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I found it at www.theplatemate.com (no "s") Wow, that's really clever! But you're right, they are kinda expensive. I think I'll stick with my wrist weights, since I already have them. Thanks! Chris

Hi Cathe! Yesterday I finally made it all the way through Cardio Kicks for the first time, though modifying a lot. I've been building myself up to it (and I've been exercising for a long time anyway) but I could tell I'd be too sore if I went all-out, all the way through. As the workout...

I've used the Firm for years and still like their variety. I expect I'll get the new workouts eventually. But now Cathe's got me spoiled with dvds, and I'm determined to not buy anymore vhs workouts. So if the Firm ever puts their workouts on dvd's, I'll probably get the newer ones, but in the...

I sold my old Tae Bo tapes on www.half.com. I don't think they require quite as much info to become a seller as eBay. They take 15%; that seemed reasonable to me since they do all the billing and have the overhead costs of the site. You might also try the Firm's forum and/or Anna Benson's forum...

One reason I got to wondering about it is that I have a sort of chronic low-grade tendinitis in my right forearm - sort of like tennis elbow - and I know that if you play tennis and stroke with your elbow bent a little, it can cause or worsen tendinitis. So I wondered if keeping my elbows...

Today when I was doing the leg & shoulder workout from Slow & Heavy, during the second shoulder exercise (side lifts, medial delt emphasis) I got to wondering: Is it OK to keep my elbows straight instead of slightly bent when I do the exercise? I tried doing it one way and the other, and...

RE: compound? I theeeenk that a compound exercise is one that involves more than one JOINT movement, not more than one muscle group. There aren't many exercises (if any) that can completely isolate one muscle group. So squats involve movement around the hip & knee joints, chest press or...

Hm... don't have a coffee table or a sturdy-enough chair in the room I exercise in. So maybe an extra set of risers would be simpler in my case! Thanks for the input.

It doesn't look like it would be high enough for some of the exercises like the dips in Slow & Heavy, without extra risers. Do you get enough range of motion with an 8" high step?

Maybe another Cathe-beginner can encourage... I just bought the dvd for Rhythmic Step, etc. Like you, I'm a longtime "firmer". The choreography is tough! I've just been doing a warmup, then taking a section at a time, and doing it over and over for however long I want my "cardio" time to be...

Hi - Want to order a better step to use with the Slow & Heavy series. The one I have (Reebok) doesn't "incline" very well, and isn't really long enough. But it looks like the one used in the video isn't generally available. Does "The Step" incline well enough for these purposes? Also - does...

RE: Hi Chris Thanks! I'll look for the book. BTW, this morning when I worked out I had NO foot cramps at all for the first time in quite awhile. It was a pure cardio workout so this also has me curious to pay attention to whether the cramping is worse with strength/anaerobic workouts (like...

>I use a GREAT supplement >company and I make a >point never to buy products >from GNC - on principle. I like my supplements from revivalsoy.com - for one thing, because they are not megavit/megamineral supplements. But just out of curiosity, why don't you buy products from GNC, and what...

The calcium isn't self-prescribed; a couple of years ago my internist told me to take 500-1000mg of calcium per day. The rest comes in a vitamin & mineral supplement designed for menopausal women by an MD (from revivalsoy.com). It isn't a megavitamin/megamineral supplement. It's true that that...

I'm hoping someone can offer advice on a problem I've always had, to some degree, when I'm working out regularly. The problem is that I get cramps in my feet - usually during the workouts, and sometimes at other times during the day. When I've gone through spells of not working out...

I just started doing the S&H series and had the same questions. Decided to do a search before I posted my questions. Thanks for the answers! What a great series!

THANKS to both Bobbi and Kim. I didn't know about the alternating days, and that makes sense. It also makes sense to buy more pairs of shoes that are perfect for my feet, because I've certainly discovered in the past that by the time I need new shoes, the style I loved isn't available anymore...

Curious to know how others decide when it's time to replace workout shoes. Since I don't wear mine outside, they probably start to get worn, long before they LOOK worn...

RE: new videos by anna benson? Go to either www.annathena.com or www.fitprime.com. They are doing pre-release orders for vhs now. (However, now being spoiled by Cathe's dvd workouts, I'm going to wait to order them until Anna releases them on dvd. She says she'll start working on that after the...

I just got the dvd and am enjoying it a lot (other than how wobbly and sore I feel ;-) BUT - I also don't feel a need to criticize other types of workouts. The Firm has great workouts too - I've never gotten bored with them, and they've kept me in size 6 jeans though I am in my late 40s. I've...