Today's Bargains:
-Enter to win a $50 or $25 gift certificate to the Sexy Lingere Shop from Review Retreat here.
-Enter to win a $25 gift certificate to Wordy Birdy (vinyl decor) from Women Who Do It All here.
-Enter to win a Blush Topless Undershirt from Review Retreat here.
-Core Body Balance
-Cardio Move It
-Cardio Pure Power
*total w/o time 60 min
The PF Harmony cardio w/o's really remind me of BSS2 Firms only low impact and no step. If you are a fan of Firm BSS2 (I am!!) I think you will like these! You can up the intenisty pretty easily-I used the 8" portion of my TF again today and wore weigthed gloves and I got in 40 great minutes of cardio! Simple straight forward basic cardio moves.
REMEMBER: You can enter EACH day this week to win this set! Just leave a comment on each days post telling me what you like about the days workout!
Stephanie Huckabee, 2010
Core Body Balance (disc 3): This is a 20 minute core workout led by Stephanie with 2 background exercisers. The set is awesome-open and inviting. There is a warmup & cooldown included in the 20 minutes and there is some stretching interspersed throughout. I would rate this a high beginner core w/o. You will only need a band for this w/o.
Stephanie starts with a standing balance move-glute lift while extending the band in front of you. After that you move to the floor for a series of crunch vartions, she includes crunches, oblique crunches, and leg drops. Then she moves into some lower back work (my fav!) and a plank series.
Cardio Move It (disc 1): This is a entirely low impact 20 minute cardio workout led by Stephanie with 2 background exercisers. The set is awesome-open and inviting. There is a warmup & cooldown included in the 20 minutes but besides that it is nonstop cardio! I would say a similar intensity to Cardio Pure Power. I would rate this a high beginner cardio w/o. You will only need a band for this w/o.
After an active warmup and stretch Stephanie moves into floor aerobics-hamstring pulls, side steps, mock jumproping (low impact), grapevines and other easy to follow athletic type cardio moves. This w/o adapted nicely to the step. After the floor aerobics she moves into a mock step routine using the band on the floor. She includes basic step, v step, knee ups, hamstring curls, and knee repeaters. Again easy to use your step with if you want to up the intensity. Adding the step and weighted gloves really made this a solid intermediate w/o!
Cardio Pure Power: See Monday's Review here.
Today's Recipe: Spicey Macaroni & Cheese (posted this before but I have a pic now!)
For bread crumbs:
1 tablespoons unsalted reduced fat butter
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
1 cups coarse fresh low fat whole wheat bread crumbs (dry bread slices and then process in food processor)
For Macaroni:
2-3 tablespoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo (these are SPICEY-use caution!)
1/4 stick unsalted reduced fat butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1.5 cups non fat milk
1 cup non-fat sour cream
1/2 tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 pound macaroni
1 pounds Trader Joes 75% reduced fat Cheddar, grated
*corn starch if needed to thicken sauce
Make bread crumbs: Heat butter and oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook garlic and bread crumbs, stirring, until crumbs are golden. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt.
Make macaroni: Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop chipotles.
Melt butter in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan over moderate heat, then add flour and cook, whisking, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, cream, and mustard and simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 minutes. Cook macaroni in a 6- to 7-quart pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Drain in a colander and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in white sauce, cheese, chipotles, and salt to taste.
Fill a 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole with half of macaroni mixture. Bake in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
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