Monday, May 17, 2010

5.17.10: What the Bic?


I had my Bic Soleil Spread The Sunshine House Party this weekend! It was fun :) But I will stop applying for House Parties for the time being. Its gettting expensive LOL. Totally fun though and def worth it. The party pack they sent came with: razors, sunglass cases, coupons and earbuds for 15. Then I got a pink canvas bag, more razors, and Ipod speakers for hosting the party. I ended up giving the speakers away, but cool party pack none-the-less.

If you havent heard about House Party. Check it out. It lists all kinds of party opp's hosted by various companies. You just apply for any/all the parties that look interesting and then they contact you if they select you. Our friends just won the wine & cheese one, so that will be fun to go to!

Heres pics of the cake I did for the Spread the Sunshine party:

beach party bears :)

a snorkeler and a mermaid.




This is DH & I. He loves his shades!












And this is Kelly & Kinney-she has a matching Coach bag & glasses and he has dreads :)








 ( Custom cakes by Lindsey LuPhoenix custom cakesSpecialty Cakes PhoenixArizona custom specialty cakesSpecialty cupcakes phoenixCustom cupcakes )


Today's Workout
-Firm Dangerous Curves Ahead (cardio premix)
-Firm Core Solutions (all 3 sections)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch

Sat & Sun-rest days. This is the first time Ive taken 2 rest days a week (besides vacations and such) in a long time! Oh well, back at it early this AM.

I will be doing this weeks giveaway tomorrow. Im shifting from Monday giveaway day to Tuesday's. That way I wont be doing 3 posts on Mondays (normal post, announcing last weeks winner post, and giveaway post). So check back tomorrow for an awesome fitness dvd giveaway!!!


Today's Review: Firm Dangerous Curves Ahead
Alison Davis, 2008 **** (4 of 5 stars)

This is a 57 minute workout led by Alison with 4 background exercisers. Emily shows the beginner modifications. The set is the dark blueish tile looking floor with white brick walls and windows in the background. The dvd comes with a bright green resistance band. You will need a resistance band and some dumbbells for this workout.

The band that comes w/ the dvd is heavy resistance and the one they use in the dvd is yellow and much lighter resistance. Some were bothered by this, but personally I am happy with the band that came with it as it makes the workout more challenging.

The dvd also has three 26-34 minute premixes on it: all cardio, all strength and core cardio. I love that the Firm has begun adding premixes and that there are 3 options. I love the core cardio mix on this dvd. For this dvd in particular Im glad the express options are here because I find the strength work lacking in fun factor and effectiveness. I have actually only done the full workout once but have used the cardio & core cardio premixes countless times.

I love love love the cardio work in this dvd. Its much tougher than most of the cardio in the newer "pink" Firms. Alison throws in some unique moves like a bowling move, jumping jack variations, lots of hops and high impact, and some moguls. The cardio really gets my heartrate up.

She also works the core in some of the cardio stuff so the core work is interspersed throughout the workout. Her core work in this is fun and different and a lot of it is done standing. She also does some supermans to hit the lower back, some side planks, and even some rocking planks in the warmup.

Like I said, the strength work is weak. Even with the strong band I just dont feel anything and its kindof boring to me. She does shoulder raises, pliets, etc.

I would rate this high intermediate for the cardio and low intermediate for the strength work. Alison cues pretty well in this one though she is "off" just a bit in a few segments. I like her as a lead and she definately throws in some unique but uncomplicated choreo in this one.

Today's Recipe: Cottage Cheese & Berries
-1 cup 2% cottage cheese
-1 cup berries (fresh or frozen)
-2 TBS chopped nuts
 
This is seriously so good! Yum.
 
 
 
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