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Too late - already bought the step and the 3 DVD beginner starter pack. Oh well, having never done step at all in my life, it's not the intensity I'm worried about, but rather the coordination and learning the moves. I'll most likely be doing it with a 40 pound pack on my back so we'll see!

Yeah I was looking at the military duffel bags, but not sure if it will fit in my pack. May have to improvise a bit - see what I can find. Not any wood pellets around here either (saw that on mountain athlete). But I sure don't want sand flying all over the house either! :D

Thanks for the help! What I was thinking was building a 40# sandbag to put in my pack and doing some exercises/walks with it and doing the Cathe stuff for cardio and some strength. I think with a combo of what has been put up here that I can build a regimen that can get me going.

Thanks mrsmel! I looked at that link and it looked like a whoooooole bunch of different videos with a whooooole bunch of different equipment. I'll have to try to figure out what all is needed.

I'm needing to get in better shape for some backpacking trips later this year. I've been pretty inactive for about a year now. I've read in many places that a step class is a great addition to a workout routine, but the only ones here are during work hours, so I ran across the Cathe site when...