New Jessica Smith Toning Walk

I had just downloaded a new toning walk from Jessica Smith from youtube that uses a band but wasn't satisfied with its music so added my own.

Nia's Awareness of Knees

This morning I warmed up on the bungee with youtube clips from Caitlin/bostonathleticclub then did most of Nia's Awareness of Knees.
Links to these are in recent posts.

I didn't sleep well because of aches and pains. Last evening for the second week in a row, my right inner thigh spasmed during True Blood at almost exactly the same time as last week! I did do some different movements as sparks yesterday since we bought a pedal device at Aldis so was cycling my legs then my arms in both directions while watching tv just before True Blood.

Anywho, the workouts I did kept me moving. I really enjoyed much of the movement in both routines in spite of feeling sleep deprived and twingey.

Nice combo again

This morning I warmed up on the bungee to some youtube clips then did the first half of Grace&Gusto but using the FIOS VOD on Exercise Sportskool instead of the dvd so I could do it in our den with fresh air coming in.

Here's RefitRev Zoomer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBVq1NbJ5cU&feature=plcp


(will search and add another if I find it that I liked alot on the bungee)
ETA:
Found it!
Here's Dance Hall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIgkt0cf6hk&feature=g-all-u

Filemail

When I post a filemail link to videos, that link can be shared with friends. Sometimes I send the filemail link directly to a person or even everyone in my filemail address book. These links can also be shared privately with other people who may like them.
Even if somebody already has the video, they may want it on their hard drive or may want to put it on another device.

There are other uses for filemail besides sharing videos. For example my old pc has a floppy drive but new laptop doesn't. I can filemail a program that is on a floppy drive from my old pc so I can download it on to my laptop.
filemail can be sent from anyone at
www.filemail.com
For occasional users, there is a 2gig, 30 downloads and 3 day limit.
Since I have mentioned filemail.com on my blog, I was upgraded for free for one year to 10 gigs, 100 downloads (actually 200 if I use more than 2 files to create a zip file option) and 30 days. I will really miss this upgrade when the free period is over!

Anywho this morning I warmed up with Caitlin on the bungee. Her videos are really good because of the music and simple moves to follow. Then I did some XCO workouts I found on youtube but used my Fitstix. Really enjoyed that and sweated! Then I did the standing Pilates routine by Denise Austin which I found on youtube. Very nice routine similar to Ellen Barrett stuff. My hip/knee thing did start to twinge but a front flexor stretch nipped it in the bud.

Nia Awareness of ShinBones

Here's the link for the most recent Nia class Awareness of ShinBones:

http://www.nianow.com/story/2012/07/nia-class-video-awareness-of-shinbones

New and Better Day

Slept really well last night with Melatonin. Only had one painful back area I couldn't reach with Arnica gel but DH rubbed it on for me this morning and the pain has been gone since. So my only chronic problem right now is my right knee and its main hindrance is rebounding. There is some connection to the hip because when the hip feels good the knee feels funkier. When the knee feels more normal, the hip is knotted.

This morning I warmed up to some great GRDance clips which I may post later. Did just one song on the bungee but my knee preferred the floor. Very glad I didn't cave and buy an expensive Bellicon! Then I did the standing Impact Katami and sweated bullets. Next I started revisiting Misty's *Stong* and wondering the whole time how the heck I have ignored this wonderful dvd for so long. Think I only have done it twice after first getting it. I will see if I can upload a clip or two later. Its one drawback is it was pricey for a dvdr purplish/bluish back. Maybe Misty has since released it with a pressed silver backed dvd.

ETA:
Here some GDance done this morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1OwBmKIzr4&feature=g-user-u


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u6UlradEiU&feature=g-user-u


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uospIFF4U9Y


You can buy the whole download of the *Strong* dvd at
http://www.mistytripoli.com/store#!__store
WARNING: the dvds are not pressed!
Here's a clip of Tribal Funk on the Strong dvd:

Katami Bar and Sunset Walk

This morning I did Kore Katami then some Capoeira then some of Jessica Smith's Sunset Barefoot Walk on youtube. Kore Katami definitely felt different with an actual Katami Bar. When I woke up, even my left wrist was bad but I was able to do all of the standing moves with no problem. I am uploading a clip showing the standing moves. I had to tweak the Capoeira workout an awful lot but did wind up with some nice feel good moves from it. The Sunset Barefoot Walk is a winner filled with plenty of moves, both rebounder and Fitstix friendly. Easy to tweak to get more out of whatever your focus may be. I think I may like some of the routines in its second half the most, especially the African dance at the 23 minute mark. It is like a Walk-Dance-HiLo fusion. May not be the best quality but think Jessica should definitely make some Walking and other Barefoot dvds!
I should mention I managed the above even though sleep deprived waking up way too early because of a dentist appointment this morning for a tooth that has been sending some pain signals.

Chiball Essentials, Batuka and A New You Ballet

Unfortunately my right mid back muscle decided to twinge intensely again, somehow re-injuring it when sleeping!
My knee is still improving. This morning I found I could do a stiff legged healthbounce pain free on the bungee which is better than no bouncing at all.
Anywho, I worked the lower body with *A New You*'s muscle conditioning and ballet workouts. The ballet workout was very similar to Ellen's stuff but not as intense. Then I did alittle Batuka and found a great looking martial arts routine that I hope to revisit when feeling better. Will give more info about that later.
Then I finished with the first two chapters of Chiball Essentials and thoroughly enjoyed it! When I first got Chiball Essentials and Dance of the Dragon, I didn't like them as much as the vhs routines led by Monica because not nearly as intense. However, this morning Essentials TaiChi/Qigong and Radiant Yang were perfect. The first chapter started very gentle then alternated movements done slowly and faster in the second chapter. They really lubricated my joints and made me feel so much better. Also felt totally energized afterwards.
So if you can only buy just one of the new dvds, I highly recommend Chiball Essentials!

ETA:
Here's the Batuka video:

Still Loving ReFitRev

This morning I warmed up on the bungee to the RevFitRev file I called
*Purples Tonight NT Firestarter Embute HisGlory.wmv*
on the filemail link
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=QYGYUOPCITXTCFA
which expires 6/4.
Will try to embed the files below later today.
Then I did Grace & Gusto starting with the chair chapter up to the Giddyups.
Then I did about half of *House Your Body* from Rockin Body with Fitstix.

Tonight:



NT:


Firestarter:


Embute:


His Glory:


Note: If you have RealPlayer, you can download these videos and other videos right from my blog (or youtube) onto your hard drive. Then you can use Freemake Video Converter to burn the flv files to dvdr if you have a Windows PC.
Or you can use Freemake Video Converter to download them by right clicking the mouse on the video and choosing to copy the url then pasting the url onto Freemake. You can save the files in whatever format you want on your hard drive, etc. or burn them directly to dvdr with Freemake Video Converter. Best have a good hour or two of videos ready to burn before burning if you do not want to use too many blank dvdrs. Freemake Video Converter is much easier to use and faster than Windows DVD Maker. If using Windows DVD Maker you have to have the files converted to a format accepted by Windows DVD Maker like wmv,mpeg, etc. if you want the dvdr to play on most dvd players. Either RealPlayer or Freemake Video Converter can do the conversions. Occasionally, I still have to settle for Windows DVD Maker when Freemake crashes.

Zumba online and Filemail

Just got back from 3 nights at The Borgata and actually did a spark on the bungee, one of the ReFitRev routines I had fused.
ReFitRev has had alot of new subscribers to their youtube channel.
Also kareenu uploaded a bunch of new videos so I am hopeful more videos are coming from both youtube users.

ETA:
Here's a bunch of songs done on a beach, a few other dance routines, and some routines with Zumba stix.
Ends with the newest Nia Awareness of Feet.
Janette's Beach videos come from user vjz29
http://www.youtube.com/user/vjz29/videos
TheDance videos come from user FoodieBelle242 http://www.youtube.com/user/FoodieBelle242/videos
The Zumba Toning stix comes from various youtube users
including Kit-fair2u2
http://www.youtube.com/user/fair2u2/videos
(one will lead you to another when searching for Zumba Toning)

Nia's Awareness of Feet is located at
http://www.nianow.com/story/2012/05/nia-class-video-awareness-of-feet

Really Loving ReFitRev!

I did another ReFitRev combo this morning on the bungee and think these may become my favorites. Embedded all 4 videos below.

After the ReFitRev warmup on the bungee I finished PeakFit10 More Cardio Strength. Except for the floor stuff, block 5 could be my favorite.

Then I finished Rockin Body Dance Party with Fitstix but skipped segments when feeling repetitive.

Will search for the RefitRev routines I did this morning. On my filemail link, it is called *GF NoControl HighVoltage HipHopCD.wmv* on https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=QYGYUOPCITXTCFA

Here are the embedded clips found at
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReFitRev/videos
#1 was

#2 was

#3 was

#4 was

ReFitRev

This morning I warmed up to some of ReFitRev's youtube clips on the bungee then did some Jessica Smith's youtube Upper Body and 10 minute Standing Abs. Next pod3 of Cardio Intense which was presented more like those in Cardio Circuits. Then the rest of Rockin Body Party Express with FitStix which next made me revisit some of the Hip Hop chapter on Fitstix Fusion LOL.
I really like the loud music without verbal cuing on ReFitRev's videos!
Jessica Smith's Upper Body just suggested what moves to do but didn't have complete sets for each side like Below the Belt and 10 minute Standing Abs. Many of her upper body and standing abs moves felt more effective if I reversed the twisting side instead of doing it in the direction that she was. It is amazing how the upper body and core can use Fitstix in Rockin Body, making it a Hip Hop Walk for the whole body.

ReFitRev videos can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReFitRev
I highly recommend *Do You Love Me*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEtkeZ1FN5A&list=PLE24CE45664D9BB8F

Happy Mother's Day and online workouts

Mother's Day to me is mostly significant because exercise helped me through a miserable depression after seeing a TaeBo infomercial on Mother's Day 13 years ago. Exercise has helped me shift my focus from being a Mother to taking care of myself.

If anyone is interested in any of the online workouts I have been using and would like a filemail.com link to any of them, send a request to horsemom2@aol.com
You can even try sending occassional filemails up to 2 gigs for free with filemail. Filemail has given me a free premium account for mentioning them on my blog and I love to share.
Again if you have a pc and not a mac, Freemake Video Converter makes burning dvdrs a breeze, available at www.freemake.com
It also downloads youtube clips, converts from and to all formats (even vts files on a dvd) and can be used as a media player and editor.
I found filemail.com and Freemake Video converter looking for easy and free ways to share and both providers have been wonderful.
If anyone comes across youtube or vimeo workouts worth sharing, please let me know!!!

ETA:
This morning I warmed up with Bollywood type dance on the bungee then tried a bunch of new workouts: Gilad's Max Abs, Cardio Karate Cardio circuits and some of sequence 2 from Liquid Grooves. Really liked all of the above. If Max Abs had better music, it would easily be the only medball workout I would do. Lurve the slow powerful movements in Cardio Circuits which has a different feel than any other workout. Surprisingly, the TIFTT (Taking It From The Top) doesn't bother me at all in Liquid Grooves. The Bollywood Dance youtube clips were great on the bungee!! I had fused two different instructors. Here's the MP4 filemail link still active till 5/22:
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=AAOVQTLUPZBHLJI

Here's the wmv link available till 5/28:
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=WOZQMKBNRCUYCFA

MP4 may be preferred on macs
wmv may be preferred on windows pcs

Online stuff and FitPrime Lower Body

First I warmed up on the bungee to Zumba Dance from youtube but I made a mistake in the editing and burning of the download, repeating the second part of the routine instead of saving the first part. Being compulsive, I will check for what I missed LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PGLuQ16krY

Then I did the cardio and duck squats from FitPrime Lower Body. The long large Walmart bubble wand I half filled with a sliding filler (rocksalt and pennies) worked great as both a bar and a towel.
Then I did a great lower body routine on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEdJRRndkQ

Also did some of a standing abs routine by Jessica Smith on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEaAM4ITiIU

Finished with Tiffan Rothe's new Warmup as a CooldDown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGNKMKpL1E&feature=g-user-c

Workout was cut short by a dentist appointment so may do more later.

Tiffany Rothe Chair video

Just had to share this video with y'all!
Tiffany Rothe's youtube channel is
http://www.youtube.com/user/TiffanyRotheWorkouts/videos
She is one of my favorite online instructors and uses great music.
This chair routine really works the core and upper body to a great drumbeat:

FitPrime and Hamelin D'abell Upper Body

This morning I warmed up on the bungee with Gigi then did about 30 minutes of FitPrime Upper Body but used a band instead of weights and fast forwarded through the pushups and other mat stuff.
Then I did some more Nia with Holly. Finished with the warmup and upper body from Hamelin D'Abell's Method dvd which I received in an exchange. At First I was disappointed because it looked alot like his online content and it was an unchaptered dvdr, not pressed. I never would have bought it for his $30 price tag! However, my shoulder was twingey from FitPrime Upper Body and his twisting extended shoulder/arm move seems to have fixed it!! Online his clips have either music only or echoed cuing. The sound quality was much better on the dvd. Pleasant music and cuing. So no trader's remorse.

Here's Hamelin D'abell's youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/Methodtraining1/videos

online videos and filemail downloads

This morning, I warmed up on the bungee with GiGi then did most of Kickbutt Fast Cheetah. Fitstix worked very well with Kimerly Spreen's cardio. Next I did some Planet Motion online clips and finished with a wonderful Nia routine by Kinetic Studio (link below).
If you haven't tried this youtube clip yet, just do it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shSIw1DTP_M

Here's Janey's and GiGi's youtube clips:
Janey Zumba at 144 pounds
http://wellvideo.ru/video/janey-zumba-at-144-pounds.html

Janey Zumba at 130 pounds
http://wellvideo.ru/video/janey-130.html

You can find 2 full classes by GiGi here
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWce5J0nA0aYJeaMSlK_DQ/videos

look for kendrita227 on youtube for Planet Motion
http://www.youtube.com/user/kendrita227

The Nia clips are scattered all over youtube but one should lead to another if starting with the Kinetic Studio Nia clip at the top of the post.

If anyone comes across other online workouts with great music that can be downloaded and perhaps uploaded to filemails, please let me know! My free premium account with filemail is good for quite a few more months. I do have some other filemail links still active for other youtube routines, most of which I haven't yet tried myself.

Some of their youtube and filemail links are
RefitRev
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReFitRev?feature=watch

Another collection of various dances mostly from kareenu on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/kareenu

That should keep y'all busy for quite awhile LOL
Remember, if you come across online workout clips with great music and feel good moves, please let me know!!!
Filemail links do expire so do not hesitate to use them while they are available.
If you want your email address added to my filemail address book for future filemail uploads, email me at horsemom2@aol.com
I may be updating this post as I upload more filemails so bookmark it!

Flex Posture and more online Zumba Classes

This morning I warmed up on the bungee with an online Zumba class then did some Tracey Anderson arms without weights then some FlexPosture skipping most of the floor stuff. Also did some African Dance including its run jump chapter on the UR and bellydance type cooldown. Finished with some Chiball Essentials, even doing some of its yoga and mat abs and ballrolling segments. Some of my joints whined a bit but found I can massage and even lightly tap them with my Fitstix rounded end for relief :)

The online Zumba classes I am now doing can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/user/missybelladonna?feature=watch
GiGi leads them and the youtube user posting them is missybelladonna

I really like all of the workouts I am finding online because of their music.
They may not be visually as good as a dvd workout but I really do not watch the tv much when muving. I have several dvdrs to try like going to a different Zumba class everyday but I can do it my way and often my way is using my core more and feet less on the bungee.

ETA: here is a filemail with some of Janey's and GiGi's classes
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=XTPDCRIQKPMNSTO

Also here's one for online Planet Motion clips:
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=UBNXUAEQTGHCSHP

Metaboost and Planet Motion links

This morning I warmed up on the bungee to Janey's Zumba then did some Planet Motion youtube clips. Cannot believe these clips were posted in 2010 ansd it took me this long to find them. It all started with having Kendra Howard posting a video on Facebook yesterday which led me to her youtube uploads. Her youtube ID is kendrita227
http://www.youtube.com/user/kendrita227
I love her style which is like Nia on steroids or Zumba/African Dance with a bit of martial arts.
Here's a filemail of the online Planet Motion clips:
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=UBNXUAEQTGHCSHP

Then I did most of FitPrime's Metaboost. I am really enjoying FitPrime for the music and tweaked moves. The more I revisit what I already own and find free stuff online, the more I realize I do not need to buy anymore workout dvds! From now on will only reach for my credit card when it is to support a favorite instructor with unique moves and music like Kendra Howard.

ETA: For inspiration that it is never too late to improve your fitness through movement
http://chasingstrength.com/

ETA: found another workout series on youtube with great music:
RefitRev
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReFitRev?feature=watch

Fit Prime

This morning, I warmed up on the bungee to some Zumba with Janey. I really like these because they are easy to follow with simple but fun muves.
Then I did the Jump Force 10 minute bonus for some step crosstraining.
Next I was going to do some of Anna Benson's Just Right Weights Cardio and Yoga but wound up doing most of it!! It felt like great crosstraining so I decided I needed to revisit the FitPrimes because of how they work one side (the weaker side) more than the strong side. However, in my case I will work my twingier sides less. I'll be home more consecutive days the next week and want to workout smarter, not harder. I'll sneak in a more intense spark every few days. Will be using mostly sliding filler weights for the upper body (Fitstix, Zumba sticks and homemade XCO trainers) and my lightly weighted YogFlex stick. May occasionally substitute a band.

Links to Janey's Zumba are on this post:
http://neverendingplateau.blogspot.com/2012/04/thankfully-i-slept-better-and-have-no.html
ETA: here is a filemail with some of Janey's and GiGi's classes
https://www.filemail.com/dl.aspx?id=XTPDCRIQKPMNSTO

ETA:
One of my best tips to make exercise consistent is not playing *Simon Says* or *Follow the Leader*. Use a workout dvd as a suggestion but make it your own, doing what feels right for you. Nobody is watching! I never do the same workout twice. Just give me good music and some fun move ideas and I'll do the rest.