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Okay, educated crowd. I've been puzzling over this for three plus years now, and it's time to come forward and share my wonder. The mass media as well as more serious writers and users of the English language love to group human events and history into decades. We always here about the sixties...

Good Luck belatedly! I'm sure you did well. I got my test results in under three weeks, so I wish the same for you! You have a wondeful manner in print, so I'm sure you'll be great with clients in person. --Ann

Alexandra, I love the Kest series as well. I also love, in spite of the fact that my husband ruthlessly makes fun of her, Wai Lana. You may have seen her series on PBS. She has several levels, and while she's not technically ashtanga in style, you get a workout, plus she tells all the health...

Hi! That's my birthday, too! I haven't known too many people with that day, so happy belated. People always say that I'm not really a Leo, but I'm never sure whether they mean that in a positive or negative way....I'm excited about the new series and I'm still digesting the Intensities. I did RS...

Last night was my first time to do CTX upper after a month of PUB and, like LL, it was a bit easier, too. Even push-ups which I haven't done conventionally (I did PUB, PLB, and Strong Bear as my weights for a month) for quite a while. I also think the pyramids help with mental discipline because...

I agree about sleep deprivation being a big factor here. Plus I feel that when you up your step height you are adding a mental aspect that's wearing as well, which can add to your sense of fatigue in ways harder to measure than purely physical exhaustion. Congrats on your new step height, and...

gogigi, I just finished a month of PLB and did LL last night. It wasn't nearly as mean as I had remembered. I think you'll like how it feels. Plenty challenging, mind you, but for me, not nearly so much cursing and whining at the screen. Let us know! --Ann

As someone with two funky knees, here's what I do to stay pain free (more or less) after lower body work. On squats, keep your weight in the heels. You should be able to freely wiggle your toes around as you go up and down. You could also try a slight decrease in your range; a small decrease...

Roe and others, Based on your positive review I bought SB and am really liking it. I was going to stop there, but now I'm wondering about a couple of the others. Do any of them have a more upper body emphasis? That would complement SB, in my opinion. Not looking for cardio here, just...

I just got Strong Bear on Roe's recommendation and really like it, having done it twice so far. It uses a lot of different compound movements, balance challenges, and eccentric (negative) emphasis that wake up my body, and it has a good flow. I use more weight than they do on most things in...

Congratulations, and more to the point, thank you for the wonderful positive energy your posts always bring. Your generous sharing of your knowledge is always welcome! Please don't be embarrassed! --Ann

After having surgery to remove 1/2 of my L-5/S-1 disc (same as yours) I have stopped doing squats as much as I used to. I substitute leg presses on a bowflex, which may not be an option for you. you can do them on a machine in a gym.) I can still do them, they just scare me a little. I have not...

Hi, Angela: Personally, I like Janis' moves and energy a lot, but her cuing leaves something to be desired. I have two of her tapes that include kickboxing and I enjoy them regularly. Christi is also very positive and fun with lots of creative moves. She is very dancy and complex, and...

Hi, Nancy: I also recently read that slowing down the eccentric part of the move helps to emphasize the back muscles. That would mean you'd have to turn off the vid and do your own thing during the pyramid workout, but during S&H you could just change the count to 2-up and 6-down. Don't...

I know what you mean about S&H. I can only handle brief rotations with it although I like it (it's good mental discipline for a short attention span person like myself) and love the results. Given that, I would go for the Pyramids before Pure Strength because it seems that it would take longer...

Tricia: I use a yoga sticky mat and do fine with it. It holds the step in place and doesn't trip me when I move on and off of it on my way to and from the board. I do wish it were bigger sometimes for that totally even surface you mention, but it works. --Ann

Roe: Thanks for recommending SB. Tracie was always one of the least Stepfordish Firm instructors and I agree that this workout is excellent. As for the Boot Camp butt raises, here's my take. Ironically enough for the name Boot Camp, I think this whole sequence is kind of a yoga sun-salutation...

RE: Tell me honestly... I just got the DH a commercial champion juicer for his birthday and we love it! I found it new online for $219 plus shipping. It is not hard to clean, I think it's much easier than a food processor, in fact you just rinse the parts with cold water and mild detergent. It...

I know exactly what she is going through. I had to wait five plus weeks and was totally bed ridden. Sat up for five minutes once to write checks for utility bills and cried for a half hour after that from the pain. I found ice much more comforting than heat. The worst part for me was...

Since I can't do the squatting motion anymore (weight on back, standing) I replicate the motion on the bowflex with "leg press" which is a move you can do as long as you have a model with the sliding bench seat. I think the squat bar that you can get is additional to the basic set up. Like...