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Hi Cathe! You were so great to respond to a posting I made in July about losing weight after my 3rd child. I have been following your advice and have done 4 days of cardio per week and 2 days of total body weights. You suggested doing 1 day of heavy weights and 1 day of light weights. I am...

Cathe - I am so sorry for spelling your name wrong in the first posting. You would think I would spell it correctly given that it is the name of your website! As I stated before I am very sleep deprived!

Hi Cathe! Thanks so much for your response. I really appreciate it that you take the time to write back. I will start on this program today. It is so challenging to exercise when you are sooooooo sleep deprived. However, the biggest challenge for me is finding snacks that are nutritious and...

Hi Cathy - I am 5'9" and have never really had a weight issue (except for being too thin when I was younger - the good old days). Well I had my third child about 7 weeks ago. She was quite sick so I didn't start exercising again till she was 5 weeks. I don't ever remember being this big after...

Whenever I do standing lunges my calves give out before I ever really feel it anywhere else. Am I doing something wrong because I find I always have to stop before it becomes excrutiating?

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I am sure that I should know the answer to this question but I don't. Whenever I do a stretching routine, yoga, or pilates I always get cramps (i.e. in my feet or calves). Why is that?

Hi Cathe - Thanks for your response - alot of good information. I think I will keep up with my ab work (on an incline) and just watch for separation. Take care.

Hi Cathe - I am in my 13th week and have such conflicting information about ab work that I don't know what to do. I have been told by a fitness professional not to do any flexion of the spine as it may result in my abdominals splitting. I saw that you said that you did it on an incline. Is...

You may want to investigate Pilates. Pilates stresses neutral pelvis and spinal alignment (which are the key to great posture) by building core strength. A few pointers to think about throughout your day and while exercising are: Pull your navel into your spine - don't flatten the low back...

Hi Cathe! I am trying to develop a rotation that is completely sustainable so that I can try to cut down on the amount of time I contemplate changing mine. I am looking for a long, lean sculpted physique (who isn't) so I think my goal is strength/endurance. I am 5'8" and could probably lose...

Hi Cathe! Congratulations on the great news! I hate to bother you with the same old question but I was wondering what is the best order to do the CTX series. I remember reading a response from you that suggested a certain order so as to not overwork the legs. I have searched high and low and...

Hi Kathy - I would love to receive your rotations. Thanks!

I have been doing the PS series, each tape once a week, for the past 11 weeks (my plan is 12 weeks). However, around week 9 the exercises started feeling incredibly difficult. It felt as if I had increased the weight but I am purely maintaining and had not. I am not sure if I am overtraining...

I am really interested in a response as well. Its hard to fit in cardio, weight training, yoga and pilates in one hour a day - 6 days a week so I would love to know the most effective way to do so.

Thanks everyone for your responses! I totally appreciate the time people take to respond and will definitely try out your ideas. Quite honestly with two high energy kids, teaching, and training I really want my rotations to be as simple and effective as possible. I don't know why - but trying...

I am sure this is a really silly question but for whatever reason (age, too many children) I cannot remember the answer. A woman in my fitness class asked me what she should do because part way into the class she keeps getting a cramp (stitch) in her side. She eats about an hour to an hour and...

Just putting this question to the top. I was in a huge hurry when I wrote my question and I am sooooooo embarassed that I made so many typos! Whoops! Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on this high rep versus low rep question. I seem to always ask the unpopular questions (in terms of...

I am sure this is not an original question but I have don't a search and can't seem to find an answer. I have the CTX tapes, PS series and the MIS tape (plus a bodypump tape). I am trying to determine how to rotate in a high rep tape like MIS into my schedule. Are they just for those just...