Rotations Really?

[hrcfitness]

I keep printing out the Cathe rotations each month and to tell the truth I never am able to make it through the whole month without getting side tracked and putting in a different workout. This happens for a few reasons 1) I don't do step, 2) I don't own all the DVD's. So this is my question I really want to drop 5-8lbs and truley that weight is in my lower body....so does anyone have a rotation that they do they can suggest and how do I know what to sub in for DVD's I don't own? If she's doing a step tape can I spin or run...what do you think? Also, how do you all stay motivated for a whole month...I exercise about every other day and love it but find myself doing what feels good for that day...not necessarily sticking to a rotation....HELP!!!
Thanks

 

[bitmover]

If you don't like step, yes, substitute whatever cardio you enjoy. If she's doing one of the imax'es, you may want to do a more intense, interval-based cardio (put sprints in or whatever). Before I started doing the rotations I just randomly picked workouts. Then I started planning things out maybe a week at a time, and finally a month at a time. The only way I stick to it is if I fill out a calendar and even then, I have the occasional day where I just want to do something different, so I sub. But, I do like having a month of workouts plotted out and trying to stick to it. Maybe you could start with one or two weeks at a time, but either way, definitely write it out. They have done studies and shown that the one common factor in people being successful with goals is that the people who write down their plan have a higher rate of success. Good luck,

-Beth

 

[RapidBreath]

Well (I'm not Cathe btw.)

How about this: When you look at the rotation think about what kind of workout it is vs. exactly which workout it calls for. I definitely think you can sub cardio for step. If you are using a treadmill use an incline. I hike/jog steep hills all the time and it really prepared me for using the step (I think.)

I don't have a lot of Cathe dvds yet either. I'm really just a newbie. But what I've done that works for me is I have created a list of all the workouts I do have (Cathe and otherwise.) I've seperated them by category. Just Aerobics, Kick boxing, Step, Toning, Stretching, and Cathe is in her own category (no, I'm serious. I'm not being cute. It had to be done.) Then I went so far as to put these on three different color post-its (the skinny little ones.) Cardio is red. Toning/weights is yellow. And stretching is blue/green. I wrote out the days of the week vertically and just switch out my post-its. Its very low tech. But it does work. I allow one wild card day per week, what I mean is thats the day I try something different from either my netflix account or on the fitTv. In pen I have my run/walk days and I do step three times a week-but you certainly don't have to. There are so many options.

If you are using a stationary bike you may be able to increase the resistance a little bit. I would pay more attention to your bottom half with the weight training. 2x a week vs just once because step really firms up those areas.