Spider-Man Demonstrates Yoga Poses Part 5

I realized tonight that Spider-Man has been languishing on my kitchen counter without any yoga action for a few weeks now. I figured it was time to get him back to his practice so he could pose for us.



Here are two views of Spidey's Downward-Facing Dog. Maybe that second view is not one you want to see of the S-man, though. This is not one of those kinds of sites, after all.



I'm not sure what they call this one, but I'll just say he's doing a modified Side Angle Pose of some sort. Hey, I'm no yogi, I just do some videos and attend the occasional class.

Spider-Man Demonstrates Yoga Poses Part 5

I realized tonight that Spider-Man has been languishing on my kitchen counter without any yoga action for a few weeks now. I figured it was time to get him back to his practice so he could pose for us.



Here are two views of Spidey's Downward-Facing Dog. Maybe that second view is not one you want to see of the S-man, though. This is not one of those kinds of sites, after all.



I'm not sure what they call this one, but I'll just say he's doing a modified Side Angle Pose of some sort. Hey, I'm no yogi, I just do some videos and attend the occasional class.

Spider-Man Demonstrates Yoga Poses Part 5

I realized tonight that Spider-Man has been languishing on my kitchen counter without any yoga action for a few weeks now. I figured it was time to get him back to his practice so he could pose for us.



Here are two views of Spidey's Downward-Facing Dog. Maybe that second view is not one you want to see of the S-man, though. This is not one of those kinds of sites, after all.



I'm not sure what they call this one, but I'll just say he's doing a modified Side Angle Pose of some sort. Hey, I'm no yogi, I just do some videos and attend the occasional class.

Rambling Review of Circuit Zone

Have I mentioned yet how much I like Tracey Staehle's new Circuit Zone DVD? I think I've at least mentioned it, but I want to go into more detail. I was a little hesitant when I first ordered with her latest presale, but if the rest of them are like Circuit Zone, I feel much better about the purchase now. I also like what I've done of Core Blast, though I haven't done all the segments yet. Her other new workouts are not out yet (Strike Zone--a kickboxing workout I'm very excited about, Steady State Step, and Hi-Lo Med Ball--the only one I didn't order as I'm not a big hi-lo fan).

Circuit Zone has 7 regular circuits plus 5 bonus circuits sprinkled through it. I think when I ordered it I thought it was going to be a cardio/weights circuit, but it's not exactly that. There are some cardio moves--but like plyo exercises for the legs, not really straight up cardio. However, with the fast pace and intensity of the workout, I still burn about 400 calories, not bad for a little more than an hour of weight work. The DVD is full of variety, not just of moves, but of equipment. However, she also has 2 modifiers--one modifying to an easier level, and one kicking it up a notch. They also modify for different equipment. Fortunately I now have all the equipment used. A couple times it was hard to move stuff around and get ready for the next segment, but it wasn't too bad. It just took a quick pause to shift and then get going. I think it will go faster when I'm more familiar with the workout.

I'm trying to figure out why I love this workout so much. It's not a given that I love all Tracey's stuff as I've sold a few of her other workouts. There's something great about this workout, though. Like with favorites Amy Bento's Advanced Step Challenge II or Cathe's Low Impact Circuit, it's going to be the kind of workout I have to stop myself from doing more often. Maybe I should just give into those urges and do these favorites all the time instead of buying so many new workouts I don't even try.... There's an idea for my next rotation, I suppose.

Here's a sign of how much I like this workout--one of my favorite parts is the Bonus Tricep Burn circuit. I usually hate tricep work! She does this thing lying down on a foam roller and tossing a medicine ball around. I also like the lower body work, which is usually what I dread the most (especially after all my stupid injuries this past year). Yet, in spite of enjoying myself, I feel it the next day.

My only complaint about this workout is that I wish there was more bicep work. That part seems pretty fast to me. However, with the way the circuits are chaptered out, it's easy enough to replay it for more bicep work. I went heavier last time and will probably go even heavier next time to make it more challenging. Oh yeah, and those equipment changes are a little fast, so I guess that's sort of a second complaint, but it's not a big deal.

Note: I also posted a lot of this review over on the Circuit Zone page on Collage Video, so hopefully they'll print that one on there soon. I gave it 5 stars.

Rambling Review of Circuit Zone

Have I mentioned yet how much I like Tracey Staehle's new Circuit Zone DVD? I think I've at least mentioned it, but I want to go into more detail. I was a little hesitant when I first ordered with her latest presale, but if the rest of them are like Circuit Zone, I feel much better about the purchase now. I also like what I've done of Core Blast, though I haven't done all the segments yet. Her other new workouts are not out yet (Strike Zone--a kickboxing workout I'm very excited about, Steady State Step, and Hi-Lo Med Ball--the only one I didn't order as I'm not a big hi-lo fan).

Circuit Zone has 7 regular circuits plus 5 bonus circuits sprinkled through it. I think when I ordered it I thought it was going to be a cardio/weights circuit, but it's not exactly that. There are some cardio moves--but like plyo exercises for the legs, not really straight up cardio. However, with the fast pace and intensity of the workout, I still burn about 400 calories, not bad for a little more than an hour of weight work. The DVD is full of variety, not just of moves, but of equipment. However, she also has 2 modifiers--one modifying to an easier level, and one kicking it up a notch. They also modify for different equipment. Fortunately I now have all the equipment used. A couple times it was hard to move stuff around and get ready for the next segment, but it wasn't too bad. It just took a quick pause to shift and then get going. I think it will go faster when I'm more familiar with the workout.

I'm trying to figure out why I love this workout so much. It's not a given that I love all Tracey's stuff as I've sold a few of her other workouts. There's something great about this workout, though. Like with favorites Amy Bento's Advanced Step Challenge II or Cathe's Low Impact Circuit, it's going to be the kind of workout I have to stop myself from doing more often. Maybe I should just give into those urges and do these favorites all the time instead of buying so many new workouts I don't even try.... There's an idea for my next rotation, I suppose.

Here's a sign of how much I like this workout--one of my favorite parts is the Bonus Tricep Burn circuit. I usually hate tricep work! She does this thing lying down on a foam roller and tossing a medicine ball around. I also like the lower body work, which is usually what I dread the most (especially after all my stupid injuries this past year). Yet, in spite of enjoying myself, I feel it the next day.

My only complaint about this workout is that I wish there was more bicep work. That part seems pretty fast to me. However, with the way the circuits are chaptered out, it's easy enough to replay it for more bicep work. I went heavier last time and will probably go even heavier next time to make it more challenging. Oh yeah, and those equipment changes are a little fast, so I guess that's sort of a second complaint, but it's not a big deal.

Note: I also posted a lot of this review over on the Circuit Zone page on Collage Video, so hopefully they'll print that one on there soon. I gave it 5 stars.

Rambling Review of Circuit Zone

Have I mentioned yet how much I like Tracey Staehle's new Circuit Zone DVD? I think I've at least mentioned it, but I want to go into more detail. I was a little hesitant when I first ordered with her latest presale, but if the rest of them are like Circuit Zone, I feel much better about the purchase now. I also like what I've done of Core Blast, though I haven't done all the segments yet. Her other new workouts are not out yet (Strike Zone--a kickboxing workout I'm very excited about, Steady State Step, and Hi-Lo Med Ball--the only one I didn't order as I'm not a big hi-lo fan).

Circuit Zone has 7 regular circuits plus 5 bonus circuits sprinkled through it. I think when I ordered it I thought it was going to be a cardio/weights circuit, but it's not exactly that. There are some cardio moves--but like plyo exercises for the legs, not really straight up cardio. However, with the fast pace and intensity of the workout, I still burn about 400 calories, not bad for a little more than an hour of weight work. The DVD is full of variety, not just of moves, but of equipment. However, she also has 2 modifiers--one modifying to an easier level, and one kicking it up a notch. They also modify for different equipment. Fortunately I now have all the equipment used. A couple times it was hard to move stuff around and get ready for the next segment, but it wasn't too bad. It just took a quick pause to shift and then get going. I think it will go faster when I'm more familiar with the workout.

I'm trying to figure out why I love this workout so much. It's not a given that I love all Tracey's stuff as I've sold a few of her other workouts. There's something great about this workout, though. Like with favorites Amy Bento's Advanced Step Challenge II or Cathe's Low Impact Circuit, it's going to be the kind of workout I have to stop myself from doing more often. Maybe I should just give into those urges and do these favorites all the time instead of buying so many new workouts I don't even try.... There's an idea for my next rotation, I suppose.

Here's a sign of how much I like this workout--one of my favorite parts is the Bonus Tricep Burn circuit. I usually hate tricep work! She does this thing lying down on a foam roller and tossing a medicine ball around. I also like the lower body work, which is usually what I dread the most (especially after all my stupid injuries this past year). Yet, in spite of enjoying myself, I feel it the next day.

My only complaint about this workout is that I wish there was more bicep work. That part seems pretty fast to me. However, with the way the circuits are chaptered out, it's easy enough to replay it for more bicep work. I went heavier last time and will probably go even heavier next time to make it more challenging. Oh yeah, and those equipment changes are a little fast, so I guess that's sort of a second complaint, but it's not a big deal.

Note: I also posted a lot of this review over on the Circuit Zone page on Collage Video, so hopefully they'll print that one on there soon. I gave it 5 stars.

Lainie's Good Life

I kind of wimped out on the Bosu: Long & Lean workout today because I was sore from previous workouts--backache today, too. That Bosu workout is great but a bit intense for a yoga thing. So I did Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates with Ellen Barrett. It's my favorite mat Pilates workout, and Ellen's only all-mat workout (as far as I know). I just love Ellen's stuff.

Tomorrow I'll be doing Cathe's High Step Circuit workout on my Bosu. It's one of her easier workouts, but doing it on the Bosu gives a little extra oomph to it, I think. Or maybe I just find it fun that way.

I'm still fighting a lot of fatigue. I realized what a big problem this was when I saw how many of my blogs have the fatigue label (see the labels list on the right side of the blog). I think I might not be getting very good sleep so I might have to go back to my doc about it. Friends have suggested maybe I need to do a sleep study. We'll see. I don't know how I can arrange time to sleep away from home at some clinic, though (which is what I think a sleep study would involve).

This evening I'm chilling in my Kermit and Miss Piggy pajamas catching up on old 30 Rock episodes. Life is good.