Today, I had a chance to work out like a supermodel and do the Cindy Crawford – Shape Your Body Workout and relive a workout from the glory days of my youth.
Oh honey, I’m no longer young. At least I didn’t feel young after working out with Cindy Crawford for 45 minutes.
I could do most of the workout (had to modify a couple of things because of my back) but I noticed a few things.
I can’t kick as high as I did at 20.
I’m not as flexible as I was at 20.
I’m not able to get out of the floor as easily as I could at 20.
My first thought was WHY did I buy a workout DVD that reminds me that I’m no longer 20 years old and far from 140 pounds?????
My second thought was this:
Keep doing this workout. Get better at it. Do it better than when you were 20.
I’m already FAR stronger than I was at 20. I will lose more weight and my flexibility will come back with more exercise.
I’m on it.
I may never look like Cindy Crawford but I won’t rest until I can high-kick as well as she could….20 years ago.
In other news, I did use my new Omron HR-500u strapless heart rate monitor. It did a great job tracking the changes in my heart rate. Unfortunately, the calorie counter seems way off. There is NO WAY I only burned 5 calories during that workout. I emailed their customer service department to see if I set something up wrong. Given my history with electronics, I’m pretty sure it’s user error.
P.S. Working out like a supermodel doesn’t mean I will ever look like one and that is fine. I’m cranky enough without living on lettuce leaves and cigarettes.
Besides……
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Have you done a workout lately that has you feeling your age?
Yes. It’s called Sit and be Fit. http://www.sitandbefit.org/
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Ha. Love this post. I’m with you Barbara.
A friend of mine told me it was unrealistic to hope to get back in to the shape I was when I was 20. Man, I hate being told what I can and can’t do, so I should thank her for motivating me. 
Because I think I CAN do it. I accept that I’m not going to look as good as I did at 20 (actually 30 was the “golden time” for me) but I can be in the same shape fitness wise. And you can too! Yay us! We will cheer each other on!
Gaye
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thats my new mantra!!!
DO IT BETTER THAN WHEN YOU WERE TWENTY.
in all things
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Keep kicking. Keep flexing. Keep up-off-the-floor-ing it. This is your time, girlfriend! Put those years in your 20′s to shame!
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Will do!
Barbara Davis recently posted..Working Out Like A Supermodel
I don’t even wanna think about how I worked out when I was 20. I went to a Nautilus and people wore shiny spandex leotards with butt floss….of course I never did but still…
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Oh I remember Nautilus!!!
Barbara Davis recently posted..Working Out Like A Supermodel
Love it – you will get to the better than 20!!! Having the goal is half the battle!!!
I have never done a Cindy Crawford work-out. Do you recommend it? (I love trying new DVDs!!)
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Lunge to a high kick is always a killer!!!
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Where the heck did you get that doll that looks like me?
You go…Super Model!!
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