Cathe Fans Part 5

2BLean

Hi Ladies :bigsmile:

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!!! We had a couple of DH's friends over in the a.m. for breakfast and then the in-laws came over around noon. It was a nice day, very quiet. DH had prepared some food or prepped it so that it was super easy for us both having company for a couple different meals. Very thoughtful of him I thought. After everyone was gone we watched Bourne Legacy, it was good!

I'm off work today :happy: which feels really good to tidy up the house, finish up a little laundry & relax before I head back to work tomorrow. Today's workout was Total Body Tri-Sets (Upper & Lower) which felt fantastic and I am headed to Spinning this evening! Anxious to try out my new cycling shoes:bigsmile: Santa did bring P90X2!!!!!:drinker: So that will be another program I look forward to in 2013!

I'll check in with you all tomorrow ~
Tami

fitzfour

Hi Ladies!!!

I feel like I have been gone for so long! :ohwell: We had a great Christmas here (despite my oldest having a fever for 3 of the 5 days of vacation so far), and the boys had so much fun taking in everything. They really got into the church service this year, and I think had just as much fun giving their gifts, as getting them, which was my hope. My hubby got me Selecttech weights, which I am in LOVE with!! :bigsmile: Santa brought me a Mint floor cleaner, so I don't have to mop my floors several times a week anymore...that little bugger can take a day each week for me! :bigsmile:

Workouts have been great, although this lifting every day has left with with DOMS all the time! :laugh: Eventually I'll get used to it, I'm sure!

Tami--Sounds like you had a great trip to see your mom, and how awesome on the cycling shoes! :bigsmile: Can't wait t hear how you like them! Christmas sounds just perfect..not too stressful, and lots of time to relax and enjoy family! Great job on your workout after your return home..I'd be itching to get back into it too! I'm excited to hear about your thoughts on P90X2 once you start that rotation...or will it be X-train?!?!

Laurie--I'm glad you hear you are feeling better, no fun having it drag out that long! My youngest had about a 4 day cold (nothing bad), my oldest had a horrible cough, fever and just overall miserable, but the fever went away just in time for the Christmas celebrating. However, we got a call yesterday that my nephew (that we all were kissing on) got diagnosed with Influenza A...no symptoms but a fever. Ugh, the year I didn't get around to getting my flu shot, I get exposed to it!

Laurel--Nice killer workout...wow! I think I would have been in a ball on the floor halfway through that combo! :laugh: I hope your Christmas was wonderful, and you were able to keep the eating under control more than you thought. I did good on Xmas Eve, and then lost in on Christmas Day. But, I did some kick butt workouts, so I felt ok after it all. :bigsmile:

Michelle--Can't wait to hear about your vacation!

Off to work...2 day work week and then off for 4 days! :bigsmile:

Erika

bajangrl29

Quick check in as we get on the road tomorrow. Great time on the cruise, a bit of tough love with the bff but we shared some tears and moved on like big girls. I have been sick with the flu since Monday and finally showered and ate today. Happy Holidays and I will be back next week.

Happy New Year:flowerforyou:


Michelle

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~
Back to work today …. :ohwell: Since it is only 2 days I don’t feel quite the dread factor as normal. Next week will be a 4-dayer so that is nice too. Last night’s Spinning was great, full class and lots of energy. I was able to try out my new spinning/cycling shoes and LOVE them! I can see why people go that direction. You can really feel the difference in the push/pull of the revolution. Plus, more comfortable on your feet as far as the positioning and not have a strap along the top. No workout this a.m. I was startled from a deep sleep with my sweet Emma throwing up in our bathroom at 2 a.m. :noway: So tended to her, got her outside, cleaned up the mess and let her back in and finally back to bed. FINALLY fell back asleep after 3 sometime, so when my alarm went off at 4:15 …. I hit the snooze and did not get up. :grumble: Hoping to get in a workout at home after work – we’ll see.

Erika: Sounds like you had a really amazing Christmas with your family. :happy: Sorry to hear your son was sick for several days. Hope all is well now and nobody else gets sick after being exposed to your nephew. Yahoo for SelectTech weights! That is what I have and absolutely love them. Fantastic gift from DH forsure. Great job getting in the workouts throughout the festivities and busy holiday time! Is the Mint floor cleaner one of those auto robot type floor guys that goes around by itself? I have considered one of those because we have so much wood flooring. How fun! P90X2 will be later in the year. X-Train is first and cannot wait! :bigsmile: They are sending out the DVD’s this week according to Cathe’s newsletter. Laurel and I are going to start that up in February. It’s nice to have a couple programs that I’m excited for.

Michelle: Good to hear from you – Happy Holidays and so sorry to hear you have been sick with the flu.:flowerforyou: Sounds like your tough love moment with BFF was hard but you got through it maturely and hopefully things are good there. Talk to you soon.

Hello Laurel & Laurie:bigsmile:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~
Tami

fitzfour

TGIF (already!) Ladies! :bigsmile:

Nice short week for me, which is nice! Last night was chest/legs with TF LI Hiit 25. I got the low impact Hiit workouts as a pre-Christmas gift to myself, and I really like them. I wasn't sure if I would, but there are some fun new moves in them, and considering how often I'm going Hiit workouts, I needed some more variety!

We got a couple inches of snow overnight, so of course the roads/drivers are a mess. Thank goodness for very few drivers on the road due to the holidays!

Tami--That is so awesome that the shoes helped improve the "ride!" :bigsmile: Poor Emma...I hope it was a one time deal. Our pup has been throwing up the last couple days (she has never done that before), so I'm wondering if this bug that my DS had somehow made it to the dog? She just seems extra sleepy and needly lately. I think the bug is starting to hit me, as I am feeling like I'm in a fog today, but hopefully I'm able to sweat and/or sleep it off! :bigsmile:

Michelle--Welcome back, and then bon voyage again! :laugh: I'm glad to hear the cruise was fun, but sorry to hear you are sick. That crud is definitely going around like crazy! Get better fast and enjoy the rest of your vacation time.

Laurie and Laurel--Hello!

Have a wonderful weekend and New Year's holiday. I'll be back on Wednesday!

Erika

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I'm back from the no-internet zone! :laugh: I failed at getting any workouts done during the Christmas time. I was way to busy, and the cough was still around. I think that the great up north cured my sickness though. :laugh: It was so dry up there that I don't think my cough could do anything. Anyway, tonight is going to be a workout, don't know what yet, but I will get something done.

I was able to open my gifts of Turbo Fire, Combat, Peak More Cardio Interbal Burn and the girls got me this boxing kit. It has weighted gloves, 6lb med ball, jumprope and boxing workout. It really looks interesting, so maybe that will be my workout tonight. Overall it was a busy time, but it was very nice to see both families.

Tami, I had heard that they where sending out the DVD's this week, I'm hoping that you get yours soon. Are you going to try a few of those workouts out before you get into your February rotation? Since this awful cold happened, I have had to nix my Peak 10 rotation. I have joined a group on here to start Combat on January 7th, but I'm hoping to get back to the Peak 10 rotation after that. I hear you on the dread factor of going back to work, but mine is only one day. :laugh: I'm off for four days again, so that is going to be nice. Sorry to hear about Emma, hope she is ok!

Michelle, Sorry to hear that you where sick. Glad to hear that you and your bff are back on track! I'm sure that made the cruise even better. I hope you are able to avoid that flu!

Erika, I felt the same way about being gone so long. And in a way I was gone a lot longer than most everyone else. Since I have not worked out really well for about three weeks now. :noway: I'm ready though. :laugh: That floor cleaner sounds great! I had to come into work today, because I didn't have enough vaction time. One day! :laugh: I can get a lot of work done today, so then I don't have that hanging over my head entering the new year.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! A very belated Merry Christmast to you all! I'm sorry to have been MIA for so long. My plan was to be back yesterday, but life had other plans for me. Nothing serious.....just driving my DH back and forth to the airport a couple of times. :huh: Not much fun, but he finally got off late yesterday afternoon (after making our first trip to the airport at 7:00am yesterday morning) and is safely in Texas awaiting the Armed Forces Bowl (AF vs. Rice).

But I'm back today and have been managing to get my workouts in all week. I took Tuesday off (as I always do on Christmas), but have managed two workouts every other day. Today was Low Impact Circuit followed by Pyramid Lower Body. Good stuff there! I don't quite know what I'm going to be doing next, but I think I'll do what feels good for another week or so as I get through the next set of holidays.

Laurie, so glad to hear you are feeling better! Sounds like you got alot of great fitness gifts for Christmas!

Michelle, I'm glad you enjoyed the cruise, though I'm sorry to hear you've been sick. I hope you continue to feel better. Safe travels home!

Erika, have fun with those new weights!! I'm glad you like them. Yep, my eating went south over Christmas (as it always does), but I'm back on track. I made the Amaretto Fudge I was talking about, but took half of it up to my sisters, so that kept me from eating the whole pan!! Next week will be much better, and, thankfully, I don't feel like I've gained much (if any) weight.

Tami, so glad you enjoyed the trip to see your Mom. I bet the workouts felt good when you got home, though. So happy to hear about the fitness giflts for you too! And X-TRAIN is coming!!! :drinker: So have you seen the rotation? I read the review of Hard Strikes today on Cathe's site (sounds good!) and the poster mentioned the 90-day rotation. I've looked all over the site for it, but can't seem to find it. I just thought I'd ask if I'd missed something. The reason I'm asking is I'm wondering if maybe it would be possible to start X-TRAIN earlier (like a week from Sunday). Would that work for you? I'm thinking I could get almost four weeks in before going to Arizona. Let me know what you think!! I'm happy to wait as well.....but wanted to toss that idea out there just in case.......

Off to get some housework done!! Enjoy the weekend! And if I don't talk to you before Tuesday, Happy New Year!!!!! :drinker:

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ TGIF is right! I’m always so thankful for short weeks ~ plus our office is SO quiet…..Boring :sad:

Erika: Nice job on the workouts and for getting yourself the new HiiT workouts for Christmas! :flowerforyou: I think Emma’s situation the other a.m. was due to a big knuckle bone that DH had bought both the dogs for a treat. She ate it down to nothing and fragments seemed to not agree with her stomach.:sick: Seems good to go since so probably just a normal “dog” thing. Hopefully you aren’t getting the bug. Fingers crossed for you. Keep up the great workouts and Happy New Year!

Laurie: So glad to hear that your sickness is cleared and the cough is gone! That’s great news and I’m sure nobody is happier than you for it! Sounds like you received some fabulous fitness gifts, that’s so great and a good family time as well. That’s fantastic you are going to be doing the Combat rotation with another group of MFP peeps! I’m looking forward to hearing your reviews on that series. Yes, Peak 10 will be waiting for you I’m sure, which is the beauty of having choices & our collections. Thanks for that on Emma …. She is doing good, seemed to just be the bits of bone that didn’t settle. I will definitely check out XTrain as soon as I get it and we might be starting earlier than February so that will be good too.

Laurel: Sounds like you have had a busy holiday and the back & forth to the airport always chews up a bunch of time! I know for us it is 45 min to the airport, (one way). :frown: Nice job managing in your workouts throughout though! I was really anxious to get in a normal workout when I got back. I did spot a gym near my mom’s house this time that is new - so in the future if I am ever there for extended time I’ll check into it. From my understanding the rotation is posted inside the “guide book” that will come with the series. I don’t think it is something posted on her site. So as soon as we receive them we can check it out from there. XTrain Rotation :bigsmile: Yes, I am absolutely up for starting earlier if that works for you! :bigsmile:

Hope you all have a very nice weekend! Talk to you soon ~
Tami

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~

Just sharing in my excitement that XTrain arrived today :bigsmile: Laurel - There is a booklet that comes with the program that lists all the workouts, rotations, etc!

Have a great weekend ladies ..... talk to you Monday! :flowerforyou:

Tami

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I got my X-TRAIN too!! It looks like a great program. Very versatile. I am amazed at the number of premixes she included and the variety. This program looks like it could go from being a 30-minute-a-day workout program to working out 90+ minutes a day. I think it would take months just to do all of the premixes. Cathe definitely gave this program alot of thought in terms of how the workouts can be mixed and matched, adding unique bonuses, and making the workouts fit most people's schedules. Alot of bang for the buck in 'just' 9 workouts, that's for sure. Looks like very good stuff.

Tami, I'm all for starting next week. I normally workout Sunday thru Friday (as opposed to Monday thru Saturday as the rotation states), but I could change to Monday thru Saturday if that works better for you. I noticed there aren't any 'break' weeks in the rotation, but I will double up workouts for the time I'm gone to Arizona (and it looks like that is very possible) so that I'm caught up with you when I get back. I'm thinking about doing the 90 Day Undulating Rotation as this is the primary rotation for the program. What are you thinking? No doubt I will try the other rotations at some time because they all look good so if you want to start with something else, let me know. I'm off to preview some workouts now!!

Happy New Year!!! I'll catch up with you all again soon--probably on Wednesday.

Laurel

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Busy day for me, we have a party with some friends. Just wanted to say congrats to both Laurel and Tami for getting their X-Train orders. Can't wait to hear what you both think of the set. I'm excited to see that it comes with rotations, and she gave so many options for premixes.

Will be on again when I get the chance, but I need to get cooking.

Happy New Year Ladies!

Laurie

2BLean

Tami, I'm all for starting next week. I normally workout Sunday thru Friday (as opposed to Monday thru Saturday as the rotation states), but I could change to Monday thru Saturday if that works better for you. I noticed there aren't any 'break' weeks in the rotation, but I will double up workouts for the time I'm gone to Arizona (and it looks like that is very possible) so that I'm caught up with you when I get back. I'm thinking about doing the 90 Day Undulating Rotation as this is the primary rotation for the program. What are you thinking? No doubt I will try the other rotations at some time because they all look good so if you want to start with something else, let me know. I'm off to preview some workouts now!!

Once again we are both on the same mindset! I like to do Sun - Fri as well and the 90 Day Undulating Rotation is what I was thinking as well! Yahoo :bigsmile: :drinker: January 6th it is then! Sounds great. It truly does look like a program that can be used in SO many different ways which is awesome. Once again, Cathe is a star in her thought process and dedication to everyone's fitness!

Can't wait .... Thanks Laurel!

Happy New Year Everyone :flowerforyou:

Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I was really really bad about working out, but there is going to be a workout tonight when I get home. We did have a great time having people over for New Years Eve, and the food turned out to be really delish. I did get in Kick Start Your Metabolism on Sunday, and had just a little bit of coughing. This thing is still hanging on. :huh:

I will be starting my 60 day Combat rotation on Monday, will be doing a check in with a group of people here on MFP. :drinker: I'm getting excited about the coming year as far as workouts go. DH is going to try really hard this year to take of about 20lbs. I think that he can do better, but 20 is a good number to start with.

Laurel, I'm really glad that both you and Tami have decided on the Undulating rotation. Can't wait to hear what you both think of the system. So far I have heard nothing but possitives. Well maybe I saw one thread on VF that was negative, but then people seem to have a need to complain no matter what. :noway: Apparently they think there is way to much information! :laugh: I just had to laugh.

Tami, So all of us are starting the new year with a new rotation of some sort.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Happy New Year!!! I took a couple of days off working out to spend time with DH, take down the Christmas decorations and, generally, to just lie about in the mornings. :blushing: What can I say? It felt good! But I was back at it today. Because of starting XTRAIN next week :drinker: I decided to do a little STS to check to see how accurate my 1RM estimates are. XTRAIN also uses 1RM, and I really don't want to re-do them unless I have to. So I did STS Disk 13 (Meso 2, Week 1, Chest, Shoulders and Triceps) and it felt dead-on to what I was doing when we last did the program. So I feel very comfortable going into XTRAIN. I also did Cardio Supersets today which is always fun!

I previewed three of the XTRAIN workouts so far (Disk 1/Chest, Back, Shoulders;Disk 6/Cardio Leg Blast; and Disk 8/Hard Strikes). They look good! Disk 1 remindes me of Meso 1 of STS in its format except you use the stability ball for alot of the exercises. There are some innovative twists to standard exercises, which I like. Cardio Leg Blast is alot like Meso 3/Plyo Legs in that it alternates one plyo move with one weighted move. Hard Strikes is interesting. The first half is high impact cardio with a little boxing in it. There is very little kickboxing at all. And there seemed to be more high impact moves (jumping jacks, etc) than boxing moves. I'll see how I feel about that when I do it. The second half of the workout is total body conditioning. For the rotation Tami and I are doing, we will be doing a premix that includes just the cardio portion of the routine. The music in the series, so far, seems good and reminds me of Cross Fire and To The Max (in fact, I think some of it is the same music). The set looks good. Cathe looks good! I will preview more today, but I'm ready to go!

Tami, I'm so happy to hear you can start on Sunday!! This should be fun. It looks like a fun program, and I am amazed at how many different ways these workouts can be used. So bring on Sunday!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Laurie, I'm sorry to hear that pesky cough STILL hasn't left you. I'm glad you took it easy over the holidays because that is probably just what your body needed. Congrats on starting the new rotation on Monday. I'm anxious to hear about it. I was thinking of you when I previewed Hard Strikes as I know how much you love kickboxing/boxing workouts. I'll let you know what I think about this one when I do it, but I will admit I was thinking it would have more of a boxing focus. But, oddly, I didn't find the big pink gloves distracting!!! They look huge in the photos, but in the context of the workout, they aren't that bad. I think they weigh something like 12oz, so I will just use 1lb wrist weights and see how that goes. I'm not surprised people are complaining about the info aspect of this over on VF. People thought the same about STS. I like that Cathe puts together a scientific program.....and takes the time to explain it and make it is such a way that people can get the most out of it if they want (by doing 1RM and such). But that doesn't mean it HAS to be used that way, and I don't think alot of people quite understand that. But each to their own I guess.

Erika and Michelle, hope you had a great holiday and are enjoying the New Year!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~

Let’s see – so mixed up on my days right now. Work on Monday, OFF yesterday, back to work today thru Friday.:ohwell: Yesterday I did Total Body Tri-Sets :bigsmile: (Upper & Lower combo), figured it would be my last time on that one for a while, felt great! Met my BFF for lunch after that and we caught up a bit after Christmas and me being gone, etc. So that was a fun day. DH was home watching bowl games. Today was Athletic Training No Spinning tonight, the room is closed for renovation ….. they are getting it ready for the new bikes!!!! :drinker:

Laurie: I ditto Laurel in saying, sorry to hear that cough is hanging on.:grumble: Darn it! Sounds like you got in a workout which is good and I’m sure felt great (minus the cough). Yahoo for starting up Combat Monday! :happy: Yes, several of us starting a new rotation in the New Year! Feels good. I’m super excited to get started.

Laurel: Happy New Year and Happy X-Train!!!! Bring on Sunday is right. :bigsmile: I am planning on STS Total Body for Friday’s workout so I am getting that in close to our start date. I haven’t seemed to veer too far off the path, which is good! I didn’t really feel like re-doing my 1RM sheets either. I know last time we did STS I updated them at that point so I should be about the same. As always, will just make adjustments as needed. Thanks for doing some previewing … The workouts sound AMAZING! :bigsmile: I was hoping to preview some as well but haven’t had the opportunity. I did read that the workout cards for XTrain weren’t quite up and running just yet. Hopefully this week or next, so that will be nice to have. I’m glad to hear you took a couple days off and just relaxed! I agree 100%, it feels good to get the Christmas decorations down .. We did that last Sunday. We didn’t have much up but always feels good to put away.

Happy New Year Erika & Michelle ~:flowerforyou:

Talk to you all tomorrow!
Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Tried out a Combat workout last night, thought that maybe I should at least preview some of these before I start the rotation on Monday. :laugh: I absolutely loved it! I did Combat 30 Kick Start. I used my weighted gloves also. The instructors in this workout really know what they are talking about, and give really good instruction. They really emphasize power in the punches. The said that we did something like 243 kicks during one 5 min segment. :noway: Well I do feel it in my legs this morning. I also notice that my shoulders, upper back, biceps and triceps are sore. I was very surprised about the triceps. I had my HR monitor on and I was in my zone for 21 min., above the zone for 7 and only 2 min was below the zone. :bigsmile:

Laurel, Great idea taking some time off! I have taken way to much time off, so really need to get my butt in gear. Great idea on checking your 1RM's. Sure wouldn't be fun to start a workout and not have enough weight picked out. I would think that using weighted gloves/wrist would be an excellent option. So are the high impact moves a lot like what she did in Kickmax? From your description thats what it kind of sounds like. I will be very interested in what you think of the Hard Strike workout, it is the one that has most of my interest right now.

Tami, It was hard for me to realize that today was Thursday and not Tuesday! My boss said that now we have the long haul until about May. :sad: No extra time off during those months. I'm sure that those new bikes at the gym are going to be great. I'm getting really anxious about starting this new rotation, just really need to get back into working out after this dang cold sidelined me so horribly. Yesterday the only problem I had was my nose running, which is something that has happened in the past while working out. :laugh:

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today was Step Moves, followed by STS Disk 17/Legs and STS Stability Ball Abs. Good workout. I can definitely feel that STS workout in my legs right now as they are shaking! But STS leg workouts are always like that for me. I will be feeling it tomorrow, that's for sure. :ohwell:

Tami, great workout! I previewed another three XTrain workouts yesterday--Legs, Bis and Tris, and Low Impact HiiT. They look very good. I might re-watch Legs because I got a phone call when I was watching it, but it looks like it is about 25 minutes standing, followed by Barre workout followed by floor work with the Stability Ball. I think it rings in at about 55-60 minutes without the add-ons. We will be doing the add-on of Rear Delts in this rotation, and that looks like 15 minutes of pure rear delt work. Slow, controlled moves starting with 12 reps and followed by 2 sets of 10 reps. I don't remember how many different exercises she does (3 or 4) but it could be interesting focus work. The Bis and Tris looks good as well.....again, alot like Meso 1 in tempo, order and rep counts (standard is 16 reps). The Low Impact HiiT workout is split into three sections. The first 10 minutes is floor HiiT, the second uses the step, and the third uses the sliding discs. Don't worry about the step work because they aren't complex moves at all and many of them have been seen already. It looks good and I like the idea of different sections to kind of break the workout up a bit. So, all in all, I'm really looking forward to these workouts right now!! I read the same thing about the workout cards. I think I would have been lost in STS without them, but I'm not as worried in these workouts. Like in STS, each exercise is spelled out on the TV screen before it starts and it also includes what Cathe is using in terms of weight. So between Cathe's recommended weight and our own STS 1RM recommendations, we should be able jump in and challenge ourselves pretty well!

Laurie, I'm so glad you enjoyed the Combat workout!! 243 kicks?!? That's crazy! But what a great leg workout that must have been. Sounds like an effective workout all around. Regarding Hard Strikes, I think I expected Boxing drills like she did in the first part of KickMax or in MMA Boxing, but this workout isn't like that. I would say it is more like Cardio Kicks, KPC or 4DS Kickbox than anything, though it has much less emphasis on kickboxing than the latter two of those workouts did. So I guess that makes it more like Cardio Kicks which was more boxing/cardio-based moves.....but it is more intense than Cardio Kicks is, that's for sure. It will be interesting to do because, very often, my impression of workouts when I'm watching them is VERY different than my impression when I am doing them. So I'll let you know more about it next week! Oh, my nose ALWAYS runs when I'm working out in the winter. Drives me crazy. I read about this awhile ago on some fitness site, and it is very common for that to happen. So I'm always armed with at least two kleenex's per workout. :blushing: And my nose rarely ever runs otherwise. :ohwell:

Erika and Michelle, hope you are well!!

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

fitzfour

Hi Ladies...Happy New Year!

Well, we started off 2013 with a bang...head lice! :grumble: Ugh! Came home yesterday from work and my youngest wanted to get his hockey hair cut off before his birthday (today) so took him to the salon, and they had to stop mid haircut because they found lice. So, with my hubby being gone until 9:30ish, I went into total panic mode! I hadn't gone through this before, so had no idea what I was in for with the shampooing, and endless loads of laundry/cleaning. Well, my workout got sidelined and I was up much later than I can handle, so today is pretty rough. My hubby stayed up all night doing laundry and stayed home today too, and isn't done yet! :noway:

But, before all the fun was a great few days with the family (and hockey of course!). Great workouts too! Now, let's hope that the rest of the month is uneventful (although, I think we were overdue for some chaos in our house after what our other relatives have gone through with the flu/illnesses, faulty appliances causing damage, etc)!

Laurel--Gosh, I just love the mix of workouts in the rotation you and Tami are doing! :bigsmile: I have been mixing in Cathe and Chalene, which has been fun! I'm excited to hear about your thoughts on XTrain as you start to tackle those workouts. I have my eye on a couple of the DVD's! Good job managing the workouts through the holidays, and getting back on track with the eating! I'm glad to see the holiday goodies go bye-bye! I'm glad to hear you were able to take a couple days off of working out and really enjoy them! :bigsmile:

Tami--Sounds like you had a nice, quiet (albiet boring) week at work over Christmas, and I'm betting this week is more of the same (it sure is for me)! How exciting that there are some renovations going on at the club...new bikes, yeah! I'm excited to hear about your impressions of XTrain too, looks like fun!! Great job on getting in the workouts at home while the classes are shut down!

Laurie--I'm glad to hear that you are slowly getting rid of that cough, and able to get some workouts in when time allows! Sounds like you got some awesome workouts for Christmas! :bigsmile: I want to hear more about LM Combat when you get to them...I have those on my radar, but go back and forth! :bigsmile:

Michelle--I hope you are feeling better and vacation was nice.

Back to work and then off to celebrate with the birthday boy!

Erika

MariaLivingFit

Hello all Cathe Fans - I'm starting the 90 day XTRAIN rotation on Monday - if you are doing the same please feel free to friend me. I would love the support! Thanks, Maria

2BLean

Hello all Cathe Fans - I'm starting the 90 day XTRAIN rotation on Monday - if you are doing the same please feel free to friend me. I would love the support! Thanks, Maria

Please join us here on this post or send a messages any time! :bigsmile:

Laurel & I are starting the 90-Day Undulating XTrain on Sunday! :bigsmile: Would love to support you in your journey! Really excited to start I think it's going to be such a great program with tons of variety. ~ Tami

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~

CrossFire this a.m. LOVE it! Tonight I am getting my hair prettied up after work. I’m looking forward to it. I did find out that the new bikes will be in on Tuesday so Spinning next week will have a freshly painted/spruced room w/ the new bikes! It will be nice to have my pm classes back next week. Eventhough they are probably going to be TOUGH! :bigsmile:

Laurie: Sounds like Combat is going to be really great for you! That is so awesome ….. and in just a short workout you’re already feelin it! Yowsa on the 243 kicks! :huh: I bet your legs are feeling that today. That was not a fun reminder from your boss to realize it’s back to the daily grind until May! :laugh: I’m sure you are very anxious to get back into the workouts. I would be going crazy forsure. Kleenex on hand may be the ticket! It’s funny Laurel mentioned that and read about it …. Only because there are a few people in Spinning that have a Kleenex handy every time.

Laurel: Fabulous Reviews! :flowerforyou: Thank you again … It’s the big countdown to Sunday! I’m excited to see what kind of results we will have from this program and good to know that we won’t be struggling to figure out which weight is next w/out workout cards, (for now anyway). I thought I did see that in the booklet that they list what Cathe is lifting for each. Definitely sounds like a ton of variety plus some great concentration/focus work on particular body parts! Of course as we always say … she thought of everything.:bigsmile: I’m glad to hear the leg workouts are similar to the Meso 3 Plyo, since those are some of my favorites.

Erika: That’s no way to start the New Year :noway: Ugh is right. Definitely let’s hope the rest of the month does not follow suit. Sounds like you had some great days up until then, so that is good and great job with the workouts. I started thinking of you with the XTrain program just due to the endless possibilities and mixes she offers! I know you prefer shorter workouts/mixes so this might be something in the future you would enjoy! We will keep you posted. Definitely excited to start. Have a great celebration with the B-day boy!

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

So after almost 5 years of not being able to wear contacts, because of how horrible my eyes are. I found a doctor that made a perscription from soft contacts, and I can see! I still have to wear reading glasses, but being able to wear sunglasses right from the store is going to be so wonderful. :bigsmile: Last night I did another Combat workout, and it was Power Hiit. This had body weight, compound weight exercises and plyo work. As you probably can guess it was done in a circuit style. It was a tough workout, and I really felt my upper body.

Laurel, Does Cathe have her other workouts in the undulating rotation? I would think that some of her other cardio workouts would be included. :huh: Interesting information on the Hard Strikes, I will be interested in what both you and Tami think of that workout. My nose runs constantly, so I have a box of Kleenex in my workout space. :laugh: Only two workouts down, and I am feeling my whole body! :noway: Looks like the two Hiit workouts contain body weight/weight/plyo moves. The other workouts are all MMA cardio, so if I don't like this set there is something seriously wrong with me. :laugh:

Erika, Oh I am soooo sorry to hear about the head lice. My dd's have never had it, so I am no help at all. My sister is a daycare manager, and the lice check is one thing that she hates to do. Hope you both are able to contain the little pests! I did get some great workouts, and I think I need to clone myself so I can try them all out. :laugh: One thing I have noticed so far about LM Combat workouts, is that they are not high impact like Insanity is. There are impact moves in the Hiit workouts, and some in the cardio. So far loving them though.

Tami, So cool that you will be one of the ones getting to try out the new bikes. So how has the gym been? This is usually the start of everyones resolutions to lose weight. I have been feeling that thutt area, so I know those kicks have been working the legs. Have also felt the inner thigh. I like that they do different kicks, not just the front, side. I don't know what I would do at the gym with just one Kleenex! I need my box, because I go through so many. :laugh:

Maria, Yes do join us here, so I can get a feel for what those XTrain workouts are like. I'm still on the fence about buying them. :laugh:

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I finished the week in good style having a similar thought to Tami.....by doing Cross Fire!! So much fun. I followed it with STS Disk 15/Back and Biceps, and I feel all ready to start the new rotation on Sunday. My body feels these STS workouts (my legs are really sore today!) so it will be good to get back to that kind of rotation again.....albeit a very different rotation.

Erika, ugh!!! I can't believe the way you started your year. No fun. I've never had to deal with anything like that either. I hope you got rid of those pesky pests and they never return. Like Tami, I've been thinking of you with these XTRAIN workouts. There is so much variety in length that you can make whatever you want out of them. Like Tami, I'll let you know what I think when I do them, but from viewing them, they look very good to me.

Tami, great minds think alike!! Cross Fire is so much fun, and I might miss it over the next few months. I did the premix with core, but wished I'd done the Extreme Premix about half way through. It just felt so good today. I previewed two more disks yesterday--Burn Sets and Super Cuts. Burn Sets is broken down into two workouts--Chest, Back, Shoulders and Biceps/Triceps. They remind me alot of STS Meso 2. She lifts pretty heavy weight for ten reps per set including a failure set. Then at the end of each body part, she adds a Burn Set (alot like STS Total Body). They look great. Super Cuts looks fantastic! It reminds me of a cross of AfterBurn and Cross Fire, with maybe a litte more emphasis on conditioning than either of those two. But it is in that avenue of metabolic training that uses weights, body, and some cardio moves that I've just grown to love SO much. Can't wait to try that one, that's for sure. One more preview to go--the Tabata workout!!

A couple of other observations about these workouts. There are no 'clocks' like there were in STS or in her other HiiT workouts, so you can't tell how much time is in between sets. I'm okay with that with the weight workouts, but I find myself looking for that clock in HiiT workouts! One of the things I noticed is that she really emphasizes to 'go at your own pace' during the weight routines, and, unlike her other workouts, you see her background exercisers doing just that. I like that! One thing that has always bothered me a bit with Cathe's workouts is her seeming to want everybody to go at her pace, but that isn't the case in these. You also see where her background exercisers let up if they can't complete reps, and I like that as well. The workouts feel more 'real' than alot of Cathe's other workouts in that regard. I think this is a great set, and I've seen something I like in EVERY workout.

Maria, as Tami said, she and I are starting on Sunday. So please check-in and discuss these workouts with us!! I'd love to her your experience as well.

Laurie, hope you are doing well and continuing to improve from that nasty cold!!

Michelle, I hope you are well!!

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

fitzfour

TGIF my beautiful, fit friends!!! :bigsmile:

We have trimuphed over those stupid pests and finally got a good nights sleep too! :laugh: My hubby did laundry all day yesterday, so that we could be virtually done by the time I got home. We finished up the last load around 9 last night. DS had a great b-day (although many kids--friends of his even--were teasing him about how short his hair was), and got to pick his dinner destination, open gifts and I even picked up a little cupcake for him for dessert. He'll have his big friend party tomorrow.

I got my workout in last night too...4DS Shoulders plus 4DS Kickbox. Nice combo! :bigsmile:

Laurel--Sounds like Cathe really tried to make XTrain different, which I'm excited about. I feel like many of her workouts are the same, with just a tiny twist here and there. I love that they are more "real" in that not everyone is at her pace. I always wonder how everyone in her crew can get through all the reps without even looking like they are struggling! :laugh: I'm just ask excited as you and Tami to hear all about the workouts! :bigsmile: The biggest thing for me will be if you can skip past the warm-up and into the workout. Most times, I'm going from one workout to the other, and don't need the warm-up, so just want to skip right to the muscle group or workout.

Tami--Oh, the new studio sounds like it will be nice, and done quickly too! :bigsmile: Can't wait to hear your take on XTrain as well...I probably have been more curious about that set than any others out there! Keep an eye out for the discs too...I don't have a surface I can use them on (nor do I have them), so I'm hoping I can modify without them!

Laurie--Ooh, those Combat workouts are calling my name too! Sounds like a great workout. When you eventually get to the TF Hiit workouts, let me know what you think of those compared to the Combat Hiit. That's what I need to know the most about those workouts! :bigsmile: Congrats on the new contacts, what a difference that must be for you! I wear contacts 90% of the time, and glasses the rest. I have a hard time wearing glasses, because of how convenient contacts are. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

Erika

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ TGIF!!

STS Total Body this a.m. Will be a while until I do this one again and it geared me up for starting XTrain! Meeting my friend for a Spin class in the a.m. at the other gym near our house. Our next Volleyball league starts up this Sunday so it will be a good a.m. of XTrain and then some V-ball action.

Laurie: That is so great to hear about your new contacts! I have worn soft contacts for about 15 years and haven’t had problems at all. I’m actually opting for Lasek surgery in a few weeks!! :happy: Pretty excited to have the convenience of no contacts/glasses. Although they informed me that later down the road I will need reading glasses, but I would anyway I guess. Combat is sounding fabulous! :bigsmile: That is so good to hear. This whole week the classes that I take have been a no go because of New Years Eve/New Years Day and then no Spin on the other days. So, next week will be a FULL house I’m sure. :huh: Usually dies off pretty fast other than they will have the Biggest Loser competition again.

Laurel: Great minds do think alike is right! :laugh: Nice job with Cross Fire. Great job getting in some good STS weight work this week as well. I was glad to do Total Body this a.m. I’m so glad you’ve been our previewer on these workouts and you’ve let me know .. Thank You again for that, I appreciate it. :flowerforyou: I don’t have quite as good of a feel as you do (visually of course) at this point but I feel ready to get started forsure! I wondered if Super Cuts was going to be fabulous just from what I have read. Yay! :drinker:

Erika: Good to hear that you have triumphed over those little tiny pests! Glad he had a nice Birthday as well. Minus the short hair comments .... kids can be so mean. :grumble: Nice job on the workouts!

Michelle, I hope you are well!!

Have a great weekend ladies ~ :flowerforyou:
Tami

bajangrl29

Morning Ladies, Happy New Year!


So I'm definitely on the road to recovery but on Friday went to my doctor and was told it may have turned into pneumonia:huh: , figures when I finally allow myself to get sick I do it with a Bang So I'm on tons of meds with pills that are huge and I'm not good with big pills and then of course there are the side affects from these lovely gems:noway: None the less I attempted to resume walking with hubby this am and those 35 degree temps started a coughing spasm that ran me back into my bed:blushing: Maybe I'm not there yet:ohwell: So I plan to allow my body to heal and try again tomorrow with short walks and maybe some 30min Barre routine..depends on breathing as it has been affected which causes me to have intervals of labored breathing and get out of breath quickly:huh:

Erika- The dreaded "L", our first year of school with the eldest we had that issue and after calling the school to notify them of a possible issue, the nurse told me it was no longer a part of their protocol to inform parents once a case is being treated. Needless to say my daughter's classmate and her mother suffered with the issue and the little girl told my daughter while they were huddling on the playground. As an African-West Indian woman this has never been an issue in our culture so I was blindsided when we discovered the problem, well not me hubby:blushing: discovered the infestation. I ran like a chicken and hubby bought the comb, shampoo/Conditioner and we were up all nite cleaning and being paranoid. Unfortunately our youngest one also had it when she started school and we discovered it in a hotel room while heading to Florida for vacation, another late night and then of course she had played with her cousin that afternoon so we had to delouse my in-laws and everyone just to be safe. After that episode I started using coconut oil in the girls hair for deep conditioning on weekends and as a moisturizer as apparently they don't like that oil. TG we have not had any episodes in a few years but I feel your pain, just keep checking during the next 2 weeks as they can survive in water for several days.

Laurel- Glad to hear of the reviews and excitement for the new Cathe program. I went to order a few from another site but they were out of stock. However I'm a bit nervous with the program as Cathe and her crew are extremely buffed on the LB compared to Crossfire. I'm definitely buying Supercuts as that appeals to me along with one other, so keep us posted on the rotation.

Laurie- Yeah to your contacts:bigsmile: I wear glasses for distance or reading docs on the computer but I'm one of those people who always wanted glasses when I was a teenager but never needed them until later:blushing: Actually I begged my dr. for the prescription when I was 24 and now I do need them especially this past year:laugh:

Tami- My BFF had lasix when it first came out and she has had no problems since and she has always worn glasses throughout her teen years. That is a great way to start 2013!

Well the kids are off to school and I actually work today which I regret signing on as I thought I would of had a full recovery by now.:grumble: I will use my laptop on the sofa instead of working in the office. Mr. C has been depressed since returning from my mom's house and being with his sister, Chyna, so he has been sleeping most days and has not been his usual self. This morning hubby took him for a run so I'm hoping that this is the start of his recovery, actually both of our full recovery.:bigsmile: I'm glad to be back and hoping to soon join you with a routine.

Have a great Monday:flowerforyou:

Michelle

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Well I still am in my exercise funk, but I'm going to get in a full week of workouts this week. This weekend I spent the time cleaning the house, and taking the Christmas deco down. Lots of trips up and down the basement stairs, but we are almost done. Only things left are the main tree, and all my Santas. Today is my first day starting the new Les Mills Combat workouts, and I'm ready. :bigsmile: After work today is going to be Combat 30 Kick Start.

Laurel, Today is the first day of XTrain! :drinker: It is very exciting to see that there is something that you are looking foward to in each workout. That is a plus. I really enjoy having that clock also. I don't know why, but I think it helps to see the time going down. Really like it when the workout is tough.

Erika, Glad to hear that you have some containment of the pest. Did the boys get buzz cuts? My brothers always had those. I'm planning on doing Turbo Fire right after I'm done with this Combat rotation. So I should have some type of comparision for you after 60 days. :laugh: So far I'm loving my contacts, but I still do have to wear reading glasses. But I can deal with having to wear them for reading and computer work. :laugh: I went to Charming Charlies, and got a really cute pair for $9. I also can now wear sunglasses so I bought some of those also, sure was nice to drive to work this morning with them on.

Tami, Congrats on getting Lasek! Lasek is actually something that I am not a candidate for. :sad: I was told about a study that would stop or reverse my astigmatism. The dr. said that if it wasn't for that I wouldn't need to wear glasses, well just for reading. Getting excited to hear about the new XTrain workouts, between you and Laurel. Love to hear how you both feel about them.

Michelle, Sorry to hear that you may have pneumonia! :noway: Yes that cold air really can bring on that nasty cough. :frown: Take it easy, and let those dang drugs do their business. You will be ready to workout soon. I have worn contacts in the past, but my eyes got so bad that no manufacturer could make something for me. Well of course contacts are getting better and better so the dr. was able to make something that would work for me. I love how much clearer I can see with the contacts vs. my glasses.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Well, today was official Day 2 of XTrain! :drinker: I started yesterday with Disk 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders. Like I said in my preview, it reminded me alot of Meso 1 except there isn't a set amount of time in between exercises and the use of the stability ball as 'bench'. I enjoyed it. The rep count was basically 16 on each exercise, but Cathe was lifting some pretty heavy weight (30lb dumbbells on the ball for one set of bench presses). I didn't feel overworked at the end of it, but I did have a nice worked-out feeling in my arms. On many disks, Cathe has included some challenges, and on this disk it was 100 rep lateral raises, so I included that in the workout. If I'm being perfectly honest, I used 3lb weights, and I probably could have used 5lb for much of it as I didn't really feel it until the end. But it was a good add-on.

Today I did Cardio Leg Blasts which reminded me in preview of Meso 3/Plyo Legs. But it felt very different to me from those workouts in doing it. While it had the same format (cardio followed by strength), I found the cardio to be more cardio-based and less plyo based so while it was a good leg workout, it really had a cardio feel to it for me. I like it, and it flew by. I followed it with the challenges on the DVD--100 hip thrusts (which were a bit killer!) and 100 scarecrows (which I'm not sure how often I'll do because I don't like scarecrows.....because they are tough for me!). So, all in all, a good workout. I'm trying to stay true to the rotation this week by not adding in additional workouts because I want to see what the program is like on its own. It felt a bit strange only doing one workout these past two days! :ohwell: I will say these workouts are tough....but not SUPER tough, and I like that.

Laurie, I must have been writing my post when you posted on Friday because I didn't see it until now. Congrats on getting new contacts!! I have an astigmatism as well, and I know how annoying contacts can be because of that. But they've made huge improvements over the years in contacts, that's for sure. I hope you like them. I find I wear my glasses around the house most of the time, but still prefer my contacts for driving and such. Nevermind the exercise funk. I'm sure this rotation will get you back into the swing of things!

Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear you've been so sick! Please take care of yourself. There is no reason to push it....especially with a pneumonia. If you feel any chest congestion, don't even attempt to workout at all. Your body needs its energy to recover. I remember Erika's husband being hospitalized not too long ago with pneumonia, so please take care of you right now! :flowerforyou: Regarding XTrain, I think her crew looks pretty lean right now. Cathe herself isn't anywhere near as buff as she was in STS if that helps at all. The LB workouts really do seem to be endurance based (the one this morning definitely was). I'll let you know about the one on Thursday but from the preview, it looked like endurance as well.

Tami, how are you enjoying XTRAIN?!? I'm curious your impressions. I previewed the final workout--Tabatacize--on Friday, and it definitely looks like a goodie! I'm jealous about you getting Lasek! My husband had his eyes fixed (PRK instead of Lasek) almost seven years ago and hasn't had a single problem. I would have to do the surgery twice because my eyes are so bad, and I'm tempted. I don't care if I have to have reading glasses or even still wear contacts for my astigmatism. I'm just so tired of being walk-into-the-walls-blind! Let us know how it goes!

Erika, I'm glad the dreaded lice are gone. No fun that. Regarding these workouts, you can skip the warm-up by just hitting 'chapter forward' on your DVD. That's how I do it when I go from one workout to the next. I will say that in the two workouts I've done so far, there isn't anything drastically new in the moves that Cathe is doing. I just think the overall combo of moves is slightly different AND the combo of workouts within the rotation is different (if that makes sense). I like that there isn't a strong learning curve as I no longer have the patience to try to figure out a workout. So being able to hop right into these is a great advantage to me. And yet I still feel like they are offering up enough different that I'm being challenged in a new way.

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~

Saturday I met my friend at the gym near my house for Spinning. It was a good class. Enjoyed the format a lot but not the music. However I tuned it out and just concentrated on the workout! Really liked their spin room though, much larger than the one I’m used to. So then yesterday I started XTrain … as you are all aware! :flowerforyou: Chest/Shoulders/Back, which I felt was a great workout, variety forsure which I love and it flew by. I was definitely feeling it at the end but needed a little cardio “warm-up” for Volleyball so I did HiiT 30/30 and then went to my match. This a.m. was Cardio Leg Blast and again lots of fun. :bigsmile: I think Laurel described it perfectly. Headed to BootCamp after work tonight! Looking forward to it and wondering if she will have a little mercy on us for a few weeks because of holidays …… probably not! :huh: :laugh:

Michelle: So sorry to hear about the pneumonia …… It’s good that you are listening to your body & allowing a complete recovery before you hit the workouts. You don't want to mess with your lungs (as you are well aware:flowerforyou: ). Hopefully the shorter Barre routine & a walk will be just fine. Thanks for the good comments on Lasik – that seems to be the answer every time I ask anyone. They don’t regret it for a second.

Laurie: WooHoo on starting up Combat today!:drinker: :happy: I bet you are going to love the program & hopefully it pulls you right out of the “exercise funk” ~ sometimes just getting in the workouts and clicking with the program helps! I am already loving XTrain and just 2 days into it, feeling like it will be such a thorough/well rounded program. The aspects that I like about her Low Impact Series seems to carry over to this one along with STS moments forsure. Strength w/ Cardio and working the muscles at different angles. I can imagine being an eye glass wearer how much you are loving your new contacts. I have to wear my glasses right now for 3 weeks so I am already missing my contacts! I think it is part of their way of keeping you motivated towards the surgery .. :laugh: but seriously, playing volleyball for example yesterday with my glasses on …. Not the most fun vs wearing contacts! I am excited/nervous all in one. It will be great though …. Jan 31 is the big day! I had allotted $$$ last year in my Cafeteria plan so needed to spend this by March 15. Works out nicely, already paid for over last year basically.

Laurel: Day 2 is right! :drinker: Really liking the workouts so far and from the reading of your reviews and the booklet along with clips it is just what I was imagining. :bigsmile: I’m liking the rep count w/ heavier weights and feel that she is not leaving one muscle out for that particular day! This a.m.’s Leg workout was lots of fun. Like you said, definitely more cardio based than I was thinking it was going to be for some reason (not sure why) but great . . . not like your dying; such short bursts and then the weight work. I enjoy that format. Keeps me mentally & physically in tune with the workout I thought about adding on the bonus Hip Thrust this a.m. but remembered I’m headed to BootCamp tonight so decided to add that on another day. Looking forward to those bonuses and seeing the Core work she has planned for us. I’m right there with you on trying to stay true to the program this week as well to get a feel for them and make some notes on weights, etc. So far I am staying right with what she is doing and making notes for next time I do that particular workout or if I know forsure I want to go heavier I just do. Tomorrow a.m. I think I will opt for the longer format of Hard Strikes though instead of just the 35 min. I would imagine Tabatacize is a goodie! The name alone:laugh: My DH really wanted to get his eyes done as well but wasn’t a candidate at this time. Something about the shape of his eye? They did say he could maybe do the PRK down the road so he might just check again in a few years. Yes, I will definitely keep you all posted ….. Jan 31. They told me the only thing I couldn’t do was play Volleyball that following Sunday. I did say, “but I can work out right” As long as I don’t get sweat in my eyes she said. Phew! I'll wear a thick headband if I have too, I thought to myself. :blushing: :laugh:

Hi Erika – Hope all is well at your home and you had a nice weekend!

Talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami

fitzfour

Hi Ladies!

Quick check in, as it's my bedtime! :blushing: Tonight was TJ CP 2, which was just...eh...I wasn't really in the mood to workout, so that didn't help much! :ohwell: Tomorrow I'll be more motivated, I'm sure!

Tami--Bummer on the music at spinning...music will make or break my mood for a workout...good job on concentrating on the workout and not the music! Sounds like XTrain is a goodie, can't wait to hear more!

Michelle--I'm so bummed to hear you are still sick and pneumonia at that! :grumble: You so deserve some nice, relaxing days, where no one in your house is sick, so you can truly relax! Make sure to take it easy, lots of rest and get better! I'll send healing vibes your way!

Laurie--I am in and out of a workout funk, but hopefully it will lift soon. I still am getting the workouts in, but can't say I'm putting in much effort! :ohwell: I think I need to find that ideal time and capture that, as early morning isn't good, and late night isn't either. Not sure what time is my "prime" time! Hopefully your funk lifts soon and you can get into all the fun new workouts!

Laurel--Great reviews on the new workouts! :bigsmile: Sounds like they are different than her other systems, just enough to keep things fresh and new. I'm really curious to know if I'd like them. My ideal workout with Cathe would be around 30 minutes, with a shorter warm up and cool down. My one complaint about 4DS is the really long warm up...otherwise, that is probably my fave Cathe workouts right now. Keep the reviews comin!

Off to bed! I'll catch up with you all tomorrow!

Erika