kathryn
Cathlete
Assuming that you will be filming 10 new workouts at the end of 2005 
, here are my suggestions for those DVD's:
DVD 1/2/3: a 3-day split weight workout, using an atypical split of chest/biceps; back/triceps; lower body/shoulders (or switching triceps and shoulders around). Each DVD would also include a different 10-minute ab/core routine. Instead of working one muscle group until finished, then doing the next muscle group, the exercises would be sequenced moving from muscle a (ie: chest) to muscle b (ie: biceps), then repeating, then taking a short stretch/rest break. Or in the case of legs, two leg exercises, followed by a shoulder (or triceps) exercise, then repeat and rest.
DVD 4: Kickboxing
DVD 5: A 40-50 minute all stretch workout to be used on "recovery" days, including a couple of shorter premixes.
DVD 6: An athletic step workout, showing both higher impact and lower impact/high intensity modifications (either by having 2 background exercisers do the lower impact moves, or by preparing the higher impact moves by doing the lower impact versions).(I'm thinking of something like Gin Miller's Intense Moves: very straight-forward moves, no dancy moves, minimal torque but high intensity).
DVD 7: A core strength workout, including stability ball and medicine balls. There are many exercises in several books that I would love to see in a workout: "Powersculpt" by Paul Ffediani (for stability ball strength work); Probody X by Marv Manilovich (?? ..I can't read my own handwriting!) showing lots of core moves; "Core performance" buy Mark Verstegen, which includes a lot of functional strength moves.
DVD 8: A sports cardio workout, with moves similar to those in "Bootcamp," incorporating a medicine ball and the tall step, with some plyo moves (not the "high jumps in the air" moves, but agility types of moves and other "low" plyo moves maybe some functional balance moves) and some balance moves during the rest periods between intense moves.
DVD 9: A high step cardio workout, combining floor aerobics and aerobic moves on the high step.
DVD 10: A "new" type of cardio workout: rebounder? (Many moves from MIC would be easy to modify for the rebounder)? Spinning? (Because not everyone will have the equipment, the presale could make this DVD an optional add-on).
"Bonus" DVD 11 (or 11 and 12?): 5, 50-minute workouts (7 minute warm-up, 15 mn. weights; 20 mn. cardio; 8 mn. cooldown/stretch)similar to CTX,but with weights done FIRST, made up of premixes of material from the other workouts, plus perhaps some original footage. For example: Legs + kickbox; back + step; chest + sports cardio; shoulders + kickbox; biceps and triceps + step
, here are my suggestions for those DVD's:DVD 1/2/3: a 3-day split weight workout, using an atypical split of chest/biceps; back/triceps; lower body/shoulders (or switching triceps and shoulders around). Each DVD would also include a different 10-minute ab/core routine. Instead of working one muscle group until finished, then doing the next muscle group, the exercises would be sequenced moving from muscle a (ie: chest) to muscle b (ie: biceps), then repeating, then taking a short stretch/rest break. Or in the case of legs, two leg exercises, followed by a shoulder (or triceps) exercise, then repeat and rest.
DVD 4: Kickboxing
DVD 5: A 40-50 minute all stretch workout to be used on "recovery" days, including a couple of shorter premixes.
DVD 6: An athletic step workout, showing both higher impact and lower impact/high intensity modifications (either by having 2 background exercisers do the lower impact moves, or by preparing the higher impact moves by doing the lower impact versions).(I'm thinking of something like Gin Miller's Intense Moves: very straight-forward moves, no dancy moves, minimal torque but high intensity).
DVD 7: A core strength workout, including stability ball and medicine balls. There are many exercises in several books that I would love to see in a workout: "Powersculpt" by Paul Ffediani (for stability ball strength work); Probody X by Marv Manilovich (?? ..I can't read my own handwriting!) showing lots of core moves; "Core performance" buy Mark Verstegen, which includes a lot of functional strength moves.
DVD 8: A sports cardio workout, with moves similar to those in "Bootcamp," incorporating a medicine ball and the tall step, with some plyo moves (not the "high jumps in the air" moves, but agility types of moves and other "low" plyo moves maybe some functional balance moves) and some balance moves during the rest periods between intense moves.
DVD 9: A high step cardio workout, combining floor aerobics and aerobic moves on the high step.
DVD 10: A "new" type of cardio workout: rebounder? (Many moves from MIC would be easy to modify for the rebounder)? Spinning? (Because not everyone will have the equipment, the presale could make this DVD an optional add-on).
"Bonus" DVD 11 (or 11 and 12?): 5, 50-minute workouts (7 minute warm-up, 15 mn. weights; 20 mn. cardio; 8 mn. cooldown/stretch)similar to CTX,but with weights done FIRST, made up of premixes of material from the other workouts, plus perhaps some original footage. For example: Legs + kickbox; back + step; chest + sports cardio; shoulders + kickbox; biceps and triceps + step