Recent content by Soapmaker

I've checked several of the new DVDs and the picture on my TV is the same quality as the downloads. No blurring. However, the menu pages seem blurry, much worse than DVDs that were produced 15 years earlier. It's like it was done intentionally to convince clients to stop producing DVDs...

I've done this workout 2x. It felt much easier than it actually was based on my Polar stats. I stayed mostly in the aerobic (green) zone and not the lower intensity (more fat burning) blue zone which was what I expected from preview. For the 3 weight segments with 8lb weights, my HR climbed...

I tried creatine before finding taurine. Creatine did not help with fatigue or improve my workouts. Before I started taurine, I did 18 months of a variety of workouts (low and high intensity) without seeing any improvement. I was still struggling with 10lb weights for overhead presses after...

I have been on this rotation for the last ~2 months and I'm planning on sticking to it until I stop progressing. I've increased my weights which is what I'm looking for. I do weighted cardio workouts on the other days plus walking on the treadmill (50 to 90 minutes per day depending on...

This is one of the live downloads I picked up recently. I thought it would be good for a cardio weight training day but I was wrong. It is pure strength. The movements are slow and controlled. I used 15-20 lb dumbbells for most of the moves. I also used 7lb and 10 lb for shoulder and...

I just checked on my TV (43", 5 years old and not 4K). I don't see any blurring even when viewed from the sides. I even wore my reading glasses and stood close to the TV. No blurring anywhere in the frame. I mostly see some normal shadows on bare skin but that's it. I compared the DVDs to...

Am I the only one happy that Cathe takes her time making sure the workouts are up to her usual standards no matter how long it takes to get them done? Her workouts are the only workouts I can do over and over again without my brain refusing to cooperate. Several are always in my rotation...

The one-on-one Cathe workouts are probably the only positive thing that came out of Covid lockdown. I've been buying a few at a time with every live workouts purchase. I had 20 of them and I bought another 9 today. I may eventually end up with all of them. The solo workouts seem more...

I second the taurine recommendation. It's the only supplement that helped me with post covid fatigue. Taurine is not only for vegans. Even meat eaters don't get enough. It becomes conditionally essential as we get older as our livers don't make enough of it to meet the body's demands. It's...

I ordered the DVDs and the downloads. Thank you for still offering the DVDs. Thank you for making the downloads so easy to use. Not many fitness instructors have been so generous. The 4 additional workouts are beyond generous. I hope they will cover 2 body parts per workout to supplement...

So sorry to hear that you’re dealing with this problem at this young age. I’m going to share what I’m doing (and why) to help preserve bone density in the hope that it can help others. I’m looking at some of my friends who are older than me and I know I don’t want to become so frail. I’ll fight...

My husband (mid 60's) has been working out with Cathe for over 25 years. His doctor asked him about his workout routine and couldn't believe it's all done at home. Thank you Cathe! My husband recommended Cathe to him. She's an incredible example of how to grow older and stronger. He has...

I have been using the A360 for several years now. I love it. Get the H10 transmitter. Mine never misses a beat. It doesn't have any of the random spikes of earlier versions. When it starts having problems, change the transmitter battery. I have been changing my own battery for years. You...

I have my downloads on 2 1 TB external hard drives. My primary drive is plugged into my DVD player and I use it everyday. My secondary drive is for back up purposes just in case the first drive fails or a file becomes corrupted. I just switched the back up to an SSD drive. I almost always...

It sounds like Vantage isn't sampling the HR as frequently. Maybe Polar is trying to preserve the battery. It would ruin a workout not to have accurate readings. At this point, I find it difficult to workout without a HRM. I need those numbers! I've tested the A360 when I first got it using...