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Rainydaywoman: Thanks for your perspective and the great cartoons. --Ann

RE: Okay football fans! Who will win? Patriots or Pant... Trevor: I agree with you about the playoffs. I think it's happening in all professional sports. Playoffs have become almost a season unto themselves, they take way too long and often the result is that the championship series end up an...

I wouldn't work my back, and I would consider low-impact for cardio to minimize compression. Also, I would stretch the back very thoroughly before and after working out. Ice might not be a bad idea, either. An ounce of prevention.... --Ann

I think it might be bodyelectrictv.com

Well said, Kathy S. There are a couple issues that concern me. First, I have learned since participating in this and a couple other forums that people in general forget how inadequate the printed word alone can be. What comes across in print might be nothing like what the poster intended. I'm...

Rhonda: You've finally pushed me over the edge on the BOSU! Now I have to get one--what a great idea to do the beginner/intermediate workouts on one! Now I have a reason to buy all the new Cathes AND a new piece of equipment I hadn't quite justified to myself yet. Thanks! --Ann

I've read that a tight ilio-tibial band can pull the knee cap out of alignment. Sit in a chair and put your right ankle on your left knee. Hinging from the hip bend forward until you feel the stretch in the outer hip of the right leg. Hold for thirty seconds or more, making sure to keep your...

I have heard Cathe and others refer to compound moves as sets. For example, those shoulder moves on the ball where you start with a front raise, then bring the arms back even with the shoulders and then lower the weight, then reverse the whole move: I wonder if those are sets within a set? For...

You might be able to check her out on your local PBS channel. Mine still carries her reruns. I think the show is called Body Electric. Her style is very gentle and always light weight, high rep oriented. You will be fatigued at the end of the long sets. I think she's great for light days. She...

Anything you do will be worth buying and doing, but here is my idea for the thirty minutes at the end if I could have whatever I wanted! Since this vid will use the high step (which I love and so does my old mama dog when she wants to get on the sofa....come to think of it, after a Cathe...

After doing MIS last night for the first time in a while, I thought I'd revive this thread with my own subjective observations. I take 90 minutes to do MIS, going heavy and lengthening the breaks to make it more strength oriented. For the past month or so, the only strength work I've done is...

Rebecca, You've gotten some great advice here, already, I just wanted to add my thoughts and sympathy are with you and your remaining dog. They do indeed grieve. In 1997 my dear Nelson died somewhat suddenly, and the three others for whom he was the leader of the pack were bereft. They lay...

You can buy or make little booties with rubber tread on the bottom for traction. I've seen people use soft baby shoes, or the feet cut off of baby sleepers. --Ann

RE: Any Other Mature Women Enjoying Sex a Bit More than... Heather, I think you touched on something really insightful in that many things contributed to your renewed and invigorated interest. While I'm sure hormones have a lot to do with it in some cases, I think being comfortable with...

One of my dogs (age 10) pulled up lame and we were relieved when the x-rays indicated arthritis in the knee rather than anything spinal. We took advice straight out of the book "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats" which included a homeopathic remedy and vitamin C...

Kathy S. Thank you for posting this. My 95 pound bloodhound cross Baruch is a lot like Chico. We have jackrabbits and of course deer nearby and Baruch loves to track and chase, baying all the while. Hounds have a reputation for being lazy, but no one who ever saw them on the trail could think...

RE: Step heights: do those 2 I believe that the higher the step (as long as your knees can tolerate it and not be bent more than ninety degrees) the higher on your hamstring the work will be focused. I have funky knees, so when I want to step higher, I have to go really light but I can feel it...

Rob Glick has great moves, but his cuing isn't always the best. I really like that tape: Cathe-like in athletic danciness, if that makes sense. I posted about Simply Endurance further down in Open Discussion. I just tried it last night, and can feel it in my shoulders and hams particularly...

This is sincerely not meant to be combative, A-jock, but are you saying that it's okay for the gov't to ban ephedra outright, but you would oppose any regulation of the advertising industry re proven unhealthy foods? There is at least as much press about the dangers of ephedra as the dangers...

This is Gin Miller's new moderate weight, total body , 50 minute workout. I tried it last night and enjoyed it. She jumps around in a Supersets kind of way, hitting every muscle group at least twice. Some of the sets are slow reps, some are fast, there are some compound sets (lunges and biceps...