutes! My heart rate stayed high throughout and I got a ton of steps. Yes! After a nice, long stretch, I was done for the day.
Sunday: Cathe's Ripped with HIIT Scrambler with Step Live + abs
I love how Cathe alternates cardio and weights in some of her HIIT workouts - and the Ripped with HIIT series - so I was excited to try this video. And it was fun! Cathe did a few too many jacks for my taste - to get into the cardio segments - but that was my only complaint. After it ended - I added 5 minutes of my own cardio to make it 45 minutes - I did 10 minutes of abs from Butts and Gutts (from Wednesday) and then stretched. Nice!
Calorie Counts:
Not bad for most of the week and then I blew it on the weekend.
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