I appreciate the honesty of everyone’s posts. Egomezgarcia-just like doerflinger says, don’t get discouraged.  We’ve been there.  Honestly-still can’t hack that DVD and I’ve been doing TA since they came out, Sept!  It took me a long time to get the combos down…honestly.  Like a month or 2.  At my best, I can only handle her dancing 3x a week.  I’m not there right now b/c of my shin splint.  Also, some of TA’s moves I cannot do (like when she goes to the side with her feet infront then back then front etc.”  I modify and do what I can do.  It’ll get easier in that you’ll get stronger and you’ll get use to the fast pace of it.  I remember a lot of days being very defeated but I kept to it and got through it.  I just wish my old shins would keep up with me.  :)  Hang in there…you can so do it!!!! 

My Dance Cardio DVD came today! I viewed all but the routine from the back…thankfully my DVD doesn’t seem to skip which some seemed to have happen with them.
Wish me luck.

egomezgarcia: Hang in there! The cardio is super tough for me too, so don’t feel alone. I’m doing them slowly, learning them one at a time. Use positive self talk to get through these first rough two weeks of the TA routine.

belladiamondz: You’re totally heading in the right direction. My lower ab section was (still is!) one of my problem areas, but after 2.5 weeks, that area was substantially flatter; by the 4th week (this week) I have lines on the upper side of my stomach and am forming fit lines along the sides. Make sure you really focus on her ab section in the mat dvd. They’re kind of weird to do, but if you do them with force and use those muscles, I promise you’ll see results STAT. My mom hates them and doesn’t do them right, so make sure you’re doing them right.

Me, I have been doing 6 days a week, trying for 7, but one or two days I totally crashed and I don’t know if my body couldn’t take it anymore or what, but after one harsh workout session I fell asleep…for 4 hours in the middle of the day, which I never do. I have to make sure to leave one day a week for rest, maybe need to drink more water, I’m not sure. Anybody else experience this weird crazy fatigue too?

One setback: At a bbq last night, I had too many glasses of wine (I’m trying to stick to one per week but i caved) and I woke up totally bloated today! Bleh, it feels gross. I’m taking today as my break day, but will be right back on the TA marathon starting tomorrow. Can’t wait! Is that weird that I’m looking forward to a workout that will happen tomorrow? ha.

Btw, my boyfriend just came back from overseas and when he saw me in my workout clothes, he totally noticed the difference! He said he thought this new TA workout must be fantastic. I may have him joining me in the TA workout, just like torontomom.

Keep up the good work everyone! What we have here is a great community of sexy ladies cheering each other on. =)

Hi Everyone! Okay I just completed my first mat workout - HOLY SMOKES was it challenging.  But it was a burn like no other.  First off, it did take a little adjusting to very little cueing - but I am certain I will appreciate that later…at first I would look up and realize she was on to another move. 
Next - the standing leg workout - boy, does your standing leg burn while you are working your other leg?  Mine surely did.  Also, are you supposed to keep your hips facing forward or turn them outwards towards your working leg?
Next - standing ab workout - a bit difficult to get the hang of - but I can imagine it will help - trying to visualize the table! 
The arms - wow - BURNED.  I could not believe it.  I was able to complete the weighted section but with one pound weights to begin with.  I am wondering how you are all doing this everyday?  Does it burn from soreness every time - or just the first few times?  I can feel the tightness already in my arms.  Amazing.  Something I have always desired…thinly defined arms. 
Are you all doing your cardio before or after the mat workout?  in which order and for those of you using PP and mat - do you alternate every other day?  I appreciate the help - and am looking forward to doing this again tomorrow!  I am going to get my sister hooked on this too - she was trying P90x but I think she will like this better!
Have a great night!  i am going to sleep hard I think!

d  -

ds77-I do it everyday and its a struggle for me because my arms constantly stay sore in the same area (upper outer arms). Hopefully it was make a difference all over my arms because they need alot of work, not just in the upper outer area. And I too can feel the tightness only in that area. I am hoping to see if this works for my body. I have fat arms and legs and so I am desperate to find change in my body soon.

Hi Egomezgarcia - thanks for the reply, I am going to aim to do this everyday - and we will see the results everyone else is seeing - just stick with it and be proud of your dedication!  you will be the change! 

Okay so I woke up today feeling the soreness - def sore, but not as bad as I had anticipated.  I can still pick the girls up.  phew…
I will get my mat workout done during nap time and focus on my treadmill later this evening.  I understand the desire for the next workout - because it really does feel like you are pulling all the bits in when you do this! 
Have a great one!

Hey everyone!  How are you all doing with the Cardio workout?  WOW!!!  I can barely get through 30 min of it and I definitely can’t do all the steps.  Help!   I am really hoping that by sticking to it I’ll get better and the dance/cardio will help me slim down.  Please refresh us with your success in this department so I can stay motivated with this DVD!  Thanks.

…. love the Mat video….. hope to love the Cardio soon

Hi belladiamondz - I love, love, love the “old” Dance Aerobics DVD.  I found it MUCH easier to learn than the “new” Cardio Dance DVD, and I love the “music-video” look to the production.  In addition to the lengthy, step by step tutorial you can use to learn the different combos, there is a “learning mode” where Tracy and two back up dancers take you through a combo step by step, then up-to-tempo, and then you go straight to the performance of the combo you’ve just learned.  This is great to do when you’re first starting out with the DVD, as it allows you to practice each routine as you learn it.  The DVD also has a brief “standing abs” segment and a brief arm segment.    The DVD is broken down into chapters, so you can skip around with ease, even when going between the tutorials, the learning mode, and the workout itself.  I hope you like the DVD as much as I do!

Well so far this week I am 2 for 2!! YAY! I hope everyone is having a great workout day!! I think I am going to order the old dance cardio dvd since everyone is saying that it is much easier and fun to do. I need to add some sort of cardio to amp up this weight loss/tone up. We will be in Hawaii before I know it and I need to be swimsuit ready!!

bella-I am not following TA’s diet (there is no way I could stick to such a low calorie diet) but I am watching what I eat.  I’m mostly a vegetarian (I still eat fish once in a while) and try to eat mostly raw foods for breakfast and lunch.  When I get home from work I start cooking dinner and then do the mat workout.  Completing the workout before dinner has significantly helped me eat better in the evenings because post-workout my body wants someting light and healthy.

ds77-i take protein shakes after each TA mat workout.  I’ve been using GNC 100% whey in orange cream.  It’s 120 calories and 20g protein.

Hi Bella, I really also love the DVD Aerobics.  I get excited when it is time to do it…I love the music and the dancer’s bodies get me motivated and it is just plain fun!

I think Songs 1, 2 5 &7 are the easiest to learn, so maybe start with those.   I could barely do one song when I started (I think in Nov), now I can do the entire thing (except Song 4 which I usually skip.) sometimes Ihave to march for a few seconds to catch my breath…

Song 3 has a weird grapevine and I just sub in the grapevine she opens Song 1 with.    You can follow the lady to TA’s left if you are face to face with her. she is less bouncy. 

the thing that is so cool about this disc is you can do 2-3 minutes of each song and it gives you a 20-30 minute warm up before the mat, which is how I love to do it :) 

workinprogress- I also have a hard time giving up the alcohol.  Since I’m trying to lose 30lbs I have decided that I can eat 1 “bad” meal per week and I limit alcohol consumption to once a week as well (usually I have it with the bad meal).

I would love for you to post the GOOP breakdown.

everydayballerina-Just stick with it you’ll get there!  I’ve only been doing the workout for a few weeks.  It took be at least a week for me to be able to get through the standing legs with no breaks.  I still have trouble getting through the part where you have to flex and extend your foot (but I just push through).  I also still have to take small (1 rep) breaks during the unweighted arm section and I am not yet able to hold the stationary arm out while doing reps with the other arm during the weighted arm section.  Everyone’s body is different so I’m sure the time it takes to get through the DVD with no breaks will be different for each individual.  Just keep up the great work and you’ll get there!

Hey EverydayBallerina…dont worry just stick with it! 
When I first started the mat workout I thought I was going to DIE…the first series of leg workouts, I was unable to keep up.  I had to stop the DVD repeatedly.  
TA’s method is just that…a method which hits different muscles, I guess that I never worked out before.  But just keep doing it…that is my strongest advice to you.
I have been doing it on avergage 5 days a week…Im on my 5th week and what ive decided to do is pause the dvd for each exercise and up the reps by 10 each week…I am up to 50 reps.
Don’t get discouraged…its going to pay off come SUMMER TIME!

Gosh, don’t get me started with tequila, lol.  I get myself in trouble with margaritas, they are so yummy.  I can’t bring that into the house at all…

I also have to take a break between the unweighted and weighted arm sections.  I think it’s totally fine if you need to take breaks tho! 
a stat that I thought I’d share with my TA buddies that I just heard, three lbs of added muscle equals a 7% increase in your metabolic rate!   

workinprogress - you might want to try Skinny Girl Margaritas http://www.bethennybakes.com/skinny_margarita.htm
she has another on there Lychee Martini and on youtube if you search “skinny girl cocktails” she has a appletini, pina coladas and stuff.

I like Designer Whey powder. 100 cals 18g protein.

Last night I tried the breakdown of combo 1. I started feeling off. and got really sick during the Mat DVD.
so today I went back to combo 1 I have all the moves down I just can’t move as fast out of the turn/into the leap/ and that little step move - I tried it along with her for about 15 mins. The carpet doesn’t help any either…thankfully the house we are getting has wood floors. I ended up putting my own music on and did combo 1 for about 20 mins constant. I got it down so far…maybe by the end of the week I can do it with her to her song. Tonight the mat dvd

belladiamondz: The weird part in the abs section is the standing abs part where she moves her ribs up and down/side to side. That one’s easy to do wrong but if you do them correctly you’ll see changes in your abs in two weeks. Maybe less!

I know what everyone means by alcohol. When I drink I am super bloated the day after and my tummy sticks out more. It absolutely gets in the way of results, as someone suggested just now. But I’ve always been so in denial about that. I need to remember the liquor/tummy connection.
I wonder if wine is best, if we are to drink at all? One glass a week tops? Sometimes it’s hard, esp when friends are out, people are in town, business brunches & dinners, etc.

Alcohol is definitely a struggle for me as well!  I am almost 30, and my friends and I often go out to bars to unwind on the weekends. Also, my husband and I love to drink wine while we catch up on our recorded shows from the week.  I know this sounds bad, but I absolutely CAN’T cut it out completely right now!  I don’t want to!  But I am also very bloated the day after, AND if I drink too much I don’t eat right and don’t workout the day after because of my hangover! 

Tonight I plan on doing PP workout and then maybe 20 mins of dance cardio before dinner. 

Doer- YOU WILL GET BACK ON TRACK! I too, am MISERABLE when I have my period, I feel exhausted and weak, not mention my absolute non stop cravings for salt… so I totally feel you on this, but I can assure you a few days of girl problems is in no way going to prevent you major progress! It is a minor minor setback and perhaps the first day back will be slightly more challenging, I am sure by day two it will be much much better! I say get the rest your body needs and get back to it as soon as you can!!!

Also, on the topic of drinking alcohol, I dont think one glass of wine a night is gonna interfere with progress too much, and for alot of people I think it really helps just to relax and ENJOY LIFE!!! Now of course beer is totally different, and 3 margerita’s a night is probably no good!! haha.  I do also believe, if you are on a major weight loss kick, you should probably cut it for a week or two just to help your body detox and avoid the extrta calories….

Hope everyone enjoys the evening! (with or without a delicious glass of wine!)

Ooh Japanese plum wine!! I could go for a glass of that! Ren what brand do you get? I think with the wine as long as you leave enough calories free then you should have a glass. I looked it up and red wine is about 100 calories for 4 oz. That is not too bad. And calorie is a calorie, right?? As long as you are working out more than you take in it should result in weight loss. Of course don’t drink your calories everyday, then you won’t loose weight and you’ll just be hung over!! Everything in moderation, even wine!

ksmourich~

I get Gekkeikan Plum Wine at the World Market store here in town.  I LOVE it.  I tend towards sweet red wines.   Port is WAY too sweet, and even blushes are too dry.  This one JUST right.  (In my very best Goldilocks voice.)

~Ren

Is this the nicest board on the internet or what???  I will be needing this pep talk in about another week.  :)   I agree with everyone and doerflinger-you have been doing this since the beginning and look how far we’ve come!!  It’s great!  I didn’t workout today (but i did last Sunday so I felt it’s a wash) but I kept thinking “Oh but what if I gain a lb” etc.   Isn’t that insane??  For working out this hard, we shouldn’t feel guilty when we take a rest-probably b/c our body needs it. 
Someone said back a few posts that they agreed this Mat isn’t getting easier yet a bit harder…THANK YOU!  I’m not alone!!  HAHA  I’m able to do it w/o breaks (and for the newbies…I took TONS of breaks during standing legs b/c I would have passed out literally and the arms…TONS OF BREAKS…now I can get through all without a break so your muscles do respond)  Yet it’s still not “easier”  those muscle really do need the daily attention just like brushing our teeth.  I’m also fighting the craving to eat junk right now…but I’m not going to..I’ll watch biggest loser instead and head to bed. 

Hello everyone,
well - I pushed on through the day and did my cardio workout 40 mins of treadmill, skipping for some of it and uphill walking and the mat dvd.  i really thought i wasn’t going to get through it.  BUT I DID!  My muscles are def fatigued but I know it is a good thing.  I too was feeling a bit discouraged, before I found this board I was partnering with a friend to motivate one another, and while she has lost 8 pounds (two bikram classes, plus a personal trainer and very few cals per day) I have lost much less. So while I was happy for her, I was a bit disappointed in myself,  granted she is single, has time on her hands etc…  (and more discipline when it comes to food).  I too cannot exist on 800 cals per day.  But the pep talk that Ren gave - really helped and everyones great and encouraging words AND hearing about results.  I know that this is a long journey and one that will require a lifetime committment AND to not compare and beat up on ourselves.  Sticktoitiveness isn’t that was GP said.  I like it.  This board really does help and I look fwd to reading everyones updates each day. 
Question - for those that switch b/w PP and Mat - do you switch every day or try to do more of the mat dvd?

Thanks everyone!  Until tomorrow….

D-

I honestly think that I am getting better with the Mat, it is getting tolerable to do now after doing it 4 times now. Now the cardio, thats a whole different story. I’m beginning to feel that I am wasting my time with it. I think I might try a different way of getting my cardio done because its not getting acomplished, and I need to loose weight.
And ladies I love wine too. I live in Germany and the wine here is sooo inexpensive. And you can buy wine from all over Europe just down the street for under 15 dollars and some cheaper. I buy Italian sweet wine, red and white for only 12 dollars a bottle. I
will be here till June so if anyone wants me to mail them one let me know…..

Ren-I agree that PP is harder.  I love the ab work but the leg work and the piking I forward through.  I wish I could do the Mat and then just the ab from PP on same day but that’s too long of a workout including cardio. 
Someone asked-I do PP one day and tag on the Goop Butt exercises onto that (b/c I skip the leg series on there) and the sexy arm exercises b/c the arms on the PP are too short and then the next day I do the mat.  So I get 3 mat/week and 3 PP/week.  I just think it changes the muscles up.
DS77 don’t get discouraged about your friend’s weight loss….we all lose differently.  I have not lost quickly at all on the scale.  I still have 8-10lbs to lose.  I try not to think about it and keep going although it’s driving me nuts.  I’m going to be 38 on March 1 and really wanted to weigh 138 but it’s hard.  The weight comes off super slow for me even though people comment I look skinny.
Anyone watch Biggest Loser?  Jillian Michaels totally discredited the thought of not losing weight to adding muscles…said it was complete BS  I think my jaw dropped at that moment!!!!!!  She said “the scale doesn’t lie”  Felt like she was almost talking to me.  LOL

EverydayBallerina~  I’m no doctor, and I will say that when I read the amazon reviews of Tracy’s DVD there were a couple of people who said they’d tried to “work through the pain” like Tracy said and ended up injuring themselves…. So I guess take this with a grain of salt so to speak…

But when I first started doing that arm segment my shoulders burned so bad, and I was so sore the next day that I really questioned doing it again the next day.. and when I did, I swear I thought my arms were just going to break.. or come out of their socket.. I’m not exaggerating.. but I did push through it, and the next day they weren’t as sore.. and the day after that I’ve had no problems since.  A bit of soreness of course, but I’m much stronger… and leaner lol.  That’s the one place that my measurement has actually gone down lol.  So maybe it’s like TA says, and my muscular structure really was changing..
 So…… YMMV.. (your mileage may vary).. but going for it worked for me. 

Of course YOU are always the best judge of YOU.

~Ren

~Charlie

Welcome!  You’ve found a great group of ladies, and a great place to share (and vent) your experiences. :) 

I can’t speak for the cardio, because I’m not doing her dance DVD, but I know that since I started doing the mat, my joint pain and stiffness has improved 100%.  So, hopefully doing the mat series will help you as well. 

I’ve also read that several of the girls here ordered her first dance cardio DVD (you can only get it from her studio on her website) and like that one much more than the one that is more widely available.  They say it is much easier to learn.  Maybe try that out?

~Ren

Oh, I definitly  dont think I am injured, I do believe my body is just shocked and very sore considering such a dramatic change, as my exercise before this was walking 30-45 mins 3x a week. I wasnt doing any arm exercises. Haha, so you can imagine my poor muscles.  I dont want to force my body into any sort of injury either so I am taking it as I can, I am going to push through today but stop when I need, if I absolutly cant do it, I wont

BTW- it is 4 degrees with a windchill of -15 this morning in Chicago, I hope you are all staying warm!!! BRRRRRRRRRR.

Just saw that when I posted the color didn’t stay fixed.  Oh well.  ParkRanger??? Help!

Could someone direct me to the VentPark store?  I can’t seem to find it (although I’m sure it’s right in front of me)

well you all have motivated me to order the pp workout dvd - i am hungry for a bit more of something different after 3 moths of tracys 2 dvds so its a great idea.

the bummer is they dont ship to canada so i have to send it to nashville to a girfriends house and she is due to give birth any minute now and i will have to wait for her to ship it to me… oh well i guess better late than never right!

this morning i tried the last 3 songs on the cardio dvd (i have been sticking with the first few for 30 minutes and now i know them well) and i noticed it was really annoying how the camera was doing funny shots and focusing just on her face and then just her feet - then it would go all blurry and it was so hard to get the moves down that are hard enought to begin with - did anyone else have a hard time with that?

there is another great workout dvd out there used by heidi klum - its call exhale sculpt - i highly reccomend it to switch up tracys workouts a bit and “surprise the muscles” (as tracy says) the arm workout is great if you use only 2 lbs and the butt work is similar to tracys but quicker and feels good. its 5 ten minute workouts - arms, butt, thighs, abs and then a full stretch section. pretty good i’d say and a nice break from TA.

Bella~

I’ve just now worked up to being able to do the mat DVD in the early afternoon and the PP at night after my kids go to bed at 8 or so.  I don’t ever do the mat at night because it gives me such an energy boost that I can’t sleep (only made that mistake once lol), but the PP is calmer–slower paced with the classical music and all, though it is just as hard (if not harder) than the mat.  I admit that I mostly work from home currently, so I just have to work around my kids sleep schedules.  So time isn’t too much of a problem.  I’m still trying to work in the GOOP butt exercises, but for that I’d have to wake up in the morning before my toddlers, and they’re tough to beat .. :-P  So, still tweaking the schedule lol. 

~Ren

Ren,  I try to GOOP it 5-6 days a week. I’d say 10 w/o is a noticeable difference in the bootie area.  For me, more lift, more firm.  Now I think I remember that Tracy said in one of her youtube clips that she doesn’t like that muscle development on the side of the hip into the top of the glute (hope I remember this correctly).  Sort of like a big sausage. Does that make sense?  Well on me that sucker popped up right away from the GOOP exercises. It’s from the side karate-like kicks.  I don’t mind so much.  I know that with the glute area being the largest muscle area I need to do these a lot. 

Hello everyone! 
I mentioned earlier today I got the PP DVD today…well I popped it in as soon as I got home from work…and all I have to say is OH MY GOD!
My abs..specifically my lower abs…were KILLING ME!!
But, I LOVED LOVED LOVED the DVD and the pain that came along with it!  I think that the rest of the DVD is okay in comparison to the Mat DVD…the leg series is a slightly different, targeting different areas.  But overall I think Im going to use this as my AB workout!  I loved it and cant wait to see the AMAZING results I’m going to get from doing it
Have a great night all….

Oh and thanks balance09 for posting that link!  I read the little intro on the page and cant wait for that site to be up and running!  It seems interesting =)

Hi Everyone,
Well yesterday i was pretty sore - and skipped the mat - but did my 45 mins of cardio.  Today I will complete the mat during the kids naptime - bc I find at nighttime, it is def harder to motivate myself when I am wiped out.  (Between nighttime potty training and an 8 mos. old that still wakes up for a feeding) the days are long - as many of you I know understand…. :)  a blessing as exhausting as this phase is.
So at any rate, I feel like my arms have tightened up in this short time - and I feel good - today I am going to try the cardio dvd maybe in the garage, move the car into the driveway and do it there.
I should also be getting the PP dvd today - so perhaps I will rotate the mat and pp but keep the arms of the mat everyday.  I always think that women look thin if they have well defined thin arms. I’d love to be comfortable in my own skin again and in tank tops this summer!  Yay!
Okay have a good one - and I’ll check back later!
D-

Charlie~  Yes, either email or call, whatever is listed for contact info.  I know it’s not listed in the store portion of the website (I was out there too lol) From what I’ve read everyone seems to talk to someone named Heather there.  Hope that helps.

~Ren

ds77:  you should have received an email notification about my review of MBT shoes over in the Reviews Park here at VentPark.  Sorry that didn’t happen!  Here’s the link:
http://www.ventpark.com/reviewspark/mbt-shoes-review/

bella thanks for telling us about the pp workout - im gonna go order it right this minute!

balance - thank you for posting the link to tracyandersonconnect - thats so cool that shes gonna give us more tips - hopefully she’ll release a few more videos similar to the goop workout.

http://www.tracyandersonconnect.com/

I live and work in NY and I wish I could afford to join her new studio in Tribeca.  =(
I inquired about joining as soon as I heard about the studio and found out its about $2,500.00 to just secure your first and last months payment…then by time all is said and done for the first year it would come out to about $5,000.00 for their gym membership!!!  I mean its definetely something I was considering…putting on my credit card.  I love Tracy’s Method but not enough to put myself into “more” debt over. =( and my husband would die if I did that!
Im hoping they will offer just sessions or classes that you can attend for a nominal fee…fingers crossed!

$3000!!???!!?  $5000?!!!???!  Hahahahhahahahaha, call me a simple girl but I’d take the DVDs.

~Ren

Hi All
just completed the mat - it is about 9pm in cali (i live in the bay area) about 1 hour outside of SF.
Debating - but need to go do some cardio  - didn’t have the opp to start the dance cardio today.  Maybe will do bike/treadmill right now.  Mat kicked my booty/arms/etc.  But felt great.  my arms feel sooo toned…(still have a long way to go, but I can tell it is working!)
I def need some help with my abs. 
On the 21st I will be 32 - I want to look good and be one of these hot mommies I see in the town I live in! 
oh ya, and to be healthy too…..
i hope you all had a good workout - its been quiet on the boards today.  i got the pp today - i will do that tomorrow with the arms from mat and cardio.

be well
d -

Reviewer & torontomo: here in LA they are having a special: $15 per Mat session ($25 normally). Waaaaay less than $5,000. They have packages for much more but those are for the reformer sessions–using the pilates reformer machines for an unlimited amount of time. I bet each class out there is about the same as here, though.

ds77: You already are a hot mama!

torontomom: Email me, and I’ll tell you who was here! (I feel like if I post them online it might be illegal or something and i’ll get kicked out of the studio haha). Click on my name and follow it to the contact section or check above for my email. =)

I’m still doing the DVD’s and lovin them. Seriously, what did we ever do without TA? I have never in my life seen results like this. Unbelievable. This DVD was truly lifechanging.

love it and love you ladies! totally motivating message board.

Im measured myself for the first time on Monday so I will measure the inches lost next week.

aanyanka - I also caved and ordered the PP workout yesterday. I wouldn’t suggest the Dance DVD if you hurt your ankle. You could maybe try biking, or shadowboxing. I’m sure someone else has better suggestions.

I can now keep up with Tracy on combo 1 ….however I can’t make it the entire song without having to stop and catch my breath! I can’t imagine ever making it through the entire DVD without stopping.

Happy Firday Everyone!!!
I have a question for those of you who ordered the 2007 dance aerobics DVD from Heather in the LA Studios….how long approx. did it take for you to receive it in the mail?
I ordered it Tuesday and cant wait for it to come!

aanyanka-I would definitely stay away from the dance dvd is you hurt your ankle.  Honestly-running is easier.  (for me anyway)  The dance has tons of bouncy movements and you go all over the place. 
An elliptical could work b/c of the no impact.  When I do my ellitpcial…I keep chanign the incline so I work the different muscles.  Now that TA has me nervous doing that form of cardio. 
OK, for me…Mat is HARDER!  What’s up with that????  Driving me nuts!  I can still get through it but geesh…it’s hard.  I love the PP ab work.  If you can get it…so get it!  I wish I could do the mat dvd and then the pp ab part (25 min long or so) after but then to add cardio…that’s like 3 hours of working out!  Who can do that??  Plus I’d eat way more to handle all that.
She charges a lot!  I guess she can right now. 

YAY!!! I just got the 2007 Dance Aerobics DVD in the  mail from the LA Studios…cant wait to pop it in the DVD player and dance it out! =)

How much is the 2007 cardio DVD?

~Ren

Thanks, Doer!

Hi Doer,  I don’t know if a push-up is TA approved, however I agree that IF it’s done with good form (body straight, abs tucked in, hands just slightly past shoulders, neck inline with back, etc.) it is an overall great exercise.  Now, the legs can be straight (boy style) or knees bent (girl style as a starting pushup form) but all the other listed things must apply. 

The negative would be if someone has wrist or shoulder joint difficulties then forget it!  Some people can’t take the weight load in their joints in those places.  They could then do a push-off from a stand against a wall. 

I do agree Doer that to introduce occassionally other things like this puts our muscles in shock (and hopefully awe).  You’ll also see an arm toning benefit in addition to the chest, shoulders, back, obliques.

Final anaylsis, if you can handle it, go for it.