8.18.10: Legs Like That of a Racehorse...hehe

Today: Is our 3rd anniversary! ahhhh. We met in 1998, dated for a few years, broke up for a few years (he went to AZ, I went to Japan) and got back together in 2005, married in 2007. So in honor of our anniversary Im going to tell a funny DH story: He went home to visit a few months ago (I stayed here since Im currently boycotting home) and while he was hanging out w/ old friends one of them said "Oh I remember this chick you used to date. She had legs like a stallion." DH was racking his brain for a few minutes thinking "who could this stalion legged woman be" then it hit him and he said "Man, thats my WIFE!" hehe thats my funny story of the day (hence the title-who knows where that line comes from????)



Tuesday's Workout:
-10 Minute Solution 5 Day Get Fit Mix (yoga & kickboxing)
-Amy Bento In The Ring
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch

Anchor Bay Fitness sent me this dvd to review :) wootwoot! I never thought doing reviews would get me anywhere but woohoo to trying out new dvds!

Today's Review: 10 Minute Solution 5 Day Get Fit Mix
Amy Bento, 2009 ***** (5 of 5 stars)

This dvd has five 10 minute segments led by Amy who works out alone in a nice open set with exercise paraphanalia around the perimeter. You will need dumbbells for a few of the segments. The dvd is fully programable so you can mix & match as you please. There is an ab, yoga, strength, cardio kickboxing, and interval w/o-all very different and all enjoyable.

Cardio Kickboxing: Is a good little kickboxing workout but not super intense because she has to show you each combo slow first (which is pretty standard for KB IMO). I like the workout because Amy combines a lot of the standard kickboxing punches & kicks in a unique way. So not difficult to catch on to but still fun & fresh.

Fat Blasting Intervals: Is a nice little calorie burner! You do 1 minute of cardio and then (1 min?) of  multilimb strength work. The cardio is fun & lots of new (to me) moves that will get your heartrate up nicely. There is some impact-double knee jumps, jacks, etc. I used 10 # db's for the strength work and it worked nicely. She includes some plank jacks & mt. climbers.

Power Yoga: I enjoyed this yoga routine because it moves right along-she talks about moving faster, heating the body, and energy so I agree this is power yoga. You will see warrior 1 & 2, up & down dog, chair pose, etc.

Belly Fat Burner: This section also uses dumbbells. The first portion is standing-a dumbbell side bend, 1/2 moon, etc. Then you go down to the floor for some planks, gorilla walks, buttkicks, and other plank variations. I am a fan of Amy's ab work and this is no exception.

Lean Body Sculpt: Amy uses 5# db's in this but I used a variety. Its all compound moves- 1 legged squats with a shoulder rainse, squat-abduct-OH press, side lunges & slinge, deadlift- rear lat raise, and includes a bit of balance work too. My heartrate was up and I liked the variety in this segment.

Overall I would say this is a high intermediate but low intermediates would be fine too. I like Amy and I love the variety this dvd provides. Her cueing and energy are both great here.

Today's Bargains: Dont forget that I have 2 open giveaways right now:  Wii 10 Minute Solutions Cardio game here & Community Coffee iced coffee maker & giftbasket here. You can check out all my giveaways by clicking on the "giveaways" on my left sidebar.
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