What tape/DVD turned you into a vidiot and ... - Page 4

DirtDiva · 02-28-09, 11:58 PM

The first dvd I ever tried was Pyramid Upper/Lower by Cathe. I was hooked immediately.

juberann · 03-01-09, 12:55 AM

I got "hooked" with Jane Fonda's original workout ON VINYL (yep,a vinyl record you played on a turntable

) shortly after that,Jane released that same workout on VHS,oh, what a wonderful day that was!! I paid $70.00 for that tape but,honestly,I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!!

I became a fanatic after that moving onto Kathy Smith,more Jane Fonda, LOTS of Richard Simmons and the list just goes on and on!!!

I joined a gym at one point, disliked going so much I just quit altogether,not even caring I was locked (unhappily) into a year contract. I just can't even imagine what kind of shape I would be in if it wasn't for home videos,I seriously don't know why anyone would choose to go to a gym

Judy

LindaL · 03-01-09, 07:07 AM

I first got hooked with Jane Fonda in 1986. My sister and I used to do the New Workout 3 times a week. Then on to the Firm and then I discovered step. I had a Brenda Dykraf video that came with a home step that I bought. Then Cher's video with Keli Roberts, and the rest is history!

gigi · 03-01-09, 08:45 AM

I was doing Jane Fonda, a few others, and a lot of Firm workouts. I was getting bored and nothing was challenging me b/c I had been doing the same workouts for too long...pretty much whatever I could find in the stores. I don't remember how, but I stumbled on www.collagevideo.com and started reading about various instructors which led me to Cathe's site, which led me to get a 5 disc DVD player, multiple DB's, a BB, and on and on which led me to this site, which has made me the crazy, insane, vidiot that I presently am! I don't remember which Cathe DVD it was but it was some of her older ones, then the Intenisty Series, then I started buying her bundles....I love being vidiot...

JP44 · 03-01-09, 09:00 AM

Karen Voight's Energy Sprint made me a collector. I had other video workouts before her, but I thought she was so awesome that I HAD TO HAVE everyone of her workouts, her weighted bar, her green genie balls, her pilates circle. Yeah, it was all her fault.

Joan (JP44)

superfit41 · 03-01-09, 09:05 AM

My very first workout video was a walking workout with Densie Austin, from Walmart, In 1996, I believe

Then I saw a tiny ad for Collage video in the back of a Shape magazine, not long after that. I ordered a catalog, and ordered my first Firm workout, and I was a vidiot from then on!

Sherry

athompson10 · 03-01-09, 09:08 AM

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Firm Vol I w/Susan Harris bought when in first came out in the '80s. It was a different and innovative way to workout and I was hooked immediately. I subsequently bought all original Firms, and still have them. Paid $50 for each on presale, sight unseen. The anticipation and excitement of each new release has not been matched by any other VHS/DVD since.

Yeah that. I had never thought about doing any weight training except in a gym, which didn't appeal (intimidation factor, expense, going to be full of sweaty grunting men, etc etc). Then I saw an ad in Shape magazine for the Firm and ordered Volumes 1 and 2. Got great results, signed up for every pre-order during the days of BBH and never looked back.

Lexy · 03-01-09, 09:09 AM

I took dance classes for years and then stopped after I had kids. I used books off and on for years, Marjorie Craig's (Miss Craig) 21 Day Fitness Plan and eventually Karen Voight's book. Then I added a few dvds which was a VERY big deal for me - Leslie's WATP and a few Voight. I became hooked when I found Cathe's site and then VF.

weighttrain · 03-01-09, 09:28 AM

Volume 1. A generous co-worker loaned it to me. I purchased all of the Classics as they became available and I haven't looked back.

Beth

Sarah-lara · 03-01-09, 09:32 AM

I also started with vinyl record aerobic workouts and a mini-trampoline. Then years later I dabbled in the FIRM and Denise Austin. There were also gyms and a couple of home machines over the years.

But the DVD that finally made me see the light and really stick to something serious and long-term was Cathe's Pure Strength.

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02-28-09, 11:58 PM
DirtDiva Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of Lakes	The first dvd I ever tried was Pyramid Upper/Lower by Cathe. I was hooked immediately.

03-01-09, 12:55 AM
juberann Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon	I got "hooked" with Jane Fonda's original workout ON VINYL (yep,a vinyl record you played on a turntable ) shortly after that,Jane released that same workout on VHS,oh, what a wonderful day that was!! I paid $70.00 for that tape but,honestly,I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!! I became a fanatic after that moving onto Kathy Smith,more Jane Fonda, LOTS of Richard Simmons and the list just goes on and on!!! I joined a gym at one point, disliked going so much I just quit altogether,not even caring I was locked (unhappily) into a year contract. I just can't even imagine what kind of shape I would be in if it wasn't for home videos,I seriously don't know why anyone would choose to go to a gym Judy

03-01-09, 07:07 AM
LindaL VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Florida	I first got hooked with Jane Fonda in 1986. My sister and I used to do the New Workout 3 times a week. Then on to the Firm and then I discovered step. I had a Brenda Dykraf video that came with a home step that I bought. Then Cher's video with Keli Roberts, and the rest is history! __________________ Linda Disclosure: I was a Beachbody success story and part of a P90X infomercial.

03-01-09, 08:45 AM
gigi Join Date: Jun 2003	I was doing Jane Fonda, a few others, and a lot of Firm workouts. I was getting bored and nothing was challenging me b/c I had been doing the same workouts for too long...pretty much whatever I could find in the stores. I don't remember how, but I stumbled on www.collagevideo.com and started reading about various instructors which led me to Cathe's site, which led me to get a 5 disc DVD player, multiple DB's, a BB, and on and on which led me to this site, which has made me the crazy, insane, vidiot that I presently am! I don't remember which Cathe DVD it was but it was some of her older ones, then the Intenisty Series, then I started buying her bundles....I love being vidiot... __________________ Angela

03-01-09, 09:00 AM
JP44 Join Date: Nov 2007	Karen Voight's Energy Sprint made me a collector. I had other video workouts before her, but I thought she was so awesome that I HAD TO HAVE everyone of her workouts, her weighted bar, her green genie balls, her pilates circle. Yeah, it was all her fault. Joan (JP44)

03-01-09, 09:05 AM
superfit41 VF Supporter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas, and Mississippi	My very first workout video was a walking workout with Densie Austin, from Walmart, In 1996, I believe Then I saw a tiny ad for Collage video in the back of a Shape magazine, not long after that. I ordered a catalog, and ordered my first Firm workout, and I was a vidiot from then on! Sherry

03-01-09, 09:09 AM
Lexy VF Supporter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Amelia Island FL	I took dance classes for years and then stopped after I had kids. I used books off and on for years, Marjorie Craig's (Miss Craig) 21 Day Fitness Plan and eventually Karen Voight's book. Then I added a few dvds which was a VERY big deal for me - Leslie's WATP and a few Voight. I became hooked when I found Cathe's site and then VF. __________________ Lexy It is better to travel well than to arrive - Buddhist proverb Train because you love your body, not because you hate your body. (Girls Gone Strong)

03-01-09, 09:28 AM
weighttrain VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: So Cal	Volume 1. A generous co-worker loaned it to me. I purchased all of the Classics as they became available and I haven't looked back. Beth __________________ I was an infomercial participant in BSS1 I was Master Trainer for the Pop Pilates format prior to Cassey Ho breaking her NAFC contract

03-01-09, 09:32 AM
Sarah-lara VF Supporter Join Date: May 2003	I also started with vinyl record aerobic workouts and a mini-trampoline. Then years later I dabbled in the FIRM and Denise Austin. There were also gyms and a couple of home machines over the years. But the DVD that finally made me see the light and really stick to something serious and long-term was Cathe's Pure Strength.