December Callanetics Challenge

Mulberry32 · 12-01-2009, 08:10 AM

Good morning everyone

It's already December, a month of celebration and giving to others. Let's not forget to take care of ourselves too during the holiday season.

If you want to tighten and reshape your body and increase your strength, stamina and flexibility now is the perfect time to give yourself the gift of Callanetics.

Join us in this December challenge and share your experiences, progress and questions on your Callanetics journey.

Mulberry32 · 12-01-2009, 08:25 AM

My goal this month-16 hours
Super C done this a.m. for #1.

CosmicGirl · 12-01-2009, 08:26 AM

I am pledging 15 sessions of 10/10! (None of which will be over Christmas week!)

Weebonilass · 12-01-2009, 10:10 AM

16 hrs sounds like a good goal to me! Of course, I hope to get 12 in by the 12th

I love Callanetics

planetbenjamin · 12-01-2009, 10:19 AM

Gosh, it's really December already. Crazy! I intend on working really hard this month. Callanetics at least every other day

AprilW · 12-01-2009, 10:33 AM

Hour 1 done! I am aiming for 15 again.

LCandee · 12-01-2009, 10:35 AM

Busy month! I plan to get in 10

CherylB · 12-01-2009, 10:43 AM

Brand new to Callanetics. Plan to start tomorrow am. Will pledge to do it three times each week; 12 before the New Year. I hope I love it as much as the rest of you do! I'm excited and hopeful of getting great results.

Weebonilass · 12-01-2009, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherylB

Brand new to Callanetics. Plan to start tomorrow am. Will pledge to do it three times each week; 12 before the New Year. I hope I love it as much as the rest of you do! I'm excited and hopeful of getting great results.

Welcome Cheryl,

I love it. I remember once when I was on it heavy getting up out of bed at 3am to do an hour because I had skipped it earlier. Now to just keep at it until it becomes addictive again. Once you get the stretch going, it feels so good... it's amazing how hard those little movements work the muscles.

Joyful111 · 12-01-2009, 11:00 AM

Hello everyone,

I would like to join in this month. I love Callanetics but have never done it consistently enough to let it work its magic on me. I am hoping this check in will help me be consistent.

My goal is to do at least 4 hours a week.

I did one hour of 10/10 this morning. I love that workout because it not only works my body but it makes me laugh. I always get giggle fits because it seems so funny that moving my leg a 1/2 inch is so hard!

Stacey

Weebonilass · 12-01-2009, 11:06 AM

Hi Stacey

Can't say that it's ever made me laugh, but I remember smiling at what it does in my mirror

CherylB · 12-01-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weebonilass

Welcome Cheryl,

I love it. I remember once when I was on it heavy getting up out of bed at 3am to do an hour because I had skipped it earlier. Now to just keep at it until it becomes addictive again. Once you get the stretch going, it feels so good... it's amazing how hard those little movements work the muscles.

Thank you for the encouragement and the warm welcome! I have many aches and pains in my upper and lower back and hips (osteopenia, plus lugging around all this extra baggage,) and hope that I will alleviate some of my pain by all the stretching involved in Callanetics. Oddly enough, I think the toughest part for me will be to relax the parts I'm supposed to keep relaxed during the routine! I know it will be hard at first, but all good things are. I will take some "before" pics, to document the journey.

Weebonilass · 12-01-2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherylB

Thank you for the encouragement and the warm welcome! I have many aches and pains in my upper and lower back and hips (osteopenia, plus lugging around all this extra baggage,) and hope that I will alleviate some of my pain by all the stretching involved in Callanetics. Oddly enough, I think the toughest part for me will be to relax the parts I'm supposed to keep relaxed during the routine! I know it will be hard at first, but all good things are. I will take some "before" pics, to document the journey.

Also take your measurements... Callanetics is more about the tape measure than the scale

They can be a lot more encouraging than the scale that will lie to you every chance it gets

CherylB · 12-01-2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weebonilass

Also take your measurements... Callanetics is more about the tape measure than the scale

They can be a lot more encouraging than the scale that will lie to you every chance it gets

I hear ya! I will do as you suggest.

tempted_by_food · 12-01-2009, 12:01 PM

Mulberry32...thanx for starting the new thread.

to all the newcomers!

I am in for 10 evolution this month!

newmomtx · 12-01-2009, 01:12 PM

Thanks to Mulberry32 for starting Dec challenge!

I am aiming to work hard on my fitness this month - hoping to reduce those last 18 pounds of my baby weight

.. Plan to do some callanetics atleast every alternate day, more if time permits.

And

to all newcomers..

newmomtx · 12-01-2009, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weebonilass

I remember once when I was on it heavy getting up out of bed at 3am to do an hour because I had skipped it earlier. Now to just keep at it until it becomes addictive again.

WOW getting up at 3 AM for callanetics IS something!

Hope this motivates me to wake up at atleast 6

Weebonilass · 12-01-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newmomtx

WOW getting up at 3 AM for callanetics IS something!

Hope this motivates me to wake up at atleast 6

LOL I don't know what was possessing me at the time

But I couldn't go to sleep until after I had done my session.... hoping I can get back to whoever that person was

laurakitty · 12-01-2009, 05:33 PM

Hour one of twenty done...

le001 · 12-01-2009, 07:29 PM

I'm in for 15 hours this month

It's not easy to fit callanetics in my schedule as I am already getting up at 4.30 for my yoga practice but I will do my best this month

edna_scooter · 12-02-2009, 04:11 AM

Hi I'm new here but I have been lurking for a bit. I wanted to wait to join the new challenge at the beginning of this month. I've already got 20 hours under my belt and my goal is another 14 this month. I can't believe how much I've fallen in love with Callanetics! I have done weight training type workouts (like Joyce Vedral) ever since I was 17 and started to get chubby (I am 23 now). That and dieting helped me get to the right weight, but I'm still out of shape in some areas (kind of a pear shape). Callanetics is really firming up some areas like my butt...err peach...that nothing else has seemed to help much other than making it bigger or smaller. Also I thought my stomach was fairly flat ( However, I was wrong after looking at my pictures, lol) but it is pulling in as well.

Besides all of that I have had some issues with my upper back/neck. That area had always been extremely tight and sore. It always felt like it was out of place and It caused my shoulders to hunch forward. It was a lot of effort to try to stand up straight. I was in pain everyday and taking a lot of ibuprofen. After the first few hours of Callan all that tension went away. It's completely gone now! I am so relieved, it's crazy! I can't say I look 10 years younger (and I wouldn't wanna look 13 anyway

) but I do feel much younger.

Also my boyfriend told me he thinks I have grown an inch

. That's quite a compliment for me because I am really short. It must be improved posture!

I will try to post my progress pictures if I can figure it out. I took some at 12, 15, and 17 hours.

tempted_by_food · 12-02-2009, 04:53 AM

edna

1st hour of evo completed for dec!

WATCH-ME-SHRINK · 12-02-2009, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edna_scooter

Hi I'm new here but I have been lurking for a bit. I wanted to wait to join the new challenge at the beginning of this month. I've already got 20 hours under my belt and my goal is another 14 this month. I can't believe how much I've fallen in love with Callanetics! I have done weight training type workouts (like Joyce Vedral) ever since I was 17 and started to get chubby (I am 23 now). That and dieting helped me get to the right weight, but I'm still out of shape in some areas (kind of a pear shape). Callanetics is really firming up some areas like my butt...err peach...that nothing else has seemed to help much other than making it bigger or smaller. Also I thought my stomach was fairly flat ( However, I was wrong after looking at my pictures, lol) but it is pulling in as well.

Besides all of that I have had some issues with my upper back/neck. That area had always been extremely tight and sore. It always felt like it was out of place and It caused my shoulders to hunch forward. It was a lot of effort to try to stand up straight. I was in pain everyday and taking a lot of ibuprofen. After the first few hours of Callan all that tension went away. It's completely gone now! I am so relieved, it's crazy! I can't say I look 10 years younger (and I wouldn't wanna look 13 anyway

) but I do feel much younger.

Also my boyfriend told me he thinks I have grown an inch

. That's quite a compliment for me because I am really short. It must be improved posture!

I will try to post my progress pictures if I can figure it out. I took some at 12, 15, and 17 hours.

FANTASTIC.

batlou · 12-02-2009, 07:02 AM

Help me out here...my wife was looking for something different and I told her that several people on this site have had success with Callanetics. Do any of you lady's have more info or suggestions as to how to get started or what video's your using?

WATCH-ME-SHRINK · 12-02-2009, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batlou

Help me out here...my wife was looking for something different and I told her that several people on this site have had success with Callanetics. Do any of you lady's have more info or suggestions as to how to get started or what video's your using?

I highly, highly recommend Callanetics for a myriad of reasons, all of which have been stated before, but worth repeating:

A workout for all ages, all genders
No equipment necessary
Can be done anywhere, anytime
Promotes flexibility
Increases strength and endurance
Tones and builds LBM without bulk
Reduces fatigue
Helps alleviate (or diminish) aches and pains associated with back & knee issues
Improves posture
Improves sleep
Enhances sex life

Most people are beginning with the more updated version of the basic Callanetics program, "Callanetics Evolution." I began with 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours. They're similar, but Evolution offers more in depth instruction on concepts and fundamentals, which can be a plus.

Highly recommend talking her into this....she won't be sorry. The results are amazing.

Weebonilass · 12-02-2009, 08:49 AM

I have several tapes, but I always go back to the Ten in Ten, because I know it works for me. Looks sooo simple when you first start it, but those 1/4 of an inch move can bring up a light sweat... and when it gets easier, there is always something you can do to the move (posture wise) to make it hard again.

When I want to lose inches, I know Callanetics won't let me down, if it doesn't happen, it's me, not the program.

tempted_by_food · 12-02-2009, 08:50 AM

I second T for the evolution DVD!

batlou · 12-02-2009, 09:49 AM

Thanks, checking Amazon now for "Callanetics Evolution".

Mulberry32 · 12-02-2009, 10:24 AM

Evolution done for #2.

I was definitely feeling the effects of doing Super C yesterday. It was a real struggle to finish Evo today but I feel so much better after completing it. I am so relaxed yet my body knows it worked hard. No other type of exercise does that for me. I love Callanetics!

Joyful111 · 12-02-2009, 10:46 AM

Thank you for the welcome.

I did an hour of 10/10 today. I have done four hours since Sunday and I noticed after the first hour that I was standing taller. Last night I noticed that my bottom line has already lifted after only three hours! Hooray! Can't wait to see what I notice tonight.

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12-01-2009, 08:10 AM	#1
Mulberry32 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 237 Gallery: Mulberry32	December Callanetics Challenge Good morning everyone It's already December, a month of celebration and giving to others. Let's not forget to take care of ourselves too during the holiday season. If you want to tighten and reshape your body and increase your strength, stamina and flexibility now is the perfect time to give yourself the gift of Callanetics. Join us in this December challenge and share your experiences, progress and questions on your Callanetics journey.

12-01-2009, 08:25 AM	#2
Mulberry32 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 237 Gallery: Mulberry32	My goal this month-16 hours Super C done this a.m. for #1.

12-01-2009, 08:26 AM	#3
CosmicGirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 306 Gallery: CosmicGirl WOE: BFC Start Date: Jan 2009	I am pledging 15 sessions of 10/10! (None of which will be over Christmas week!)

12-01-2009, 10:10 AM	#4
Weebonilass Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So IL / St Louis, MO Posts: 118 Gallery: Weebonilass Stats: 176.2 / 172.3 / 125 Start Date: November 2009	16 hrs sounds like a good goal to me! Of course, I hope to get 12 in by the 12th I love Callanetics

12-01-2009, 10:19 AM	#5
planetbenjamin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Soho, London Posts: 935 Gallery: planetbenjamin	Gosh, it's really December already. Crazy! I intend on working really hard this month. Callanetics at least every other day

12-01-2009, 10:33 AM	#6
AprilW Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: IL Posts: 738 Gallery: AprilW Stats: 175/117/120 GOAL!!!! 5'4 36 yrs. old WOE: Atkin's Start Date: Oct. 2007	Hour 1 done! I am aiming for 15 again.

12-01-2009, 10:35 AM	#7
LCandee Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 26 Gallery: LCandee Stats: 5'7" - 190/130 WOE: Homeopathic HCG- Now maintaining with LCHF Start Date: Original LC start 1993 -Simeons start Jan. 2010	Busy month! I plan to get in 10

12-01-2009, 10:43 AM	#8
CherylB Big Yapper! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 14,345 Gallery: CherylB Stats: [235] 214 -- 135 WOE: Figuring it out as we speak Start Date: Every day	Brand new to Callanetics. Plan to start tomorrow am. Will pledge to do it three times each week; 12 before the New Year. I hope I love it as much as the rest of you do! I'm excited and hopeful of getting great results.

12-01-2009, 11:00 AM	#10
Joyful111 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 96 Gallery: Joyful111	Hello everyone, I would like to join in this month. I love Callanetics but have never done it consistently enough to let it work its magic on me. I am hoping this check in will help me be consistent. My goal is to do at least 4 hours a week. I did one hour of 10/10 this morning. I love that workout because it not only works my body but it makes me laugh. I always get giggle fits because it seems so funny that moving my leg a 1/2 inch is so hard! Stacey

12-01-2009, 11:06 AM	#11
Weebonilass Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So IL / St Louis, MO Posts: 118 Gallery: Weebonilass Stats: 176.2 / 172.3 / 125 Start Date: November 2009	Hi Stacey Can't say that it's ever made me laugh, but I remember smiling at what it does in my mirror

12-01-2009, 12:01 PM	#15
tempted_by_food Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 7,756 Gallery: tempted_by_food Stats: 233/164/140 WOE: HHCG Rogue Style.... Start Date: restart: 7/13/2009	Mulberry32...thanx for starting the new thread. to all the newcomers! I am in for 10 evolution this month!

12-01-2009, 01:12 PM	#16
newmomtx Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 129 Gallery: newmomtx Stats: 140/128/110 5'2"	Thanks to Mulberry32 for starting Dec challenge! I am aiming to work hard on my fitness this month - hoping to reduce those last 18 pounds of my baby weight .. Plan to do some callanetics atleast every alternate day, more if time permits. And to all newcomers..

12-01-2009, 05:33 PM	#19
laurakitty Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 261 Gallery: laurakitty Stats: 158/158/132 WOE: Gluten & Dairy Free	Hour one of twenty done...

12-01-2009, 07:29 PM	#20
le001 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 15 Gallery: le001	I'm in for 15 hours this month It's not easy to fit callanetics in my schedule as I am already getting up at 4.30 for my yoga practice but I will do my best this month

12-02-2009, 04:11 AM	#21
edna_scooter Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 22 Gallery: edna_scooter	Hi I'm new here but I have been lurking for a bit. I wanted to wait to join the new challenge at the beginning of this month. I've already got 20 hours under my belt and my goal is another 14 this month. I can't believe how much I've fallen in love with Callanetics! I have done weight training type workouts (like Joyce Vedral) ever since I was 17 and started to get chubby (I am 23 now). That and dieting helped me get to the right weight, but I'm still out of shape in some areas (kind of a pear shape). Callanetics is really firming up some areas like my butt...err peach...that nothing else has seemed to help much other than making it bigger or smaller. Also I thought my stomach was fairly flat ( However, I was wrong after looking at my pictures, lol) but it is pulling in as well. Besides all of that I have had some issues with my upper back/neck. That area had always been extremely tight and sore. It always felt like it was out of place and It caused my shoulders to hunch forward. It was a lot of effort to try to stand up straight. I was in pain everyday and taking a lot of ibuprofen. After the first few hours of Callan all that tension went away. It's completely gone now! I am so relieved, it's crazy! I can't say I look 10 years younger (and I wouldn't wanna look 13 anyway ) but I do feel much younger. Also my boyfriend told me he thinks I have grown an inch . That's quite a compliment for me because I am really short. It must be improved posture! I will try to post my progress pictures if I can figure it out. I took some at 12, 15, and 17 hours.

12-02-2009, 04:53 AM	#22
tempted_by_food Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 7,756 Gallery: tempted_by_food Stats: 233/164/140 WOE: HHCG Rogue Style.... Start Date: restart: 7/13/2009	edna 1st hour of evo completed for dec!

12-02-2009, 07:02 AM	#24
batlou Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Prospect, KY Posts: 2,278 Gallery: batlou Stats: 290/189/165 WOE: Atkins Low-Carb Start Date: 3/06/2008	Help me out here...my wife was looking for something different and I told her that several people on this site have had success with Callanetics. Do any of you lady's have more info or suggestions as to how to get started or what video's your using?

12-02-2009, 08:49 AM	#26
Weebonilass Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So IL / St Louis, MO Posts: 118 Gallery: Weebonilass Stats: 176.2 / 172.3 / 125 Start Date: November 2009	I have several tapes, but I always go back to the Ten in Ten, because I know it works for me. Looks sooo simple when you first start it, but those 1/4 of an inch move can bring up a light sweat... and when it gets easier, there is always something you can do to the move (posture wise) to make it hard again. When I want to lose inches, I know Callanetics won't let me down, if it doesn't happen, it's me, not the program.

12-02-2009, 08:50 AM	#27
tempted_by_food Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 7,756 Gallery: tempted_by_food Stats: 233/164/140 WOE: HHCG Rogue Style.... Start Date: restart: 7/13/2009	I second T for the evolution DVD!

12-02-2009, 09:49 AM	#28
batlou Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Prospect, KY Posts: 2,278 Gallery: batlou Stats: 290/189/165 WOE: Atkins Low-Carb Start Date: 3/06/2008	Thanks, checking Amazon now for "Callanetics Evolution".

12-02-2009, 10:24 AM	#29
Mulberry32 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 237 Gallery: Mulberry32	Evolution done for #2. I was definitely feeling the effects of doing Super C yesterday. It was a real struggle to finish Evo today but I feel so much better after completing it. I am so relaxed yet my body knows it worked hard. No other type of exercise does that for me. I love Callanetics!

12-02-2009, 10:46 AM	#30
Joyful111 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 96 Gallery: Joyful111	Thank you for the welcome. I did an hour of 10/10 today. I have done four hours since Sunday and I noticed after the first hour that I was standing taller. Last night I noticed that my bottom line has already lifted after only three hours! Hooray! Can't wait to see what I notice tonight.