FitnessBlender's Quiet Cardio Workout



Time:  22:28
Equipment needed:  None

This, my dears, is perfect for those of us with feet and joint issues.  It's also perfect for those people who live in upstairs apartments who don't want to piss off their neighbors below.  Everything is slow, quiet, and deliberate, which makes us have to work harder to keep everything tight.  Keeping everything tight ups the sweat factor and works the entire body.  So you'll get toning benefits at the same time as getting the cardio benefits.

This barely affected my plantar fasciitis and I loved how low-impact it was.  It's the best low-impact cardio workout I've done so far.  I didn't have to modify anything!  I wish more people made workouts like this one.

Obliques R Us Ab Workout



Time:  41:36
Equipment needed:  Exercise mat.

I think this is the first time I've done one of Dulci's workouts.  I've watched a few but never done them because so many that I've seen are high-impact and I can't do those workouts because of my feet.  There are a few bouncy exercises in this video that I adjusted or just did something else instead to make it low-impact.  Although this is very much an abdominal workout, specifically targeting the oblique muscles, there also is a bit of cardio here, too.  It fit perfectly into my workout schedule today and I didn't have to add in any extra cardio.  I really didn't have to modify much.  On the side lifts and side arm unders, I went from the knee and those are the only two ab exercises that I modified.  I also have a tender lower back and hips, so I used a flat pillow under me on most of the mat exercises so that I wouldn't be in pain when doing those moves.

I really liked the workout and I like Dulci.  She's energetic and doesn't do everything perfectly.  At the end of her videos, she also gives a pep talk or explains a bit about fitness.  I'll be doing more of Dulci's videos this month.  I've been browsing her archives for low-impact goodies and I've found a few that I want to do in the next few weeks.
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