I just started doing some of Cathe DVD's a few weeks back. I actually first recorded some on FitTV and decided I absolutely HAD to have some - fast forwarding and cut/incomplete segments did not make me happy. I went ahead and purchased a few cardio ones. I've been doing The Firm for a few years now and love their system of cardio-sculpt, but I though Cathe's cardio is a great option for when I just don't want to use any weights.
Now I am very used to their (The Firm's) cueing system, and I absolutely get frustrated when I can't follow Cathe's cues, since it seems that she talks about the new moves in a combination as she does them. It's not the easiest choreography to begin with - which is great - but the challenge for me is to be able to do the choreography, not to try and guess what the next move is going to be so I'm prepared for it and do it. I am very particular about not missing anything, and I hate it when I have to wait for the next time she does it to figure out what it is. I always end up just rewinding it a bunch of times. I have to tell you that when she says "pay attention" and then starts describing what she does as she does it, I have to stop and grab the remote. And that's when frustration kicks in...
I think this is the only thing that I don't quite care for with all these DVD's. I absolutely love the ones that I got so far (Rhythmic Step - my absolute favorite and the one that I was doing off FitTV, LoMax, Low Impact, and 2 other ones - can't remember which, I am at work now) in the sense that I enjoy all her cardio far better then the other cardio workouts that I have - it just seems that I get a great cardio workout when I do these. I even went out and bought a step so I won't have to use the TransFirmer - I wanted to be sure I do everything exactly right.
My question is: will I ever get to the point where I can follow her cues without stopping? Are the newer DVD's better as far as this part is concerned? Or is it something that I have to accept and just get used to? Is it something I can get used to at some point? Now that I've done each DVD a few times, I can almost follow them without rewinding - but even though I wanted more Cathe DVD's, I don't want to go through the learning curve again for each one. Not to mention that the more of Cathe's DVD's I seem to have, the harder it is to keep track of what each routine is so I won't miss any moves as they are being cued. Has anyone experienced this, or is it just me and my weird compulsion to not miss one move and get it right the first time? Help!!! LOL
Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
Corina
Now I am very used to their (The Firm's) cueing system, and I absolutely get frustrated when I can't follow Cathe's cues, since it seems that she talks about the new moves in a combination as she does them. It's not the easiest choreography to begin with - which is great - but the challenge for me is to be able to do the choreography, not to try and guess what the next move is going to be so I'm prepared for it and do it. I am very particular about not missing anything, and I hate it when I have to wait for the next time she does it to figure out what it is. I always end up just rewinding it a bunch of times. I have to tell you that when she says "pay attention" and then starts describing what she does as she does it, I have to stop and grab the remote. And that's when frustration kicks in...
I think this is the only thing that I don't quite care for with all these DVD's. I absolutely love the ones that I got so far (Rhythmic Step - my absolute favorite and the one that I was doing off FitTV, LoMax, Low Impact, and 2 other ones - can't remember which, I am at work now) in the sense that I enjoy all her cardio far better then the other cardio workouts that I have - it just seems that I get a great cardio workout when I do these. I even went out and bought a step so I won't have to use the TransFirmer - I wanted to be sure I do everything exactly right.
My question is: will I ever get to the point where I can follow her cues without stopping? Are the newer DVD's better as far as this part is concerned? Or is it something that I have to accept and just get used to? Is it something I can get used to at some point? Now that I've done each DVD a few times, I can almost follow them without rewinding - but even though I wanted more Cathe DVD's, I don't want to go through the learning curve again for each one. Not to mention that the more of Cathe's DVD's I seem to have, the harder it is to keep track of what each routine is so I won't miss any moves as they are being cued. Has anyone experienced this, or is it just me and my weird compulsion to not miss one move and get it right the first time? Help!!! LOL
Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
Corina