That's My Goal or Year-End Review

One hour -- that's my goal when I exercise. There's a part of me that wants to extend the hour or nix the rest day. Feel like I can and should go for longer spurts but as I looked over the exercise that I engaged in during 2014, I realized how consistently I'd moved my body. In addition, I continue to be amazed at how my body holds up. It works fabulously and I'm grateful.

I'm satisfied that I met and exceeded my goal of bicycling more this year.

Thoroughly enjoyed outdoor yoga and had fun with new experiences like yoga nidra and the winter solstice celebration.

Alison drew me back into Zumba sometime in April and I've been shimmying ever since...


10 Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fit Mix

Belly Fat Blaster, 1 x
Cardio Kickboxing, 8 x's
Fat Blasting Intervals, 1 x
Lean Body Sculpt, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: Butt lift

Cardio Booty Camp, 3 x's

HITT Butt Lift, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workout

Upper Body, 3 x's

10 Minute Solution: High Intensity Interval Training

HITT 101, 2 x's

Rock Bottom HITT, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: Kickbox Bootcamp

Fat Burning Blast, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: KnockOut Body!

Fat Attack, 1 x

Kickbox Cross Train, 2 x's

Knockout Body Blast, 18 x's

Ultimate Upper Body, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results fat burner

Rapid Results Kickboxing, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

Arm and Shoulder Sculpt, 1 x

10 Minute Stretch, 3 x's

Barre Conditioning, 1 x

Bicycling, 30 x's

Dance Off The Inches: Dance It Off & firm up!*

Rock It Dance, 10 x's

Dance Off The Inches: hip hop jam

Cali Pop, 1 x

Ellen Barrett Live: Sleek Sculpt Express, 5 x's

Ellen Barrett Live: Super Fast Body Blast!, 2 x's

Gilad for Men

Cardio Interval Training, 1 x
Interval Training Circuit with Weights, 1 x

Give Me 10!

Fat Blasting Cardio, 3 x's

Kettlebell Bonus, 1 x

Lower Body Firmer, 1 x

Upper Body Sculpting, 3 x's

Just Walk: 5 Mega Miles

Mile 1: Classic Low Impact, 8 x's

Mile 2:  Walk & Tone, 12 x's

Mile 5: Ab Walk, 33 x's

Just Walk: mix + match: walk blasters

Dance Walk, 1 x
Light Walk, 1 x
Short + Sweaty, 1 x
Walk, Kick & Jab, 2 x's

Just Walk: Walk to the Hits, Party Songs

Mile 1, 34 x's

Mile 2, 11 x's

Mile 3, 7 x's

Kettlebell (Gauntlet, Beginner's Routine, Misc. Swinging), 22 x's

Latin Cardio Party

Samba, 2 x's

P90X

Cardio X, 1 x

Kenpo X, 33 x's

Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training

15-Minute Upper Body, 8 x's

Rock Climbing, 25 x's

Shooting Hoops, 1 x

Shoveling, 1 x

Stretch Max

Resistance Band, 1 x

Stability Ball, 5 x's

Supreme Day 90

Tabata Inferno, 1 x

Whole Body, 1 x

Swimming, 47 x's

Treadmill, 5 x's

Walk Off Fat Fast*

The 20 Minute Easy Burn, 1 x

Walking, 140 x's

Weight Watchers 15-Minute Boot Camp Series

15-Minute Cardio, 2 x's

Wii, 13 x's

willPower & grace, 1 x

Yoga, 129 x's

Zumba, 40 x's

Zumba Fitness: Complete Total-Body Transformation System

Merengue, 5 x's
Reggaeton, 3 x's
Salsa, 3 x's

Magic Happens or Year-End Review, 2013

This year-end tally is a lot like using a lap counter at the pool -- you still wonder if you pushed the button. Was it really 22 laps or 23? I feel like I did the cardio kickboxing segment of 5 Day Get Fit Mix more than four times. Or, was that last year? And, surely, I took Rapid Results off the shelf more than once. I'm pretty sure that I did the willpower & Grace routine as well. No matter, I did "it."

The 'Fugee says that she should not read my blog at the end of the month. Look away 'Fugee. Look away... or join me sometime.

A woman recently asked me how I stay motivated to exercise. I told her that I use exercise to decompress and that, even when I don't feel like exercising, I do 10 minutes and magic happens.

Happy New Year...

10 Minutes Solution: 5 Day Get Fit Mix

Cardio Kickboxing, 4 x's

Fat Blasting Interval, 1 x

Power Yoga, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workout
Total Body Fat Burner, 2 x's
Upper Body, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: High Intensity Interval Training

Ab HITT, 1 x

HITT 101, 1 x

HITT Explosion, 4 x's

Rock Bottom HITT, 3 x's

Upper Body HITT, 3 x's

10 Minute Solution: KnockOut BODY!

Knockout Body Blast, 19 x's

10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results fat burner

Power Sports Drills, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

Stretch, 3 x's

Bicycling, 22 x's

Bob Harper: Inside Out Method

Workout I, Strength Training, 1 x

Workout II, Strength Training, 3 x's

Boxing, 30 x's

Ellen Barret Live: fusion floor workout, 1 x

Ellen Barrett Live: Sleek Sculpt Express, 11 x's

Gilad: Workout for Men

Warm-up + Cardio Circuit, 1 x

Give Me 10!

Fat Blasting Cardio, 5 x's

Just Walk: 5 Mega Miles

Mile 1: Classic Low Impact, 26 x's

Mile 2: Walk & Tone, 9 x's

Mile 3: Speed Intervals, 2 x's

Mile 4: Strength Intervals, 1 x

Mile 5: Ab Walk, 15 x's

Just Walk: Walk to the Hits, 1 x

Kettlebell, 50 x's

Latin Cardio Party

Cumbia, 1 x

Samba, 4 x's

Personal Training with Jackie

Upper Body Circuit, 2 x's

Pilates, 1 x

Prevention's Walk Your Way Slim, 1 x

Rock Climbing, 24 x's

Stretch Max, 8 x's

Supreme Day 90, 2 x's

Swimming, 63 x's

Tai Chi, 1 x

Treadmill, 1 x

Walking, 89 x's

Weight Watchers' Boot Camp Series*

15-Minute Cardio

Yoga, 113 x's

Zumba, 9 x's

**Disclosure: I received this video without charge.

In The Zone or Year-End Review

Ample Lanes And Non-Arctic Temps

I haven't been swimming in over 10 days. Did you feel the vibration as my body shook from withdrawal?

I looked around at area pools, saw what time the high school team would be practicing at this one center and decided to hit the pool after the school's session. My timing was impeccable. A swimmer was leaving as I put my paraphernalia on the bench.

It's awkward being at a different pool with different people and it took me ten laps just to settle down. I had no intention of swimming a mile and I seldom do. My intention is to first swim for 30 minutes or 10 laps. Once I hit my first goal, I relax. I had time and a lane all to myself. Why not go for a mile? The last ten laps wore me out but I dug deep. I ignored the fact that I drifted to the right of the black line. I stopped wiping away the fog from my goggles. I stopped paying attention to the lifeguards rotating stations seemingly every 20 minutes and I stopped worrying about the people on the observation deck. Guess I got in the zone...

After stepping into my first yoga class in May of 2011, this was definitely the year that I got my yoga groove on. There are things that I could dwell on but I'm not. I moved my body a lot in 2012 and my enjoyment, at my body in motion, was profound.

 The year-end review:

10 Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fit Mix

Cardio Kickboxing, 17 x's

Power Yoga, 3 x's

10 Minute Solution: cardio hip hop

Hip Hop 101, 1 x

House Party, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Dance Your Body Thin!

Smooth and Sexy Moves, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: Kickbox Boot Camp

Basic Training, 3 x's

10 Minute Solution: KnockOut Body!

KnockOut Body Blast, 1 x

Ultimate Upper Body, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results fat burner

Power Sports Drill, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

Arms & Shoulders, 1 x

10 Minute Stretch, 10 x's

Arc Trainer, 1 x

Backs and Biceps Class (San Diego), 1 x 

Bicycling, 15 x's 

Dance It Off & firm up!, 1 x 

Give Me 10!

Bonus Kettlebell ToneUp, 5 x's

Fat Blaster, 1 x

Yoga Stretch & Flex, 3 x's

Kettlebell Practice, 42 x's 

Kickboxing Class, 5 x's

Latin Cardio Party, 1 x 

Personal Training with Jackie: Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs

Standing Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs

Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training

15-Minute Upper Body Circuit, 6 x's

15-Minute Total Body Circuit, 2 x's

40-Minute Total Body Circuit, 1 x

Pure Barre Class (San Diego), 1 x 

Rock Climbing, 40 x's 

Spinning, 2 x's

StairMaster, 2 x's 

Swimming, 87 x's 

Treadmill, 5 x's 

Walking, 93 x's 

Wii, 11 x's 

willPower & grace, 4 x's 

Yoga, 143 x's

How do you feel about your 2012? Did you find yourself leaning towards one activity more than another?

The Workouts With and Without Friends or Year-End Review, 2011

Got up around seven in order to be at an 8:00 a.m. Hot Yoga class. The only reason that I went is because that class was the only one that Crystal, Jessica and Patti could make. There’s no talking allowed during class but it’s still nice to do a workout with friends. My balance, by the way, bites early in the morning...

I had forgotten some of the activities that I engaged in until I compiled this review. A newer friend asked me if I ever did anything normal like walk for exercise. I find it very hard to resist a long walk when the weather is stellar. Plus, I've had some of my best epiphanies while walking.

There are many days when I gnash my teeth about the variety of activities that make it hard to stick to my philosophy that money spent on fitness is money well spent. I wish that many of the things that I enjoy could be housed under one mega facility and I'm still mulling over the best financial approach to my various pursuits. On the other hand, I'm thrilled that there are many activities that I like to do and that I enjoy moving my body even when it's an intense workout.

I've gained five pounds (well, four since I've taken up Hot Yoga) but no panic here since I still fit comfortably into pants that I purchased three years ago. Looks like I did gain muscle logging in miles of swimming et al.

I heard a lot of memorable things from coaches/teachers/instructors but one of my favorites and maybe because it's fresh in my mind is when Cindy told us during a Hot Yoga class to not let our mind write stories. This strategy is very effective when negative thoughts creep in. Lately, though, there's less and less negativity hanging around my neighborhood...

Happy New Year. Hope that your 2012 is filled with all kinds of fitness pursuits.


10: Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fit Mix

Cardio Kickboxing, 6 x's

Power Yoga, 2 x's

10 Minute Solution: Best Belly Blasters!

Belly Fat Burner, 1 x

Bikini Belly, 1 x

Dancer's Abs, 1 x

Perfect Pilate Abs, 1 x

Six Pack Ab Attack, 2 x's

Waist Slimmer, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Dance Your Body Thin!

Smooth and Sexy Moves, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workouts

Arms and Shoulders, 3 x's

Firm Flat Abs, 1 x

Lower Body, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Hip Hop Dance Mix

Hip Hop Basics, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Kickbox Bootcamp

Basic Training, 5 x's

Fat Burning Blast, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Pilates for Beginners

Core Basics, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: rapid results fat burner

Low Impact Fat Blaster, 2 x's

Power Sports Drill, 1 x

10 Minute Solution: Tone Trouble Zones!

Arm and Shoulder Sculpt, 1 x

Sleek and Sexy Abs, 7 x's

Stretching, 10 x

Bicycling, 18 x's


BodyGo Row Classes @ CrossFit, 7 x's


Boxing, 9 x's


CrossFit Basic Training, 5 x's


Give Me 10!

Core Makeover, 1 x

Fat Blasting Cardio, 13 x's

Lower Body Firmer, 1 x

Upper Body Sculpt, 3 x's

Yoga Stretch & Flex, 3 x's

Kettlebell 101, 4 x's


Lawn Mowing, Leaf Raking, Shoveling, (other) Yard Work, 9 x's



Personal Training with Jackie: 30 Day Fast Start

Lower Body & Abs, 1 x

Upper Body, 2 x's

Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training

15-Minute Ab Circuit, 1 x

40-Minute Total Body Circuit, 3 x's

15-Minute Upper Body Circuit, 57 x's

Personal Training with Jackie: Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs

Standing Crunch-Free, 1 x

Personal Training with Jackie: Xtreme Timesaver Training, 1 x


Rock Climbing, 78 x's



Shred It with Weights, 1 x


Sprint Triathlon, 1 x


Stairmaster, 1 x


Supreme 90 Day System

Chest and Back, 1 x

Swimming, 75 x's


Treadmill, 10 x's


Walking, 111 x's



Wii Fit, 51 x's


Willpower and Grace: mile high*, 2 x's


Yoga, 54 x's (12 x's during month of Dec)








*Disclosure: I received this DVD without charge.