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lifeverlasting78

Cathlete
Hi Cathe!
I've recently "discovered" your workouts on FitTV and just love them! I don't know what planet I've been on, but am sure glad I came across your classes! :)

I used to teach Les Mills Body Attack and Body Step at a licensed club in New York, but quit doing that last year. Since then I've been on a mad search to find that perfect workout that fits my style.

I recently got married and while that has been the best experience of my life thus far, I did slack a bit with my diet and exercise (caught up in marital bliss!!!) :eek: So....

I'm looking to lose between 5-10 lbs and get back to that fitness level of strength and stamina I used to be at. My question is this... do you recommend that I do the same workouts 2-3 times per week before switching them up, like your STS program - or can I just do different workouts every week and expect the same great results? In the past (pre-Cathe) I've plateau-ed (sp??) but know that won't happen with your expansive workout library! I currently own Timesaver, Hardcore Extreme, Power Hour +, Rythmic Step +, and Supersets & Push/Pull, plus whatever else is on FitTV on a daily basis.

Thanks so much for your time!!

-CC
 
Welcome CC, nice to hear from you. Here is what you want to do:

1) Four to five cardio workouts per week at about 30 to 45 minutes a piece. If you really enjoy a solid hour of cardio you can make these workouts an hour long but it is not necessary.

2) Strength workouts in either a split workout format or total body format (sometimes both, like a three day split along with one total body that week). You need to hit each body part one time per week (two times per week if you are doing a total body workout format since not as much attention is devoted to any one body part in this format).

3) Eat as clean as you possibly can at all times. This is where your hard work "shows" up. The definition exposes itself when the body fat is low.

You want each workout to be super challenging. When you are first exposed to a workout, you can do it a quite a few times before your body gets too used to it (in which case your results slow down). So depending on how familiar your body is with a particular workout, dictates how often you should do it before switching up. You can also switch up even if you are not that used to the workout if you like. The only thing you don't want to do is stay with a workout that you know so well that you no longer feel any challenge or progres from it. As a side note: Don't assume a workout that no longer gets you sore or has you challenged is a complete waste....put it on the shelf for a month and then pull it back out and just watch how sore you will get all over again. But this time your body will adapt much more quickly so you will need to change out of it much sooner.

Good Luck!
 
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