Tuesday Quickie. OH Dear.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 02:45PM 12 Comments 
Hey Kids! How is your Tuesday? Mine is good. It's even better today with a nice workout after being a Super Slacker yesterday. Dangit. That really annoys me- BUT, we are not giving up. We just work HARDER the rest of the week right?? ;-)
For those of you that had been asking, I finally tried one of Cathe's HIIT Shock Cardio workouts- there are 3 workouts on one DVD which (IMO) is a great value. (No I don't earn any $$ from Cathe for sharing this with you.) I started off this morning with the 30/30 HIIT which means for 30 seconds you do HIIT then 30 seconds rest, 30 seconds ON, then 30 seconds rest. The entire workout is 30 minutes- and before you react like ME and think, "oh that's not enough"- remember that HIIT is INTENSE CARDIO. It's also good to keep in mind how intense this kind of cardio is when you are starting. As many of you know, it's been a while since I was doing Insanity regularly. And boy, does your body need to ease back into it~ I mean, I think it will be a good 2-4 weeks of incorporating this tough of a workout on a regular basis before my body can tackle it all 100% again. I did 25 seconds for most of the intervals. My Heart rate was regularly at 180. There ARE some moves in the warmup on the step. Many of you know I am so NOT a step-girl. Frankly, I SUCK at step. I am sooo uncoordinated, I just don't go there. But she uses the step MOSTLY in the warmup and on a few moves. Personally, I'd prefer to do no step. Some of the hops over the step, as fast as we were doing them, I just could not keep up. But again, that could be me just doing this for the first time. Below is a clip. I did this cardio, followed by a nice shoulder workout. Tomorrow I will likely be out of pocket because I am downtown all day long with my boss, so you'll hear from me again on Thursday, mkay??
And more babbling:
QUESTION OF THE DAY: DO YOU LIKE STEP AEROBICS? ARE YOU GOOD AT IT, OR DO YOU HIDE IN THE SHADOWS LIKE ME SO NO ONE CAN SEE YOU?
Cathe HIIT 30/30 
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I'm soooo loving your hair dark! It's gorgeous on you!
I agree I love the hair dark! I would love to go to the Arnold but would hate to go alone. Hubby is so not in to it. It is in Ohio correct? When is it? Sorry with SO many questions.
Kathi- it is in Columbus, the first weekend in March. I will be there for sure, so you'd have me to hang out with!! ;-)
You KNOW I love the step aerobics!
Yes, a colonoscopy is my last resort. If this doesn't find anything wrong I will shoot myself...not really ;)
I'm not suppose to workout tomorrow or Thursday BUT Friday I will be so happy to start doing it again.
Keep me posted honey. I'm thinking of going gluten free....I've gotta figure out what still keeps bothering my tummy too.
Hi Kelly,
I LOVE step aerobics. We have a great class on Saturday mornings that I love to use for my early weekend workout. The best part is that the class participants really get me going.
Tamikka- I so wish I was more coordinated with step, but each time I am a MAJOR LOSER!! haha
LOVE STEP! I HAVE TO BE IN THE FRONT! :) I am pretty good at it, not to brag. But its in my genes. My mother used to do step and she is blind!
I am ordering that workout. It looks great.
And...I totally agree with everything you said about the workouts in your vlog! I didnt lift for 4 days in a row last week because of work/family issue/other excuses. I was still doing some cardio (not enough) but NO IRON! So FINALLY I get to lift....and it was like the WAVE of complete happiness just took over my body in the gym. Its amazing. It is WAY better than drugs ( not that I do drugs) :) It is therapy for me. One day I will feel the same about cardio :)
Krissa, like running, I wish I could do step.....I just truly am like step-retarded. I get too frustrated. But, on the HIIT workouts where I don't like a step move, I Just substitute something else.
I used to not like cardio- if it was treadmill or whatever, but now with the new Cathe workouts, the Ilaria kickboxing, the kettlebell ones, insanity and such, I like it. Plus, it is clear as day now to me that only a lot of cardio AND a really lean diet will get me the fat loss I want. I cannot do weights only. Period.
Hey girly! sorry to hear about your wallet- glad you got it back. I love step ( I teach Body Step)- its something that you definitely get better at over time!
My tummy is JUST like yours. I can't eat much before I do any cardio or I get sick.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend
Hey Erica- It IS comforting to know I'm not the only one. I swear my body takes 5 hours to digest anything!!