Shhhh... he's sleeping!
Hey, Amy. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you--it's only 9:40 here, but 12:40 on the east coast, so I'm sure you won't get this till tomorrow. Anyway, I hope you liked the tapes as much as I did! I must start by saying HOW does Cathe manage to talk in such a normal tone of voice while doing these things?!? These are intense (as is everything of hers that I've done)!
First, All Step, because I did it first: I need to stop myself from holding my breath when I'm learning new moves! I was out of breath with that beginning choreography--all those rocks and triples and mambos--not big movements but a little tricky since they're new. Once I had that down I reminded myself to breath and the rest of the tape didn't find me hyperventilating! (I breathe long, deep and slow during my cardio workouts, and it really helps me to keep my heart rate down and feel good during intense cardio. I started this when I was trying running for a while, and it works great for me.) I liked how Cathe mentioned modifications and lower impact options, and even more I loved the up, jack, rock down, jump twice, repeater, box lunge! The heel-toe hopturn jack was extremely fun, too! All in all, the choreography was FUN and my heart rate monitor was going crazy! I had to pause once during the tape (and during 10-10-10, too) to get my heart rate back into my training zone, and I was glad I was wearing it, because I was having so much fun I probably wouldn't have stopped on my own. Ok, Ok, I need to leave some room for 10-10-10!
I'm wondering if you liked the kickbox stuff, since I know you don't really like kickbox in general. Personally I thought it was really fun--she kept you moving (those double side slides with hamstring curls around the step were harder than they look!), and she is so sharp and powerful with her punches and kicks! I don't feel very good about my kicking form, especially side kicks, but its something to work up to. I do not look the same as these women when I am doing the power hops front--you know the ones I mean? Those will be tough when I can finally accomplish them with my thighs paralell to the ground! Gol-lleee!
I've never done a high low workout, and it looked tougher to me than it felt. the choreography wasn't very complex, but that was welcome, especially considering the speed of the music! Again, they are having so much fun, and it is contagious.
I was feeling strong and went all out, but had to modify certain parts at the end (high knee jogs and high kicks) so that I could stay all out with the plyo jumps andplyo heel digs--loved 'em!
After all that, the tempo of the step segment seemed sooo nice and s..l..o..w! I was too tired to concentrate on that double ricochet, but I liked the LOW straddle down after the hop turn, and the knee straddle ball change was neat too.
Ok, after reading this over, it seems like I just went over every step in each video! I guess that shows that every part about them is great! I really like the lenght of these tapes, so you can mix them up together like this.
Ok, so what did you think?
Post soon
Wendy
