12-20-18, 11:14 AM | |
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I bought the Walk and Strenth dvds.
I did the first 2 miles of the walk, and felt challenged. As advertised, those 2 miles gave me a good cardio effect while remaining truly low impact. So far so good! Having read many a review noting that the Strength dvd is squat/lunge heavy, and as the owner of a pair of extremely argumentative knees, I approached both Strength workouts with some healthy fear and trembling. I was so pleased that I WAS able to do both without pain! Fortunately, I can accomplish squats and lunges by emphasizing the hip hinge, and when I do that, the knees just go along for the ride. I don't go deep, but I do go to a point where the knee twinges have not yet begun. I really enjoyed the upper body work on both, and appreciated the cardio effect from the compound movements in Stepping Strength and using the heavier weights in Strictly Strength. (I will add that if I had hip issues in addition to the bad knees, I'd probably not be able to do these.) I'm really pleased! I was afraid I was going to be confined to "senior" workouts (I'm 69), which can be very beginner-ish. Furthermore, the instructors are often just a bit condescending, speaking as though they were talking to children. It's good to know I can still purchase new workouts from Jessica and feel challenged without needing to fear further injury. I didn't get the yoga dvds because I just don't do yoga. I was part of a "Yoga Center" back in the 70s, and this Yankee went "om" quite enough, thank you! But I'm really happy with what I got.
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12-20-18, 11:21 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Judy -I was also pleasantly surprised by Strictly Strength (I haven't done Stepping Strength yet). I thought it would possibly bother my lower back/hips (I have wonky issues there) but it went well and no pain afterwards!
LOL - just re-read your post - my knees are good, hips/lower back wonky at times - but it sounds like these workouts can accommodate either issue as long as you don't have issues with both areas! Donna |
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