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RE: A good book on stretching exercises, try this one. . . LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-02 AT 09:13PM (Est)[p]I really like Kit Laughlin, and have found a lot of really useful stretches in two of the books listed here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-4416912-5226422 the only...

Hi Lori, another way I like to fit yoga into a rotation is to use short videos or segments of videos as a tack-on after a cardio or weight session. For instance, after going for a run I'll do the last half of Yoga Zone Power Yoga, which has a lot of hip openers and hamstring lengtheners. Or...

LAST EDITED ON Apr-18-02 AT 01:57PM (Est)[p]Hi Kathy! I'm trying to figure out a solution myself. I'm glad I'm not the only one who got toasted the first time trying a Powerstrike - after Millenium #1 I couldn't even take a deep breath the next day without feeling it in my ribs! Anyway, I have...

If you're in Canada, and you don't live in a large centre where you can find them in stores, you can try Chapters/Indigo on-line, which is where I got mine. http://www.chapters.ca I've heard mixed reviews about their service since the merger took place, but all my experiences with ordering...

LAST EDITED ON Mar-09-02 AT 08:50PM (Est)[p]sheesh, sorry for yet another double post...

Kimba, CTX is without a doubt the best used tapes in my collection. They're so versatile and there's so many ways to use them. That said... I remember from previous posts you have said that you sometimes have problems with high impact. The cardio in CTX is VERY high impact - fun, but high...

LAST EDITED ON Feb-21-02 AT 03:41PM (Est)[p]sorry, double post!

FWIW I think the tuck jumps are also a core strength thing. I love/dread IMAX and managed to avoid doing it for 6 months, then tried it again last November. And to my surprise, I could do the tuck jumps - and they LOOKED like tucked jumps. Believe me, I wasn't practicing these in the interim...

Stacy, do you read the FitPrime forum? I just posted on this topic today. If not, let me know, and I'll C&P it here. Sophie

I'm so glad someone else asked this! I've never heard of them either. The only thing I can think of up here (western Canada) that might match the description is maybe a Hostess cupcake or King Don. Is that even close? Sophie

Yep, you definately jumped into the deep end! Of the DVDs you have on order, I would suggest working with the step portion of MIC or Body Max for a while. Actually, since these are half an hour (more or less) in length, you could actually use them to replace the cardio portions in CTX for a...

RE: Sophie! Gosh, no, I didn't double up the cardio although I know there are others here who did. They be better women than I, matey! I just looked at my journal and all my weeks are "messy" - meaning I always deviated from what I actually had planned, but here's one that's not too bad: M...

Hi Lorrie, I'm not Cinza, but I would like to recommend Rodney Yee's Yoga for Athletes if you're just getting started in it. He does have a tendency to overwrite his script a tiny bit, but he has great form and well designed routines. Y4A is broken into three parts so you can do the whole thing...

Really interesting post, Cinza! I've been focusing on yoga and pilates this quarter mostly because the studio I go to has unlimited classes with your fee, so I try to make it twice a week. And then a friend talked me into taking a Pilates class with her - it's been fun to do "live" things for a...

I'm revisiting the CTX series now! I did my first rotation of these last October/November and loved it. I could eat a TON while doing it! I had to modify the schedule, though - I'd only do the cardio three times a week, but stack up the body parts (eg. Power Circuit, plus the bicep section from...