Cathe's Killer step class!!!

elliemom

elliemom

Cathlete
OMG, she must be gearing up for the Shock cardio because she was out of control today!!!! EVERYONE was hurting!! When she first arrived she said she was really tired. About 1/2 way thru the torture I yelled. I THOUGHT you were tired!!???? She has a very evil little laugh!! :D:D:D

We had the pleasure of 2 new tri staters joining us today, both of whom are going on the RT also. Kevin and his lovely wife Cathy. They are 2 of the ncest people. They came up from Maryland!!! I believe they got their money's worth today. And anyone who says men can't STEP, have not seen Kevin!!! He even got the mambo, cha cha around the board!!!! Quite impressive!!

Anyone up for a class in April???? It's FUN

ellie
 
We had such a fun time today! The intensity was higher on this class than on any of the other step classes I've taken! I loved it!:D We jumped on and off the step and did ski hops - my heart rate was soaring!! Even the upper body work seemed harder that usual. My shoulders will be sore tomorrow.

After class, we all went to - you guessed it - Friendly's restaurant to refuel. We laughed and ate and had a great time despite the horrid weather outside.

It was wonderful meeting Cathe and Kevin, and I hope we meet up again soon. :)
 
Cathe never fails to surprise me. How anyone operating on so little sleep can have so much energy is beyond me!:eek:

I agree with Ellie that she must be gearing up for Shock Cardio, and all I can say is BRING IT ON!!! What a blast!

It was really nice chatting with everyone, and especially meeting Cathy and Kevin. High fives to you guys for driving up on such a miserable day. So glad you came!
 
Aw! I'm so jealous! I'm still nursing a bruised foot. I'm glad you guys had so much fun!

More importantly, did you eat afterwards? If so, what? ;)
 
I'm sorry I missed meeting Kevin and Kathy!!!

I was actually trying to surprise you all, believe it or not. I knew I couldn't leave my house early enough to make the class, but I SHOULD have been able to make it to the gym by the time the class was done, and I was going to 'dine' with you all. So I got the kids on the bus and hit the road. The weather RUINED EVERYTHING! The PA Turnpike was jammed and there was an accident. So at 9am, when I was barely to Philly, I decided to just go to IKEA. Good thing.....I BARELY made it home to get the kids off the bus. The weather was a MESS and the traffic was just unbelievable....lightning, too, on my way home.

ANYWAY....so glad you all had a good time. And Ellie, did you fall today???

OH! And Ellie, I'll call you SOON....I'd like to plan a trip to Wildwood in May, and include a trip to the gym for a class. We'll ALL have to compare calendars for May!!!

Gayle
 
Can't really improve upon anything that was already posted. I didn't step, I was safely tucked away on a cardio machine for that portion, but I stood right next to Ellie for the weight segment, and we cranked out some serious sets, didn't we, gal!!

Kevin & Cathy, it was a pleasure to have you join the fun, and having Cathe join us for brunch was icing on the cake.

A great class with great friends= great times!
 
Geez Gayle, you are wonder woman for even thinking about trying to fit in a trip to meet us. :) Yes, we will have to plan something for May. LOL, no Ellie did not fall. I think a good time was had by all. We missed both you and Laura.

Laura, we ate at Friendly's - a little of everything. Some peeps had steak and eggs and one of us just had an apple. Hmm, we need to pick out a new place to go. Thoughts?

Kevin should have acouple of pictures to post. The waitress was kind enough to take them for us.
 
Wow, Gayle! Phyllis is right -- you must be Superwoman to even think of making the trip with such a short window. That would have been a great surprise, though.

Next time!!!
 
Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:
I cannot take it anymore! I am so jealous of you all :D:D:D

Only in my wildest dreams I could do something like this.

Thanks for sharing (sorta! ;))
 
Gayle, I'm so sorry the weather didn't cooperate. I had to pick up my 2 boys from school at noon and I was drenched!!! The roads were horrible!!!

Okay we are even, I went to Cathe's without you, BUT you went to Ikea without me!!!! What did you get????

I hope more people will join the fun sometime soon. It really is fun and a lot different than a road trip. Come on Cathletes, let's have some FUN!!!!

I gotta say though that today those weights felt like 50 pounds EACH!!!!

ellie
 
Hi Ellie -- I'm glad you had such a great time. I wish so much I was close by to join you (I would be there every time!). But I'll just have to see you at the RT in July! I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again --

Julie
 
I've been doing Cathe videos for about 6 years - living in DC, in Spain, in Arizona - then in New Jersey.

At the end of the 6 months I lived in NJ, I finally clicked on the link about her gym and almost lost my mind.

I will never get over having unknowingly lived within driving distance for 6 whole months. Now I live in Mexico City but one day...

I love it that you guys are getting together for classes. I'm with you in spirit!
 
I wish I could have been there. My husband started his drag racing yesterday, so....he left yesterday and is not home until sunday. The ironic part is he is at ATCO raceway. I think it is pretty close to Cathe's gym.
 
Steptastic!

Hey Yall

Ellie put it best. It was a KILLER step class!! I couldn't believe I was doing it! I had practiced by doing one of cathe's low impact videos a week before, but I was in no way prepared for what was going to happen in the class. To begin with, we almost didn't go. The night before we both got to bed late knowing that we had to get up at 5am to make the 2.5 hour drive to the gym. And that morning it was raining cats and dogs. My wife gave me the option to stay home but I had already told a few of you I would go so I didn't want to back out.

We are both glad we did go!!! We made it early so we had time to pick where we wanted to set up in the gym. How come my dear wife put us UP FRONT! I was quite upset! I DONT STEP. In my mind I envisioned myself falling all over the step and disrupting the entire class. Fortunately it did not turn out that way. Even though the workout was intense and I thought I was going to pass out and die at some points, the moves were easier to follow in person than on the video! It was actually fun!

After the class, Cathe tells us that she did an intense version of her step class. I felt pretty good that I hung in there with the veterans. However, I still feel it today. Due to some family matters, we didn't get back to MD until 3AM this morning so I'm just getting up now.

It was SOOOO nice meeting the tri-staters!!!! They are sooo cool and down to earth...so is Cathe. She joined the tri-staters for breakfast after the class! I can't wait for the road trip. I'm going to integrate step into my workout routine so I'll be ready for the RT.

Kevin
 
Oh you lucky, lucy people! If only I didn't live 3,000 miles away..... :(

I'm glad you all get to have that great experience!

Jo :D
 
handels said:
I've been doing Cathe videos for about 6 years - living in DC, in Spain, in Arizona - then in New Jersey.

At the end of the 6 months I lived in NJ, I finally clicked on the link about her gym and almost lost my mind.

I will never get over having unknowingly lived within driving distance for 6 whole months. Now I live in Mexico City but one day...

I love it that you guys are getting together for classes. I'm with you in spirit!
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Love the signature! I think I would have lost my mind as well to know I was that close and didn't know it. You are living in amazing places though :)
 
kplv2ski said:
Hey Yall

How come my dear wife put us UP FRONT! I was quite upset! I DONT STEP. In my mind I envisioned myself falling all over the step and disrupting the entire class. Fortunately it did not turn out that way.
Kevin
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Ya know Kevin, Ellie did this in January in Cathe's step class (fall that is!:p). And even though Ellie was in the back, we all saw her do it. Quite hilarious (of course only AFTER we knew she was okay!!) But she is a trooper, she got right back up and kept going!! It was one of our topics at the diner after class.

chrissy
 
One of these days I am going to make it to one of Cathe's classes! When is the next tri-staters trip?
 
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