Callanetics Challenge - August 2012

[Donna D]

Quoting Sandra (our Callanetics Guru):
Some of the benefits seen by Callanetics students:

Tight, lifted firm buttocks
Flatter toned abs
Long lean legs with awesome muscle definition
Lean, sculpted arms
Youthful neckline
Stronger pelvic floor
Increased flexibility
Increased strength
Restore youthful alignment and posture

Feel full of energy, vitality and empowered. There's nothing like Callanetics to safely tone and shape the body.

Callanetics is safe for everyone regardless of age and fitness level. It's particularly beneficial and safe for people with back, neck and knee issues.

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Happy August pulsing!

[pikchu]

Hello in August everybody!
I'm going for 15 hrs of 10/10 in August. I will still be walking and I'm trying to introduce myself to running - I need to do that as I wanted to exchange regular cardio with "after burn" running trenning - regular cardio takes to much time, so I usually omit it and as result I'm not losing weight. I also started with JUDDD. I hope I'll manage. Wish me luck, I really needs it...

[zagnut]

Would like to join the challenge. I don't even have the dvds yet lol, they'll be here Friday and I'm a total beginner so looking forward to working out with everyone. I'll aim for 10 hours in August, is that too much or little for a beginner?

[happenstance]

Have been hanging out for this moment for the last week or so, and am rearing to go. Am wanting to "Callanetics Boot Camp" my body this month as an antidote to heartbreak.
My figure is in such a sad state currently that it will be more of a long term goal to lick it into shape. But if I go hard initially so I can start feeling those results, that will spur me on to stay the course.
Am aiming for a whopping 31 sessions in 31 days. I suspect it may be a case of aiming for the moon and reaching the stars, (hey if I can do 20 sessions, I'll be stoked!) But I figure if I aim high, at least I'll fail high.
Am planning to take all that anger and hurt, and channel it into something more positive for my future. Wish me luck!
Anyone want to come along for the ride?

[happenstance]

Originally Posted by amy317

Would like to join the challenge. I don't even have the dvds yet lol, they'll be here Friday and I'm a total beginner so looking forward to working out with everyone. I'll aim for 10 hours in August, is that too much or little for a beginner?

No, 10 hours is fine, especially as you will be familiarizing yourself with the techniques. Will be interested to see how you enjoy the exercises. They feel pretty good, even when though some take awhile before they feel like their being done accurately, lol, but they work fast.

[happenstance]

Originally Posted by pikchu

Hello in August everybody!
I'm going for 15 hrs of 10/10 in August. I will still be walking and I'm trying to introduce myself to running - I need to do that as I wanted to exchange regular cardio with "after burn" running trenning - regular cardio takes to much time, so I usually omit it and as result I'm not losing weight. I also started with JUDDD. I hope I'll manage. Wish me luck, I really needs it...

I'm wishing you luck :0). Whats the after burn running trenning - can you tell me more about it?
I am also doing at least 15mins on the rebounder (mini-trampoline) daily and Lifelift breaths when I am driving to and from work (mainly for pulling that saggy tum into line).

[boco]

1 hour done for august

[pikchu]

Hi Happenstance,
After Burn -means you still are burning calories after you stop exercicing. You achive that by exercise in interval - short, very intense effort (eg. 30 secs of sprint) followed by a bit longer calm movement (eg. 90 secs of march) and then repeat that pattern (eg. 7 times). When you "master" that, you are icreasing number of repetitions, time of intensive exercices, and decreasing time of slow movement. There are rules how do that, how often, how long etc.
It's not necessary running, it could be any kind of sport you are doing - swimming, cyckling maybe even trampolining - if you only can do it very fast without killing yourself
Hope it helps. I sure you may find more information somewhere, my "sources" are in Polish, so I suspect they will be unfortunately of no use to you.

[happenstance]

Originally Posted by boco

1 hour done for august

Me too - Yay us!

[Lizbob]

Happenstance,
Last fall I did Callan's 30-day program (found the book in the public library) prior to a weekend at the beach. Watching DVD movies while I worked out made it bearable. The results were so immediate I had no problem finding the motivation to stick with the program.
I pledge to do 10/10 in the next 2 1/2 weeks before I go on vacation.

[boco]

Originally Posted by happenstance

Me too - Yay us!

yay!

[Rougier]

Happenstance, I am with you all the way in your "Callanetics Boot Camp". In a month's time I am starting on a new chapter in my life I want to begin it with a thiner, and a LOT more toned body!!

Aiming for 20 sessions in August, a healthy diet and a lot of running. Good luck to all!

Off to do hour 1 now.... wish me luck...

[Rougier]

First hour out of 20 done :-)

[Kissa]

Tomorrow will be the first day of The rest of my life....

I hope!

[TripleSlowMotion]

Hi everyone!

Checking in to say that I'm still plugging away, working at my own pace, at my own level, definitely making progress despite migraine and TTOM rest/recovery days. (Plus, I have an actual migraine medication to try next time one strikes, so maybe I can nip things in the bud.)

Reporting in here as computer issues permit, LOL!

Before the migraine thing happened, I'd gotten into a good groove doing some Callanetics every day, plus a bit more exercise of other varieties as my energy level and general health permitted.

Keeping a little calendar of my morning/evening workouts has REALLY helped me see what I've accomplished, I definitely recommend it. Looking back just with my memory, it doesn't seem as though I did all that much in June and July, but the writing on my calendar says otherwise.

I've read that making an effort to notice positive/productive/happy/exciting events and actively working to recall them in memory is really beneficial in a psychological sense, and if my calendar is any indication, it's true. Sharing them with others also is a good thing, Thanks for listening to me ramble, I think it's good for both of us.

[mtnmomma]

Starting my fourth month of EVO. May was great, June just so-so, July okay. Aug my goal is 12 hours. Sticking with lower calorie- Weight Watchers type eating, and my perimenopause is really keeping me from enjoying any kind of wine. So-- if I am lucky cutting back on the vino I may even drop a few lbs. this month.

Here's to 12 hours!!!!!!

[callagirl]

amy317, happenstance, Rougier, and anyone else that is new to this particular thread. I wish each and everyone of you GOOD LUCK.

This August I plan on doing 19 sessions of 10/10, cardio, and some arm exercises.

[enjoy]

I'm off to a good start, finished first hour of 10/10.

Welcome to all the new ladies........let's keep pulsing!!

[planetbenjamin]

I'm off to a good start too. Up early for an hour of 10/10.

[pikchu]

second hour of 10/10 done
15min introduction to running done

[Kissa]

1st hour of 10/10 done....

Except that I cannot do the pelvic dips etc because of an arthritic knee. I can kneel but I cannot sit back on my heels.

Are there any hints in previous threads to help me?

[TripleSlowMotion]

Originally Posted by Kissa

1st hour of 10/10 done....

Except that I cannot do the pelvic dips etc because of an arthritic knee. I can kneel but I cannot sit back on my heels.

Are there any hints in previous threads to help me?

Oh, yes, check the July thread, toward the end somewhere I think. Sandra gives some good pointers on form when doing the pelvic exercises from a standing position.

As for me, did PM Callanetics last night.

[Kissa]

Many thanks for that TripleSM.

[happenstance]

Originally Posted by pikchu

second hour of 10/10 done
15min introduction to running done

Still on course, despite docs appt and lots of errands to run. Also did 15mins rebounding, and 40mins vigorous mowing/gardening. All despite the blues - Yay me!
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/im...bs_up_2011.gif

[zagnut]

Thank you for the welcomes! My DVDs came a day early and 1st hour of 10/10 done! My muscles feel like jello lol but I enjoyed it even though I can now tell how out of shape I am!

[LongLife]

Hello all. I am a Callanetics wanna be. I have the book and VHS from the mid-80's and it worked well then. Now twenty years later I really need some help. I'm glad I stumbled across this message board - I look forward to giving and receiving encouragement. I am ordering 10/10 video tomorrow (my VHS player doesn't work) and will try to get back at it with the book until my video arrives. What is EVO? Thanks for being here.

[booboo25]

2nd hour of 10/10 done today. Hopeing to get 12 hr this month.

[TripleSlowMotion]

You're welcome Kissa! This kind of question does come up fairly often, and the answers tend to wind up kind of buried in giant threads, but I can assure you that doing Callanetics with modifications IS an effective way to work out. No need to worry that you're missing out. Working at your own level, whatever that may be, does provide cumulative benefits.

Lately the pelvic moves done as shown just fill me with dread, so I always modify. (I've been tighter and less flexible than usual, and just feel a bit creaky. Guess it's hormones?) I usually do the front thigh stretch standing too, usually one foot at a time, just bend the knee, reach back and grab the center of the foot and gently stretch the front of the thigh. (This usually works best for me if I bend over forwards a bit)

At first, I couldn't do the front thigh stretch as shown AT ALL. Nowadays, I can, but I prefer to modify. For me, it's more important to DO the workout. If some part of a workout fills me with dread, I just modify to work whatever the stated target area might be by doing something else that doesn't tempt me to avoid the workout altogether.

Happy Pulsing!

[Kissa]

Thanks again, I looked at the videos and was very encouraged at the options available. I have learned over the years that while we need to work at improving our bodies, we also have to listen to them.

[mykidsteacher]

Hello all. I fell off the wagon towards the end of July with a trip out of town, and am having a hard time getting back into it.

Evolution is just so LONG. Takes over an hour to do the whole thing, and I have a hard time finding a whole hour to devote to ANYTHING, much less exercise that I don't really like. I've tried just doing the warm-up, abs, legs and ending stretches, but that doesn't feel like I'm doing much for the time invested.

Any thoughts on ways to shorten the time commitment without sacrificing too much of the results?

I'd like to shoot for 12 hours in Aug.