Comments on Suburban Matron: I Tried a New Workout DVD Today

Hey, MY parents' 43rd wedding anniversary is t...

2011-11-28T23:21:42.934-05:00

Hey, MY parents' 43rd wedding anniversary is tomorrow. Coincidence!

That video sounds absolutely horrible. Not because I don't think it would work, but because I've discovered I don't like doing the same workout over and over.

I have a prenatal exercise video that does that ar...

2011-11-28T17:07:53.958-05:00

I have a prenatal exercise video that does that arm thing, and for that reason, I usually do one of my other prenatal exercise videos. It is unbelievably hard! And my arms shouldn't have to work that hard, because they are working hard already keeping the blood pumping to this baby. Or whatever.

I'm currently working out which bar of chocola...

2011-11-28T11:21:03.437-05:00

I'm currently working out which bar of chocolate to eat. Your efforts are admirable.

That thing where you're supposed to lift your legs backwards off the mat like some kind of bug sounds discouraging to me, and I'm just sitting on my sofa. I may need to go back to bed after reading that.

Yeah for you! You are doing a great job of keeping...

2011-11-28T11:06:20.725-05:00

Yeah for you! You are doing a great job of keeping that exercise regimen going. I'm proud of you. Some of your descriptions of the moves sound painful. Can you find a DVD for little old ladies? Cause I might know one.....

We have a Sesame St video called "Elmocize&qu...

2011-11-28T09:43:18.762-05:00

We have a Sesame St video called "Elmocize", and as soon as you began to describe the arm segment of your video, I thought "I know where this is going! Workout in a chair!" (this youtube video gives you a small taste of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ud34PObd2Y) Workout in a Chair smokes me every time, although at least the Sesame St singer has the decency to get out of breath while she's singing, instead of being blissfully unaware of the pain and suffering being experienced by those of us in the chairs.

The "arm section" paragraph made me snor...

2011-11-28T07:43:33.434-05:00

The "arm section" paragraph made me snort my coffee.

"I've come to the conclusion that any wor...

2011-11-28T07:39:50.789-05:00

"I've come to the conclusion that any workout works if you do it." Indeed. I'm so impressed with you, doing all these workouts!

I've been following something you may find amusing. I've gotten BORED with the workouts I've been doing. And there's this site called "bodyrock" that has a busty scary-fit girl with an eastern european accent providing a free workout video every day. And they're good. But the camera always zooms in on her cleavage, and she seems to be "accidentally" super suggestive during some moves. It's all sex-sex-sex. Which is very entertaining. But the workouts themselves are seriously great. If you aren't interested, Matt will be. I'm not saying you should do her workouts, but I am saying you simply must go watch.

I started going to a Pilates class a few months ag...

2011-11-28T06:58:56.384-05:00

I started going to a Pilates class a few months ago, and it's the little movements--the ones you watch the instructor do and they look like nothing--that are the hardest for me! One thing she has us do is sit up straight, our legs out in front of us. We put our hands down by our thighs, and are supposed to lift our butts off the ground. It looks so easy. But it ain't!

Your little description of the little dance made me laugh. Some workout videos are like that--you're all, I don't think my version of this looks like yours!

You are so like Gwyneth now! I mean, even MORE than before.