Thursday, October 20, 2011

Bosses Day Cupcakes & Piloxing Express Toning Review


Bosses Day Cake Order: got this order from a company for their three bosses. One a camper, one a golfer, and one a horse lover. All are carrot cake with white chocolate cream frosting. The jumbo cupcakes also have vanilla mousse filling. All decorations are fondant/ gumpaste. I think Im going to try modeling chocolate soon. Probably tastier than fondant, probably cheaper too lol....

I had FOUR cake orders last week! WOW! Thats way more than Ive ever had in one week before. Good news though :) I have an upcoming Halloween cake order that will be fun too.


Today's Tip: Green Smoothies for Health
We promise green smoothies taste better than they look. Plus, they’re full of nutrients. “We all know we need to eat our greens,” Phillips says. “This is an easy way to get a whopping dose of all the super-alkalizing, skin-clearing, energy-boosting, fiber-filled, nutrient-packed greens that you should otherwise be eating.” Read more on Shape



Today's Review: Piloxing Express Toning
Viveca Jensen, 2011 **** (4 of 5 stars)
Viveca leads this 56 minute toning workout in a cute grey gym with purple accents. She works out with 2 background exercisers. You will need optional weighted gloves (light dumbbells would also work) for the upper body segment. This dvd includes Arms, Butt & Thighs, and Abs section. You can play all or skip to the next section with your remote.
Arms: The addition of weighted gloves and/or light hand weights really makes this a tough but fun upper body workout. Exercises include: bicep curl variations, long arm wrist flexion, tri kickbacks, long arm tri work, back fly, 1 arm side tri pushups, and elevator planks. Viveca includes tempo changes to keep your muscles guessing.
Butt & Thighs: This is a floor work section- I started with ankle weights & ended up taking them off as my buns & thighs were on fire! Exercises include: donkey kick variations including side kicks, crossovers, extensions, and long leg kicks. Bridge work including: bridge squeezes, butterfly, and single leg bridge variations.
Abs: This is a floor section that really hits the core. Exercises include: V sit w/ arm pump, V drops, V punch & twists, full V sit w/ legs extended, crunch variations, long leg bicycle, wide leg scissor crunches, plank, plank knee pull and a  side knee pull plank.
I would rate this is a high intermediate workout as my lower body was BURNING by the end! I found this dvd to be unique and fun and I think I’ll be feeling it tomorrow. Viveca has a great energy and her cuing and form pointers are fantastic. She does a great job of including unique twists on tried & true toning exercises- love that little to no equipment is required. Received this dvd to review.
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