I joined a gym a little over three weeks ago for the first time in my life. I did it for a little variety, but certainly not to replace Cathe. I love what her weight workouts have helped me to achieve and so far, no classes at my gym can compare with Cathe's kickbox and step bench routines. By the way, I took their "advanced" step class. I was the oldest one in the class and also the only one on an 8 inch step. Everyone in the class was sucking wind and there I am, twirling and hopping. I kept saying to myself, "they think THIS is advanced? Compared to Cathe, this is a walk in the park." I don't think I will partake of their classes too much.
I just felt I was getting a little burnt out exercising my myself all the time, plus I wanted to have a different type of cardio to turn to, such as treadmill and elliptical trainers. The elliptical trainer, by the way, kicks my butt. I like picking the program I want and then watching my heart rate fluctuate on the screen. I am mesmerized by it. But, let me tell ya, 36 minutes on that thing (the length of the interval program I selected), leaves me dripping.
I am lucky to have an amazing facility eight blocks from my house. Door to door by car is 6 minutes. At the time I use the gym, around 7 AM, I practically have the place to myself. No waiting for equipment whatsoever. If the gym was not so close and if it was too crowded I would never have given it a thought.
I only go Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays. I do cardio each day, chest, back, shoulders on Monday, legs on Tuesday and bicep and triceps on Wednesday. Cardio with Cathe on Thursday, legs with Cathe Friday and upper body with Cathe on Saturday. I am enjoying the diversity.
If joining a gym is not an option for some of you, have no fear. You can get absolutely incredible results working out at home with any Cathe rotation. She has taken me so far and if the gym does not yield any further improvement, I am okay with that. I will never, ever stop using Cathe in favor of the gym's equipment. But it is nice to be able to step out of my comfort zone and try new things.
Marlene