Question about premixes and chaptering

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Cathlete
Hi there, I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times. Sorry! Do all of Cathe's DVD's have premixes and chaptering? I've started going the DVD route and will be replacing all my VHS tapes (Can't believe I didn't see how awesome dvd's are until now!) So, I would love to know if the premixes/chapters were something Cathe started after a while or if they've always been that way. Thanks so much!
--Jennifer
 
RE: Question about premixes

I believe premixes started with the Intensity series. They are awesome! I use them all the time.
 
RE: Question about premixes

Hi, I just edited my message while you were typing. Thanks for responding so fast. Does that mean chaptering also started then? Thanks!
 
RE: Question about premixes

Well, the CTX series is chaptered, but the workout goes from warmup, workout, cooldown. The Intesity series it really good. I like having two workouts on one DVD and Cathe has two w/o's combined in many different premixes. I use premixes a lot in the Body Blast too.
Susan C.M.
 
RE: Question about premixes

Hi Ladies,

I have IMAX2 and Cardio & Weights from the Intensity Series and, if I am not mistaken, it has chaptering but NOT premixes. The Bodayblast Series DOES have premixing as well as chaptering. If the Intensity Series DVDS have premixes, I have really been missing something!!!

Melissa:D
 
RE: Question about premixes

Hi Ladies

The Intensity Series does have premixes, some of the best ones IMHO. They also have a couple of bonus combos: ME/BC total body and Pyramid total body. On Imax2/C+W, I think there are 8 premixes. You should definitely check them out, Melissa. They are great.

Brad
 
RE: Question about premixes

About premixes, I guess it depends on where you get your dvd. I have a combined basic step and cardio & weights dvd that came with my club step. I am really enjoying cardio and weights, and often want to do only the cardio portion. This dvd does NOT come with the premixes - I'm really bummed now.

It comes with chapters, and something called mix & match, but I haven't figured out the difference between these two yet.
So I guess, buyer beware - if you want all the cool premixes you've got to order from Cathe's website.

I guess since IMAX 2 is combined with cardio and weights, when I get this I will get those premixes.
 
RE: Question about premixes

>It comes with chapters, and something called mix & match, but
>I haven't figured out the difference between these two yet.

Chapters are merely points in the workout you can jump to (and if you start with chapter 4, for example, the workout will play chapters 4 until the end).

Mix and match is a menu system from which you chose a portion of the workout to do (often a chapter, but sometimes a combination of several chapters which makes logical division of the workout). When you choose chapter 4 on the mix-and-match menu, chapter 4 plays, then you are sent back to the mix-and-match menu to choose another option, and so on.


As to the original poster's question re: chaptering:
All Cathe's DVD's are chaptered, but the earlier ones are less chaptered than more recent ones (and the BB workouts seem overly chaptered in places). Some earlier DVD's are chaptered at the warm-up, cadio portion of the workout, cardio/weight portion of the workout, cooldown/stretch (BodyMax is like that).

Somewhere in the DVD description part of this site, there is a list of chapters for each DVD.
 
RE: Question about premixes

Hey, thanks everyone! I do have just one more question. With Cross Train Xpress, is it chaptered so that I can skip to the weight section? Thanks again! :)
 
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