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You mentioned that you do ab work, but are you including planks? I think these are great at flattening the abdominal area. Also, people store fat in different areas, depending on their genetics. I have a nice flat, toned tummy, and never seem to gain any fat there. BUT, I will always have...

Ooooh, thanks Cathe for responding to my post. I was just thinking (typing?) out loud really. :-)

Nice ideas here, I would have loved exercise videos when I was growing up. I never really got into sports at school, and didn't know that I liked exercise until I discovered how much I like exercising to music. (Don't like the "AMERICAN CHILDREN UNITE WORKOUT VIDEO" idea though - this would put...

Deb40, I agree with your comment "It really aggrivates people when you won't eat junk food with them." Why is that?? I feel so much better since I gave up added sugar, I can't believe what a difference it makes to my energy and concentration. But people at work look at me as if I'm from...

Similar to the cleaning teeth idea... I find that chocolate (I like the dark stuff) actually stains my teeth a bit. So, now and then, I whiten them with one of those trays that you can buy. After doing that, I don't want chocolate because I don't want to stain my teeth again, especially as...

Its interesting that Cathe said "... go up strong and then take 30 seconds to lower yourself down. Rest and repeat if possible. You'll get stronger faster this way. It simulates the slow and heavy training approach." Just thinking that, using the Slow & Heavy series, but going slow on the...

Hi all, I don't usually post in this forum. I wonderered if anyone could advise regarding the most effective way to prepare the abdominals BEFORE pregnancy. Traditional crunch type work? Planks? A mixture of both? I'm currently focusing on callanetics - are the benefits of callanetics only...

Thanks for the replies. I did KPC keeping the kicks low and leaving out most of the back kicks (which didn't feel okay). My lower back was fine, so I'm going to do this once a week for a while. Thanks again.:-)

I don't get DOMS in my shoulders - I wonder why, seems like several people are saying this. They get tired the next day (eg hard to blow dry my hair) but never sore.

I've been avoiding my Cathe kickbox workouts for about 1.5 years because of a lower back problem that I'm seeing a chiropractor for. I want to try again to see if I can do it without making my lower back sore. Any suggestions on which ones are the easiest in terms of kicking?

You could do 2 days of cardio and 2 days of total body weights. Timesaver cardios would be useful. Once you are conditioned, I'm not sure if the weights sections on the Timesavers are heavy enough to build muscle. Instead, short total body weight workouts include Push Pull and Total Body Scuplt...

I only use the step portion - it is a very good if you just want a half hour, fun step routine. I haven't really got into high low and, like Clare, don't want to do endurance for upper body.

Thanks for the responses. I've looked at the video clip but couldn't really tell what the rep range was like because the video cuts in and out of different exercises. I don't want a mega high rep or too-difficult workout. It sounds like this could be worth buying as I'm trying to get...

Can someone tell me what the wedding video is like? I know that a lot of people like it and that it is thought of as an introduction to Cathe. Can anyone give a specific review, especially of the weights section, eg, is it very high rep like muscle endurance or more moderate rep like MIS? I am...

You might like Total Body Sculpt - it is 30 minutes and uses the stability ball and light dubmbells. You can go heavier as you progress. I really like this one.

Thanks Katie. I haven't done CTX in ages, I really like the format of cardio then weights and the variety in this series. I think I may even need to progress to that though, so perhaps in a few weeks...

Thanks Jane, I pm'd you.

Thanks Paula. Well done for getting up at 5am to workout! I wish I could do it, but I struggle to get up at 7am for work!

Hi Paula, just interested, how much cardio do you do when on a S&H rotation and how do you fit it in, ie, before/after/different day? Thanks.

Thanks Kathryn for the advise and support. I don't have many non-Cathe workouts, but do have the beginner ones. I know that I can also make Cathe workouts easier (eg, lower step height or lighter weights). I think its the thought of doing a long workout that is making it tough face, so I'll go...