Leaner and tighter is definitely the goal, with or without weight loss
My pants fit better, too!!!!
Part of my decision to "get serious" was because, as a trainer and instructor it was important to me that I actually walk the talk
But the difficulty I faced was not really LIKING the workouts I was doing. I teach a lot of circuit training and it was stifling to teach stuff that I didn't actually enjoy doing (and did rarely) myself. When I found barre/mat workouts/barefoot cardio/fusion style training and realized I didn't need to do jumping jacks and tuck jumps and burpees to get results, something just clicked! So now I even teach my clients barefoot
Also, I had a really hard time actually getting my THIGHS to work when doing traditional strength training. Barre took the guesswork out of that because the body positioning forces them to work. Actually using my quads totally changed their shape.
Tugger -- yes, imagine each pound of fat being about the size of one grapefruit!! Even just a single one takes up quite a bit of space so it ALL matters
Beth -- I've been tempted to start doing heavier weight again, or just mixing in Kelly Coffey workouts but I just enjoy barre so much it is hard to make the time, LOL ... I do like KCM workouts, though so I should JUST DO IT!!
Also.. I am 5'7"
slimming down the lower half has helped me feel taller, though, because being bottom heavy actually made me feel stocky ALL the time, even though I am considered "tall" by average standards.
Jacqi -- I do "something" every day, even if it's just stretching and rebounding. Movement wakes me up in the morning, as I do not drink coffee or tea, and if I don't move in the morning I feel VERY sluggish
My
schedule looked like this:
Monday -- longer workout 50-60 min, lower body emphasis, with cardio usually built in
Tuesday -- upper body/core with rebounding 40-60 min throughout the day
Wednesday -- longer workout emphasizing lower body, some cardio built in, could be a total body workout, some rebounding
Thursday -- upper body/core, 30 min or so, and I taught 90 min spinning at night
Friday -- usually something easier like an SBF feel-good cardio, some shorter target workouts or just rebounding
Saturday -- long, total body workout (60+ min) LOVE the Saturday morning sweat!!! and stretching.. rebounding later on while Netflixing ;-)
Sunday -- stretch and rebounding ... sometimes a short abs workout.
I've done a LOT, and I mean a LOT of SBF... I was doing her workouts exclusively since June 7, when I fell in love
Before that, I was shuffling through pretty much any barre workout I could get my hands on... Barre3, P57, TBM, PopPhysique, and I started rebounding in mid-May. I've done ALL low impact workouts and have only worn shoes for a handful of them ;-) I've really developed an aversion to shoes!! Haha. Really my focus has shifted to just staying active. My day job is from home, I'm on my butt reading legal transcripts for hours a day, so the more activity the better, and because it is all so gentle I've been able to do a lot of moving... I'm especially grateful for my JS rebounder, wow, how much more activity I've been able to get in when I'd otherwise be sedentary, is amazing. And it feels great.