I Have the Tapp Crazies

I have been going t-tapp crazy!  I want to take little bits of her workout and post them so, if you are following along, you have some idea of what I am talking about!  Lets start by saying it is a rehabilitative approach to fitness created by Teresa Tapp.  She spent nine years creating the moves and over two decades perfecting it.  Some would call it a fusion of dance, yoga, pilates and more, as it incorporates elements of each.  It can be done anywhere, you need only 4 square feet of space to do it in, and you do not need a single piece of equipment!  The moves look fairly simple, but there is alot going on in each move.  It helps the body rebuild primary body functions-such as neurokinetic flow, reseting glucose utilization rate, and lymphatic function...it is rebuilding from the inside out...I did 15 minutes of this workout tonight and 15 minutes of a walk dvd, but I am sending off for Teresa's 45 minute total workout dvd tomorrow!

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Lumpy Bumpy

I finally recieved a book yesterday I ordered on the Internet, Fit and Fabulous in Fifteen Minutes by Teresa Tapp.  Naturally, I could not read it fast enough overnight and dive into it first thing this morning.  I wanted to know how to be fit and fab, now!  This exercise program relies heavily on the proper form for it to work, luckily it came with a dvd!  I popped in the dvd and did it twice to meet the minimum of 30 minutes, but there is alot more work to be done on the proper techniques and perfecting form.  I am getting close to the half way point of the Julie/Nancy Project (182.5 days), and although I have lost pounds and a clothing size, I still feel lumpy, bumpy.  I can't wait to see the results of the T-Tapp workout...

The Results Are In....

Yesterday I did an 8x4=32.  This was an experiment on the 8 minute series of exercises.  Eight minutes each of abs, legs, buns and arms.  Today, I report on the results and I will give it a soreness rating.  For the 8min abs, I would report a soreness factor of 4 out of 10, with 1 being the least amount of soreness and a 10 being the worst or most soreness, so overall I would say thats pretty good, I expected to be a little more sore.  As for the rest of the 8 minute series, legs, buns, and arms, I am feeling no soreness at all!  I guess I have been whipped into shape by Leslie, Jillian and Bob!  Today, I did 8 minute abs again but then added a 3 mile Leslie Walk to it.  I am going to try to add the 8 minute abs in to my everyday exercise routine.

8x4=32

I feel like I am giving a math lesson!  Today I decided to try 8 minute abs, piece of cake...then I did 8 minute buns,... I think I will feel the outcome of that one tomorrow.  So, to finish out my 30 minute workout, I did 8 minute thighs and 8 minute arms.  The outcome of that exercise experiment will be revealed tomorrow!

5+5=10

Its hard for me to believe that I walked 10 miles this weekend.   I did 5 miles last night and 5 miles again tonight.  I liked having new music to listen to, it seemed like I had a whole new exercise dvd!  I put in a Leslie Sansone dvd and muted it, then I downloaded new workout music to my computer and played the music from there.  I loved having new music to listen to, music is so motivating for exercise!