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For all Canucks: have a happy Canada Day (today). For Yanks south of the border: have a happy July 4. Here in Canada many of us have to work tomorrow (Friday):( -- but for the Yanks I hope you have a long weekend with Monday off:) . Here's to having three-day holidays:) . Good for the body and...

Here are my suggestions from a different thread Lisa: Below is a post I gave on a different thread on this page. Last week I did the Slow & Heavy videos -- and I found them fairly straightforward, in the sense that the routines are uncomplicated, but demanding. I am a "re-beginner" coming back...

In my gym class basic excercize drills were a punishment Great post Nan, to start a good thread. In my middle and high school gym classes -- way back in the 1960s -- basic excercise drills (pushups, jumping jacks, etc.) were considered a form of puishment if a kid mouthed off to the gym...

Check-in, etc. Hi everybody. I am just checking in to give this week's work-out schedule. I will try to do this each Sunday morning. If I to this, I may be able to stay on the wagon. It worked last week: S: PS -- Srong Legs & Abs M: The Firm -- Slim and Trim T: day off given other...

Slow and Heavy Kristin: By coincidence last week I did S&H -- the first time in six months -- and I enjoyed it a lot. It is long and demanding, but fun. One thing I notice is that Cathe, during the one minute rest intervals, does a lot of teaching and explanation of form, a good thing. It is a...

Worked on our church food bank drive Cathe: I helped out on our annual church food bank drive -- walked five miles going door to door collecting food; stacked and weighed food, etc. I will post next week's exercize program, starting Sunday. It's bright and sunny here today. But USA lost their...

More reps, lighter weights? A non-expert here (and I hope no reader flames me on this, but), what I do is to just lighten the weights and do more reps. This week I am doing the first 40 min of S&H (on alternate days), and what I do is to lighten up on the weights, and to sneak in 3 or 4 reps...

My week's programe/questions Bridget and others: My week's program is less ambitions, since our church has a food bank drive this Sat, with a lot of leafleting during the week. Here's my schedule during the week: S: off M: 30-min of S&H chest only (30 minutes and did this already) T...

I like these two expressions for "beginners" Bridget and Nancy #2: I like the expressions "fell off the wagon" and "re-beginners" you two came up with. Both fit me well, and gave me a smile :D . For me, tomorrow is mostly aerobics -- fitted in between to WC soccer games. -- David

Coming back after a layoff I have been on this Cathe forum for about a year and a half. But I have lazed off over the past two months -- so I need encouragement. Essentially now I am back at the "beginner's" stage. But today I did the first 52 minutes of MIS -- up to and including biceps. For...

I did MIS Thanks Cathe, for your call to exercize. After some time away from excercizing (vacation and a cold), I did the first 52 minutes of MIS. -- David

I like bettypcw's idea (above) I am glad the response to this thread has been so strong. I just want to add my preference to what others above are saying. Please! Do a low-inpact series. I also want to add my support to what bettypcw said above: I would like one or two dvd's -- in a set of...

Top non-Cathe videos Aside from my Cathe videos, here are mine: 1. KCM's "Complete Cardio Sculpting" 2. KCM's "NYC: Body Sculpting Workout" 3. J. Love's "Extremely Ripped 1000" -- David

Using positive language and chat room courtesy I would like to switch topics, slightly, and mention why I support postive ideas and courtesy on the Cathe forums. I read and post on the "internet movie data base" (www.imdb.com). It is an interesting site that keeps movie lovers informed about...

When in doubt, lower the weight Shannoncorrin, Wadejen, Cab128 and other readers: I certainly do not lift heavy, so I do not know much about spotting. But I am jumping in here just to mention a true story that happened in Toronto during the 1980s. A woman bodybuilder, exercizing at home alone...

STS is very advanced Sunsdaughter, There is not much I can add to what has been said, except to say that the STS series is VERY advanced -- in contrast to Cathe's other strength videos. I myself constantly use the earlier strength DVDs, and recommend them highly. My most enjoyable videos in...

Advantages of bodybars/are bosus worthwhile? Jera, I would not try to substitute dumbells for a bodybar (though I am not an expert as to the advantages of bodybars). One reason I like the Bodybar series is that they offer an occasional change from regular dumbells/barbells. Here's one...

Thanks for brining up Pyramids... Kristin and others on this thread, Thanks for brining up PUB (and PLB). I had enjoyed these two videos in the past...but have forgotten about them! I think I will start using them this week, for the upcoming summer. I really like PUB and recommend it to...

I find bodybars useful Jara: I find bodybars useful for lighter. high-repetitive exercises -- so I recommend them. I use 12-lb, 9-lb, and 4-lb bodybars. One trick is to add wrist-weights to the ends of them, to adjust the weight. Though I bought them to be used with the bodybar.com videos...

Sleep and meditation Morningstar: Lot's of positive suggestions on this thread. I hope you get over your sleep difficulties. For me, I had serious sleep problems way back when, and it was all due to depression-anxiety problems (work and relationships). I have overcome these, and sleep...