Friday, March 28, 2014

Workouts

Today I did:

I love Richard Simmons! I think his workouts are so much fun, he almost always has good music and a diverse group of exercisers. This workout was fun, easy, and fit what I was looking for. I spend too much time sitting at my desk in my office and I thought this could be fun to do at my desk in between working, beading, online. A few years ago when I had injured my ankle I purchased all of the Chair Dancing workouts and they were fun, easy to do with an injury, and easy to do during the day without having to change into workout clothes, put shoes on, or go down to the basement to exercise in our fitness room. I was also able to convince my mom to do some of them with me and she seemed to enjoy them as well.
Sit Tight is more intense than Chair Dancing, it is non-stop, has both arm and leg movements, good vocal music, and is just plain fun. Richard is very encouraging and there are people in wheelchairs and people of all shapes, sizes, and ages doing the workout. I'm so glad I nabbed this when Mary had it, I figured the DVD would soon be OOP (out of print) and hard to find and I see she no longer carries it, nor does Amazon. If you can find it and like these type of workouts, I highly recommend it! All of the sitting workouts are great for when you have an injury or aren't up to intense exercise - some movement is better than none! Although I wouldn't recommend it for seniors unless they are in pretty good shape - it really is non-stop dancey movements with little cueing. The Chair Dancing workouts are more suitable for seniors in my opinion.

I also did:


I liked this one, it is a step up in intensity from the Leslie Sansone walking workouts, has better music, is filmed outdoors which I love, and has three levels.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Order Cancelled

Very disappointed my last order was cancelled from Collage Video. I saw they added maybe 50 or 60 more DVDs this morning and now are down to 10. Oh well

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Another order



Caved and placed another order at Collage Video. They keep adding DVDs to their going out of business sale, and I mistakenly keep checking it. I ordered Rockin Models since it looks fun & different and has been on my wishlist ever since it came out.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Goodies Are Here!

I've been reading on the Video Fitness forums that many of the 7,000+ who ordered from Collage's going out of business sale have had their entire orders cancelled due to things selling out. I nervously waited to get a shipping notice, refund on the credit card, or to hear something. I emailed Collage to find out my status, just couldn't stand the suspense, and was told two of my items sold out before they shipped my order. I was not getting Cardio for Beginners or Walking for Weight Loss Wellness and Energy. With the refund (and a 10% off coupon & some rewards points) I ordered Walking for Weight Loss from Mary @ Total Fitness DVDs and received that yesterday (love her fast shipping!). The other workout I don't care about since it seems it would be too simple for me. I threw it in my cart just because it was cheap.


I was still concerned about receiving a correct and working order. However today it arrived in wonderful condition and I am a happy camper! Can't wait to do these!


***Collage has since fulfilled orders and found a few one offs that they've added to their website for sale. They were down to 11 DVDs and now they are up to 45, so if you want anything I'd grab it fast!


~TGIF~

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

A Sad Day


Oh no, how very sad, I just read that Collage Video is going out of business!

I have been a long time customer, I bought my first fitness VHS & DVD (Urban Tai Chi & Winsor Pilates) from them. They are the reason why I grew my collection and fell in love with home fitness. I found amazing instructors on their website and in their informative catalogs. The 2nd DVD I purchased from them was Christi Taylor's Totally Hot Cardio. I remember trying it out and thinking WTF is she doing?! She is why I love complex choreography so much, thanks to Collage's video preview.

Everything on their website is 30-70% off. I just placed my final order, consisting of:








A few things sold out and disappeared from my cart before I could place my order, so if you want something, I would act fast!

So sad to see them go. Thank you Collage Video for many years of catalogs, DVDs, great customer service, and fast shipping! You will be missed.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Completed Another Necklace

Here is my latest creation, Satellite. You can view the actual listing HERE.
I decided to create something a little more versatile and unisex. This can be worn on the included neck wire as a necklace, or you can wear it on any choker, rope, chain, necklace of your choice, slip it on a leather wrist band as a bracelet, slide it on a purse or bag strap, slide it on a belt, whatever floats your boat.
This is a substantial piece triple woven for durability. Features rubberized matte black cabochon, ribbed spikes, natural Serpentine beads, Hematite beads, and Japanese seed beads in matte olive green and matte and opaque black. Pendant measures 2 1/4" in diameter and projects outward one inch. Black steel neck wire is 1mm, 18" long, and closes with a secure twist clasp.
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