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03-30-12, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: SoCal
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i don't have as many dvd's as a lot of other VFers do.... i have 3 shelves: top shelf is spinervals and other cycling related dvd's; middle shelf is all cathe; bottom shelf is all others (but not oversized sets).
spinervals are in order (they are all numbered) and with like sets (so fitness 1, 2, 3, etc; competition 1, 2, 3, etc) cathes are in chronological order of their release bottom shelf is by instructor with the kettlebell instructors all being to the far right (so KCM, jillian, bob, amy, etc... then after the "normal" workouts i have lauren, AOS, mbody, etc) i do keep amy's and bob's KB workouts with their other workouts.... i don't keep the bottom shelf in any particular order... i put KCM's back wtih her other dvd's, jillian's back with hers.... but i do keep lauren's and the AOS ones in order... i have 5 notebooks that hold all my breakdown sheets: 1 for spinervals 1 for cathe 1 for kettlebells 1 for beachbody 1 for all others (KCM, amy, jillian, etc) i keep my oversized sets on the countertop that is below the 4 shelves (we only spaced the shelves to hold regular DVDs. i also have a small row of older, easier, no longer used DVDs that i can't bring myself to get rid of that i started out with.... that sits on top of the cabinets to the right. i won't use those binders, cuz they scratch the DVDs when you take them in and out... so even my p90x's are in different cases... and anything that comes in a slip/slide in cardboard (i.e. jillian) gets put into either slim cases or the small cd/dvd holders.
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03-30-12, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
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I love these kinds of threads, and I'm always hoping I will pick up new tips from them!
For physical organization, I have a large IKEA bookcase that I use. Each instructor has a section of shelf. If a workout holder is too large to fit on the shelf, I use an empty DVD case, and print a nice cover for it. All of my P90X, Turbo Fires, etc. are done that way. I would love a database system to organize them on the computer (mostly because I love databases, not because it would be helpful  ). I loved the one that VFer Rachel designed, and used the trial version, decided to buy it, then realized it wouldn't work on the new Mac laptop I had purchased. Oh well. For day to day tracking I keep a binder with a log of each workout, date and specifics of using it (including weights used, calories burned, etc) and notes, such as "I should do this one more often!" or "I only did the step premix". This binder also contains the calendars I use to track which workouts I did on a particular day, and how many workouts I've done for the year. Kathy
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03-30-12, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Anybody use Discgear for storage?
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03-30-12, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Colorado mountains, USA
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My answer to Laura S's question: If the Dvd would fit in more than one category, than I put a sticker on the binder for each category. For something like the strength category and the DVD is only legs, than I write "legs" on my blue sticker. The DVD would get listed in more than one category on my spreadsheet. I have there categories such cardio for less than 30 minutes, lite cardio for days I have little time or am tired. Also organized by equipment on my spreadsheet, so if I want to use my BOSU or stability ball, etc I can call up the workouts I have in those categories.
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03-30-12, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Kathy--I adore your Westie!
You guys are so organized! I love my original cases (all but STS Strength--had to go!) The cover pics to me are motivating. Lord help me if there is a fire. Debbie |
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03-30-12, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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 for my fitness videos. I mostly organize alphabetically (by instructor's first names or sometimes systems like P90X). For figuring out what workouts to use, I have spreadsheets (with Collage-type breakdowns) for workouts. So, I may have many spreadsheet entries for one dvd since there are often more than one workout and/or premix on one dvd. The spreadsheet workouts match the "title" of the dvd I use in the discgears. The "Collage" breakdowns help so much. I've been recording them for years so I have hundreds of workouts with breakdowns...even of workouts I've traded or don't even have yet. If anyone wants to have any of these, I can email the excel files. Some of the breakdown info is not accurate...if the info is not on Collage, I time it myself, or more often just guesstimate. My categorizations are just my opinions, too, on how I use the workouts. I try to leave a lot of space to write in what equipment I need (separate sheets are needed for STS and the like  ) and I also have space to the left of each workout where I can write in a tickmark each time I do a workout.I have the workouts divided up into these spreadsheets: CS = Classical Stretch TV shows CB CR = Cardio Bosu and Cardio Rebounder Instructional = instructional segements CF = Cardio Floor CI = Cardio Intervals CK = Cardio Kickbox CS = Cardio Step S = Strength TC = Toning Core TPB = Toning: Pilates, Barre, Ballet YOGA = Yoga YS = Yoga (less strenuous yoga and kundalini) and Stretch Sorry if this a a thread hijack...I just had minor surgery so am a little out of it and seem to be rambling. I would like to keep the dvds in their original cases but I just don't have room for that. I still have vhs I use, too...so those take up a lot of shelf space just by themselves.
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03-30-12, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
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This thread has motivated me to clean out my gym this weekend. I plan to buy an organizer that has stacked bins for my "stuff" and then transfer my DVDs to a binder. Ahhh...I feel better already!
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03-30-12, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Anna Benson Firms/FitPrimes Weight training Kettlebell training Circuit/bootcamp/interval/metabolic training Toniques Leslies / fusion cardios (NIA, Willpower & Grace, etc.) Athletic step / step & weights Tae Bo Advanced Lives Yoga/Stretch/Qigong I don't usually do many systems, but I've recently acquired and placed Supreme 90 & Weider ST in the back of the binder to keep them together as rotations & separate from the individual workouts. |
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03-30-12, 01:23 PM
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03-30-12, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I bought 14 of these cases. They are identical to what Cathe used for the LIS preorder set. Each case holds 10 dvds. I put all my large sets in these and some leftovers. I use standard 1" x 3ish" inch labels to note instructor or series. Eg. TF, P90x, Tracey Staehle & Jari Love
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ite...=searchresults This created HUGE open space on my shelves which I seem to be filling by buying more dvds....Imagine that! HTH Joan |
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