Belly Dance Pilates

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Oh, man......I have almost 40 exercise DVD's to eliminate boredom with my exercise. Pilates for Wimps was difficult enough, but I saw Belly Dance Pilates on sale on Amazon, so I bought it, thinking it might be more fun.. Today is the first day I tried, and only got through 15 minutes of it. Gotta tell ya, I am exhausted! This was harder than my every-other-day weight training. Maybe it will be more fun in another 30 pounds or so. Right now, my belly almost dances by itself when I walk.....and my butt still looks like two twerking cats in a sack! Rant over.

[DestinClair1983 72]

LOL the mental image that you gave me was hilarious!

[able2cope 193]

I did 'normal' pilates and felt it for days after - thinking of you with this one.. great going on the 15 mins - I think I would've only made it to 5 right now.. lol

[BellaHugz 331]

Oh, man......I have almost 40 exercise DVD's to eliminate boredom with my exercise. Pilates for Wimps was difficult enough, but I saw Belly Dance Pilates on sale on Amazon, so I bought it, thinking it might be more fun.. Today is the first day I tried, and only got through 15 minutes of it. Gotta tell ya, I am exhausted! This was harder than my every-other-day weight training. Maybe it will be more fun in another 30 pounds or so. Right now, my belly almost dances by itself when I walk.....and my butt still looks like two twerking cats in a sack! Rant over.

oh man Miss Mac, ya got me laughing on this one. Not at you but honestly with you!!

Out of all your exercise dvd which one did you find was the best for arms and over all workout? I ready and willing to get up and do more now so any advise would be great.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

In my exercise DVD collection (which includes everything from bedfast to Zumba) my favorites are:

1. Leslie Sansone's Walk Your Belly Flat. This one is my "go to" when walking is all I have energy for. It has three 1 mile increments for walking in the house. I try to walk one mile in house every morning even if I am not able to do other exercises later in the day. Sometimes I have to use my walker to keep going, but I am determined to get in at least one 12 minute mile.

2. Joel Harper's Firming After 50. It is a complete upper and lower body workout (with a bonus section on ab work)without equipment. Joel does the advanced level, his 30-ish assistant does the normal version, and his mother does an adjusted version. I follow along with his mother.

3. Boomers Workout with Sunshine (doesn't give her real name). This is upper and lower body strength training using hand held barbells. She also has one with resistance bands.

On alternate days when I am not doing strength training, I may pull out Sweating to the Oldies, Hula Abs and Buns, or Hip Hop Abs (I look ridiculous, but laughter is the best medicine, right?