7.28.10: Repped To Lower Body Death.

Today: is my last cake class for this course. I made my cake last night- raspberry lemonade cake, raspberry lemon curd, and sugared lemon buttercream. Were learning basketweave so I will do that in white and then Im using my fondant pansies for decor. Hoping it turns out ok... ( Custom cakes by Lindsey Lu. Phoenix custom cakes. Specialty Cakes Phoenix. Arizona custom specialty cakes. Specialty cupcakes phoenix. Custom Phoenix cupcakes  Phoenix wedding cakes Phoenix birthday cakes, specialty birthday cakes phoenix)


Tuesday's Workout:
-Tonique Mat Workout
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch

Today's Review: Tonique Mat Workout
Sylwia Wiesenberg, 2010 *** (2.5 stars of 5)

This is a 67 minute all mat toning workout. The focus is on lower body and abs. She does one set that includes pushups but thats the only UB work. Sylwia leads alone on a small set. The production quality is not the best but its not that bad, and I never really notice that kind of stuff anyways. You wont need anything but possibly a mat for this workout.

The dvd is divided up into 4 segments: Warmup, On the side, On the back, on all fours. You can "play all" or select your segments- I dont *think* there is a mix and match option. The name of each move comes across the bottom of the screen at the beginning of each exercise.

This is a TOUGH workout! It is HIGH HIGH HIGH rep no weight floor work. I felt like my legs were going to fall off. But after being almost repped to death- I am not hardly sore today, so thats a bit dissapointing. I am more of a "heavy squat" kind of gal then a "spend 60 min, almost die, and not be sore" type of exerciser. She does virtually every type of LB floor work you can imagine and then some!

The ab work was pretty uninspiring for me. By the end of it I was definately feeling it but the first handful of ab exercisers are just crunch variations and didnt feel extordinarally effective. Of course after spending 15 or so min on nonstop ab movement- I was happy to not be "hitting it hard" for the duration.

I liked Sylwia as a lead but she probably wouldnt be a fav of mine. I dont like that she sometimes will say 10 more, but then theres really 30 more? I dont like being lied to ;) I think her other w/o's are a better fit for me since Im not really a mat work type of girl so I am excited to try those. If you are a mat/ floor work/ barre fan I think you will LOVE this w/o. She has a fairly strong Polish accent, but I didnt have any problems understanding her.

I would rate this an advanced w/o- just the sheer number of reps and seemingly nonstop number of (mostly) LB moves and a good amount of ab work, and because of the length and the fact that she jumps right into the work and really wastes no time in this w/o.

Today's Recipe: Asian Salad Dressing
-1 tsp peanut oil (or sesame oil)
-1 tsp soy sauce
-1 tsp seasoned rice vinegar
-1 tsp balsamic vinegar

mix and enjoy!

Today's Bargains:
-For a bonus entry for my BlenderBottle giveaway: name your favorite giveaway Ive done to date! And name something you'd like to see in a future giveaway for a 2nd bonus entry.
-And another awesome healthy giveaway on Freebies & Much More: A 6 pack of Ayala's Herbal Water (Ive tried & LOVE the lemongrass, mint, vanilla) here.

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