Doing a Cathe rotation for the first time...

[midnight]

Hi,

I'm doing one of Cathe's rotations for the first time. I am doing the "Muscle Endurance" rotation posted for the Hardcore series. Any suggestions as to what to do when a run is scheduled for that day? There is tons of snow here and the cold dry air triggers my EIA even with the inhaler. I don't have a treadmill or any other kind of machine. Maybe a section from one of Cathe's other videos? What do you think would work the best?

Thanks!!
"Don't forget to breathe!"

 

[lorajc]

I am not a runner either. I'm going to check with my doctor and see if he thinks I can try to start running this summer though. I have a cervical herniated disc, so I'm not sure the impact is good for me. What I have been doing on the run days in my Hardcore Rotation is a premix from the Imax 2 DVD called Blast Mania. It contains all of the blasts from the DVD and I do the higher ones on my rebounder. It really gets your heartrate up. I also jog on the rebounder, as the rebounder takes the impact out. I have been doing some impact on the floor and some on the rebounder as my body gets used to the higher impact style. If you don't have a rebounder, it would be worth looking into. I've gotten a lot of use out of mine with Cathe's DVDs so far. Another option would just be a high intensity premix of aerobics from any cardio tape, as long as you keep your heartrate pretty elevated, as running is probably the best cardiovascular exercise. Good luck with your rotation.