Yesterday: I got the dvds I ordered the other day! I have been really good about my fitness purchases this year. So with these 2 (Denise Austins Hot Body Yoga
and Jeanette Jenkins Blast the Belly Fat
) I have only spent $106 on dvds. I also bought a new rebounder so the total including that is $155.00. Not bad since its September already. Hope to try one out tonight.Today's Bargains:
-Enter to win nonslip exercise hairbands on Win, Lose, or Blog here
-Enter my Gaiam/ The Firm Cardio Overdrive dvd giveaway here
-Enter my Sodastream home soda maker starter kit giveaway here
-Enter my Mrs. Renfros all natural salsa 4 pack here
Mondays Workout:
-The Firm Cardio Overdrive
-The Firm Core Solutions (standing ab section)
*total w/o time 55 min + stretch
Today's Review: The Firm Core Solutions
Alison Davis, 2007 **** (4 stars of 5)
This is a 32 minute dvd that has three seperate 10 to 11 minute ab/core workouts. Alison leads with 2 background exercisors (Rebecca & Sue Mi) Sue Mi shows the beginner modifications. The set is the TransFirmation set-white brick walls with foggy windows. You will need a set of light dumbbells for this dvd. The dvd is not mix and match so you cant program them all together.
The first section is "Standing Abs" (11 minutes) and as the title suggests is all ab work done standing. This section was really fun as I love standing ab work . It included some twisting, side lunges, and pliet and reach, among other moves. I give this section 5 stars.
"Functional Core" is 10 minutes and my favorite of the three sections! It is VERY unique from other ab workouts I have. You do a walking plank into a side plank, weighted crunches, weighted V-sits, V- sit while passing the dumbbell through your legs, etc. The two moves I enjoyed the most were: a needle thread while on all fours and an elevator plank-both tough! I give this section 5 stars.
And "Classic Abs" is an 11 minute more traditional ab workout that includes: a pec fly and leg extension, upper & lower crunch combos, some oblique work, a side leg lift sequence, and a backstroke move. This segment though more traditional, still contained some nice unique ab work. I give this section 3 stars.
I would rate this as intermediate.
-2/3 cup 1-2% cottage cheese
-1 TBS chopped black olives
-sliced cucumber
-sliced green onion
-lots of crushed black pepper
-salt to taste if desired
*combine & eat as a midafternoon snack
Today's Tip: Slow down
Take at least 20 minutes to eat a meal, this will give your body time to feel full before you over-stuff it. Also, slow down so you don't eat impulsively -- no good food decision is made when you are hungry and rushing. More on Fitness Mag here.
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