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Hi I recently bought Core Max and did the first segment tonight. In the intro Cathe says the sections get harder by the addition of the stability ball and then the weight. I wondered how other people approached it? Did you wait to master the first segment fully before attempting the second...

Thanks for the advice everyone. That's very helpful. I'll probably stick with the dumbbell for the time being. Ruth

Hi I have bought a few new Cathe workouts recently which I haven't tried yet, and noticed some need a medicine ball. My question is - would this be worth buying or can I get by with a dumbbell? And if I do buy one which weight should I get or do people use more than one? thanks Ruth

PS - I've got rhythmic step on order and everyone is saying its more difficult to learn :o Ruth

In the challenge you do all three combos though once on both sides, then a high intensity blast (which is quite straightforward) and this gets repeated 3 times in total. Even though I was okay at the combos separately when I got to putting them together I kept getting mixed up exactly which...

I've just got this one too and I love it ! I have only done it twice but I found the choreography a lot better the second time - it's amazing what your brain seems to digest by itself in between workouts. The second time, I managed all three combos to be right at least some of the times...

Hi You should try maybe wearing a heart rate monitor and seeing if you get a sufficiently higher heart rate in the intervals in Low Max. I find I don't at least in the earlier intervals. Another option might be to interval train on a bike which is low impact but can send your heart rate...

I have just ordered Imax-3 so I haven't tried this to compare yet. To me it seems like Cathe is almost a different person in Imax and Imax-2. She seems quite serious in Imax whereas I would say she seems at her most light-hearted in Imax-2 and because of her hair style she looks different...

Hi Stephanie, I think it is a case of luck whether they happen to pick it up or not. It may also be to do with the value that the people sending it mark it as. Have you noticed whether collage video mark the true cost of the dvds on the package? Advanced workouts are also quite good for...

Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't come across them before and their postage is definitely lower so I will remember them next time I want to order something. Ruth

Hi I wondered how many others there are here from the UK using Cathe Dvds and how you get hold of them. I have bought from this website, Advanced workouts, collage video and also ebay. The problem I have is that if you try to combine postage by buying more than one at a time then you get...

I have only done this workout a few times so far and I have found similar to you. I found the first combo quite complicated and that (meaning I kept stopping and starting) and the fact that there is a lot of walking on the floor, meant my heart rate didn't really get up. I routinely use an 8'...

Hi I got a copy of ebay.co.uk really cheap. They are still selling them on there if you are interested. As it is electronic there is no problem with postage charges. I then just read it off the screen. Ruth

Sorry I missed your update, August. That's really good. I got a copy cheap off ebay and have been following the program also for about 21/2 weeks although I had a blip in the middle where I was staying with my parents in law. I have lost two or three pounds so far and I feel thinner, but it's...

Sorry after I posted that I thought perhaps it would be considered anaerobic as you definitely get a lot of muscle burn???

Hi It's funny you should post that because I wore my heart rate monitor for this workout today and my heart rate didn't go down below 145 for most of the first 20mins - you know all the stepping off the high step with weights, explosive lunges etc. Sometimes it was as high as 170:o. When I...

Hi this was mentioned in the thread lower down "DOMS and walking lunges". Ruth

Hi Step heat is part of the classics dvd in case you didn't realise. :)

I have found the Classics dvd breaks down Cathe's moves quite well especially Step Heat - but it does assume a basic knowledge of things like repeaters, round the world etc. However if you want to get to really basic step I would suggest Gin Miller to start with (one of the basic Reebok videos)...

Thanks everyone for your advice on this - lots of useful information here. I will try and put it into practice next time I do this workout, at least I know what I'm aiming for. I'm feeling pleased because I have located a UK company that sells high steps - up until now I can't go over the...