Recent content by deborahsaipan

The only way to be able to do more pushups is to do them, unfortunately. However, my suggestion would be to try different types of pushups; there are a ton out there. Check out ronjones.org, he gives free photos of all the various types. What you can do is try to start with doing 2 of each kind...

Try military style pushups, where your hands are further under your shoulders, back towards your ribs, don't let your elbows flare out on the way down and up, sort of like a sun salutation. Second, try pyramid pushups, where your thumbs and pointer fingers touch in front of you. Third, try...

Wow, thanks for the info. I guess I'll just have to nag and nag Cathe until she comes up with her version! Although Boot Camp is a pretty good approximation of calisthenics (especially those nasty Terminator Climber thingies). Thanks!

Has anyone ever heard of these guys? They both do body weight only exercises and have programs for sale on their respective websites. I found them on a google search of body weight only exercises. Matt Furey calls his Combat Conditioning and the book/dvd is supposedly a best-seller on Amazon...

I'd love to see Cathe put her unique, unbeatable stamp on body weight only workouts. Matt Furey and Geo Takoma (the guy who coined the phrase "power yoga") believe that the best way to functional fitness is through body weight only exercises. They both have programs, but I'd love to see Cathe...

I have tried Hard Body Yoga by Tari Rose. Didn't like it much. The problem? For each and every movement that is 10 counts, she counts it out, one by one. So slowly does she count it out that I find myself annoyed. The workout itself isn't all that hard, not compared to Shiva Rea or others. Try...

There is a great coconut cook book from amazon.com. Just go into the search engine and look for it. There is also another book on the coconut diet. Better than olive oil I keep reading. Tropical Traditions is the best place to order. You have to try the cream (not the lotion). I put the...

Me too, in a major way. 22 years of running and mostly neglecting the stretching part at the end left me with incredibly inflexible hamstrings and spine. My '05 resolution was to increase my flexibility. I can run, I can lift heavy, I can handle the great pain Cathe brings. However, I must say...

I run 2-3 days a week, 45-55 minutes, on my yoga/stretch max days, in the pm, for the past 2 months. Without doing much more, I lost 5 pounds, another 3 by doubling my veggies and halving my carbs, still feeling full, but on veggies, although it is not always easy "gagging" that down when you...

I just started practicing yoga when I got the P90X tapes about 4 months ago. Owie!!! Yoga is the hardest thing I have ever done, maybe because I seriously lack flexibility. Since then I have gotten more yoga dvd's (Shiva Rea and her awesome yoga matrix in Shakti Yoga, Bryan Kest's 3-in-1, and...

Do you do computer work? If so, the akward position, if you don't use a wrist pad, will stress your wrists. I never used to be able to do pushups without handle bars. Now, at 42, I don't need them. I got one of those hand exercisers. I use it first with the thumb squeezing it, then flip it...

I am a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), for the past 14 years (my oh my, how time flies). Plus Mum to a 2 year- 4 month old firecracker toddler. Being a Mum to a toddler is FAR more stressful than my job, and my work has put me in some very stressful spots. Nothing...

I have to agree, yoga is the best way to improve those hamstrings. After 22 years of running (I am 42), and not being diligent about stretching afterwards, my hamstrings and lower back are incredibly stiff and store. After doing yoga 2 times a week for 6 weeks, and just screaming through some of...

I can't remember where, but I saw these heavy plastic dumbbells that you could fill with water to different levels for different weights, from 1 lb to 15 lbs per dumbbell (and have extra water on hand if you are camping). Not a bad idea for travelling. I think you might be able to order them...

I use the coconut moisturizing cream (not lotion) from www.tropicaltraditions.com. No chemicals, no preservatives, no 20 letter chemical name in your product. You can get the different smells (lavender, citrus, plain, baby silk), it makes your skin really moist (best used at night only if you...