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RE: OT Anyone suffer from IC and still workout with Ca... I had some bad bouts with IC in the mid nineties. Eliminating acidic things from my diet, along with using acupuncture and Chinese herbs brought great relief. You're lucky that someone diagnosed you. This is one of those mostly female...

I don't think you should be put off by the lack of chaptering on this DVD because the routines flow in such a way that breaking them up wouldn't really work. I think the poses are sequenced for a reason. There are some yoga routines that I feel would chapter well, but the moves in these really...

In my experience, doing them with the front leg elevated recruits more inner thigh. I agree that this may be easier on the quad and therefore the knee. However, if you have funky knees it may not be the bottom of your range that is chancy. In my right knee, my safe range of motion is the low end...

Hi, Kathy, Sounds like classic overtraining to me. Your body is saying slow down, I think. How about tacking a short run onto a cardio day once per week, or subbing a longer run for one of your cardios? Are all of your cardios high intensity? Lower intensity training is good for your...

More reviews.... Jessica (and all who are waiting for your series), Congrats on making it through core synergistics. So far I have done chest and back, shoulders and arms, ab ripperX, and yogaX. (I can't do much standing work due to continuing struggle with plantar fasciitis.) Chest and...

Hi, Connie Hi, Connie: I posted about them on the endless P90X thread further down in this forum, plus there are tons of posts about them over at VF, even a check-in! They are varied, intense, gym style workouts based on the muscle confusion concept. They are put together to be used as a...

Okay, I'm outing myself here! I got this series, and wanted to share some of my first impressions for anyone still sitting on the fence. First of all, I'm blaming our own Kathryn for causing my fall; her always wise and informed posts here and over at VF convinced me this was a worthy buy...

RE: Everyone -- Q re: energy sources for super-long or ... There's a news story out today that says replenishing with good carbs and some quality protein after a tough workout is essential. sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/04/18/national1244EDT0455.DTL Trying to...

I'm finding many of Cathe's older ab routines are made new on the Bosu; I did PSLA abs last night and it was much tougher this way. It's a great tool. --Ann

If you go over to the VF forum there is a check-in where many of the workouts are discussed at length. Mostly positive reviews and lots of enthusiasm. I don't know how to do a link, but it's videofitness.com. --Ann

After stretching after a tough workout you could just roll over and nosh.

Fun thread! My hobbies are: Dogs Birdwatching, general nature watching Travel Reading Watching sports live or on TV Politics Laughing at politicians --Ann

What about honey? I have known many vegans who do not eat honey because the bees that make it are thought to be enslaved. But is that by definition vegan or is the honey consideration a matter of choice? I've also known vegans who don't eat refined sugar because some sort of gelatin is often...

Good Mornings work that area as do back extensions over a ball or Bosu (as in SS or PP I can't remember which). Also, oblique exercises hit this area a bit. Make sure to protect your natural lumbar curve wnenever working this area. --Ann

RE: I got it! Dani, I cracked up when I read your post because when you said you'd be having so much fun your husband would want to join right in it reminded me that my DH calls the Bosu "the giant diaphragm". So my imagination went from there. (I hope you don't take any offense. It just...

You can also do planks with the flat side up, which leads to a few other variations, like lifting an arm or a leg, dipping down from one side to the other on the elbows or the hands, or putting the feet on the flat side and hands/elbows on the floor. I took the Bosu to show my physical therapist...

RE: Question for those of you with orthotics.............. It seems to me it took about 45 minutes. They put the wet molds on, then let them dry and peel them off. Not sure if everyone does them the same way, though. Won't your Dr.'s office tell you? Good luck. I'll be thinking of you. (It's...

My DH once took it as a compliment when I had spelled SPRSEX. --Ann

My DH works for a small company that prides itself on personal customer service. For better or worse, the company has tremendous potential to grow, and there is quite a struggle going on about how to remain loyal to every individual customer while striving to bring on so many new ones. I think...

Dear Connie, Congratulations on your class! I recently taught my first yoga class to a PE class at school. The regular teacher had asked me to step in because he was having a hard time getting the class to get along; there are warring cliques of 14-year-old girls. We didn't have mats so I had...