Recent content by elaine123

I think Pilates is wonderful! However, I didn't care for Mari Winsor's instruction. She goes much too quickly, and Pilates is a process which can't be rushed. I LOVE Hillary Burnet; her visualizations are wonderful. Stott and Mari Winsor would be next in my choices. Learn the basics whatever you do.

Mindi, about that eating...I'm worried that I'm eating way too much. Even though it's a green carbohydrate, I still feel like I'm eating all of the time. Sometimes I'm still hungry. Do you eat avacados? I was surprised to see them on the green list. I've always thought they were fattening... I...

Has anyone had success with this? I don't think I'll do the workout portion, and I couldn't give up cardio, but the eating plan is interesting. I'm curious if anyone has any advice. I'm a carbohydrate junkie, and I know that's not good.

>Hey, everyone. I was wondering >what your experiences with this >are. I always gain >about 7 lbs on the >pill, and right now I >am on Ortho Tri-Cyclen, and >this time is no exception. > I've asked my dr >about it, and two different >drs have told me just >to make sure I watch >my...

I like Moria Stott. I have her intermediate and advanced tapes. The advanced is advanced, but the intermediate is good. I'll bet the beginner tape is just as well done. Learn the basics before you advance. The speed may seem snail slow, but if you don't get the basics down. Pilates is no good...

I traded for accelerated body conditioning and for the 20 minute ab tape. The ab tape is too fast, I think. The body condtioning is ok. For the money, I'd go w/ any of the Stott videos. I think the website is stott.com? Anyway, I think the quality of the Stott videos is better. They seem to be...

My husband keeps telling me that pretty soon there will be a way to record vhs tapes to dvd...so he says we can just record the vhs to dvd...guess that's what we'll do.

I ordered some videos at the beginning of Sept. I did it over the phone, on the weekend. There was a mix-up. Well, last week I finally got it straightened out. Customer Service was SO helpful. I emailed them, and then they got back to me w/ a phone call (Friday night, after 6 CST no less). They...

I have a question for you. How do you like your reformer? What brand is it? How long have you been doing it? Have you seen reaults. I've been playing around w/ mat work and plan on getting a reformer the end o Oct. Thanks for any info!

Great sites Irina, thanks for the help!!

Anyone know the formula for figuring heart rate. Not the formula based on 220- age, but this formula started with a k, I think. It involved finding your resting heart rate and your working heart rate. I've got my figured, but I've lost the formula.

Wow, Charli, what an accomplishment!!I'll bet you're really proud! I appreciate all of the advise, so does my friend! Thanks guys.

I have a friend who hasn't exercised much. Which Cathe tapes would be best? Is Cathe too advanced for a beginner? What about other tapes by other people? Which are the best for those w/o much experience?

I love mine! I got mine from Bike Nashbar. Their brand. I agree w/ the prev. post. Don't get all the bells and whistles. All you need is one that tracks hr. I use mine or interval cardio and to track my heart rate while I lift. You'd be surprised how high Cathe can get you hr! I wouldn't workout...

I've been taking it since mid-June. My understanding was that CLA was for toning, so you might not lose any weight. You'd just replace fat w/ muscle, which is what I need to do. I think I remember reading that one might actually gain weight when replacing the fat w/ the muscle...I can't remember...