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Hi Jerry (met you on July 08 road trip!), I am so sorry about your brother. When my mother died, I went through a period of fatigue, sadness, you name it - sitting on the couch and staring into space. It is hard at times like this when you have lost someone to know if it's better to sit and...

I read Joanna's inspiring blog post "no pause for menopause" and as soon as I got done reading that, I ordered the book she recommended, "Younger Next Year." I got the "for women" version. I am nearly done reading it and first I want to thank Joanna and second I want to heartily recommend this...

I do think it works well for reshaping the body. I also add in another abs workout or two a week, because I like to do more abs than just the pyramids. Forgot to mention that in my first post. HTH!

I love the pyramids and use them as is. When I do a rotation based on them, I do (based on working out 6 days a week, and I also add in stretching most days): PUB cardio PLB cardio PUB cardio then the next week is the same but PLB will be twice instead of PUB twice. I usually continue...

ok all you enablers.... I am going to buy myself the tower for Christmas. Y'all have sold me on it! The other thing is, I have not done a pull up or a chin up since I was in college, and that was 30 years ago. I really, really want to be able to do them again and I have that as a major goal...

Me too! I really value the premixes and typically do premixes much more than I do an entire video workout. I also use the chapter and the mix and match a lot - and love those. I hope that future workouts will continue to have these features.

Does it come with its own mini-DVD to demonstrate how to use it for various exercises? I would really like that if it does.

A month ago I was having about 6 hot flashes a day (very distracting at work teaching classes, groan!) and several at night. I don't like to take prescription drugs but have gotten rid of the hot flashes and am felling pretty normal again using the herbal and dietary recommendations in the book...

Fantastic news! I am really looking forward to this one! Can't wait to do the workouts.

I came on line to write something here, and found bouki45 had already mentioned it, but I'd like to chime in. This isn't just about aging - I am 52 btw - a lot of people have knee or other problems for many reasons. My otherwise very healthy/athletic brother had knee surgery when he was in...

I read the whole thing - and I re-read parts of it quite often when I need inspiration or to get back on track - it was worth every penny to me and honestly changed my fitness life and my interactions with food, all for the better. Note that Tom Venuto has announced BFFM is coming out in...

I love skinny jeans! I think they look great on many people. Depends a lot on specific body build and what you pair them with on top. I like nothing better than a pair of skinny jeans, a nice fitted shirt, and a black or grey blazer on top. Anyway, to each his own :-) I think the only thing...

Becky, it's good to hear that Hip Helper is worthwhile too! You never know when you will need something, and I will keep that one in mind. Like you, I also thought of buying the hip version and the core version, to head off trouble. And Tami it is great to hear you are doing STS! I remember...

I got it at http://www.pranamaya.com/. It was around $20 plus shipping. Hope you find something you like!

Hi Bam, I've got this one - Shoulder Shape Up - and also Total Body Solutions and Fitness Fix intermediate. I have used them all as this problem went on for about a year. I still have mild elbow and shoulder "pain twinges" sometimes, but not constantly, and now at least I can work out more...

I was not sure where to put this post - but hope that Cathe or Debbie (fitness freak!) or some other weight-guru will see it. What would you say are the advantages and disadvantages of doing stiff-legged vs bent-legged deadlifts? I have been working hard on form based on DVDs and book...

Kim, I know how scary this is, I've been through similar things myself many times. With our dog Dancer the bloody diahreaa and vomiting resolved after being on Flagyl for a while; it turned out, more than once, to be a Clostridium infection. These are also very common now and can arise easily...

Hi Traci, to answer your question, I do the stretching part quite a lot, a few times a week. The "bonus" stretches last about 8 minutes so I often tack them on at the end of a weight or cardio workout. I also do many of the stretches at random times during the day to loosen up, e.g. at work in...

I am feeling inspired to recommend a DVD I bought a few months ago for upper body rehabbing. I was having pain in my right shoulder, my right elbow, and both thumbs, for a very long time. The elbow was in pain for a year (originally from an injury weight lifting) and I've had trouble with both...

I can't wait to see - and do - shock cardio!!! I have all of your workouts and am totally happy with the ones I have - but there is just something really EXCITING about a new one coming!!!