Thanks so much for the advice. I love the idea of getting cardio along with the upper body workouts. Do you happen to know how high the impact is on 4-day split and Body Max 2? SIGH -- knee issues again.
I do love knowing which premixes are good, so thanks for the recommendation of the one on Body Max 2. Any other recommendatons on great premixes on other DVDs that really work the upper body would be greatly appreciated?
Hello again, Exercise-Lover:
With 4DS's Boot Camp routine, there are twelve rapid-fire drills, some of which are higher impact (high-knee runs, power-7's, bounding jumps, etc.) and some of which aren't. I think you'd be able to cook up some good modifications (really high-knee marches and 7-knee repeaters in lieu of high-knee runs and power-7's for one example), OR - you could simply continue a previous lower-impact drill through the subsequent higher-impact drill until that next one ends. Or simply repeat a lower-impact drill, and then skip the next one with your chapter-next button on your remote. All of the drills have their own chapter points, so that one is easy. 4DS-Kickbox does also contain some higher impact, but IMHO creating your own modifications simply by staying grounded while the Cathe crew are jumping is very serviceable. The Higher Intensity Step - eh, I'd be leery of that one with knee / impact issues. Lower Intensity Step, not so much. HOWEVER - complex choreography to the max, so get your fancy footwork freak on!
If you have impact issues to the extent you describe, in all honesty I wouldn't look to Body Max 2 for its cardio. There is a fair amount of impact in the steady-state step section, and a LOT of impact in the power circuit section, as well as traditional leg weight work in the power circuit section, and you might find yourself trying to modify so much you're doing a completely different workout. JMHO.
Again, HTH!
Also, if you're still contemplating a strictly strength DVD, also consider the Slow And Heavy DVD released 2001. This one has all three workouts (split-set upper body and lower body training) on one disc, and when it says SLOW and HEAVY, by God it means it! A very different method of training because of the rep counts employed.
A-JOck