RE: Easy choreography, hard cardio video?

[Guest guest]

welcome hanne, the only thing i can suggest is cathe b/c of the intensity and she cues pretty well so its easy to follow. do you have any of her kickbox videos? i believe she only had 4 cardio kicks,kick punch crunch,kick max, and kickbox from her CTX series. kassia

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[Guest guest]

Hanne,

If you are doing step workouts you

can raise the step to 8 inches to get a better workout (if you haven’t

done this already, I think 8 inches is the highest recommended for step

aerobics) One thing I do with the more complicated choreography is to do 1

segment at a time and learn it. I will do it every day until I learn it and

then add the next segment repeat until I am done. It helps me really learn the

segments and I don’t count it as my workout until I am doing it all. In

my workout journal I will write Tried so and so did segments such and so

tripped over my own feet. I guess it sounds tedious, but I like the

feeling of accomplishing something. If a tape is so easy to master the first

time through even if it is a great workout I get bored easily. I’m

working through Cathe’s Low Max now. I’ve just started so I’m

still on the warmup lol. But yesterday I tripped over my feet less than the day

before so I feel like I am learning. Other than that I have no suggestions. I

know some people have used weighted gloves for kickboxing. I am more of an

intermediate in cardio work so I’m not sure what workouts can give you

the hard workout you really want. I like dance workouts because you can

give more and get more out of it, but that probably won’t work for you

(unless you add a lot of extra moves). I also like aerobics using

weights (like The Firms, I like the older ones better – Super Cardio Mix

always kicks my butt though with all those jumps)

I’m not sure if you add weights to

your cardio but I find a combo of weights and cardio to be the best way to lose

weight quickly. Especially if I get stuck at a weight.

BTW I’m I live in the Netherlands

with my bf and our three wonderful childrenJ I exercise mostly to

reduce stress/depression and to be able to deal with the hectic lifestyle of a

mom on the go. We have an active lifestyle so we bike (or walk) just about

everywhere (well I bike, the kids ride, the bf likes to drive his car lol) I

also like to exercise with my kids, because it is fun (isn’t that why we

have kids to have fun with them?)!

I’m sure one of the more

advanced ladies will have some great advice for you.

Good luck!

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Hanne Eliassen

Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006

4:47 PM

Subject: Easy

choreography, hard cardio video?

Hello group!

This is my first post, so let me introduce myself

first. I'm 31, living in Oslo,

Norway with my

fiance, and I have worked out with fitness videos since I found Tae Bo Cardio

this summer. By now I have almost all Tae Bo videos ever released, as well as

some from Cathe, Gin and a few others. I love to be able to work out at

home whenever I feel like it! No more excuses. I also love running, and with a

cold wet winter outside right now, I'm looking for workouts that will help give

me a better start of the running season some time in March. Right now it's

simply too wet, cold and icy to run outside! My main goals are to lose 25

pounds, and to build a cardio base before I start running and training for a

half-marathon in May.

Now for my question - I have lots of Tae Bo videos

and a few others, but I have yet to find one that gives me a hard cardio

workout. Many tapes are too slow-paced for me, and many of the new Tae Bo tapes

have too much strength emphasis. On the other hand, many of the advanced tapes

I have tried have too advanced choreography, so I have to stop working out and

either rewind the DVD or march/run in place until I'm able to follow the

workout again. I guess what I'm looking for is something with few combinations,

but fast, so that I get my heart rate up. Do any of you have any ideas to new

videos that I can try? Also, how can I make the DVDs I already have harder

cardio-wise?

Thanks for any input you can give me, I'm a bit

frustrated now!

Hanne in Norway

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[Guest guest]

hello hanne! it is nice to meet you here!

im carolyn, age 42, living in ontario canada!

ive been using exercise videos since year 2000 and i started out with taebo

too!

however, i have to say that 'cardio' is not one of billy's fastest, hardest

workouts.

can you get his 'get ripped' advanced workouts? i find those to be much

harder.

how about cathe's kickboxing workouts? for example, collagevideo.com says

that 'kick max' is an advanced workout but has basic choreography. or, if

you are looking for cardio that is not kickboxing, how about 'reebok intense

moves' with gin miller?

in order to get more out of 'taebo cardio' try holding light weights in your

hands and see if that helps at all. i wouldnt use any heavier weight than 2

pounds in each hand for kickboxing though -- you merely want to mimic the

weight of boxing gloves.

:*carolyn.

[Guest guest]

Hi Hanne!

You've gotten some great advice so far on increasing

the intensity of the workouts you currently own.

Have you tried Gin 's Simply Step? That is a

good one - with basic choreography and you can

increase the intensity by using a higher step height.

Another instructor I like who uses easy to follow

choreography is Charlene Prickett - I would recommend

some of her step workouts for you - particularly Every

Body Steps and Crazy for Step. These can be pretty

intense if you use a high step (8 inches - Charlene

uses 10 - but that is too scary for me!)

Interval workouts would probably give you a run for

your money as well - particularly Gin 's Intense

Moves (as Carolyn mentioned). Cathe also has some

interval workout - but for basic choreography I would

recommend her original Interval Max, not her IMAX 2 or

3 - as those are more choreographed.

Although I've never tried her - I believe Mindy Mylrea

has some intense athletic style workouts. I believe

you can find her workouts at www.ciavideo.com

Hope that helps!

And, I'm Donna - 38, married, one daughter and living

in the U.S. I have been working out with videos for

years now!!! Since the early '90's

Tahe care and welcome!

Donna

--- Hanne Eliassen <heliasse@...> wrote:

> Hello group!

>

> This is my first post, so let me introduce myself

> first. I'm 31, living in Oslo, Norway with my

> fiance, and I have worked out with fitness videos

> since I found Tae Bo Cardio this summer. By now I

> have almost all Tae Bo videos ever released, as well

> as some from Cathe, Gin and a few others. I

> love to be able to work out at home whenever I feel

> like it! No more excuses. I also love running, and

> with a cold wet winter outside right now, I'm

> looking for workouts that will help give me a better

> start of the running season some time in March.

> Right now it's simply too wet, cold and icy to run

> outside! My main goals are to lose 25 pounds, and to

> build a cardio base before I start running and

> training for a half-marathon in May.

>

> Now for my question - I have lots of Tae Bo videos

> and a few others, but I have yet to find one that

> gives me a hard cardio workout. Many tapes are too

> slow-paced for me, and many of the new Tae Bo tapes

> have too much strength emphasis. On the other hand,

> many of the advanced tapes I have tried have too

> advanced choreography, so I have to stop working out

> and either rewind the DVD or march/run in place

> until I'm able to follow the workout again. I guess

> what I'm looking for is something with few

> combinations, but fast, so that I get my heart rate

> up. Do any of you have any ideas to new videos that

> I can try? Also, how can I make the DVDs I already

> have harder cardio-wise?

>

> Thanks for any input you can give me, I'm a bit

> frustrated now!

>

> Hanne in Norway

>

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[Guest guest]

HI Hanne, I am currently doing the Power 90 DVD set from Beachbody and the 2 cardio workouts in that set are great! 1-2 is the beginner workout to get you used to the moves and 3-4 really kicks up the intensity. The moves are the same justhigher intensity and an extra repition. WE CAN DO THIS!!As long as the day lasts, let's give it all we've got.- O. McKayFrom: Hanne Eliassen [mailto: heliasse@...] Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:46:43 +0100 (CET)Subject: Easy choreography, hard cardio video?Hello group!This is my first post, so let me introduce myself first. I'm 31, living in Oslo, Norway with my fiance, and I have worked out with fitness videos since I found Tae Bo Cardio this summer. By now I have almost all Tae Bo videos ever released, as well as some from Cathe, Gin and a few others. I love to be able to work out at home whenever I feel like it! No more excuses. I also love running, and with a cold wet winter outside right now, I'm looking for workouts that will help give me a better start of the running season some time in March. Right now it's simply too wet, cold and icy to run outside! My main goals are to lose 25 pounds, and to build a cardio base before I start running and training for a half-marathon in May.Now for my question - I have lots of Tae Bo videos and a few others, but I have yet to find one that gives me a hard cardio workout. Many tapes are too slow-paced for me, and many of the new Tae Bo tapes have too much strength emphasis. On the other hand, many of the advanced tapes I have tried have too advanced choreography, so I have to stop working out and either rewind the DVD or march/run in place until I'm able to follow the workout again. I guess what I'm looking for is something with few combinations, but fast, so that I get my heart rate up. Do any of you have any ideas to new videos that I can try? Also, how can I make the DVDs I already have harder cardio-wise?Thanks for any input you can give me, I'm a bit frustrated now!Hanne in Norway

[Guest guest]

I would suggest hand weights! I either use my boxing gloves which

I think are a pound each....or I use my 2lb each hand weights. It

may not sound like it would do much, but it really does.......

BTW, welcome!!!

Darcy who is a fellow tae-boer as well..........

At 09:46 AM 1/11/2006, you wrote:

>Hello group!

>

>This is my first post, so let me introduce myself first. I'm 31,

>living in Oslo, Norway with my fiance, and I have worked out with

>fitness videos since I found Tae Bo Cardio this summer. By now I

>have almost all Tae Bo videos ever released, as well as some from

>Cathe, Gin and a few others. I love to be able to work out at

>home whenever I feel like it! No more excuses. I also love running,

>and with a cold wet winter outside right now, I'm looking for

>workouts that will help give me a better start of the running season

>some time in March. Right now it's simply too wet, cold and icy to

>run outside! My main goals are to lose 25 pounds, and to build a

>cardio base before I start running and training for a half-marathon in May.

>

>Now for my question - I have lots of Tae Bo videos and a few others,

>but I have yet to find one that gives me a hard cardio workout. Many

>tapes are too slow-paced for me, and many of the new Tae Bo tapes

>have too much strength emphasis. On the other hand, many of the

>advanced tapes I have tried have too advanced choreography, so I

>have to stop working out and either rewind the DVD or march/run in

>place until I'm able to follow the workout again. I guess what I'm

>looking for is something with few combinations, but fast, so that I

>get my heart rate up. Do any of you have any ideas to new videos

>that I can try? Also, how can I make the DVDs I already have harder

>cardio-wise?

>

>Thanks for any input you can give me, I'm a bit frustrated now!

>

>Hanne in Norway

>

>

>

>