The BBL plan calls for 35 minutes of "High & Tight" which is basically working out and toning your legs, and 20 minutes of "Tummy Tuck", which is abs.
MY plan was to do only the standing section (there are 3 sections) of High & Tight, with no bands or weights... They always have a version with no equipment so that is helpful. Well, I did 25 minutes - standing AND laying down. I wasn't too sure about the laying down part, being that my back is still pretty sore. But I did it. I realized I was switching legs at the end, and wasn't supposed to... then he said okay Switch. Oh well, I watched the last 10 minutes from the couch! :)
I wasn't planning on doing Abs, because I haven't be able to do a sit-up since Saturday. I have been rolling onto my side, and using my hands to push me up. But I decided to give it a go, since my upper back is the one that is hurting, not my lower back which is what it uses. I did all but about 5 minutes, and YES, it hurt. My abs, AND my upper back. There is a lot of stretching and pulling, and using muscles I forgot I had. So I am in a little more pain than I was, but my abs hurt so bad during the workout - that I didn't even notice much of the pain in my upper back, and I tried to stretch as much as I could.
Now I am noticing it - so I am sitting in the massage chair as I write this...
I think I am learning something. I need to exercise earlier in the day. At night, I just get so tired - and it stresses me out. The house is a mess, I still have to make lunches for tomorrow, I would like to take a shower before bed, and it's 100 o'clock! Okay, it's midnight, but feels like 100 o'clock. The reason I did this so late is because I procrastinated. I knew what I had to do, and put it off till way later, when my back was hurting. My back seems to hurt after a long day. I always feel better about myself when I do it earlier in the day... Tomorrow's session is like 1.5 hrs... Not sure if I have time (or the stamina) for that... maybe an hour. But I guess we'll see.
I wanted to show a few pictures:
This is the equipment I bought. It's a yoga mat, and weights. I actually got 2 sets of weights. It says to get 2 sets (3 & 5 lbs). Ummm, that seems REALLY heavy - so I got 2 sets of 2 & 3 lbs. It also says to get ankle weights. Uh - yeah... luckily Target didn't have those. Because my legs are already on Fire...
This picture is of my daughter and me. My kids have both joined me at various times during the work out. I can remember when my sister and I were real little, we would join my mom who did an aerobics workout to a vinyl record (remember those?). I still remember "1, 2, 3 - kick - 1, 2, 3 - back". We thought it was great fun! I think my kids are having fun with it too! Great stuff!
Keep up with me, I will be "BACK" tomorrow...
I really like the picture of you and Reese! 100 o'clock is funny.
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