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I have twice tried to send an email to the [email protected] address (by clicking on the yellow link under customer service) and have twice received undeliverable messages back from the postmaster. I received a video with poor sound quality (Step, Jump and Pump) and would like to have it...

From my own experience as a personal trainer, most overuse injuries of connective tissues from strength training are due to excessive reps and sets versus lifting too heavy a weight. You do need to choose a weight intensity that will tire the muscle group by the end of the repetition scheme in...

I don't have this series yet so don't know what is meant by "a three pound weight under the foot". However, when analyzing an exercise, the consideration upon determining which muscles are working is the action taking place at the joint during the concentric phase of the exercise - not so much...

The rear leg in a lunge is often where people feel calf stress. When you are up on the ball of the foot, the calf is in contraction. Take extra time to stretch the muscles both before and after exercises if they are indeed tight. A good test to check for tight calves is to sit on the floor...

RE: Hi Connie! Does Cathe own the Four Seasons with Chris? I originally thought Chris owned the Health Club and Cathe worked there as Aerobics Director but people keep referring to the Four Seasons as "Cathe's" health club. Just curious

Step Queen made a good point regardng flexibility. Stretching the adductors (inner thighs) will help with greater ranges of motion through abduction. Cathe's comment about fast twitch fibers is correct as well. As a former gymnast with powerful legs, plyometrics were a snap for me, but it...

RE: Body fat! Hi Punky! Not at all. I am glad to help (and am still very busy at work getting out end of month reports, etc.) Will stay in touch! Lisa - women are pinched at the supraillium, a diagonal skinfold taken just above the illiac crest (think oblique area - more at the side of...

RE: Janice...... Hi everyone, I just want to chime and note that if you are tracking bodyfat via calipers, be sure to have the same person do the pinching each time. We try to be as accurate as possible when we pinch, but each fitness professional will grasp a little bit differently. Some...

RE: Regarding HR... In every corporate company I have worked for, HR protects management, not employees. For 20 years I worked as a senior level administrative assistant for various companies. The job that finally led me to change careers to fitness had me working for a group of marketing and...

When you flex laterally (to the side), you are working the same side intenal and external obliques. When you rotate, you are working opposite side internal and external obliques. This is why you feel it on the side closest to the ground when you rotate toward the floor. So, you are correct in...

Leslie, Could be your shoes. The cushioning and shock absorption might be worn out. Are your shoes specifically made for aerobics and stepping? It is very important to have shoes specific to the sport you are doing. Most aerobic shoes are made for both floor aerobics and step aerobics so...

RE: Calling all fellow instructors regarding the sweat ... No offense taken at all Clare! :7 There are some people who really want to see the instructor working hard and others who get intimidated seeing the instructor working really hard. Today I was a little late for my morning strength...

Well, I don't sweat profusely when I teach, but the amount is dependent upon the type of class, the temperature in the room, and how much I need to coach. Just because an instructor (or person in general for that matter) doesn't sweat, it doesn't mean they are not working hard. Some people...

This link is a picture of a woman and her baby. Where is the pic of the T shirt?

Welcome back, Maribeth! I am so very sorry to hear of your Mom's passing and your own health setback but glad you are doing fine and ready to join us again. Looking forward to reading your new posts. -Roe

That's pretty sad. Maribeth was a wealth of information and I still have every single post she wrote here printed and saved in a notebook. She inspired me to read voraciously about kinesiology and I learned so much from her posts. I miss her contributions here enormously. If the person who...

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. Here is a link for one of the LV replica sites. The bags look as good as the real thing! http://www.worldgiftsinternational.net/LouisvuittonMurakami.htm I ordered the Speedy 30 from eluxury.com. They are the only website authorized to carry...

Does anyone else out there have champagne taste and a beer pocket? I have been carrying my Fendi bag snce 1994 and it is finally time to upgrade. I'd like a Louis Vuitton, especially one from the new Murakami line, but I do not want to pay top dollar. There are sites that sell replicas but...

RE: :-( Everthing I wrote was in my own words. Nothing was copied directly from a book or was part of a sales pitch. Just let this go for pete's sake! Amy and I have been trying to do that, yet the thread continues to linger on. I agree that there is a vast difference between loyalty to a...

I would sell the Troy Barbell for $40 minus the extra two 5 lb plates (which could be used on my Walmart Barbell) which I bought separately. The complete set contains the 5 lb bar, two 7.5 lb plates, two 5 lb plates, and four 2.5 lb plates. As for the extra Fanny Lifter, I need to give that...