Last Week: Check out this awesome Hello Kitty afro bag I got! So cute!!!!
Today's Bargains: Dont forget about the giveaways I have going on:
-SodaStream soda maker kit here
-Emmi Lee tea towel & napkin set here
-Mrs. Renfros custom 4 pack of all natural salsas here
Wednesday's Workout:
-Firm Cardio Sculpt
-Pilates for Beginners
(stretch section)*65 min
Today's Review: Firm Cardio Sculpt
Allie Del Rio, 2002
This is a 55 minutes AWT (though mostly strength work) workout led by Allie with 4 background exercisers. Libby provides the beginner modifications. The set is the bright white BSS1 set with blue-ish accents in the background. You will need your Fanny Lifter or another step and a variety of dumbbells for this one.
First off I have to say-I DO NOT do this one enough! Though not as challenging as the Classic Firms-it is really reminiscent of them. It has a weighted step segment like Vol 4 & Vol 6 and ends with floor work-pec fly & leg lifts and donkey kicks. She also goes slow enough to allow for heavy dumbbells. I was pleasantly surprised!
After a longish warmup up Allie goes into a strength set starting with hover squats and lat row. You do some leg press and other dumbbell work and then she moves into a cardio segment. She alternates the strength segments with cardio, but the strength work also gets your heartrate up with dips, lunges, leg press, and squats. The cardio is straightforward and athletic without being boring or repetitive. The cardio includes floor, step, and 4 limb step work.
She thouroughly works all the muscles though I did find the shoulder work a bit lacking. After the lying floor work you do an ab sequence that is comprised of crunch & crunch variations and then move into the stretch.
I would rate this workout a solid or maybe even high(?) intermediate if you use heavy weights. You can also up I really heavied up, used the 8" portion of the FL and added some plyos and jumps to my workout and felt I got a great strength AND cardio workout today. I must use this one more often (I know I say that all the time).
Today's Tip: Slimming Swap #5 - Instead of celery try edamame
Celery's a healthy snack or lunchtime side, but it's also—let's face it—a pretty bland one, and takes some washing and chopping time. How about nibbling on some frozen edamame? Take a handful, toss them in a baggie on your way to work, and by lunchtime they're ready to eat. Full of protein to keep you fuller longer! More on Shape here.
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