Just Stop Jiggling When I Walk
 

Hoping I got this in the right thread now. :lol: , I am sooo laughing at myself right now.
So, I'm doing the 10/10 video 10 years younger in 10 hours.....Callanetics
Love how it flattens my stomach, stops the jiggle in my walk and the back feels soooooo much better.
I posted in specific exercise plan with no bites.
No Problem though.
Just finished 4/10
got three sessions in last week. Tues, Thurs, and Sat., Thought I would try Monday so it would be every two days.....Mondays are a no go, can't get out of my own way on Mondays so Tues, Thurs, and Sat. it is. This works out really well because I race on Wednesday and Thursday nights and that is a work out in itself.
Scotiagirl

whats the workout like?

Hi KelBelle
 

I never taken a palates class but I think that is probably the closes comparison it is slow movements, it works those muscles really deeply and it changes your body fast. The other thing I love is that you don't have to use any equipment other than your body, in the tape they use a bar but there are lots of ideas for alternatives. I like the original version but there are new versions like Cardio Callanetics, Callanetics Revolution and several for specific areas of the body.
It's an hour session and looks easy until you start doing 100 rep's of the stomach exercises.But the teacher is calm and explains things well also she tells you to go at your own pace and work up to the counter, it is set for intermediate students. It works remarkably well and by the end of the fourth session I can really see a difference in my stomach. It's great if you have lower back issues, there's some amazing stretches in there too.
It is deceiving though, you look at the tape and think that looks too easy, but the muscles you are contracting are deep, that is why it works so well.
Can you tell I love it?
Hope this helps.
Jo-Ann

awesome thanks! i have to look into it. im thinking about doing yoga tapes that i have ive done it once before andit killed! so i know it worked but then just stopped. now im walking the boardwalk (4 miles) everyother day and want to add in the yoga. What do you think?

Yoga sounds great, you just have to find something you love. If you don't it's really hard to stick to. Maybe you need to find another yoga tape that appeals to you. I have a lot of tapes and this one is the only one I really enjoy. It also makes my back feel great and I feel so much more relaxed so there is the added benefit that I think got me past the first two sessions and into the second week.
Walking is a great exercise, I would never make it as a runner. Glad to hear that you are thinking of adding to it. It is true (though I can't believe I'm saying it) exercise is addictive.

Jo-Ann

Im looking to flatten the tummy.. and believe it or not make my shoulders looks smaller im tired of looking like i can lineback for the NY giants!

Oh yah, I know exactly what you mean, vanity is a good enough reason any day of the week. Being fit is an added benefit.
Scotiagirl

Callanetics has help me fit into a second pair of my pants. Last week I only had one pair of pants that fit, tightly, last night I thought....I'll take a chance, tried on my size 14's and they fit comfortably, sat down....they fit comfortably. I was so happy, success at last. What a reward!
Now that's the motivation any girl likes.
Scotiagirl

oh definitley! i have old clothes that i keep just for that. of the satisfaction of one day getting into them again.

Congrats!

So I had a crazy day yesterday and didn't get my callanetics done....they will get done today. But I did get out to race on a sailboat, it is smaller than I usually race on but you definitely move those muscles and because it heals over you have to hike out...stomach muscles at work big time, because the sails are smaller you don't get the upper body work out that you get on the bigger boats. Just thought that since this is a "gym/exercise" journal I should track the exercise that I get in on a daily bases.
Scotiagirl

Oh yah I now have 4 pairs of pants that fit and my stretchies are not stretching when I put them on anymore!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Scotiagirl,
You race sailboats? I'm envious. I've never even been on a sailboat. :( It sounds like a great form of exercise though.

I bet Nova Scotia is like some amazing fantasy land full of leisure, great weather, and good times compared to the United States. ;)

I live 5 minutes from the water, my parents live right on it, one over from the yacht club. I would not want to live any other place, being on the coast the weather changes a lot, it is similar to Maine or Boston.
I race at least once a week and some weeks up to 5 days and have been doing it for over 20 years. I love the summer....and the people I race with, different crews, different boats, different types of races...it's all fun. Being Nova Scotia the winds range from nothing to blow the door off...we go out in everything...I guess that's why they say "Nova Scotian sailors are up for anything." we also blow up a lot of sails......which unless they're too old the most likely cause is having to much sail area up (too big a sail) for the wind conditions.
I'm off to do my callanetics now.
Scotiagirl

Session 5 done. Those stomach crunches are intense....4 sets of 100...I'm able to do 90/100, the other exercise that gets me is a leg exercise that I can only do 2/3...I have improved dramatically since I first started. Of the 4 sets of stomach crunches #1-65/100, and #2,3,&4 only 50/100.

I have 4 pairs of pants I now fit into up from the 1 pair that fit only early last week. These exercise work fast and deep, so it's definitely worth the effort. Scheduling is very important though.
I have made up the session that I missed yesterday due to bad scheduling and tomorrow I will be back on schedule.
I feel great!!!!
Scotiagirl

Extraordinary!!!

Last night was the first night (in I can't remember how long) I didn't have any lower back or hip pain when I slept. I couldn't believe it. These exercises work so fast I'm in awe.

I will definitely be getting my hour in today. It's only 7:15 in the morning so it will be a little while before I post again, but I just wanted to put down in writing what a wonderful feeling it is to not have to spend atleast an hour trying to get comfortable enough to fall a sleep at night and then wake up when you move.
I am just too happy this morning. A good nights sleep is fantastic reward.

Scotiagirl

Frustrated that the abdominal muscle in top right popped and was in "charley horse" type of pain. Did some research, I am not alone, intense stomach crunches.....day in between this type of exercise is important in order to let the muscle heal.

So yesterday was a bust for Callanetics, so much of it is stomach related exercises and stretches, muscle feels a little better today. Might try wrapping it for support. It just pops out in a ridge about 3 inches long and really hurts, to touch, but massaging it seems to be the only way to get it to "pop" back down.

I feel like I'm trying to catch up with little success, I guess I can look at it this way, I'm not giving up, I'm trying to find the right pace for my level of fitness, my problem is I just want it all, now and I'm finally motivated enough to do it and my body won't let me.....this is so not what I expected.....it has always been that my body was able but I was not motivated.

I am no longer "fat, dumb and happy", I want to be "fit, healthy and ecstatic". I WANT IT ALL!!!!

I am going to get my callanetics done today even if I have to wrap it,modify it, or just burn through it, I want it soooooooooooo bad.

Scotiagirl

Session 6
 

I wrapped that muscle during the stomach exercises and concentrated on using the lower ab's and I was able to get 90/100 for all four of the crunches. I am just too excited that I found a solution to my problem.

So I now have my 6th session completed. Yah Me!!!

I'm also happy because that means that I did get my three sessions in this week. I'm back on track, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are my preferred days and now I'm back to every two days for this week coming.

I am just too happy, can you tell.

Scotiagirl

Scotiagirl

Just finished my 7th session.
Yah me!

The wrap works, I used one that was not as wide this time because it had the right clips attached to it, I liked the wider ban it gave more support.

I can't believe that I'm not procrastinating when it's time to do these exercises. I really miss the relief it gives my back and hips on my off days....but know it is too much to try and do them every day. I am considering trying it without the stomach exercise though on my off days but am worried that I will get bored...I am so motivated though so I am sure I will figure out something that fits me.....and that is the most important thing, isn't it.

Scotiagirl

Hi Scotiagirl :wave:

I have the original Callanetics video too (10 years younger in 10 hours) and I'm thinking about starting it today, I've read so many fantastic reviews about it, so I want to give it a try too. (I'm also waiting for a belly dance DVD that I'm really excited about!). I'll let you know how it goes!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just finished my 8th session of my exercise video...that's 8...yes 8 hours of exercise that I didn't think I would be able to commit to.
Of course I had to wrap the ab muscle, but it works for me and that is what it is all about. The pain in the hips and back are gone, they actually feel cool...if that makes any sense, they always feel like they are on fire.

I'll be back on Saturday.

Scotiagirl

From journal an hour ago
 

Dear Princess

You convinced me not to do my callanetics on Saturday...you said..oh you know you like to do them on Sunday much better....then on Sunday you said oh your brother is coming for a visit...you must clean, do the yard work and your son is having someone over so you can't do them for that three hours and then there is supper and you don't feel like doing them now...do you?
Well it is after 1:00 and you have taken care of your mom this morning and not had lunch yet and Princess you are right,I would rather eat and lay down....but you are not going to win. I am going upstairs, putting on my exercise cloths and getting the exercise mat out as well as getting water to drink....Princess you are not going to convince me that this is not important...yes my back and hips feel good but if I do not do these exercises they will start to hurt again and I don't want to feel that way.....and I like the way these exercises shape my body in such a short time.

SOOOOOOOOOOO Princess JUST GET OVER IT, I AM GOING TO DO MY EXERCISES TODAY.....RIGHT NOW

One hour later
 

Yah ME!!! :agree: :agree: :agree:

I just finished my 9th session, and yes I am soooooo proud of myself for not letting "my inner Princess" convince me that I didn't want or need to do them.

I feel fantastic......I will not give into "Princess" again, she has had years and years of practice convincing my not to eat healthy and not exercise....so I'm sure she has a few more tricks up her sleeves but I am aware that I can say NO and she will listen.

I'm going to give me a cheer for each session.
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:


OHHH I am so silly!!!

Scotiagirl

Did the A.M. video....it is faster paced because it is only twenty minutes....I feel great.

Scotiagirl

another session done Yah Me LOL
 

Just finished the P.M. video of callanetics...it is much slower paced that the A.M., but it threw in stomach exercises and pelvic rotations...ouch.

Well time to get my butt in gear again.

Scotiagirl

Finished 10/10 sessions My first goal
 

Just finished the 10/10 session

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

So what have I accomplished...... a lot these are the ones I had to work on :agree: :agree: :agree:

.....Started 1/10............................................................ 10/10

side stretch 75/100...........................................................95/100

stomach #1 65/100...........................................................95/100
stomach #2 50/100...........................................................95/100
stomach #3 50/100...........................................................95/100
stomach #4 50/100...........................................................95/100

Legs #1 (a) 2/3................................................................3/3

B & hips #2 75/100...........................................................100/100


Pelvic
Rotations 0/20.................................................................14/20

Pelvic
Scoop 8/10.....................................................................1 0/10

Thigh
Stretch 35/50..................................................................50/50


And to top it all off.........I Feel Great.

Scotiagirl

Just finished the A.M. work out :agree: :agree: :agree: :agree:

So this has been a great week for me. I succeed in getting my 3 hours in :D :D :D


Two full hour sessions and 2 A.M. and 1 P.M. session....I would have a tendency to say that a a.m. and a p.m in the same day is a full hour session....because it is the same exercises as the 10/10 plus a few more....but I want to be honest with myself...when they are not on the same day I don't believe they do the same benefit to your body.


So :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :clap: :clap: :clap: I'm well on my way to the body I want...it amazes me how much better my waist, hips and thighs look. My husband even seems to be enjoying the change :blush: :blush: :blush:

Scotiagirl

So I'm here looking through your gym log and right away went to look for the dvd you use. I bid on one on Ebay so hopefully I'll have one soon too. I'm anxious to see what it could do for me :)

Hi Smullen, I posted information for you in the 5 lb challenge because I didn't know where else to find you....you need to start a journal girl so I can come visit you there. It could be as simple as "Smullen's Place"...you know the type of place people go to have a coffee and chat.

Scotiagirl

I have finished my P.M. callanetics for the day Yah me :lol: :lol: :lol:

It feels so relaxing, thank the heavens I have so much to do today.

I'm off.

Scotiagirl

Princess has kept me on this forum reading too long today...

I have my water poured my exercise clothes on and it is time

"Princess" do your exercises :lol: :lol: :lol:

Scotiagirl

Now Princess don't you feel better.

Yes,

Aren't you glad you did them

Yes...but don't rub it in.

You are doing better Princess, I know that you are still in control...don't get sarcastic...you are still my little Princess

I know................ toooo silly :lol: :lol: :lol:

I just finished the A.M. callanetics tape, I rather like it, it a much faster pace than the 10/10 but if I didn't have those sessions done I would never be able to keep the pace up for this video.

Scotiagirl :wave: