This morning after I finished my daily JV workout, I decided to do some of the exercises from Strong Knees.
It reminded me very much of Winsor Pilates Bun & Thigh workout. Which in the past has been very effective for slimming down my hips, bum, and thighs. I'm hoping if I do it every few days, my knees will get stronger so I can do tougher/higher impact workouts without any knee pain.
After that I did Shapely Girl Let's Get Moving.
I've had this workout for awhile and have done it before & like it. It is low impact, runs 30 minutes, and has decent instrumental dance music. The instructor is Debra Mazda, who used to be 310lbs. There are 4 background exercisers all of which are shapely. Debra's motto is that fitness comes in all sizes. She is very encouraging and tells you to take time to celebrate you every day, to workout, and love your body no matter what size, shape, age you are. The workout consists of marching, side steps, V steps, cha chas, heel digs, kicks, side lunges, side taps, most with arm movements, then ends with stretching.
Ok, so after doing BBL on Monday, about two hours afterward I started having very sharp pains in my right knee. I read about BBL not being knee friendly and I made a point to follow the modifiers and to not go as deep in my lunges and to keep my weight in my heels. Having said that, I did do the moves where you raise up on the ball of your foot, so I'm assuming this is what injured my knee. The pain kept getting worse and it was very difficult for me to get up or sit down and I couldn't sleep at night. It swelled up and the pain was below, to the side, and behind the knee cap. My other muscles were sore, but not as bad as I was expecting. I did feel some burn in my inner thighs, butt, and hips - but I like the burn that says you worked out! Since I do not want to risk injury, for now I'm going to shelf BBL and pick it up again once I can build up my leg/knee/thigh muscles and then I will do the moves with a flat foot and not raise my heels. I think I will also pad the rotation as I did with Slim Series - put a rest day or walking or Qi Gong in between days and only do the plan 3 days a week.
I'm considering doing Joyce Vedral's 12 Minute Total Body Workout (book) since it worked for me in the past (I lost 50 pounds without really changing my diet) and it is so quick and easy to do.
I'll figure it out by next week. For today since my knee is still sore, I'm not doing any lunges, squats, or anything else to hurt it more. I did some light stretching yesterday and today I did some...
Walk It Out
Just Dance 3
and Burlesque
So today I worked out with Beachbody's Brazil Butt Lift. I ordered the basic set from Mary, which included 8 workouts (Bum Bum, High & Tight, Tummy Tuck, Sculpt, Cardio Axe, Bum Bum Rapido, Bum Bum Live, and as a bonus; Secret Weapon Workout) plus Booty Basics (demo of signature moves) on 4 DVDs, a calendar, nutrition guide, tape measure, pencil, measurement tracker, travel workout cards, resistance band, and 6 Day Supermodel Slim Down Plan. I'm not following any food plan, but am counting calories & keeping them in my range to lose weight (1500-1800) and eating fruits & veggies daily. In the Booty Makeover Guide you determine what type of butt you have and then follow the designated workout plan for that type. While I am a pear shape, I decided to follow the Slim & Lift rotation.
So today I did Booty Basics, which isn't a workout, but more of a demo of the moves you will be doing in the upcoming workouts. It runs 14 minutes and does not do the exercises evenly for each side. Then as per the calendar, I did Bum Bum which is a 29 minute non-stop workout consisting of many squats & lunges. I followed the moderators to avoid any high impact and since I haven't done any major exercise other than walking, dance, and qi gong for 2 years. I found the music to be rather generic (latin instrumental), the (male) instructor was upbeat and ok, the set was indoors with some cuts to a sunny beach. It was a no non-sense workout, nothing really fun or exciting. I'm hoping the other workouts will have a higher fun factor, or I won't be doing these often.
I read that to avoid lactic acid build-up in your muscles you should take a Glutamine supplement to avoid soreness, so I did take 1 with breakfast, lunch, and will take another with dinner. I did the workout hours earlier, and feel only a little tightness in my thighs and bum.
Today's Workout
Qi Gong for Healthy Joints and Bones
