Recently, my treadmill decided to take a little vacation (aka, stopped working). In the past, I would have probably thrown in the towel on my Train for 5K efforts. However, this time was different. I decided not to quit, or be tempted to quit by taking a long break. Since the Pennsylvania ice and snow eliminated the option of running outside, I had to be creative.
My husband and I subscribe to Netflix. We are not huge movie buffs, but we enjoy watching a movie every now and then. We can use Netflix to stream movies through our blue-ray player, and our girls LOVE having a Netflix family movie night.
When my treadmill broke, I began looking for an exercise video to keep me moving. I have several on DVD. However, I am quite bored with the old standbys. Additionally, I find that the cardio workout I get from my old videos, does not even come close to the cardio workout I get on my treadmill. A day or two after my treadmill broke; I had a stroke of genius (it happens occasionally). I thought to check out Netflix, for workout videos. To my surprise, they actually had a nice selection, and several of the workouts were available for streaming. I chose to stream Self Magazine - Slim and Sleek Fast
. I really, really liked it. It lasts about 45 minutes and is broken into several sections. Most importantly, when I was finished, my body felt like I actually worked out. I think this was taped in 2005, so it is not a new cutting edge workout. However, it kept me moving. Once my handy hubby fixed our treadmill, I was able to pick up right where I left off.
