So I’ve ditched the pilates program and gone back to Turbo Jam. Today I did the 20 minute workout. I forgot just how much more intense it is than the 15 minute Burn! The Burn is meant as an introduction to the concept of a Turbo Jam workout, and the 20 minute workout digs right in and gets you sweating from minute 2! But I made it through. Not well, but no need to be a perfectionist my first time through, right?

Hoo boy. Pilates does not agree with me! My core and back hurt so much, I was down for the next couple days. Even standing for more than 20 minutes would hurt. It was not good. Plus, the format is not great. The next workout scheduled included 40 exercises. That is intimidating in and of itself, but with the app’s format you watch a 10 second video to figure out what you’re doing, do the exercise, then spend a few seconds recording sets and reps in the app before doing it again.

I am probably going to give up on pilates because the workouts just take so long and I have to check my phone every third exercise. It would have been better as a long video than each a short clip. I think I like having audio instruction instead of having it be all on myself.

Today’s workout was the arm day workout, it is my favorite.

Today was core mat work. Pilates is hard but I do it.

Jenn convinced me to try some of the things the gym has on offer while it’s closed. I miss the gym. So I signed up for a 30 day trainer program called Pilates Core Program. It’s pilates for beginners and I think Jenn is a few days ahead of me on the same program. Today was my first day and the program had me doing a series called Core Pilates Classical Mat.

Today’s pilates workout was arm day. I used my husband’s travel distilled water bottles as weights. They are 500 mL and a nice size to hold. I did five reps of each exercise and took all of a few minutes. I was able to convince Amanda to try it. All hail free workouts! I also ordered a new yoga mat and exercise bands. My current mat is starting to shred a little and I want to be prepared.

Today’s Turbo Jam was the 15 minute Burn. Getting better at it. -Amanda

Today was the first day I did the pilates workout. It was a lot. I was very very sweaty. The exercises weren’t hard to do. I like that it is all bodyweight and mat work. But oh boy, was I sore.