JessicaSmithTV: Feel Good Fusion

Feel Good Fusion is another one of Jessica Smith‘s awesome flowing workouts that creep up on you. It seems easy at first, but then some of your muscles start burning and you start perspiring a little. Jessica creates a lot of workouts that surprise you. This one uses elements of barre, pilates and yoga. You are getting flexibility, strength, mobility and balance in this workout. Even some mild, low impact (and low intensity) cardio. As already mentioned, I even started perspiring a tiny bit. Now, this workout isn’t a calorie burner, but as Jessica says in the course of the workout, every workout you do doesn’t have to be a fat blaster. There are a lot of reasons to workout and this workout checks a lot of boxes. Plus, it feels good, just as the title promises. Peanut is present for this workout, crashed out on the floor the entire workout. This workout was posted in February 2018. I am not sure how I missed it. This definitely seems like something that would have called to me back in 2018.

***As I was posting this to other pages on my blog I discovered I have done this workout before! I loved it back in 2019. I guess I need to take it out of my “need to try” folder on YouTube…. and reference my own blog before spending time double reviewing workouts.***

Feel Good Fusion is 33:33 minutes; 2:45 minute warm up and 4:30 minute stretch. No equipment needed but if you are balance challenged like me, you might want to have a chair nearby to assist with some of the moves.

1. Wide plie pulse; sweep arms forward and back; pivot into lunge and continue pulsing
2. Hold lunge position and hinge forward sweeping arms down, then sweep arms overhead, arching spine
3. Repeat #1 but pivot to other side
4. Repeat #2 on other side of body
5. Narrow squat pulse 4x, step out into a wide plie squat then step feet together and narrow pulse squat 4x; changes to singles–one narrow squat, step out into wide plie squat–continue narrow squatting side to side with a wide plie squat between (arms are extended in front of you and together when in narrow squat, open arms out into a T while in wide plie squat)
6. Shift tap side to side; changes to hamstring curls, angling heel toward opposite glute, while swinging arms side to side
7. Narrow squat + side leg lift, alternate legs with a narrow squat between sides (arms swing in opposite direction)
8. Narrow pulse squat; changes to one narrow squat + stand and lift one leg behind you, tapping toe to ground, alternate legs with a narrow squat between each side; toe tap changes to leg lift behind you while also raising both arms overhead
9. Wide step tap side to side while swaying arms side to side
10. Skater tap back side to side while reaching opposite arm in front of you
11. Stand with all of your weight on one leg, tap other leg to side then cross it back and tap it behind you, arms are flowing in opposition to legs
12. Repeat #10
13. Repeat #11 on other side of body
14. Side to side shift taps
15. Wide plie squats, swing arms down when squatting, swing them up in a half circle when standing; add sliding one leg into opposite heel when standing
16. Wide pulsing plie squats
17. Repeat #15 on other side of body
18. Side to side shift taps, rotating hips to side when tapping; add alternating large arm circles
19. Legs are a bit wider than hip width, do small squats with large single arm swinging circles
20. Squat then pivot/stand to side, alternate sides with a squat between each pivot/stand; add opening arms out wide to sides (chest expansion) when pivot/standing
21. Squat pulse with hands on knees while doing standing cat/cow
22. Step side to side, swinging arms side to side
23. Alternating cross-back steps, twist torso to side during cross-back step while wrapping arms around you; cross-back step changes to cross-back lunge (curtsy lunge)
24. Hamstring curls, angling heel toward opposite glute, while swinging arms side to side
25. Step side to side with a knee raise each side and a brief pause, balancing on one leg (raised knee crosses in front of other leg when raised); add reaching arms overhead then across body when knee is raised
26. Balance on one leg, raise other knee in front of you then sweep it behind you, flow between back leg raise and front knee raise; add sweeping arms forward and back
27. Repeat #25
28. Repeat #26 on other side of body
29. Step side to side with cross over taps in front of body; tap changes to an arc/swing (cross tap then arc/swing leg when stepping to other side)
30. Balance on one leg while swinging the other leg side to side in front of body while swinging the arms in opposition to leg
31. Repeat #29
32. Repeat #30 on other side of body
33. Side to side shift taps
34. Wide plie squats, reaching arms toward ground when squatting then arcing them overhead at top of squat

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