Pentagenarians & Beyond! TGIF!

[fox2star]

Good morning!

I actually got 7 hours of sleep last night which I have not done in months! It felt so good.. I did a 40 minute I-Tread this morning.

What does everyone think of the new STS series? Are you going to do the pre-sale? I think I will do this. The workouts sound pretty good, no cardio and they said they were going to try to keep them to an hour or less.. just what I like!

Josie:
Our Gazelle is still running! You go girl!

Garance:
Leslie must be going at a pretty fast pace to walk 4 miles in 46 minutes! It would take me an hour at least to walk 4 miles.

Jen:
I need to re-arrange my DVD's and sell some on Ebay. There are some of the Cathe's that I have not even opened. Mostly from that series before 4DS.. the one with Cardio Fusion, and some other high impact ones. I can;t decide if I want to sell them on Ebay or just post a flat price and see if anyone wants them.. I'm not sure if it's "okay" to do that in these forums. It sure would be a lot easier than Ebay. My last 2 things I put on Ebay to sell did not even get one bid. Our guy from Buffal on Dance Wars did not make the final 14, so I am not sure if I will continue to watch it. He was the one that called his Mom and told here he was coming home.. I may watch one more night and then decide.

Linny: have fun with your car tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Deb

 

[garance]

Hi Deb and later posters--


It sounds like you did not get sick, Deb, as you feared you would. Maybe the sleep helped. I did the shoulders, calves, and abs from LIS this morning and that's all, because I had another interview to do.

I pondered the STS series with DH last night, because I was really on the fence about this one. It sounds very equipment laden and that I would definitely have to buy more stuff. I'm also unsure about the leg work, given my funky knees. So, I voiced all of this, and he said, "Get 'em!" I asked why, and he said "Cathe keeps you young." He didn't even hesitate when I told him the price, so I'm preordering tomorrow. I see this as an interesting experiment, and with DH's support, worth a try. We're signing up for ballroom dancing again--goody!

There is an interesting thread comparing CTX with 4DS, where CTX definitely gets the higher rating. I just don't understand why people don't modify the cardio on 4ds. When Cathe does the fast-feet shuffle (which apparently has led to a lot of injuries), I just do them on the floor. And leap over the step on two feet? Fuhgeddaboutit!!! I just get ready for the lunges. I like both series, but I did CTX for so long that I still want to give it a rest.

Leslie does jog-like intervals, five of them, that are pretty fast, but who knows whether it's 4 miles? How does she calculate them? Jen, I will once again turn off her screechy voice. She also does this really weird thing with a James Brown statuette. The music at the beginning and the ending is very good.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[melrose]

Happy Friday, All

This morning (I still think 4 a.m. is the middle of the night, though) I did Thighs of Steel, Buns of Steel, and Classical Stretch - Muscle Memory. The stretch tape felt especially good after all the focus on thighs and buns.

Tell me if I'm understanding this correctly: This STS series is made to be done exclusively, right? If that's the case, I'm not getting it. I love variety. I know I would get sick to death of Cathe (or any instructor) if I did his/her tapes exclusively. If the series is not meant to be this way, I may get it, but not as a presale. I'll wait a while for the price to come down, then shop around. It just doesn't sound that exciting to me, unless she reverses her latest trend and uses some great music. In that case, I'll seriously consider purchasing.

Have a wonderful day,
Jen

 

[Josie]

Happy Friday all,

I will be running 10-12 miles tomorrow and doing the dunes on Sunday.
I will be setting up all of my equipment to start Cathe again on Monday. I will be doing the following starting Monday:

M PUB
T Running
W PLB
Th Running
F ME
Sa Running
S Dunes

This worked for me before when I was trainning for 2 fall marathons.

Have a great weekend everyone! I will be having my Friday manhattan with my dinner tonight.

Josie