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Hi Lunacat! Could you please e-mail me the compendium at [email protected]? I'd really appreciate it! Thanks so much! Patricia

Hi Joanna! I laughed at your closing line on the Ask Cathe page: "i'd rather get up from a weight bench leaving a sweat mark than get up from a couch leaving a trail of crumbs" Tocsa Reno Here's one I got off the "Go Fug Yourself" site. These two ladies are hilarious! "You two need...

Kind, sweet, warm, eternally upbeat, caring, nurturing, uplifting, -- that about sums up DebbieH! no, wait, there has to be more superlatives! I know --- FANTASTIC! Sending you love from Toronto, sweet Debbie! Patricia, Not a Lurker. Just Very, Very Quiet.

Hi, Lori! Sounds more like a case of the shift work blues to me. My brother used to do shift work at a local factory and he was always exhausted. I've heard that the body has a natural clock and when we throw it off kilter with irregular sleeping times, and patterns, it reacts. I 've also...

PLB: (BB = Barbell) BB CF: 25, 30, 35 Leg Presses off stool BB CF: 30, 35, 40 Static Lunges BB CF: 30, 35, 40 Squats/Plie Squats BB CF: 30, 35, 40 Deadlifts Calf Raises off step Floorwork with stability ball

"I finished my big bowl and chilli and begal about an hour ago and can now hardly stay awake. Could it be the food I ate?" Hi Susan: That depends -- did you have a bagel or a beagle (or maybe a bengal)? I hear beagles don't go down all that well. Just teasing, of course. It was probably...

Happy Birthday, Rachel! Save me a piece of Birthday cake -- I'll be right over! Patricia

Vacuuming! Especially with all those wretched loaded barbbells and the weight bench that I have to move. Plus I have two cats, i.e. cat litter trails (and don't start singing "Happy Trails to You", 'cause there ain't nuttin' about vacuuming that makes me happy)! Patricia

Me too, me too! You are not alone. Patricia P.S. Canned soybeans explode when you microwave them. I always wonder if they're doing the same thing in my stomach!

Hi Sandra: If you live in the Toronto area, you'll find Rykas at The Adelaide Club, at the bottom level of First Canadian Place at York/Bay and King Street. Approx. $109. The last pair I bought there about 6 months ago were Rhythms. The Adelaide Club always carries them. In case you want...

I did a cut & paste from my notes in Wordperfect. I use them for taping to my wall when I do the workouts. Hope it comes through OK! Patricia CATHE - PS BACK, BICEPS, ABS 42 min. Equipment: Barbells, Dumbbells and Chair or Weight Bench. N.B. Cathe's actual Barbell weighs 15 lbs...

I had to get a RF Modulator and also an "ABC Switch". (The ABC is just a small plastic gizmo with two settings that, if memory serves me well, goes into the modulator). If I want to view a DVD, I switch to B, if I want to watch VCR, I switch to A. My 25-year old RCA TV was not made for all...

Hi Shonie: I only watch the men on Cardio Kicks -- maybe because they're up front during the punching drills. I try to move like them, because they just scream "POWER!" I watch Jai on all upper body sequences -- especially when she's doing biceps. I try to emulate her precision and...

Go for the Splenda. It's the best sweetener out there! (And trust me, I've tried them all) Patricia

Had one or two Firm workouts before I found Cathe six years ago. Absolutely despised them and was getting frustrated with the whole video thang (I took classes at the gym and wanted to supplement them). I found them boring and "synthetic". (I don't want to offend any Firmies out there --...

Hi Mar: I know I'm in the minority here, but I find IMAX 2 more difficult than IMAX 1. Must be those pesky fast-foot repeaters -- my body just doesn't want to do them, and I get frustrated, and when I get frustrated, I run out of breath! I can do them "front-wards" in HSTA, but not sideways...

Ya, those "little white deodorant balls". After a hard workout, I always find them embedded in my step! About the top "smudge" bit, if the top has enough stretch to it, I step into it and pull it up rather than put it over my head (i.e. working from the bottom, not the top). Patricia

Step Works, Body Max, IMAX, Power Max. I have a love/hate relationship with MIC -- it's major-league tough plus if you do both sections, it's quite long. I seem to always include at least one of these in my workout week, even though I've had them for several years. I believe these older Cathe...

Oops, I lied! Must have Yoplait on the brain. I use the Astro brand. Patricia

I love a bowl of blueberries in plain fat-free Yoplait. I just add a little vanilla extract, Splenda and cinnamon. Et voila! A delicious feast! Patricia