dvd questions

[morris]

mel, this is for you b/c i know you have the workouts, but anyone else's input is appreciated.

i had to stop running a week ago (my cardio drug of choice) b/c my back was really hurting. 1 week off and i feel great other than missing it. i do spinning, the eliptical, and the cathe workouts i have which are low max, boot camp, imax2, and c and wts. what are other good cardio killers? i was king of angling towatd kpc and legs and glutes as it is a 2 for 1 thing. but the other choice was sjp and sb. what do you guys think? obvioously i will have to modify down the road as i am just 22 wks pregnant now (though i am still doing all of imax 2 fine). but it will be nice for after delivery too.

also, all you weight workout buffs, i am looking for something a little more than musc endurance (which i love). gym style or pyramid? i don't have a barbell, but i do have dumbells from 5 to 20 lbs (that is how i do m.e.).

thanks for anyhelp in me keeping my sanity.

 

[shopaholic]

Hi Morris,
I did give some recommendations on the preggo thread but here is my list. As you know I am now 25 weeks along and I did exercise to videos with my first pregnancy until the day I gave birth. Prior to pregnancy, I was a high impact junkie. Here is my list:

1. If you still have vhs-cathe's wedding tape- a real bargain right now at $8 . It includes step and weights
2. Basic step/bodyfusion
3. Stepblast-great for after the baby but as pregnancy progresses you can modify.
4. ryhtymic step
5. for weights-power hour

I am finding cathe's kickbox too much on my bladder but they are all excellent workouts.
Other recommendations
Cia tapes by gay gasper-2 jammin workouts even has preggo modifications
Tae Bo
Firms

During my first pregnancy, the only pregnancy video I used was fit for 2.

 

[melanalyus]

Hi Morris! I did KPC all the time while I was pregnant. It was certainly a favorite & easily modified (especially with premixes). I think the SB/SJP was too tough on my pg back...I too had back pain with my last pg. Kickbox has lots of low impact stuff. Do you have that one?

There are very few weight vids that I 'like'. Pyramids is one of them,ME,SS,PS Series. I've tried just one of the Gym Style ones (I own them all but only tried one of them) and I didn't like it. I have to confess, I haven't done L&G enough to comment on it (only b/c I'm not a big weights gal). I do like FIRM vids, but I haven't done them in a very long time. They are great while you are pg & postpartum though. I like Turbo Jams too, VERY easily modifiable during pg.

Have you tried Bootcamp/ME bonus mix? It's awesome. I just did it yesterday again. I"m pretty sore today, but I was thinking that would have been a great one to do pg.

I often wished I had owned an elliptical machine. When I was at the University I used it all the time. I"m really stuck on having a LIFEFITNESS brand, which is what they have at the University. It's about $3500, so I've never gotten one. I still have my hopes up that someone will win the lottery & buy me one someday.

**Melanie**
32.5lbs lost 0.5lbs to go

Jadon born 11/23/05
Justin born 1/17/04
Jory born 4/9/94
" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"

 

[morris]

tghanks so much for the input. i was just reading about the new dvds on cathes website and am thinking of preordering them instead. decisions decisions. and mel, i love the bootcamp/me mix - kicks my butt.

so glad your week back went well, melanie. are you breastfeeding still and trying to pump at work? if so, what kind of pump do you have?

an elliptical would be great. i have atreadmill, but if i am going to run, it is outside - my first baby, my dog, is a cardio junkie too. we really really miss it, but the back pain was not worth it. and i must say, i do feel pretty good after imax 2 this am.

i am going to have to think about these purchases. perhaps i can get kpc and preorder the new dvds

 

[melanalyus]

If you preorder SMN will send KPC to you without having to pay for shipping. You just can't put a price on your fitness, right? Okay, I'm a bad influence.

Yes, I'm still bfing. I bf'd Justin through 14 months (never had formula). I have a Medela Pump In Style Travel kit. It works amazingly well at work & I even pump in AM before work for back up. I really don't need to have back up milk...but I like to be prepared 'just in case'.

I"m going to be getting rid of my jogging stroller--I have to have a double one now!! I have Baby Jogger 3 now. It is the absolute BEST! I like it so much, I"m going to get the same model--just in double size!

Imax2 is a great pg workout! Good job! I just love interval training. I did Imax Extreme today.

**Melanie**
32.5lbs lost 0.5lbs to go

Jadon born 11/23/05
Justin born 1/17/04
Jory born 4/9/94
" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"