Upper Body Workouts and lower body modifications

[ksandvoss]

Dear Cathe,

I have written before about a glute injury that have. I have had to modify my cardio and lower body workouts because so much of what we do to keep fit is aggravating my condition. I have been able to get great results with the Upper Body Pyramid video. I have been doing this workout 2 and sometimes 3 times/week. Then I do 30 minutes or so of a modified lower body workout on my own because I can not do squats and lunges. I do the workouts back to back. I do what cardio I can, but soon I am going to have to just swim. Anyway, I am getting a little bored with the Lower Body Pyramid. Do you have another video for just upper body, and or do you have anything for lower body that doesn't do lunges and squats?

Thanks,

Kathy

 

[FitnessGoddess]

Hi Kathy,

Obviously not Cathe but I can tell you that she does have a couple of upper body only tapes. PS series has 2 tapes that you can purchase & the CTX Upper Body tape is awesome. As for lower body without squats & lunges, there aren't any tapes available that don't incorporate these.

Take a look at the home page & browse through Cathe's collection. I think you'll find what you are looking for in terms of upper body workouts.

 

[likes2bfit]

Finding a lower body substitute can be a challenge. Like you, I can't handle lunges or squats due to a knee weakness. Lower body exercises on the stability ball have been my mainstay for the past 8 weeks or so. I have found that my legs have gotten smaller but are still muscular with out the squats. Have you thought about pilates or power yoga for variety? I am not very familiar with either; it is just a suggestion. I do have Karen Voights Yoga stretch workout and it is nice for a change when I get bored.

Are you able to walk for 3 or more miles? Walking 3-5 miles 3 days a week has also helped me. I listen to "Curves" music, which is 140 beats per minute. This helps keep my pace consistent.

Like you I have also been doing PUB. But other good strength workouts are the Slow & Heavy series and Pure Strength as mentioned by the first reply. Good luck !
Judy

May God always grant you a sunbeam to warm you... a moonbeam to charm you...& a sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you

 

[Jane P]

Definitely consider the Pure Strength upper body workouts: Back, Biceps and Abs, and Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Cathe stands for a lot of the exercises, but you could sit if you needed to.

The Legs and Abs tape has a pretty extensive floorwork section, but some of those exercises might aggravate your condition.

The Firm has a couple of good floorwork tapes as well: Sculpted, Buns, Hips and Thighs, and Lower Body Sculpt II.

 

[Seabush]

Margaret Richard's also has an excellent lower body floor work routine which thoroughly works the quads, hamstrings, etc. It's called Getting Better. No standing leg work is done.

Crystal

 

[ksandvoss]

Thank you