1.13.10: Workouts, Family Reunion, dvd Review, and More!

Here is a pic from my trip to UT. Here we have my mommy, me, my baby sister, our cousin, and her mom (my aunt, my moms sister). My cousin Kari has 2 girls so they can carry on the female line from our Grandma. I imagine my sister will have a baby girl one day too. And I have my cat :) who is a girl....arent we cute!

Today's Workout:

-Sharon Mann's The Works: Cardio (1.5 X)

-Natural Journey ab w/o (few minutes)

*total w/o time 55 min + stretch

The Works: Cardio Review:

This is part of Sharon's Mann The Works set. The dvd is customizable and you can create your own workout. There are also a few premade workouts already on the dvd.

You choose 1 of 4 warmups (step, hi-lo, etc), then you choose 1 of 8 "cardio one" segments (athletic step, interval, hi-lo, low impact, etc), then you choose 1 of 8 "cardio two" segments-these are different from the "cardio one" options (step, bootcamp, boxing, kickboxing, etc), then you choose 1 of 4 cooldowns (tai chi, athletic, yoga in a chair, etc). These all go together to create your own 30 minute workout. Some of the interval or bootcamp segments have strength moves in them as well as cardio.

The segments are taken from Sharon's old exercise TV show. When a commercial break is up you see a blue screen with a motivational saying on it (Way to go!, Keep it up!, etc). It is brief and doesn't bother me at all.

There are 4 background exercisers. Two show advanced options and two show low impact options-and don't use a step in those segments. Sharon shows the intermediate option but does add power to many of her moves. I think a lot of the segments (the step segments come to mind) can definitely be advanced when you follow those mods. The kickboxing and boxing are not as intense but still a good w/o IMO.

Sharon has a nice energy and demeanor. I like her as a lead in this dvd. She is a pretty good cuer and I wasn't lost in any of the moves. The moves are not dancy, more athletic and straight forward. I had no trouble with any of the moves. Its a fast paced w/o that burns a lot of calories for me.

And I got a yogurt maker from one of my coworkers! Cool!!! Im going to experiement with it this weekend and hopefully come up with some yummmmmy yogurt!

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