DVD workouts (Read 1116 times)

I'm planning to purchase this Cathe DVD for cross-training over the late Fall and Winter months, since I need to strengthen my quads and other muscle groups and find ways to stay fit on days when the weather isn't conducive to running outdoors. I've already done a good deal of the kickboxing workout on the disc (a portion of it is on her Timesaver DVD, which I own) and it's tough, but fun. The legs workout on the DVD should also be a good alternative on non-run days. Any other DVDs to recommend? I want to work on getting my quads and abs in better shape, to help (hopefully) with my recurrent hip flexor weakness and pain. k

Because clearly you just aren't working out enough, right? Because that problem with your hip just *must* be that you're not working hard enough!

Took the words right out of my mouth! Kirsten... really! I think that winter will be a great time for you to rest up your body some. Jake put out a really good suggestion in saying you should try running only every other day and no more than 20 MPW for a month (with no leggy cross-training) and see how you feel. I think it would do you a lot of good. Remember when you were working really hard to lose all that weight? You didn't get where you are now by eating 500 calories a day because all that does is throw your body into starvation mode. Same thing here. You're asking more of your body than it's willing to give, and it's trying to tell you this with these rotating aches and pains. Listen to your body, girl! Moderation will get you better results than gung-ho. I'm overtraining myself right now in part because I just need the mental stress-relief that running 5-6 x/wk gives. I know I'm at risk for an injury. I'm hoping I luck out and don't give myself one. If I do, you can say "I told you so!" to me, okay?

Well, I wasn't planning to run the same amount that I currently am AND add leg workouts. The idea is to run fewer days/miles and supplement with workouts that work a different variety of muscles, including more upper-body. Given our Winters I likely won't be able to do much more than 20 miles in a typical weeks, so probably no more than 3-4 days of running and maybe a day or two of video work and a day of yoga. I really think a big part of my hip flexor issues is due to relatively weak quads and abs, so I'd like to help strengthen those areas to offset the stronger hamstrings. k

Netflix is a great suggestion. Hubby thinks we wouldn't make enough use of it, but to preview workout videos would be a great reason to try it--that's much cheaper than buying something that I end up hating (I have quite a few videos collecting dust, mostly due to annoying hosts--yes, I'm looking at you Billy Blanks and Denise Austin!). k