Recent content by Fitbyfifty

This is mostly punching and kicking the bag. Excersices are put in to "rest" arms and legs.

I have this series and enjoy it a lot. Hitting a heavy bag makes a big difference; you have to keep your abs tight. There are five DVDs and they all have followed the same format. You do a series of pushes and kicks with different calisthenics (i.e. pushups, sit ups, jumping jacks) in between...

Don't mind beets at all, I have even juiced them. What I can't stand is eggplant, such a beautiful vegetable, but I can't stomach the taste and texture. My mom is French and use to make Ratatouille all the time, I hated it! I kept telling here the dish was named after the sound made by the...

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. This is actually the first New Year’s Resolution I have ever accomplished. Maybe it’s because I started on Dec 31. I’m now getting up at 5am and driving to my daughter’s apartment to run. I HATE RUNNING! But maybe after the summer I will have a...

I just finished an X-Train 90 day rotation. Life happens and you can’t always fit a workout in when scheduled. I kept track of the missed days, which is easy to do it you use the workout manager calendar function. I tacked these missed days at the end of the 90 days. Interesting for me, I...

I DID IT! I just completed 108 days of Ultimate Yoga, love this series. I'm not a yoga fan, but this has changed my mind. Doing the 108 Sun Salutations this morning was like having an epiphany, doing them with my husband next to me made it extra special. All I can say is stick with this one...

I get up at 6am and get on the mat, before I eat breakfast. At the latest I'm done by 7:30am. I eat my breakfast, usually oatmeal or eggs and green tea, wait till 8:30am and to my second workout, right now I'm doing XTrain. It helps that I'm 54 and retired from the Air Force, I have a fully...

Doing the 108 day challenge was my new year’s resolution. I’m happy to report I just completed day 78 and have not missed a day. I’m not a big yoga person, in fact I tend to avoid these workouts because I’m not very flexible, am balanced challenged and I tend to think that my time should be...

Funny you should ask about this series. I just purchased it and had started my 108 day commitment, when I was hit by the worst case of vertigo I have ever experienced. I couldn’t move for a week without throwing up. I am still suffering from some residual effects, but I am determined to start...

I just completed Bulk Phase this morning, so I have one more phase to go which is a combination of Build and Bulk phases (like phase 3 of P90X). You need dumbbells, barbell and a bench or stability ball to complete this program. An E-Z bar would be nice but not necessary. My DH bought an EZ...

The best resource I have found for changing body composition is the e-book Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle. Just Google it. The book is written by a professional body builder, not a nutritionist. He gives clear and concise advice on both losing fat and feeding muscle. The long and short of it...

I too bought Beast for my DH. He is so good about doing all my female oriented workouts like STS, Chalene Extreme, Slim in Six, etc. I figured it was his turn. There are three phases to this workout, Build Phase lasting 3 weeks, Bulk Phase lasting 5 weeks and Beast Phase lasting 4 weeks...

I had a pleasant experience at the Artmore Hotel located in midtown Atlanta. It is close to Atlantic Station, the Aquarium and within walking distance of the High Museum of Art, which I highly recommend. If you are into the Civil War, Kennesaw Battlefield National Park has a free museum and...

Moving meditation is a good description for Tai Chi, there is a definite mental aspect to it. When I do yoga I do find my mind wandering, but in Tai Chi there is so much to concentrate on, like am I equally balanced on both feet, are my arms moving at the same rate, what’s the next move; you...

Eminenz2 your right again, and it gets worse because you do some moves on a 45 degree angle with turns. As I said, I got through the first series of six moves just fine, but in the second series the moves got more complicated and I got all confused. Thats when I got frustrated and gave up...