carolyn122162
Cathlete
All the suggestions sound great! Maybe a list of the songs that are played like you did for Body Blasts Series in the old catalog.
Carolyn
Carolyn
New Cathe Catalog Suggestions!
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Well, I think the first question is, to which audience are you aiming this brochure? Because many of the suggestions provided here are geared toward those of us who know and love Cathe and that type of information (chapter break points and such) might better be provided here on the Website rather than in a printed document that would likely really confuse a new person.
I would love to see the premixes and premix times (plus this would help new folks recognize how much bang they get for their buck). Also, the equipment needed would be really helpful.
For newcomers, I think it's most important to categorize the workouts by type, and making sure the descriptions include information about why that type of workout is important and what makes it different than other types (defining the difference between, say, a circuit workout and an interval workout). Also, how the workout (the individual workout or the category of workouts) could be integrated into an effective plan - i.e., if you're looking to lose fat or build muscle or increase cardio endurance, etc. Also, why that's an important component to a fitness program.
Finally, I'd love to see Cathe's beginner rotation included, perhaps with suggestions to workouts that could appropriately be plugged in (so the person might have some choices), as well as an intermediate rotation, which has been requested repeatedly. (I realize the difficulty with that is defining what "intermediate" is, but perhaps it could just be designed assuming the person has done the beginner rotation for 6 weeks or so.)
Just my .02,
Marie
I would love to see the premixes and premix times (plus this would help new folks recognize how much bang they get for their buck). Also, the equipment needed would be really helpful.
For newcomers, I think it's most important to categorize the workouts by type, and making sure the descriptions include information about why that type of workout is important and what makes it different than other types (defining the difference between, say, a circuit workout and an interval workout). Also, how the workout (the individual workout or the category of workouts) could be integrated into an effective plan - i.e., if you're looking to lose fat or build muscle or increase cardio endurance, etc. Also, why that's an important component to a fitness program.
Finally, I'd love to see Cathe's beginner rotation included, perhaps with suggestions to workouts that could appropriately be plugged in (so the person might have some choices), as well as an intermediate rotation, which has been requested repeatedly. (I realize the difficulty with that is defining what "intermediate" is, but perhaps it could just be designed assuming the person has done the beginner rotation for 6 weeks or so.)
Just my .02,
Marie
sundari
Cathlete
>Once again I am impressed that you are asking for our
>input!
>
>I would love to see a listing of the premixes in the workouts
>along with their lengths.
>
>I've just started utilizing the premixes and find that
>information
>to be helpful in planning a workout for the day as well as
>setting up my rotations.
>
>Thanks for asking!
>
>Terri
I second the above suggestion. Definitely all the information about the workout and the lengths of each premix.
Also if all of your workouts old and new can be included. For the catalog to be an "All Cathe Workouts Resource Manual".
>input!
>
>I would love to see a listing of the premixes in the workouts
>along with their lengths.
>
>I've just started utilizing the premixes and find that
>information
>to be helpful in planning a workout for the day as well as
>setting up my rotations.
>
>Thanks for asking!
>
>Terri
I second the above suggestion. Definitely all the information about the workout and the lengths of each premix.
Also if all of your workouts old and new can be included. For the catalog to be an "All Cathe Workouts Resource Manual".
maddiesmum
Cathlete
Hilarious Kathryn!!!! Did you personally author "Eats, Shoots & leaves"?!?!?!?!?!
Clare
Clare
maddiesmum
Cathlete
I agree that the decision of which of these suggestions to include depends heavily upon whom the intended audience of the catalogue is. If it is us, then most of these suggestions state are unnecessary because we come on these boards and find it out for ourselves, on a near-daily basis, or, since we are long time Cathe DVD users, we already know it. Who here, for example, really does not know what equipment is needed for the Gym Style workouts?
I don't know, I find a lot of these suggestions to be either trivial or unnecessary.
What I do like is what the previous poster has suggested: to include sample rotations for beginners, intermediates and the super advanced based on all the workouts included in the catalogue. That would perhaps suggest something useful to both newcomers and old timers alike.
I like Marie's suggestions (previous poster) very much. They make the most sense to me and would make the Cathe catalogue, for those of us who own everthing or nearly everything Cathe has released, a useful publication. Otherwise, for those of us who do own (nearly) everything, what is the point of the catalogue, other than to look at some glossy photos of DVDs we already have?
Clare
I don't know, I find a lot of these suggestions to be either trivial or unnecessary.
What I do like is what the previous poster has suggested: to include sample rotations for beginners, intermediates and the super advanced based on all the workouts included in the catalogue. That would perhaps suggest something useful to both newcomers and old timers alike.
I like Marie's suggestions (previous poster) very much. They make the most sense to me and would make the Cathe catalogue, for those of us who own everthing or nearly everything Cathe has released, a useful publication. Otherwise, for those of us who do own (nearly) everything, what is the point of the catalogue, other than to look at some glossy photos of DVDs we already have?
Clare
emvolkin
Cathlete
I like the idea of listing the premixes with running times, but also categorizing the premixes-(and all of the workouts) into step cardio, floor cardio, Total body circuit, lower body circuit, upper body circuit, interval training. Maybe also utilize the ratings that your users rated them on a scale from 1-10 (1 being the easiest and 10 being the hardest).
Thanks
Eva
Thanks
Eva
janiejoey
Cathlete
Could you perhaps but a date on the DVD, what year the w/o was released?
It's just nice to know.
Janie
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
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It's just nice to know.
Janie
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Victoria79
Member
>What I do like is what the previous poster has suggested: to
>include sample rotations for beginners, intermediates and the
>super advanced based on all the workouts included in the
>catalogue. That would perhaps suggest something useful to
>both newcomers and old timers alike.
To go along with Clare's suggestion, if you do include sample rotations, you might consider offering DVD bundles of the titles used in the rotation. I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes things that come in a "set" and especially for a Cathe newcomer, a DVD bundle that contains everything you need for a goal-specific rotation would be very attractive!
As others have said, thanks for asking for our input and thanks for your wonderful workouts!
Victoria
>include sample rotations for beginners, intermediates and the
>super advanced based on all the workouts included in the
>catalogue. That would perhaps suggest something useful to
>both newcomers and old timers alike.
To go along with Clare's suggestion, if you do include sample rotations, you might consider offering DVD bundles of the titles used in the rotation. I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes things that come in a "set" and especially for a Cathe newcomer, a DVD bundle that contains everything you need for a goal-specific rotation would be very attractive!
As others have said, thanks for asking for our input and thanks for your wonderful workouts!
Victoria
>Well, I think the first question is, to which audience are
>you aiming this brochure? Because many of the suggestions
>provided here are geared toward those of us who know and love
>Cathe and that type of information (chapter break points and
>such) might better be provided here on the Website rather than
>in a printed document that would likely really confuse a new
>person.
>
>I would love to see the premixes and premix times (plus this
>would help new folks recognize how much bang they get for
>their buck). Also, the equipment needed would be really
>helpful.
>
>For newcomers, I think it's most important to categorize the
>workouts by type, and making sure the descriptions include
>information about why that type of workout is important and
>what makes it different than other types (defining the
>difference between, say, a circuit workout and an interval
>workout). Also, how the workout (the individual workout or the
>category of workouts) could be integrated into an effective
>plan - i.e., if you're looking to lose fat or build muscle or
>increase cardio endurance, etc. Also, why that's an important
>component to a fitness program.
>
>Finally, I'd love to see Cathe's beginner rotation included,
>perhaps with suggestions to workouts that could appropriately
>be plugged in (so the person might have some choices), as well
>as an intermediate rotation, which has been requested
>repeatedly. (I realize the difficulty with that is defining
>what "intermediate" is, but perhaps it could just be designed
>assuming the person has done the beginner rotation for 6 weeks
>or so.)
>
>Just my .02,
>Marie
Great suggestions, Marie!
>you aiming this brochure? Because many of the suggestions
>provided here are geared toward those of us who know and love
>Cathe and that type of information (chapter break points and
>such) might better be provided here on the Website rather than
>in a printed document that would likely really confuse a new
>person.
>
>I would love to see the premixes and premix times (plus this
>would help new folks recognize how much bang they get for
>their buck). Also, the equipment needed would be really
>helpful.
>
>For newcomers, I think it's most important to categorize the
>workouts by type, and making sure the descriptions include
>information about why that type of workout is important and
>what makes it different than other types (defining the
>difference between, say, a circuit workout and an interval
>workout). Also, how the workout (the individual workout or the
>category of workouts) could be integrated into an effective
>plan - i.e., if you're looking to lose fat or build muscle or
>increase cardio endurance, etc. Also, why that's an important
>component to a fitness program.
>
>Finally, I'd love to see Cathe's beginner rotation included,
>perhaps with suggestions to workouts that could appropriately
>be plugged in (so the person might have some choices), as well
>as an intermediate rotation, which has been requested
>repeatedly. (I realize the difficulty with that is defining
>what "intermediate" is, but perhaps it could just be designed
>assuming the person has done the beginner rotation for 6 weeks
>or so.)
>
>Just my .02,
>Marie
Great suggestions, Marie!