Thanks Joanna and Betty! I've been spending a lot of time at the gym in preparation for hiking on FJORDS and climbing the Great Wall on PANDA. Just got back from doing 60 minutes on the crosstrainer, but I could only do 1/2 of my ab workout. There's only so much pain I can take!

Kathy - I too have always been taught it's best to warm up, do cardio and then strength train. Since new research is always being done I wasn't sure if someone had found out it's better to switch things around.

Don and Margo - I would love to have Fitlynxx at my gym. I spoke with our head of personal training about it the other day but she'd never heard of it. I'm sure it's available at the Sports Club LA, or perhaps Equinox which is opening in my neighborhood something this spring, but my gym is so great I can't change - I go to Healthworks Fitness for Women. It's about a 10 minute walk from where I live, and it's across the street from the train station so I can go right after work. Makes it easier to get there!