I’m teaming up yet again with Courtney, Cynthia and Mar for the Friday Five! I’ve had so much fun the past couple weeks.
When I saw this week’s Friday Five, I had to laugh. Favorite indoor workouts, for one I generally don’t enjoy working out indoors, and I can’t do anything right now as my ankle is still hurting me if I stand on it for any extended period time, much less do any sort of activity.
I considered picking a new topic but decided to stick with the theme so I can think positively about indoor workouts, something necessitated by the cold winter weather.
1. Body Pump: I did Body Pump quite regularly about three or four years ago. I can’t say I’m a Body Pump regular right now as I only managed to make it to two classes before my sprained ankle. But I loved both of those classes and I’m 100% confident I’ll be making it a part of my weekly routine once I’m back to working out.
2. Treadmill: I have a love hate relationship with the treadmill. I try to avoid it so much, but I hate the cold weather much more than I hate the treadmill. So, invariably, despite my best intentions, and hard earned money spent on cold weather gear so I can run outside in the winter I always find my way inside on the treadmill once I can start seeing my breath. I’m pretty boring with my treadmill workouts, I just run and speed up and slow down as I feel I can take it or as I get tired. I usually put a towel or sweatshirt on the display to prevent me from looking at the screen every 5 minutes, and I’ve started listening to podcasts while I run.
3. Jillian Michaels Thirty Day shred or No More Trouble Zones: I bought these DVDs a few years ago and at the time, combined with body pump, they were my fitness routine. I don’t do them often anymore, but I love that the Thirty Day Shred is only about 30 minutes and if I’m running low on time it’s something I can pop in and do if I’m pressed for time. I’ll confess I hate her cheesy commentary during the DVD but they definitely get my heart rate up and I remedy that by muting the DVD and playing music in the background.
4. Cycling: I took a few spin classes years ago and while definitely not my favorite form of exercise they were a nice change of pace. They’re a great way to get your heart racing and they’ll always kick your butt.
5. Yoga: If you’ll recall I took a couple free yoga classes this past year. I really enjoyed them and think it’s something I need to incorporate into my fitness routine this year. My gym offers a few yoga classes that I’m interested in trying out soon.
Have you ever tried a work out DVD? Do you hate Jillian Michaels’ cheesy commentary as much as I do?
I like Jillian Michael’s workouts. I dont have the ones you mentioned but the ones I do I have enjoyed.
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I really do like them, which do you have? I have her yoga one as well, but I can’t say I’m a huge fan of that one. I definitely prefer doing yoga in a class setting.
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I’m a big fan of Body Pump and Yoga! I think part of the point of the cheesy commentary in workout DVDs is to irritate you and have you take out that frustration in your workout.
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HAHA! I’ve never thought of it that way, I like it! I do end up yelling back at the TV in frustration to just shut up. You’re probably right!
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I’m so glad to see so much treadmill love this friday! Sometimes I feel like the only one. Yoga is such a wonderful addition to any routine in my opinion! I think it helps so much with my running as well as with my stressed out brain.
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I agree about yoga helping to destress! It’s definitely something I’m doing more of this year, I got hooked!
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i have a couple of jillian dvd’s including 30 day shred. i love her but don’t do those videos much anymore. it’s all about pure barre for me these days!
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Yeah I dont do them much anymore either, but they’re still nice if I’m too lazy to leave the house or I have a limited amount of time.
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