An Introduction--Join Me!! - Page 18

bluecaffeine · 10-02-03, 08:46 PM

I just happened to stumble across this site about a week-or-so ago, and thought I'd go ahead and say hello in this intro thread. I'm a 21 year old undergrad student of psychology & philosophy and I am very new to the world of video fitness. My boyfriend bought me a kickboxing video a few weeks ago (KickButt, I think it's called) and when I finally got around to using it, I fell in love! Since then, I've been scrambling around borrowing, renting, and occasionally buying everything I can get my hands on! I don't have a lot of videos or a lot of variety yet, but I thought this would be a really fun way to discover what's out there, what's good, and to get a little motivation! I think thus far my favorite is the Low Impact aerobics video with weights from the Classic Firm, but hey, I've only tried a few and there is much left to discover!

Dilly110 · 10-08-03, 09:12 AM

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I'm barely five foot tall and am currently 15lbs overweight. I've recently given up firming in favour of more cardio/interval and callanetics/lotte berk. I'm not as advanced as any of you here but like to read your stories for inspiration and motivation.

Cheers
Dilly

Stevie W · 10-08-03, 09:48 AM

Welcome!
this is a place for those who are beginners to keep motivated & on track. This is a place where those of us who have been working out keep motivated and on track and those who have done the up and down routine of being on and off track go to be motivated ... and get back on track.
Honestly, this is a fun place to hang
Stevie

what_a_nurse · 10-15-03, 01:48 AM

Hi everyone...
Iam a 33 year old , with 5 kids! One son, who is 14, and 4 girls...ages 12, 9, 4, and 11 months. They are the sunshine of my life. Iam a Registered Nurse, presently working in adult orthopedics and Neurology. Intresting stuff! Very busy on my unit. I have a very supportive DH, who puts up with my obsession with exercise video's, and my insatiable need to have all the new toys!!!
I currently reside in Florida, but am orginally from Pa. (Philly area) I LOVE step aerobics, and just got into Yoga.....I cant beleive I missed out all these years....and my DH loves my new found flexibility! LOL.
Anyway, I cant believe I found this site...its awesome. So surprised there are more like me! Whew.....Im not alone!!

reinvented46 · 10-30-03, 06:49 AM

Hi! I'm 46 and I know we aren't supposed to talk about "diets", but I recently reached my WW goal, and my size goal! I went from an 18 to a 6 in six months, using WW and Cathe!!!! I'm very proud of this, and a bit more than amazed. I'm in the same size now I was in college, and plan to stay that way.

I used to use the Firm and then FitPrime exclusively until I found Cathe! What a difference!! I just love her, and cannot wait to buy her new series.

I'm married with one almost teen daughter, I work part-time, 12 hour nights as an RN in a small community hospital, and I live in North Central Ohio.

My favorite fitness is weight training, but I'm much more into cardio now that it's fun again with Cathe's tapes!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!!

Oh, and I just got DSL yesterday so this is so FAST!!

This is my Geocities homepage, if anyone wants to take a look:

http://www.geocities.com/saucy_scorp...ness_pics.html

Stevie W · 10-30-03, 07:51 AM

welcome! and congrats on the WW goal. that takes a lot of commitment.--just like fitness!

Stevie

kyrin · 10-30-03, 07:56 AM

Congratulations on your transformation! Awesome!

reinvented46 · 10-30-03, 09:37 AM

Thanks, Stevie and Kyrin!!

clarimon · 10-31-03, 11:43 AM

Hi everyone!
(By the way I also posted on the "getting to know you" thread)
I have been regesitered since May 2003, but haven't posted often.
My main reason for exercise is to increase strength and flexibility. It has also been a great form of therapy after my gradmother's passing earlier this year.

Anyway, I love this site because you all give great information and opinions on fitness. I have bought great videos and equipment thanks to you. (the only video I have that I don't like is "yoga for the inflexible," which I bought without checking videofitness first!)

Thanks a lot

toaster · 10-31-03, 03:21 PM

Hi everyone! I have posted before, but I tend to go through spurts; lately I've been hanging around a lot to try to boost my motivation!

Anyway, my name is Beth and I'm 35 years old. I'm a newlywed--I just got married this past June--but my husband and I met in college and have lived together over 9 years. We're not planning to have children.

I've been using exercise videos ever since I used to tape Gilad and Fitness Pros workouts off ESPN when I was in high school! I had gym access in college and graduate school, so it wasn't until I got out of school that I really began building up my video collection. I've gone from about 2-3 videos when I was in graduate school to around 24 now, which is a pretty good size for me (I'd still like a few more though!). I'm not sure when I first discovered VF, but I'm guessing that it was sometime in the late 1990s, which is when I discovered Collage as well. I do remember that at the time of September 11th, I had just traded for a couple of yoga videos, but I can't remember whether that was my first exchange. I was thrilled to discover the exchange feature--new videos for nothing!

I eventually figured out that I really don't enjoy doing aerobics-type vidoes, so I bought a recumbent bike (I believe in 1996) for my cardiovascular. I enjoy strength training, particularly for upper body (mainly because it's easier to see progress there than my pear-shaped lower body). Since getting my first yoga videos in 2001, I've stayed with it and have really enjoyed it; I have a variety of Living Arts tapes plus a few more. I also like doing Pilates and am interested in trying some other methods such as Lotte Berk and Callanetics (in college, there was an exercise class I really enjoyed which I believe was called "aeronetics"--it used a ballet barre, and I think it was probably based on these styles).

I love hearing from everyone; it really helps me to stay motivated!

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10-02-03, 08:46 PM
bluecaffeine Join Date: Sep 2003	Meet me! :) I just happened to stumble across this site about a week-or-so ago, and thought I'd go ahead and say hello in this intro thread. I'm a 21 year old undergrad student of psychology & philosophy and I am very new to the world of video fitness. My boyfriend bought me a kickboxing video a few weeks ago (KickButt, I think it's called) and when I finally got around to using it, I fell in love! Since then, I've been scrambling around borrowing, renting, and occasionally buying everything I can get my hands on! I don't have a lot of videos or a lot of variety yet, but I thought this would be a really fun way to discover what's out there, what's good, and to get a little motivation! I think thus far my favorite is the Low Impact aerobics video with weights from the Classic Firm, but hey, I've only tried a few and there is much left to discover!

10-08-03, 09:12 AM
Dilly110 Join Date: Oct 2003	Hi Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I'm barely five foot tall and am currently 15lbs overweight. I've recently given up firming in favour of more cardio/interval and callanetics/lotte berk. I'm not as advanced as any of you here but like to read your stories for inspiration and motivation. Cheers Dilly

10-08-03, 09:48 AM
Stevie W VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Ca	Welcome! this is a place for those who are beginners to keep motivated & on track. This is a place where those of us who have been working out keep motivated and on track and those who have done the up and down routine of being on and off track go to be motivated ... and get back on track. Honestly, this is a fun place to hang Stevie

10-15-03, 01:48 AM
what_a_nurse Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: florida	Hi everyone... Iam a 33 year old , with 5 kids! One son, who is 14, and 4 girls...ages 12, 9, 4, and 11 months. They are the sunshine of my life. Iam a Registered Nurse, presently working in adult orthopedics and Neurology. Intresting stuff! Very busy on my unit. I have a very supportive DH, who puts up with my obsession with exercise video's, and my insatiable need to have all the new toys!!! I currently reside in Florida, but am orginally from Pa. (Philly area) I LOVE step aerobics, and just got into Yoga.....I cant beleive I missed out all these years....and my DH loves my new found flexibility! LOL. Anyway, I cant believe I found this site...its awesome. So surprised there are more like me! Whew.....Im not alone!!

10-30-03, 06:49 AM
reinvented46 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: OH	Introducing myself! Hi! I'm 46 and I know we aren't supposed to talk about "diets", but I recently reached my WW goal, and my size goal! I went from an 18 to a 6 in six months, using WW and Cathe!!!! I'm very proud of this, and a bit more than amazed. I'm in the same size now I was in college, and plan to stay that way. I used to use the Firm and then FitPrime exclusively until I found Cathe! What a difference!! I just love her, and cannot wait to buy her new series. I'm married with one almost teen daughter, I work part-time, 12 hour nights as an RN in a small community hospital, and I live in North Central Ohio. My favorite fitness is weight training, but I'm much more into cardio now that it's fun again with Cathe's tapes! Looking forward to getting to know all of you!! Oh, and I just got DSL yesterday so this is so FAST!! This is my Geocities homepage, if anyone wants to take a look: http://www.geocities.com/saucy_scorp...ness_pics.html __________________ The definition of insantity is doing the same thing ... but expecting different results

10-30-03, 07:51 AM
Stevie W VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, Ca	welcome! and congrats on the WW goal. that takes a lot of commitment.--just like fitness! Stevie

10-30-03, 07:56 AM
kyrin VF Supporter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tennessee	Wow! Congratulations on your transformation! Awesome! __________________ Kyrin You either worked out today or you didn't.

10-30-03, 09:37 AM
reinvented46 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: OH	Thanks, Stevie and Kyrin!! __________________ The definition of insantity is doing the same thing ... but expecting different results

10-31-03, 11:43 AM
clarimon VF Supporter Join Date: May 2003 Location: AZ	what's up? Hi everyone! (By the way I also posted on the "getting to know you" thread) I have been regesitered since May 2003, but haven't posted often. My main reason for exercise is to increase strength and flexibility. It has also been a great form of therapy after my gradmother's passing earlier this year. Anyway, I love this site because you all give great information and opinions on fitness. I have bought great videos and equipment thanks to you. (the only video I have that I don't like is "yoga for the inflexible," which I bought without checking videofitness first!) Thanks a lot Last edited by mousepad; 07-05-05 at 07:26 PM. Reason: removed my signature

10-31-03, 03:21 PM
toaster Exchange Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western NY	Hi everyone! I have posted before, but I tend to go through spurts; lately I've been hanging around a lot to try to boost my motivation! Anyway, my name is Beth and I'm 35 years old. I'm a newlywed--I just got married this past June--but my husband and I met in college and have lived together over 9 years. We're not planning to have children. I've been using exercise videos ever since I used to tape Gilad and Fitness Pros workouts off ESPN when I was in high school! I had gym access in college and graduate school, so it wasn't until I got out of school that I really began building up my video collection. I've gone from about 2-3 videos when I was in graduate school to around 24 now, which is a pretty good size for me (I'd still like a few more though!). I'm not sure when I first discovered VF, but I'm guessing that it was sometime in the late 1990s, which is when I discovered Collage as well. I do remember that at the time of September 11th, I had just traded for a couple of yoga videos, but I can't remember whether that was my first exchange. I was thrilled to discover the exchange feature--new videos for nothing! I eventually figured out that I really don't enjoy doing aerobics-type vidoes, so I bought a recumbent bike (I believe in 1996) for my cardiovascular. I enjoy strength training, particularly for upper body (mainly because it's easier to see progress there than my pear-shaped lower body). Since getting my first yoga videos in 2001, I've stayed with it and have really enjoyed it; I have a variety of Living Arts tapes plus a few more. I also like doing Pilates and am interested in trying some other methods such as Lotte Berk and Callanetics (in college, there was an exercise class I really enjoyed which I believe was called "aeronetics"--it used a ballet barre, and I think it was probably based on these styles). I love hearing from everyone; it really helps me to stay motivated!