This month, June is Dance Renaissance in slimming calendar. I am finding fragments of old routines everyone can do from home and actual whole videos. If you danced at your old gym ~ you might want to add this to your walking cardio sessions. If you haven’t danced before ~ give it a try. I can do these routines and I’m rubbish at dancing lol!!! I love disco and aerobics though ~ so these routines are great if you are in a mood to do something else to jazz up your cardio sessions and sculpt your figure ~ just keep watching slimming calendar!!!
Last Month
I was a bit ill, but luckily it was bank holiday and I take all the holidays again like gyms used to, so I designed a bank holiday survival workout.
As I’m not an expert at fitness, I have to just try things out then write up the results.
I actually lost a couple of pounds.
This proves to anyone unsure like me, you can have your days off exercise and still loose weight or stay slim and maintain your new figure.
If anything I’ve learnt you shouldn’t push yourself too hard; have just one boost day, but try something a bit harder every month to push yourself a bit.
I did Kathy Smith Matrix twice, then finished the rest of the month with quick fit; as the cooldown helps where I was a bit ill.
‘The more we change things around the more it breaks plateaus’.
Lesley Sansone
Hope this helps if you are worried about having days off or feel you should push yourself too hard and be miserable.
The harder levels are for when you are ready.
You should feel fitter every month just by pushing a bit more each time.
This month is June Dance Renaissance started from last year and Quest for the Zest.
Monday
Lunges
and hips
Class One
This is a complete workout you can do on its own.
I found it to be really good, I just did the warm up and aerobic sections.
I really liked the music as well.
You could use this as your boost day as there is a lot of jogging and high impact, although you can jog in place like Gwen if you prefer.
Never tried this one before – love it!!!!
Standing abs if you can’t use the floor.
Or
Class 2
This is if you have a floor to work out on.
Found it on Internet Archive.
Just click the link below.
Rosemary Conley’s Whole Body Programme (1991 UK VHS)
Tuesday
Spa Day
Wed Boost
Zsa Zsa
Jane Fonda
Class 1
Review
This was a boost for my level.
Found I could do some of it and some of it I need to learn as I go through the month.
Really enjoyed it ~ went really fast ~ got a really good workout.
The bits I struggled with help build up fitness levels so sticking with it.
It is really fun and is express!!!
Or
Class 2
This, ‘works’ as usual with Kathy Smith workouts.
It is a complete workout and has dance in it.
Will also prepare you for Jane’s July.
You will pick this up easily!!!!
This is if you feel like doing abs after Pam Cosmi, I just do this when I have energetic days and time to schedule it in.
Thursday
Yoga
Friday
Zsa Zsa
Jane Fonda
Review
Have to be honest about this I got lost somewhere in the middle of this video.
Instead of jogging in place like Paula Baldwin recommends, I jogged around the room; I was starting to cooldown so thought fast.
I wonder if this is aimed at experienced ballet dancers?
You aren’t told which side your working on either, which I found confusing, especially when the camera keeps focussing on faces rather than feet, then I kind of lost it.
When they started pirouetting I had to give up as my room is really small.
I didn’t do too bad with the warm up and fast forwarded to the bar work.
Really enjoyed the bar work and I will keep doing that.
I got a good cardio session in as I did so much jogging.
Then I finished with weights and the cooldown walk.
If you are a dancer I think you might enjoy this video as it mentions a lot of dance steps.
If you aren’t a dancer but want to learn I’m doing pilates, ten minute dancing then finishing with bar work.
Then Zsa Zsa and Jane Fonda lunges then the cooldown walk.
I did the bar work with a chair and it worked really well.
Will load it into the playlist.
1
This uses some of the dance moves mentioned but at a slower pace.
2
3
For the bar routine Start the video at 31.00.
That is 40 minutes roughly, fun and you learn bar.
We have to start somewhere when learning something new.
I’d recommend you try the video at least once as you may be able to do the whole routine, if you have more space it might not be as confusing.
Another idea is start with the warm up and see if you do better each time, but the other two videos are in the playlist just in case.
Or
You can keep doing this or switch from week to week or add the bar at the end of Rosemary Conley.
Friday is interesting as we are learning something new.
Hopefully we will glean something for Not so dry January, ballerina camp.
Saturday walk club
Review
This has featured already in Slimming calendar so know it is really good!!!!
Or
Review
Really enjoyed this walk.
The music was great and enjoyed the party feel ~ really fun.
You add dance moves to the walking.
Or do a different one every week.
I’ve started doing that, quite enjoyable.
Click the link below for more options:
If you like this format but want something different subscribe to collage video for regular updates and browse their content thn fill this timetable with your own choices, then save in a You Tube playlist for easy access.
Conclusion
Hope you like my choices, if not you get how this works now and can just choose your own selection off Collage Video.
Let your body guide you into how much you do.
Next month is Jane’s July.
Enjoy dancing your way through June.
Saphire
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