SirenSongWoman
Cathlete
I've recently lost a lot of weight but have been very out of shape for well over a decade. I'm at a size 14 now (down from 24) but I still have quite a way to go. On top of being nowhere near as fit as most of the people in this forum I also have real issues picking up complex choreography (though persistance has always paid off in the past). I finally got LowMax down and thought I'd try to move on to IMAX 3. Predictably, I'm having real trouble learning the choregraphy but what's really messing me up is the way my heart beats way too fast and hard when I so much as attempt the jumps. My doctor isn't thrilled I'm trying to jump but insists there's nothing wrong with my heart and lungs so I'm guessing my racing heart is just about being unfit and I should continue trying. Yesterday, I started out trying to do just the step segments (premix) but it felt so disjointed I decided to try to do it straight through, as best I could - but then I spent so much time just watching the step moves because I couldn't get them. Then I decided maybe it would be best to just try to learn one step section at a time instead of trying to cram too much memorization into my brain all in a single "workout." Eventually I got the first step section down (yeah!) and thought I'd try to do as much of the first blast as I could (which turned out to not be much..). Eventually, I figured out I could do a lot more of the blast if I removed the risers and just used the step... for now.
I know Cathe's target audience is very coordinated, really fit people who've always been fit and want to be supremely fit- something I really want to be and am working hard to reach. And yet I'm hoping someone here can tell me it will get better and that, with persistance, I WILL eventually be able to do this workout - as I continue losing weight and become more fit. Also, I'm interested in knowing how others have gone about learning and doing this routine. Do you think my method of learning one step and one blast chapter at a time is a smart (or not smart) way to do this? I sure could use some advice and encouragement from anyone who has a minute....
I know Cathe's target audience is very coordinated, really fit people who've always been fit and want to be supremely fit- something I really want to be and am working hard to reach. And yet I'm hoping someone here can tell me it will get better and that, with persistance, I WILL eventually be able to do this workout - as I continue losing weight and become more fit. Also, I'm interested in knowing how others have gone about learning and doing this routine. Do you think my method of learning one step and one blast chapter at a time is a smart (or not smart) way to do this? I sure could use some advice and encouragement from anyone who has a minute....