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Dear Cathe, I am loving the new Low Impact series. How you manage to keep putting new twists on old exercises and keeping the fun and fresh is amazing. You are truly an innovator! I did Turbo Barre upper body muscle endurance yesterday. I never thought I'd see the day when you would have...

I have had the CTX series since it came out. I do it every so often. It hasn't gained too much dust. Every time I do the triceps I am asking myself "What did she say?" At the very beginning of the triceps when Cathe starts into the close grip tricep presses with the barbell, she says "Knuckles...

Besides the obvious Cardio Hiit DVD,what other Cathe work could be considered Hiit? For instance, the Cardio Core Circuit express circuit premix? Or the IMax 3 all 10 blasts only premix? The Kickmax Blast challenge? Cardio only of Shock Cardio Circuit Blast? What about 4DS Bootcamp? Or do you...

When you do the double leg bar work of Lower Body Blast, how high up on your toes do you go? Are you all the way up on the toes only, or are the balls of your feet still on the ground? Any thoughts on what one position does vs another? And if you keep both heels on the ground do you feel like...

The talk of air jacks and tuck jumps, combined with my having done CTX 10 10 10 today, inspires me to share a high impact move I sort of made up and do in place of moves I don't care for. I do plyo heel digs (a la 10 10 10) laterally over the top of my 10 inch step. How come we never see plyo...

I have decided that I am due for a circuit week. So I have been thinking about how to structure it. I was considering cardio options--step, MMA's, athletic drills, and within those low impact, mixed impact, and high impact. I was considering body parts and how to spread them into the circuits...

This morning I did 30/30 but modified it to actually be 40/20 intervals instead. (Nice to have the counter there.) Then I did PUB chest 2x. The second time I did it on an incline. For each group, the flat and incline, I had to do 2 sets of 8 barbell presses instead of a set of presses and...

I did STS Total Body core this morning and found your cue about imagining squeezing a finger in the middle of your back to be very helpful. I've always just thought of the lifting UP movement as doing the work but it felt really effective to also think about squeezing IN on that finger. Funny...

How does elevating the rear leg onto the step--as opposed to leaving it on the floor-- change leg or glute muscle emphasis as in the "elevated rear lunge" in Lower Body Blast? And is this "elevated rear lunge" essentially the same exercise as the "single leg squat" in Supersets or Leaner...

Which do you like better, STS Total Body or High Reps, and why?

Can you please explain to me why it is safe or acceptable to do leg presses on a high step but it is not recommended to do stepping on a platform higher than 8 inches? Thanks, Jeanne

Hello, I have not really done floor work for the legs and glutes in the last 15 years. I have had the mindset that compound exercises and plyo work would build more strength and burn more calories, and that the leg lifts incorporated into cardio would suffice. But I am thinking of adding...

At the age of 40, after 20 years of working out, I have started to experience knee discomfort. I know I should cross train more, but can't really fit it in consistently, or even want to I suppose. So I was wondering... 1. Which Cathe based exercises cause this discomfort or contribute...

I am having trouble with the 3 count run over the step that ends in a straddle in the third combo. It blows my mind since I have gotten all of the other moves after my third time doing this dvd, and the run looks simple enough. (It makes me think of the fast foot repeater in Step Blast...

My Shock Cardio arrived today, so excited!!!! I think I have to do a step first, as step was, and still is, my first love. But.... Can someone please help me understand how the 3 MMA dvds are different. For example how is "boxing" different from "kickboxing" and "kickboxing" different from a...

Would you count quinoa as a protein since it has all of the essential amino acids? Would you count beans as a protein source even though it doesn't?

I have been trying to follow the often recommended approach of eating smaller more frequent meals that contain protein and complex carbohydrates. And I have been trying to keep the food clean. It has been a bit tricky. I find it a bit difficult to have a variety of foods ready to go. I find...

I would like to try kettlebell workouts. I am an advanced Cathe exerciser. What pound weight do you think I should buy? I will not have the money to buy a starter weight and then something I move up to. Reading other threads is making me think I should get a 20. What dvd would you...

Can anyone recommend a website that lists calorie counts in a clear, easy to use manner? Thank you.

When dieting to lose weight, are there any free foods? That is, are there any foods you can eat in virtually unlimited amounts? It has been a looong time since I have put myself on a predetermined calorie restricted diet and measured out food. But I would like to lose as much weight as I can...