couple of questions

[candy morales]

Hi Cathe,
I just have a few questions.
A.)If your RHR is 68bpm,should you take this as a good thing or bad? I mean, the more you work the heart muscle the more enzymes you are wasting as a result with no fat really to work off.

B.)Just curious why one of your aerobic participants was not in the warm up of one of your strength videos, but was in the strength segment.

C.) On the back cover of I forget which video, there is a misprint stating you started your first video in 1998. Does this really affect you in any way?

D.) Your editing crew must do a good job because it really seems like you all go straight through the whole video and take no breaks and not hardly mess up a move. Am I right, or do you take resting breaks through out your videos, because how can you work out and cue at the same time and never seem out of breath? It's just impossible. Your like an energizer bunny. The last interval of interval max WIPES ME OUT!!!!! I mean thank god you put that last because you need the extended cool down and stretch after that one.

Well thanks Cathe, hope you post soon.

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Candy!

Question 1.....Since I'm not a doctor, I do not feel comfortable or qualified to answer any specific questions regarding heart rates that go beyond the basic scope of knowledge for fitness instructors. What I will comment on is that a resting heart rate of 68 is not a dangerous situation. Generally, the more fit a person becomes, the lower their resting heart rate will be. If you feel that your resting heart rate is not in a range that you feel it should be in, I can only suggest to discuss this with your physician.

Question 2.....Pat was not in the warm up because at the time of filming, we were creating warm ups as we went along(since they were so basic in nature). Since Pat did not participate in aerobic classes on a regular basis, she was not comfortable with this impromptu warm up. Therefore, she chose to warm up on her own behind the scenes, and then joined us for the remainder of the workout.

Question 3.....No, I can't say that I have noticed any interruptions in our business/sales due to this misprint.

Question 4.....We try not to plan for any breaks during filming unless we have to. Non-stop filming is best(of course whenever possible)because it saves us time, money, energy, and enthusiasm. Here are just a FEW reasons as to why we may need to take breaks during filming: 1) if we are doing more than one video 2) if we have any technical failures 3) if we have to change music 4) if we need to use "the facilities. But, again, if at all possible, we try to push right through. Since you brought up Intervalmax, we had to break after the warm up to change tapes, then after interval 5 to factor in a heart rate check, and then for the stretch to change the music.

Hope I didn't leave anything out

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[Amy Steppe]

Resting Heart Rate

At my doctor's office 2 weeks ago my pulse was 60! The nurse asked if I ran. She said physically fit people naturally have lower heart rates.

That 60 pulse was while I was very nervous too. I have a home pulse monitor in with my BP machine and my resting pulse is usually 50 to 55.

Amy

BTW, I attribute this low resting pulse to Cathe's great cardio workouts