Month-End Review, April

Anyone else shocked that it's April 30th or is it just the queen of denial who is surprised?

I hardly set foot inside of the gym but I worked it out – it being my body. ;)

My water consumption went down somewhat; I got in 193.5 cups of water -- 56 less than last month but c'est la vie.

How did you all fare this month on the fitness front? Is there an exercise or DVD that rocks your boat and that you regularly look forward to facing?

X = Exercise and a half X = under 30 minutes:

10 Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fix Mix

Power Yoga, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Dance your body Thin!

Dance Toner, 1 x

Smooth & Sexy Moves, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workouts

Upper Body Workout, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

10 Minute Stretch, 6 x's

Sleek and Sexy Abs, 4 x’s

10 Minute Solution: Quick Sculpt Pilates

Core Conditioning, 1 x

Strength and Flexibility Pilates, 1x

Total Body Toner, 1 x

Bicycling, 9 x’s


Cardio and Muscle Class, 3 x's


Drills to Make You Sweat Class, 1 x


Mowed the Lawn, 2 x’s


Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training

40-Minute Total Body Circuit, 1 x

P90X

Cardio X, 1 x

Rock Climbing, 7 x's


Swimming, 3 x's


Treadmill, 1 x


Walking Outdoors, 7 x's

Disclosure: I received 10 Minute Solution: Quick Sculpt Pilates without charge.

Friday Frivolity

First things first: Happy Friday!

I should have, perhaps, posted this yesterday when it was April Fools' Day.

Here's me working out to the Smooth & Sexy Moves segment of 10 Minute Solution: Dance your body Thin!. I have on the two pound belt that the DVD comes with...

Gingersnapper, do you still think you're less coordinated than I am?

You know what they say: dance as if no one is watching... Hee-hee.

Make It Funky And Have Fun

I am not a dancer. Or, should I say that I don’t dance outside of my house? When I’m cleaning and listening to music, I’ve been known to bust a move but that’s about the extent of my forays onto the dance floor.

I’m not quite as bad as Seinfeld’s Elaine but…



I recently exercised to 10 Minute Solution: Dance Your Body Thin!.

Smooth & Sexy Moves

Dance Toner

Get Fit Club Mix

Cardio Dance Party

Ballet Sculpt

Andrea Leigh Rogers encourages you to get funky with your moves and have fun and I did have fun.

I should backtrack a bit.

When I am delving into a new experience, I need to know what I’m getting into and I like to research the topic extensively. One of my friends loves (maybe too strong of a word) to go on vacation with me because she knows that I will have looked into the what to see and what to do aspect of it all.

I like thorough yet simple explanations. I loved it in Philadelphia when Denzel Washington’s character says to Tom Hank’s character: Now, explain it to me like I’m a four-year-old.

I tried Smooth and Sexy Moves first. I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the choreography and I felt as if I had a good workout. In fact, I found Smooth and Sexy Moves taxing but not as taxing as Ballet Sculpt. I felt like I got worked over by Ballet Sculpt which absolutely killed my arms. Not bad for 10 minutes of moving. And therein lies the beauty of the 10 Minute Solution series. You can do the whole DVD or supplement another workout. Also, I liked the two pound weight belt that Dance Your Body Thin! comes with. While two pounds doesn’t sound like a lot, you can certainly feel it when you’re dipping your hips.

There’s one segment in Get Fit Club Mix where you raise the roof, take it down, march it in and make a circle while waving. I really enjoyed the circle move and the Broadway kicks which are on the dramatic side too.

I think I might have an inner diva trying to get out...





Disclosure: I received this video without charge but, like Shirley Chisholm, I’m unbought and unbossed.