Hi, 1Chica! I'm flattered to be asked, AND to be compared to La Cathe in such a lovely way!
I would like to suggest the following to kick things off: for the next four weeks, let's try an alternating cardio-then-strength AND circuit-style program for each session, then the four weeks after that flip things so that you are doing strength-then-cardio and circuit-style in alternating weeks, and then assess to see which protocol reaps you the most benefits AND is the protocol you most enjoy. IMHO, the strength-before-cardio vs. cardio-before-strength or cardio and strength in isolated sessions is a debate that will never be resolved, and most of it depends on the individual exerciser.
I'm not sure what the anticipated duration of each exercise session is for you, so I'll just hazard a guess that it's 75-90 minutes based on your original post. Here's a sample suggested schedule for the next four weeks:
Week 1:
Tues. I-Max 3 warm-up and step-only premix; Muscle Max legs; Muscle Max abs
Thurs. Low Max warm-up and blast-only premix; ME abs with med ball; Muscle Max chest and triceps
Fri. Kick Max cardio up through the Boot Camp challenge; PLB pyramid up premix; Muscle Max back, shoulders and biceps
Sat. (BS presuming it's cardio only); PUB ab routine with stability ball
Week 2:
Tues. Boot Camp as produced;
Thurs. HSTA as produced; HC's High Step Challenge abs
Fri. Body Fusion as produced; ab routine of choice
Sat. Power walk if weather permits; Boot Camp / ME bonus premix
Weeks 3 and 4: repeat weeks 1 and 2, substituting the I-Max 3 blast only premix and the Low Max step-only premix for the I-Max3 and Low-Max days, AND substituting Gym Style Legs and appropriate other muscle groups in place of the Muscle Max segments noted in Week 1.
Week 5:
Completely flip the order in which you do each of the sessions listed in Week 1 (i.e. Tues. Muscle Max legs; then Muscle Max abs; then I-Max 3 warm-up and step-only premix; etc.)
Week 6:
Tues. HSTA; High Step Challenge (HC series) abs
Thurs. Boot Camp as produced, adding in the Boot Camp cardio only premix as a final intensity blast
Fri: Body Fusion, throwing in the Kick Max Boot Camp Challenge as a final intensity blast; ab routine of choice
Sat.: Hard Core High Step Challenge, again throwing in ab routine of choice (optional: throw in the HSTA cardio-only premix as a final intensity blast AFTER High Step Challenge but BEFORE the abs)
Weeks 7 and 8:
Week 7, again, do the cardio routines as listed for Week 5, BUT use the Gym Style series workouts for legs, chest, tris, back, shoulders and biceps in place of their Muscle max counterparts
Week 8:
Same as week 6
Obviously, this is just a suggested starter program that gets you familiarized with most if not all of your current DVD's and some of the premixes. Tinker around with it as you see fit, but make sure for the next 8 weeks you get in a good balance of cardio AND muscle conditioning. I'd bet that whichever program you land on will reap benefits because cardio and strength training simply work, and it's consistency that's 90% of the success.
HTH - let us know how you get on.
A-Jock