[Mike Simonds]

Hey Ed, I tried watching the ladies but I kept tripping over the darn step. The teacher almost banned me from the class!!!

I agree with you on the weight theory. Seems like weights are still the best workout for injury prevention.

I found a great class at the YMCA called stretch, tone and ab blaster. It uses basic step movements as you lift light weights. It sounds easy, but those 8 pound weights start to feel heavy as you are going up and down, up and over, leg-lifting on the bench doing a combination of overhead presses, upright rows, curls, etc. for about half an hour. We finish it off with lots of sit-ups in various positions.

I don't have a lot of time to workout but I found that this class packs the most into one hour than I found doing other things.

I made the teacher laugh the other day when she asked me how I was doing and I replied: "My lactic acid is having a convention in my legs..."