Last weeks review of Total Gym Workout usage and RESULTS!

Previously I just played with my Total Gym. Then I was faced with fitting it into my life, the tricky part.

Only managed it 2 times last week: Including using 2 of the 3 Ab Crunch exercises each time.
Results:
Before; Bust 44 – Waist 37 – Gut 42 - Hips 40 to 41 inches
After Bust 43.75 – Waist 34.75 – Gut 42 – Hips 40.75 inches
NOTE the 2.5 inches off my waist after just 2 workouts!

Actually, my gut area, even though its measurement did not change, felt so much firmer, I starting wearing a panty style that, in recent years, the waist band rolls down upon sitting, normally. This time it did not, until this am.

I only worked out Saturday 5/7 and Wednesday 5/11 last week!

In playing with it I found immediate lace of back pain and other general achiness. I concentrated mostly on back, chest, core and combination exercises. I figured I would get around to tackling my unhealthy 37 inch waist and 42 inch gut later.

Not So! I got my Total Gym with a bunch of attachments, and I am glad I did. One is the Ab Crunch attachment, which came with at DVD. UGH. I never have time to watch a DVD…

Feeling that, no matter how Feel Good the back, chest, core and combo exercises are for me, I must fit in a remedy for the unhealthy waistline and gut!


Imagine my relief / surprise to find, upon opening the Ab Crunch Workout DVD
A Booklet
Featuring only 3 beginner, and more advanced, Ab Crunching exercises!
And I could only manage 2 of them. One is called the pike, which, perhaps, I can manage later.

Even so, After only 2 workouts, including:

• Only 30 repetitions of the 2 ab exercises, (ok, one of them has a left and right side, so its more like 30 reps of 3 separate exercises)
• Some core, and / or combination exercises
• Some back, chest, arm and shoulder exercises

These are very encouraging results!

Fitting it in this week will be harder, owing to events, but I do feel very motivated to do so!

Help! What Women’s size Sneaker will last more than a month on a Tom Boy?

A wear issue: Easy Tone Sneakers, which have a fairly well built up sole, last about 4 to 6 weeks on my 11 year old, tom boy / Fashionista daughter, who wears a women’s size 8.5 or 9.

She put on 4/6/11 and has worn them for everything, except rollerblading, are totally worn at all but the under the arch. Her sneakers already have extremely worn at the toes.

She swears she does not use them as brakes for her bike, but how else does one wear out the very toes? Her bike breaks are fine, and I have watched her ride, using the handle brakes, while she did not know I was watching.

It is nice that they started out, and remain, comfy, but what in the world do I replace them with??

Easy Tone wear on an adult woman

Looking at my records, I, who walk in them, have had my Easy Tone, Hi top, Reebok sneakers about a month. Mine have a an ever so slight wear at the outer edge of one heel.

The Easy Tone flip flops, I have had much longer, but only wear in doors, and have no wear to speak of.

How do you wear out the very ends of your sneakers’ toes?

If anyone knows of a long wear women’s sneaker, PLEASE COMMENT HERE AND TELL ME WHICH ONE IT IS!

Thank you!

2 Women’s Easy Tone Sneaker reviews Plus Reebok deals

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Two Women’s Easy Tone Reebok sneakers

I ordered these Easy Tone Reenew sneakers while back,

They came in swiftly, within a week of ordering. Upon my opening their box, my 11-year-old daughter, (part Tom boy, part Fashionista), got them on before I did.

She certainly needed sneakers. Hers, which were new in September of 2010, were holey and worn out by March.

For fashion’s sake, she wanted Converse. Like me, she has a high arch. I was relieved she wanted the Reeboks, I felt she would get the arch support she really needs with these, rather than Converse, or other simple, pretty flat canvas sneakers.

The Converse she wanted had pretty low stats for arch support in reviews at Zappos.

She did let me try them on and, (she has worn women’s size 9 boots), they fit me loosely. I did order them in a women’s 8.5. They fit her fine. They felt fine to me otherwise, except I could step right out of them. Well I have no heel to speak of, but then neither does she…

She has been wearing them for weeks, as her main daily shoe. She shows no sign of letting me have them back.

I can only assume they are being fine sneakers for running, climbing, playing of all kinds, and are not dead yet. Durability is a real issue for my child. She is hard on footwear and clothes.

Also, these days, she never hesitates to complain. Her Reeboks are one thing she has yet to complain about! Yippee!

Knowing that I could not wear them anyway, without wearing 2 pairs of socks, I was thinking of getting a size smaller, looking at the other Easy Tone sneakers...when

I saw these Easy Tone Freestyle Hi sneakers. Having worn traditional Reebok Freestyle Hi sneakers, (and they still have them, in classic black and white!), for years, (in the 80s and 90s), and loved them, I went for it.


These also came within a week of ordering, with a nice extra pair of near pink magenta shoe laces too! A pleasant surprise!

I ordered them in a size 8.5. They still felt pretty loose, but in a boot style, it does not matter. In fact, it does mean I can wear two pairs of, or very thick socks in the cold weather with these!

I believe I have had them for about, or almost, a month now, wear them daily and am very happy with them!

So the up shot of this is:
For me anyway,

• Easy Tone sneakers run a bit large
• Excellent arch support
• Super Comfortable

So far, they also seem durable. Perhaps I should use their current 40% Off deal to find out if their women’s apparel is as durable on my daughter. As luck would have it, she prefers knit pants, will not even try on jeans. I can get her a pair of slacks on Tuesday, only to see them with holes in them by Friday…

It may be worth checking out at 40% off!

Total Gym, a running usage log

This is, intended to be, a progress report of sorts regarding:

1. How I am fitting in Total Gym Usage
2. The results in terms of how I feel
3. The results in terms of measurements

I plan to update this once a week.
I figure the measurements once a month.
I generally do not weigh myself. Our house scale gets played with by my daughter, and I do not usually bother recalibrating it.

So today, after owing the Total Gym for a week, and an unusual week at that:
I still managed to use it:

• 4/9
• 4/10m the Saturday and Sunday after I got it, on Friday the 8th
• Wednesday 4/13, fits in nicely while watching / listening to the evening news

This weekend, so far, not at all.
That is Why this is called Fitting In Fitness, its is just plain not easy, sometimes. OK, oftern.

One of our household was having a Stay at home vacation this week. I could not bring my self to check out the various videos that come with Total Gym while he wanted to veg-out in front of the TV.

So I just concentrated on:

• Core exercises
• Combination exercises
• Back
• Chest 
• and Arms ones as I saw them on the massive deck of training cards that came with my Total Gym.
• Got acquainted with what heights I can do which exercises at effectively.

The results this week:

• I felt I was standing up taller
• I did not have my, now typical, evening 1st back, then all over ache!
• I have had an easier time carrying our Teddy dog back from his walks!
• Took slightly better care of myself, something I need to improve, a lot.

As next week are the holidays, I do not expect to actually do better exercise wise..

However, you never know. I do feel better after I use it than I have by the evening in recent months!

The week after next, I will finally have a normal week!

So for April, 8th, 2011, to start my measurements are:

• Chest 44 inches
• Waist 35 - 36 inches
• Gut 42 inches
• Hips 40 - 41 inches

I am thinking I will check out the Abs workout video, and work on that very unhealthy waist and gut, on a normal week!

Right now I am happy to just feel better and stronger!

I used the discount banner to the right, often, and read plenty of reviews for a few months before I brought mine. The bottom line is, I feel better this week than last.

I was expecting to ache after my first couple of weeks working out, and so far, I just feel better!

Our Experiences with Total Gym so far

It’s Fun! This is my 11 year old daughter’s input.
She also astonishes her friends with how it came, assembled, in that box. That box is not very big.

Unlike other exercise equipment I have tried over the years, Total Gym Really does Fold Up Small enough to fit under a bed!

I ordered it last Sunday, received it this past Friday mid afternoon and we were using it by late afternoon!

I used the banner to your right, and got 60% off and a free Ab Crunch attachment!

They do have an outlet section, and you can try it for $1, but after reading numerous reviews, and liking rowing machines, I would just go for it.

Glad it did. It really is easy to set up and break down.


We spent parts of yesterday trying out various exercises at various heights.

The movements are smooth, and quiet! The exercises are challenging and quite a workout, even taken at a slow, try it rate.

There are a vast amount of exercises. Mine came with:

• Several accessory attachments, we had fun trying
• A poster of them, which is largely what we used yesterday
• Several DVDs’ one of which, the Start It Up one, shows you how to remove it from its box, set it up and start right away
• A massive deck of exercise, and informative, cards and their holder, that mounts on the machine its self

So far the only problem, besides waiting for my turn, is getting my daughter to keep our Teddy Dog off me when I am using it!

I am going to note my, or perhaps our, progress here to give you an idea of fitting Total Gym into our busy lives!

30% Off special discount and an up to 50% Off sale at Reebok

Now is a great time to try Reebok footwear and fitness apparel and accessories! Use the discount code in their banner below to get 30% Off your order and perhaps what you are looking for is on clearance at up to 50% off in the clearance sale which you will find under Sale in near the bottom of their left column menu.




I am finding one style of easy tone and several styles of other sneakers, short sleeve and long sleeve women’s Ts, tank tops, and plenty of cooler weather tops, hoodies, sports bras and some pants in the women’s section of the clearance sale!

Sadly, other obligations prevent me from trying the easy tone sneakers I would very much like to, even at 30% Off.

Their flip flops are still holding up very well!

Even though they are pale on color, and I have been wearing them outside a bit, in the beginning of mud season at that, they still look good!

I recommend them highly if you are in the market for a sturdy, comfy, flip flop!
If you need a pair to walk quietly about the house while others sleep, these are not them, unless your whole place is carpeted, or live with very sound sleepers!

I must be enjoying the latter, as no one has woken up yet while I feed the cats in the early am, but with the very sturdy soles of these Easy Tone flip flops, I feel I am moving loudly…

I understand the 30% off code’s last day is 3/27 so,

Enjoy the savings while the sales and discount is on!

Reebok Easy Tone Flip Flops II, Excellent and On Sale!

I finally have Easy Tone Flip Flops, as my fitflops died last month, I have to have flip-flops to wear around the house all year, as well as inside and out in the summer.

I ordered them on last Thursday, standard shipping, and they arrived on that Saturday AM! I got them for, and they are still on sale for $39.99! They are still available in many sizes and colors too!

EasyTone Flip II Welcome the season with the EasyTone Flip II. This flip flop combines our patented balance ball-inspired technology with a beach-ready sandal design. Built specifically for walking and everyday activities, EasyTone can help tightens and tones key butt and leg muscles.

Mine are the paper white / oyster color, but they won’t be for long….I show the purple / white color because you can see the details a bit better with that color.

I did order mine after signing up for Reebok’s newsletter, to get the offered 15% off discount code as much as news of Reebok footwear and apparel.

I did not get the 15% off discount code in time to order them, unless I could have made myself put that off until…

Yesterday!

So if you thinking of ordering anything from Reebok, sign up for their news letter about a week earlier.

If you click on their banner to your right, the sign up for their newsletter and get the 15% off discount code appears, today, at the bottom half of their page.

As for the Easy Tone Flip Flops

• Very comfy
• Very sturdy
• I will have no fear of them breaking as I walk, then carry our Teddy dog, to your upper right, around town for about two hours each day come 70 degrees!

Perhaps it is because I also wear MBT footwear, I do not find the Easy Tone flip flops wobbly. Well their bottoms are in no way curved, but there is a bit of a center ridge.

My daughter finds them a bit wobbly though, so you might too, or not.

For me that means, I will find them where I put them and not on her feet when I track her down!

Now I have to wait until their Easy Tone sneakers are on sale in my size…

Failing that, I would not be disappointed to go back to their classic leather sneakers that made me a fan of Reebok in the first place!