Your Spine is Your Lifeline ... Day 25

Truer words were never spoken. I used to do Denise Austin VHS tape workouts quite often and I always passed off her little limericks as nothing more than that ... but in reality, everything that she has to say bears a lot of truth. Not to step on Jillian's toes here, but Denise was doing everything Jillian does now, but she did it years ago and in a much nicer tone than Jillian.

Which do I like better? Well, I guess that all depends on the day. There are some days when the nice, relaxing voice of Denise Austin helps you get through the moves, and there are other days when you are feeling great and just need someone to beat you up - ala Jillian. It's funny, Bob is a lot like Denise Austin in that he has a calming voice about him. Jillian is the polar opposite.

I did another round of yoga today with Suzanne Deason in order to loosen up some parts of my lower body that have been tight since the "snowy encounter" and I felt great after the session. I then proceeded to pick up Denise Austin for some much needed change, and I did her "Shrink Your Female Fat Zones" ... its really quite amazing how much 3DS overlaps with her workouts. No Bob today, Denise took care of it for me.

I'm seriously trying to change things up so that I don't get bored, and today was definitely a welcome change. Not only did Suzanne and Denise get my mind off of Jillian for a while, but they made it possible to dive into Level 3 without giving it a seconds thought just so that I could get it over with. Did my performance improve - of course not - but my mental attitude improved for the day, and given the length of this journey, that is the most critical component for me, personally.

Changing it up - Day 22

Well, today I decided to try something different since my lower body still feels like it was run over by a Mac truck. I did some Suzanne Deason and Denise Austin instead ... yoga and pilates. It got my heart rate up, but instead of the pounding that I got from Jillian with all the jumping, it was easier on my lower body, thereby giving me some time to recover a little bit more.

I forgot how relaxing yoga can be ... granted, I don't have full mobility with a majority of those moves, but it still worked me out while leaving me mobile at the end. I didn't want to pound my legs again today, so I am very sorry BFBM, but I will have to save you for another day when my lower body is actually cooperating.

On another note, I have to say how much I love Netflix. Over the weekend, I have watched so many movies it's ridiculous. My Wii is working into overtime, but I've been on a bit of a campy horror wave, so I'm carrying it on today with really campy ones from the '80s. My oh my, am I glad things in the film industry have changed :-)