Discs and other suggestions

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LizC7

Cathlete
Hello - does everyone use paper plates in Cathe's workouts or do people own the discs? Where do you get them?
Also, my house is being reorganized since my father in law might be staying with us long term which greatly affects my gym space. Any suggestions for something to try needing limited space?
Thanks!
 
As far as discs, I've used paper plates, and they're just ok. I bought some Moving Men furniture movers at Target or WalMart or Home Depot - one of those big stores, and like them much better. I'm on carpet and they slide really well. Sometimes almost too well - go DEEEEEP!!! Woah! Took some getting used to after the plates, the paper kind of sticks to the carpet. I can't recall how much the furniture movers were, but I'm pretty sure it was less than $10. I have 4 big ones, and 4 little ones. I'll never use the little ones, unless I have furniture to move. I don't think Cathe's discs are available yet.

Nan
 
I work out on carpet and use paper plates. They work okay, but they definitely do not glide as smoothly as I would like. Someone on the forum suggested using a frisbee, but the frisbee was even worse than the paper plate! (I think this depends on your flooring--ours is really thick carpet.)

I have thought about buying furniture movers or other athletic discs, but I'm just going to continue to use paper plates for now and wait for Cathe's discs. Hopefully they will be available for purchase soon!!!
 
I don't use the discs but here is what I do for limited space:

1. Smaller circuit size step or high step: modify.
2. Jump rope without the rope (there are jump rope discs which are fun.)
3. Yoga requires little space, just your matt.
4. Running, hiking, walking or cycling outside means your in side space can just be for other activities. I do suggest trying a free podcast or cardio coach to keep company.

I hope that helps.

Alisha
 
I use the 'moving men' slider furniture discs and they work really well on a low pile burber carpet. You can run a search on ebay for these and get them with delivery for less than $10. If you run a search for furniture sliders you can find some generic ones for less than $5 with shipping included. So, they might be worth a try......

I also bought a (2.5 by 2.5 foot) square from our local 'curves' that went out of business. It was used between stations for marching or jogging in place to absorb impact. It is a wood platform with 2" foam under it to absorb shock along with about a quarter inch foam padding on top. It works really well for high impact moves like tuck jumps, air jacks, and high knee moves. It acts a lot like Cathe's floor in that it gives you that extra boost off the floor and really makes the moves fun. I used it a lot yesterday during Cathe's Double Wave Pyramid workout. Something like this works well in a small area but allows relief for your knees and other joints. It is small so I can't use it for for an entire workout, but I can use it for all of my workouts that have compact, high impact moves.

HTH
 
LizC7 said:
Hello - does everyone use paper plates in Cathe's workouts or do people own the discs? Where do you get them?
Also, my house is being reorganized since my father in law might be staying with us long term which greatly affects my gym space. Any suggestions for something to try needing limited space?
Thanks!
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I use Valslides - they work very well on carpet.
 
On carpet, paper plates, Gliding disc, Valslides or these furniture movers http://www.amazon.com/Waxman-470409...f=sr_1_15?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1294591076&sr=1-15 work well. (The furniture movers are EXACTLY the same as Valslides, with two exceptions: the Valslides are green, and Valslides have slight inward curve on the sides...oh, and Valslides cost a lot more.

On wood floors, rags or microfiber cleaning clothes work well (and they are dual-purpose: cleaning your floor at the same time, LOL!). I haven't tried this, but some people use sock over their shoes.

On puzzle mats, put down an area rug or bath rug and use what works on carpet for that (puzzle mats have too much resistance, and for some moves, that can cause torque on the knees.)
 
lisa_la_machina said:
I work out on carpet and use paper plates. They work okay, but they definitely do not glide as smoothly as I would like. Someone on the forum suggested using a frisbee, but the frisbee was even worse than the paper plate! (I think this depends on your flooring--ours is really thick carpet.)

I have thought about buying furniture movers or other athletic discs, but I'm just going to continue to use paper plates for now and wait for Cathe's discs. Hopefully they will be available for purchase soon!!!
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I don't know what Cathe's discs will be like, but if paper plates and Frisbees didn't work well on your particular carpet, they might not either. If I were in your situation, I'd buy a small short-pile carpet remnant (3x 5 feet might work) and put that down over the carpet and use it when doing gliding moves.
 
I do the slide work on a carpet also (I rolled a piece out right next to my workout foam flooring, lol) and the thing I found that works best for me is the plastic lid that comes on the 16oz container of my salad mix! LOL Seriously, it's rectangular and fits my entire foot in/on it if I need to. It works perfectly, comes FREE with my organic Spring Mix, and is easily replaced if it breaks! :D
 
I've been using Corelle luncheon plates on my carpeting and they slide great. I got them at Walmart for around $2 each.
 
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