Barbara Paola

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Age: 48
Hometown: Middletown, CT
Family: Married, one 9 year old son, 2 cats, 6 goldfish and a cute little catfish named "Susie"
Occupation: Business Analyst in System Department at Large Insurance Company (Part-time since son was born.)
Fitness level: Advanced
Collecting videos for: almost 15 years
Number of Videos Owned: Currently about 200 but have traded, given away or sold at tag sales an additional 30 or 40.
Other Fitness Activities: Swim 5 days per week, attend aerobics/step class at gym 4 times per week, videos every day, run 1 or 2 times a week.
Current fitness goals: Get stronger
Loved ones' opinion of video habit: Tolerate it. Son loves to imitate me.

Barbara's opinions:

Current Favorites:

Anything by Cathe Friedrich expecially CTX and Power Max
Anything by Mindy Mylrea
Anything by Christi Taylor
Firm Strength
Firm Standing Legs
Firm Lie Down and Work Out (renamed Sculpted Hips, Buns & Thighs)

Favorite Instructors

Mindy Mylrea
Cathe Friedrich
Tracie Long
Franny Benedetto
Gin Miller
Christi Taylor

Underrated:

Cathe's Get In Shape For Your Wedding. I think is dismissed sometimes because of the hokey title. It's a great workout, not real complex so it's a good intro to Cathe.

Biggest Disappointments:

Donna Richardson 4 Day Rotation
NAC Interval Challenge
Both of those I traded after doing only once.
9001 Patrick Goudeau - I love complex stepping but felt that some of these moves could really be dangerous the feet are too quick for stepping IMHO although others love this tape.

Words of Wisdom: Never give up, keep exercising, and visit the forum often.