10.13.10: Is it Friday yet?

Today: has been one of those days I feel as if my head is going to explode. I ended up "breaking up with" a friend - never fun and should be unncesary at this age but oh well. Oh and I yelled a (well deserving ) coworker. Fabulous Wednesday. It can only get better from here, right?

Today's Workout:
-Cindy Whitmarsh UltraFit
-10 min yoga/ 10 min pilates (10 MS dvds)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch

Today's Tip: Foods That May Only Sound Healthy #6 - Packaged TurkeyMore on Cooking Light here.

Turkey is an excellent source of lean protein and a good choice for a speedy lunch or dinner, but many packaged turkey slices are loaded with sodium. One 2-oz. serving of some brands contains nearly one-third of the maximum recommended daily sodium intake. So make sure you buy low-sodium varieties or opt for fresh turkey slices. If you can't roast your own, the best rule of thumb is to find a brand with less than 350 milligrams of sodium per 2-oz. serving.


Todays Review: The Firm Tight Buns & Killer Legs
Kelsie Daniels, 2007 **** (4 of 5 stars)

This is a 31 min lower body + cardio w/o led by kelsie with 2 background exercisers. Sue Mi shows the modifications. You will only need dumbbells for this w/o. The set is hardwood floors w/ white walls.

There is a quick warmup and then she moves into the body of the workout. The workout is formatted that she does a LB set on the right leg, a cardio/ plyo burst and then does the LB set on the left leg. I was able to heavy up pretty well on this one; she goes slow enough for good form w/ heavier poundage and there are no UB moves added in.

Some of the strength work includes: 1 legged deadlifts w/ a heel push, curtsey dip w/ a knee lift, side squat w/ an abduction, plank jacks, pliets, and she does include some balance work in these moves. She does include some floor bridge work before the final stretch.

The cardio bursts are fun and high energy (easy to modify up for a real push) and include: squat w/ a side kick, a fun hopscotch move, high knees into a dip, ham curls, side steps, etc.

I would rate this a solid intermediate that would be easy to modify up or down. I got a great challenging w/o by upping the cardio intensity and using heavy poundage. A lot of the exercises had fun twists on straight forward moves, making this a great little LB + cardio w/o. Kelsie is great w/ her cueing in this one and I really enjoy her as a lead here.

Today's LOLz: from cakewrecks.com again


I probably wouldnt have broken those words up that way...

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