RE: THANK YOU ALL!!
Lyn:
I just want to echo other people's testimonies.
MIS is not too advanced for you. I had not seriously lifted weights until two months ago. I had the same video as you --K Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight-- and it wasn't making much change to my definition or strength. I was a total weakling but started with MIS because i figure you could lose a lot of time waiting to be strong enough to do it, or just simply get strong like that through dong it! And I am a great believer in learning through doing so I leaped right in and I am so glad I did.
All I had to begin with were 3, 5 and 8 pound weights but I rapidly had to go out and invest in some 10, 12 and 15 pound weights and my family are buying me a barbell for my birthday too bcause I am making such progress! It doesn't matter if you are lifting less at the start, it's all about learning the exercises, what they do for your body and the correct form. This video does not just target endurance, you will make significant strength gains. Believe me! I have! And one of the best things it has done for me is up my energy levels. So when you carry on with the power walks, you will have more energy and spring in your step, you could try adding interval sprints into your walks and that will burn the fat off even faster.
Once you begin seriously with MIS, twice per week, you will not look back. You are not too old.
Someone said to split up the exercises if you get tired quickly and feel you cannot finish the tape. Another suggestion, after previewing the video one time through, is to do only half the exercises for each muscle group --because Cathe targets each muscle group on each segment with a variety of different exercises-- so that you still maintain the total body workout twice per week. Alternatively, you could do each exercise --this way you ensure that you reach the max amount and variety of muscle fibres-- but only half the reps, take a longer break and then join back into the group for the next exercise.
Gradually you get stronger and move on to a leaner, tighter body!
And wonderful bone density!
Good luck
Clare