discount - what should i purchase?

[bostonwendy]

ok, so a little different than that other thread... these are the things i am considering buying with my discount and why but i can't get all of them. please talk me out of a few things on this list!

My fitness goals = i am working on losing 35lbs and regaining strength and stamina after a difficult pregnancy. didnt want to paste my whole list of what i have in this post but i believe you can see it when you click on my name. i am pretty good at modifying to low impact as needed but if there is something here that will be difficult to modify it would be helpful to know.

BM2 - i love fun step choreo and the circuits and wts and premixes all look great
BB timesaver - with a baby, my workouts often need to clock in at under 1 hour
CTX - same as timesaver
B&G - well, my butt and gut could probably use it, lol
SS/PP - have/like these from fitTV but it would be nice to have the full length with premixes and no commercials
55cm stability ball - mine slowly leaks and needs air at least 1x per week, use it almost daily
2 or 3 lb fitness ball - i have a few cardio workouts using a small weighted ball (a fave is petra kolber core cardio from fitTV) and my 8lb is too heavy so i use a dumbell right now

TIA for helping me control my spending =)
wendy

 

[orphylea]

Wendy: BM2 is a must and very versatile with all of the premixes. I can't recommend this one enough! I also think B&G is a great workout- it has shorter killer premixes and the ab work is some of my favorite. It also gets my heart rate up a bit so you can sorta count it as cardio if you like (if you're trying to save some time with the baby). You need the stability ball, for sure. I think CTX or 4DS (you might have this) would be great- you could do the program as designed for a while and get a great workout. There are a ton of things in CTX- good cardio and the weight work is pretty straightforward, but I like it.

If you have PP/SS on your DVR, I would skip buying this one for now. It's good in that it has upper and lower premixes that I use sometimes, but it isn't one I use a lot. I would also skip the other timesaver since you can always use CTX and other premixes to get you to the same place time wise. Does that help?

 

[3boys4me]

Wendy, I would go with BM2, Butts&Gutts and the ball!

Candra

 

[bostonwendy]

thanks!! so i'll def get BM2 and the replacement ball. still thinking about CTX and B&G... will i be able to easily modify CTX cardio to lower impact? and if i go with that, does leaner legs (and the muliple abs sections) cancel out my need for B&G or is this one really truly one-of-a-kind?

wendy

 

[orphylea]

Wendy: Well, if you can modify the step in BM2 then you can modify CTX, IMO. CTX has everything- step, kickbox, hi lo- and if you can modify Cathe's other workouts, you should be fine to modify this too. As for Leaner Legs, it is a great leg program but I think in no way does it cancel out B&G. Sorry, I truly believe B&G is one of a kind. But if you have to not order one for the sake of $$$, I can see where you would pick that one. But get it someday!

 

[regina]

As stated above, CTX is a very versatile workout. It has lots of variety! Leaner legs is an excellent lower body workout. I use the BM2 pre-mixes most often. I have only done the full workout a couple of times.

 

[Runcrazy]

Hi Wendy, I looked at your existing list and not knowing what you can spend, here's my suggestions:

BM2
Butts&Guts
Stability ball
2 & 3 lb balls

CTX - though I would HIGHLY recommend this (I use this often), you have 4DS so this could wait
Timesaver - same reasons, you have most of Body Blast so you could be creative with those if you wanted to.
SS/PP - get the full versions later

But, if you can swing it, I would add CTX to the list as this is very versatile.

There's my 2 cents! I love to spend other peoples money!

Jo

 

[Runcrazy]

does leaner legs (and the muliple abs sections) cancel out my need for B&G or is this one really truly one-of-a-kind?

wendy

I agree with orphylea, B&G is one of a kind! Leaner Legs and B&G both work the legs really well but they are different. B&G has lots of premixes too! You need them both! B&G is my all time favorite leg workout and the abs section is great!

Jo