A good Newbie line up.....

[momsenergy]

Hi everyone! I notice on the forums that beginners ask the question "which DVD to buy" so that is why I have decided to through in my two cents. I am fairly new to Cathe and I have purchased just a few of her DVD's. I consider my self beginner/intermediate and I want to share a few tips on the one's that I have learned. I started out with BASIC STEP & BODY FUSION. BASIC STEP is a perfect intro to her moves and style. BODY FUSION left me winded before I could finish combo #3. I finally figured out that if I do combo #3 at a low impact pace (without the jumps) I can get through to the end. The add on's are great too. The second DVD I mastered was STEP BLAST. At first I struggled some to learn a few of the moves (reverse hop turn) but I have so much fun when I do this workout. Get ready to SWEAT when you do Step Blast! Third I learned CARDIO & WEIGHTS. Now beginners, don't get intimidated by some of the heavier weights the crew use, just do what I do; use only what you can handle (3 lb., 5 lb., etc). The moves are not hard to learn since you have mastered "step blast" and "body fusion". Fourth I learned HIGH STEP CIRCUIT. This one is nice because you are never really winded and are working out at a steady pace. I use 5 lb. weights on this one and a medium resistance band. You get a nice sweat and decent amount of weight training for toning. I use my Fanny Lifter box and it works just fine. I am very happy with the order in which I have selected my DVD"s. I love Cathe and her crew. I feel so much stronger and can handle more and more each time I do her workouts. My next DVD will be LOW MAX but will probably wait till summer to buy that one. I hope to be a little more conditioned before I give that one a whirl. Hope this helps all the Newbie's and happy exercising! Again that line up is:

Basic Step & Body Fusion
Step Blast
Cardio & Weights
High Step Circuit
Low Max

Good Luck,
Yolanda P.

 

[Renee McFar]

Good job Yolanda.

I tried to talk my friend into buying Basic Step/Body Fusion as her 1st Cathe workout. Yet she wanted to borrow one of mine first. I loaned her Step,Jump and Pump and Cardio& Weights, thinking they would be a decent intro...she has done step before. She sent them back with a note that said "Ha Ha real funny"

I wish she had followed my advice...and yours!

 

[brendazzzz]

Yolanda I started where you did and am on Step Blast now... I've almost figured out the warm-up and combo #1. haha I've heard that Cathe's earlier stuff is a little easier, choreographically speaking, so I'm thinking I'll try Power Max next after I've mastered Step Blast. Anybody have any ideas on that?

 

[Netta]

Hi, I'm fairly new too (beginning of year) but can tell you what I did. I bought the Basic Step/Body Fusion DVD. Took me a while on Basic Step, but I did get it. I used the topper only. Knees around the world was the hardest, but got that after a few tries. I did this DVD for a few weeks before I was bored. Read the forums and decided on the Timesavers and CTX. Timesavers was good, I could work on a couple of combos, each time getting a little bit further. No way did I have expectations of doing it right, I just trusted that eventually I would get it. Pretty soon, the cueing was more and more familiar and I could do everything. I later bought the Classics, but only did them once. Need to go back to them. Anyhoo, I think if you can get thru Timesavers or CTX, you gain the skills and confidence to do anything. For me it was to trust that I would get the footwork eventually.

CTX is a great set! I use it a lot. Very versatile.

Jeanette