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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Workout Review: Living Arts/Gaiam - Pilates Mat Based Workouts for Beginners

 















This is a Pilates workout video that was released in the early 2000s. It is a very good core strength/flexibility workout that lasts about 40 minutes, with 10 minutes of instructions on how to breathe when doing the movements, proper form, and the like, then a 20-minute workout, and a 12-minute energy boost portion (which is a bit more cardio-based). The instructor, Ana Caban, does a good job guiding the workout and keeping it moving without making it too challenging for a beginner. If you are doing a program like p90x it is a good workout to do on the rest day, if you want to get some activity but not do something as intense as the regular workouts. Plus, you get to rotate in something different so you do not get bored. It is definitely something that you can get better at over time even if you do not have a strong core or a lot of flexibility to start out with. 
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