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Alpha Hydrox products (in the red box) are the best I've found, and they're also among the least expensive. I use the "Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Creme, Anti-Wrinkle Exfoliant" -- it's 10% Glycolic AHA, costs $10.87 on amazon. I've heard the "Alpha Hydrox AHA Souffle 12% Glycolic AHA" is even...

I've used Travel Fit in hotel rooms, and I really like that it can easily be done in a small space. Like myputer, I have found that I don't lose any muscle strength when using Travel Fit on vacation. Stephaniein29, your plan wounds terrific!

I've recently realized that light to moderate weights work best for me, after trying to convince myself for years that I need to go heavier. Whenever I try to lift heavy, I get joint problems or connective tissue strains, and I also get insatiably hungry. I absolutely loved STS Meso 1, but a...

Sarah, I just pm'd you some STS info. Another thought: you mentioned that you get bored doing longer rotations, but remember that STS is 3 days a week of weight work, so you can really vary the cardio that you do on the other days of the week.

We bought a Reebok brand treadmill from Costco 2-1/2 years ago for $499. My only complaint is that it's a little loud, but otherwise it works great and does everything I need it to do, regarding speed, incline, length of platform etc. We haven't had a single problem with it, and it's been used a...

Leaner Legs has been called "Meaner Legs" for a reason, go for it!!! I also really like both the step segments.

My daughter's middle school did well last fall selling magazines and cookie dough. They raised over 20k (about 1,000 kids in the school). The spring fundraiser will raise only a fraction as much, maybe $1500, because it's an ice cream social that's more of a community building thing than a big...

No way! I just pm'd you. :D

I'm in Portland, moved here 11 years ago and I love it. I live in NW Portland, almost Beaverton, and we're in the Beaverton School District, which has a better reputation than the Portland school district. I've been very happy with my daughter's experience in the public schools, although...

Haha, you beat me to it Kathryn, I was going to say that if Cathe were president, the presidential physical fitness test would be administered in three meso-cycles!

Barre and yoga and step, oh my! All low impact, and discs included with pre-order!?!?! I just pinched myself! Thank you Cathe! :D

I will totally pre-order a low impact series. Great fitness news! :D

Hey, thanks! I'm going to try this, I think it will help me actually do a levitation hold!

I don't have Slow & Heavy so I can't compare my starting weights. But remember that Meso 1 is endurance. Maybe the weights you start with in Slow & Heavy will be more comparable to the heavier weights in Meso 2 or 3. Yes, I have to hit pause A LOT with STS to switch out plates and move...

I'm 3 weeks into STS for the first time, and before I started I was really intimidated. But I am loving it! One piece of advice: take the time to do 1RM testing, at least for the exercises on the first 3 disks. That helped me to start at the right weight - challenging but not hurt-myself...

I notice visual changes in my upper arms first, too. They're already looking more toned. Working so hard at STS has motivated me to eat cleaner, but last weekend I had really bad PMS and ate a lot of cake. :o Oh well, onward!

I had Gym Styles before STS, and I used it to help prepare myself for STS. It's a great series and I know I'll use it in the future when I'm not doing STS. For all 3 dvd's, the workouts just fly by. Solid stuff and definitely worth a spot in your workout library imo!

Lisa, I'm still doing all my push-ups on my knees, and I cannot do a single chin-up or pull-up. I'm interested to see when I move to toe push-ups, and if I'll ever do a chin- or pull-up. But even if I don't, I'm still loving the strength gains. I'm tightening up, too... no noticeable decrease in...

Just want to share! I'm doing STS for the first time, I'm on week 3 and today I did Disk 8. I feel great! Today I could do all the sideways one-arm triceps push-ups for the first time, in fact it felt (almost) easy. Right now I feel like I could rule the world! I'm noticing strength...

This is great information, thanks everyone for posting. I was wondering the same thing about recovery weeks for the 6.5 month rotation. I'm only 2 weeks into the 3 month STS rotation for the first time ever, and I'm loving it so much that I'm mentally planning my next STS rotation already! :D