Hey MANGO...what is bosu?

Took the girls out for 3 miles after a short day at work...rockin' Neil Diamond Stones and Moods on the i-pod...oh yeah!

17.5/75 MILES

10--Bike to the gym and back, about 55 min; 45-min yoga class

Hi EZ! I meant to reply to you last night--when you said you scared us all away!--but I was tired, so I just added my accountability updates that I had missed. Don't worry, you didn't scare everyone away! :) The thing about the accountability thread is sometimes we don't update for a couple days, and if we don't get to exercise for a day or two, we don't necessarily like to post it. ;) Don't worry, keep posting! And we'll join you again eventually. :carrot:

A bosu is an awesome piece of exercise equipment. BOSU stands for BOth Sides Up--it's like half of a stability ball, with a hard plastic bottom. It has many of the benefits of a stability ball, in that it's "squishiness" means you have to use your muscles more when you use it--but the fact that it's flat on one side also means you can use it for things you can't do with a stability ball, like stand on it, or use it like a step in an aerobics class, do push-ups and tricep dips, use it for lunges, etc. You can also flip it, like the name implies, and put the round side down, which is less stable and much more challenging. If you're curious, here's a link--scroll down the page and there are a dozen or two exercise shown, with pictures. I love the bosu, but they're expensive to buy for yourself--the cheapest one I could find here was $125 CDN. They have both bosu balls and stability balls at my gym, and when I can't go to a class I challenge myself with one or the other.

Let me know if you try one! It's one of the things that has helped me with my core strength since I joined the gym in September, so I'm curious to hear what you think.

I've used a BOSU at the gym but I had no idea that is what BOSU stood for! You learn something new everyday!! I've only used it a couple of times during a class and I felt very unbalanced but I can see where they are very versatile and good for core strength!

4/5 - 3 mile run
4/6 - 1 mile treadmill, 1 hour weights
4/7 - 6 mile run
4/8 - 1 mile treadmill, 1 hour weights
4/9 - 5 mile run
4/10 - 1 mile treadmill, 1 hour weights
4/11 - 9 mile run

Thanks for the info. MANGO...I know all about accountability threads going bust!

Angie and I took the mutts for 2.5 quick ones today

20/75 MILES

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE

Bust? Nope, not here, never. We're just exercising, not eating the delicious vegan chocolate we found while shopping today ... :nose:

11--Ran 10K, about 71 minutes. (And then maybe ate some vegan chocolate.)

12--Bike to the gym and back, about 55 min; 60-min stability ball class

Today:
WATP's 2 miles w/weights
30 minutes Sparkpeople Strength training.

Angie and I took the mutts out for 2.5 this afternoon.

22.5/75 MILES

13--Bike to the gym and back, about 55 min; 45-min upper body/abs class

My goal for April is 1000 minutes

April 1
April 2
April 3
April 4
April 5 Aquacize 29 minutes, Stationary bike 11 minutes, Eliptical 10 minutes
April 6 Aquacize class 55 minutes
April 7 Zumba Gold class 43 minutes
April 8 Aquacize class 55 minutes
April 9
April 10]
April 11
April 12
April 13 Aquacize class 55 minutes

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14--Bike to work and back, about 55 min; 60-min yoga class

Hi everyone! I decided to start posting here.

4/13-Walk Away The Pounds 3 Miles w/WaistBand
4/14-Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Level 1, The Firm: Cardio Inferno