Best workouts for hips/thighs?

[noriduffee]

First the good news! After doing Billy Blanks, The Firm, and now Cathe...I am a Cathe devotee for life! I have been doing your DVDs exclusively for a month now (I am 5'2", pear shaped, size 6), I have lost 1 1/2 inches in my waist and an inch in my arms! I am still the same weight (about 130 or so) but would like to lose maybe 5 pounds and tone up my hips and thighs!

What is best for this? Cardio, a mix of cardio and weights (what I have been doing) or more strength than cardio on a weekly basis?

These are the DVDs I have.....
CTX
Imax2/Cardio & Weights
LowMax
Timesaver
Pure Strength
Power Hour
Cardio Hits
and I preoredered the new 4.

I have read that when you have less weight to lose, it takes longer to see results. I feel great but would really like to tone up a bit more and drop those last 5 pounds! I have been this size since high school. Anyone that can give any pointers (Cathe included) , I would be so grateful.

Thank you in advance everyone!

Nori

 

[stacelina]

I'm looking forward to a reply on this too. I'm 4'9" and weigh around 105 to 110. Quite happy with my body overall, but like you, want tone my butt/hips thighs a little bit more.

 

[saia11]

Hi Nori,
Not Cathe, but just wanted to extend a big WELCOME to the boards and to make a suggestion. Cathe just posted her November Rotation and it specifically geared towards fat loss (sort of a pre-holiday "buffer";-) ). You can find it at http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=4226&mesg_id=4226&page=
It doesn't look like you have all the videos in order to complete it "as is" but it looks like you have enough in order to make some substitutions and still be fine. The rotation two months ago was a "butts and guts" rotation that worked the legs hard so you might also check that out, but I can't seem to find a link to that, maybe someone else can help out. If not, I know I have a hard copy of it my workout binder.
Best of luck!
Mattea

 

[ldy_solana]

here is that rotation. i missed some of the abs so i just put in abs where cathe had an ab day. i believe it was from the ab hits dvd but since i don't have it i just wrote abs to know to do ab work that day. everything else is how cathe posted it.

kassia


BUTTS AND GUTS

WEEK ONE

MON-Step Works
TUES-Body Max
WEDS-Leaner Legs
THURS-Step and Intervals, any coremax
FRI-40 min. run, any coremax
SAT-IMAX
SUN-off

WEEK TWO

MON-Kickmax
TUES-Legs and Glutes, any coremax
WEDS-30 min run,200 walking lunges,15 min ab hits
THURS-Kick,Punch,Crunch
FRI-Pyramid Lower Body,20 min ab hits
SAT-Muscle Max
SUN-off

WEEK THREE

MON-IMAX3
TUES-40 min run,200 walking lunges,any stretchmax
WEDS-Step Jump Pump
THURS-Low Max,any coremax
FRI-Pure Strength Strong Legs and Abs
SAT-Lower Body Premix(Low Impact Step),abs
SUN-stretchmax

WEEK FOUR

MON-IMAX2, abs
TUES-Gym Style Legs
WEDS-Muscle Endurance
THURS-Rhythmic Step,abs
FRI-Low Imapct Step,20 min. run
SAT-20 min run,KickMax Legs,any coremax
SUN-stretchmax
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