Showing posts with label Jessica Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jessica Smith. Show all posts

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.

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.
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