Get yourself a book on how these things work. then maybe you will understand better. Yes, it is possible to use up more muscle tissue than you can rebuild if you do too much. then you are going to be in BIG trouble. All of your body tissues, both fat, neural and muscle are constantly being broken down and rebuilt. I suspect with the amount of exercise that you do that you have little fat to use for energy. Therefore, you are breaking down muscle tissue to use. That's the way the body works. Keep in mind that your most important muscle is your heart. It would be wise to listen to your trainer and give your muscles a proper lenght of time to recover. Watching TV will do this, more running won't.

The PowerGlide Plus and UltraGlide XL look really limited in terms of incline options. From the pictures, the build quality seems like it would be questionable as well. My folks have the 1100 TG and I've used that and love it. For myself, I picked up the Sensible Gym from Seattle Traders and I find that to be nearly as good. The unit was $159.95 which is cheaper than the HSN model PowerGlide, and I find the build quality of the Sensible Gym to be incredible. This unit really feels like it should cost a lot more money than it does. I live in a smallish downtown apartment, so the ability to easily fold up and roll the Sensible Gym away is also a big plus. Pros of Sensible Gym: -Inexpensive (especially compared to high-end Total Gyms) -Folds up easily -Incredible value, build quality -Very smooth board movement (better than TG 1000/1500 IMO) -Leg attachment included -Weight bar included -Very flexible in different incline levels -Maximizer bands included for non-weight added resistance. -Squat stand included -Push-up bar included Cons: -There are two separate ropes that each connect to the glide board, so some exercises shown in the infomercial cannot be done on the Sensible Gym (I have not found this to be a limitation yet) -The squat stand is not as big as I would really like it to be, but it's workable. It's been about 6 weeks now and I'm starting to see a noticable increase in muscle from using the Sensible Gym. In addition to purchasing the Sensible Gym, I also ordered the Exercise Flip Chart and instructional videos from www.totalgym.com . The Total Gym instructional materials paired with the Sensible Gym are an ideal and cost effective solution. Here is a link that might be useful: Seattle Traders website

Eleena- I like the yellow lavender or soft green lavender combos. But as the only female in the house, the lavender will most certainly be nixed. My men are not open to softer colors. I find it difficult to decorate because even when I am doing intensive workouts using bosu, free weights or cardio I like the calming colors which I truly appreciate when doing yoga, But the "men" want strong energetic colors that I associate with adrenaline pumping-- bold red, deep bright orange... they claim it helps them train harder. I'm afraid there is no medium here-- and we all need to feel inspired to go in there!! I appreciate every suggestion!

I did ten minutes on my flyer and a half mile walk. plan to do the mile later on . I'm glad you have a pool handy and the machines!!