TurboFire Greatest HIITs

Greatest HIITs is a short high intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. It is part of the TurboFire workout program created and led by Chalene Johnson and sold by Beachbody. Unlike Insanity’s Fast and Furious 20 minute bonus workout, Greatest HIITs is not a good example of what to expect with the TurboFire program. Yes, TurboFire … Continue reading TurboFire Greatest HIITs

Cathe’s CrossFire

CrossFire is one of Cathe’s newest workouts. It is a 55 minute cardio workout; 6:30 warm up, 41:30 training time and 7 minute cool down/stretch. Also included are two bonus tracks: a 9 minute core segment and 4:40 low impact tabata. I LOVE this workout. In fact, CrossFire is my new favorite cardio workout. It … Continue reading Cathe’s CrossFire

Gin Miller’s Simply Interval

Simply Interval is a 42 minute cardio/HIIT workout; 5 minute warm up, 33 minute training time and 4 minute cool down. This is another oldie but goody—I had forgotten how much I enjoy Gin Miller’s workouts. She is motivating, she creates solid workouts and her cuing is excellent. Plus—she has great hair! Especially in this … Continue reading Gin Miller’s Simply Interval

Cathe’s Cardio Kicks

This is another Cathe workout that has multiple workouts on one DVD. And I LOVE that. However, because I am currently doing Jillian Michaels’ Body Revolution for my strength work, I can only do the cardio workout on this DVD. So for today, you only get a review for the Cardio Kicks workout. Circuit Max … Continue reading Cathe’s Cardio Kicks

Cathe’s Kick Max

Edited/updated 11/2/12 Kick Max is a 72 minute cardio/strength/kickboxing/HIIT workout. It's pretty amazing. 11 minute warm up, 22 minutes of kickboxing combos, 15 minutes of HIITs, 18 minutes of lower body strength work and 6 minute cool down/stretch. Kick Max is an advanced workout and my legs are sore after doing it! I love Cathe's … Continue reading Cathe’s Kick Max

Insanity: Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious: 22 minute cardio/interval workout; 6 minute cardio warm up, 3:30 stretch, 11 minutes of training time and 2 minute cool down/stretch. There are various ways to get this Insanity workout. It is offered as a bonus workout when you purchase the Insanity program through Beachbody.com, or you can purchase Fast and Furious … Continue reading Insanity: Fast and Furious

Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body 2: The Edge

Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body 2: The Edge is a 54 minute HIIT workout; 5 minute warm up, 44 minute training period and 5 minute cool down/stretch. This workout is INSANE! My daughter and I actually have a debate about which is harder--Breathless Body 1 or Breathless Body 2. She says 1, I say 2! We … Continue reading Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body 2: The Edge

Breathless Body: The Ultimate Calorie Burn

Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body is a 55 minute tabata workout; 5 minute warm up, 46 minute training time and 4 minute cool down. Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body is an amazing and incredibly intense interval/HIIT workout. It is set up in the tabata format, which is unique to exercise DVDs. There is a great selection of interval/HIIT … Continue reading Breathless Body: The Ultimate Calorie Burn

Michelle Dozois Peak 10 More Cardio Interval Burn

Michelle Dozois's More Peak 10 Cardio Interval Burn is a 60 minutes long cardio only workout; 4 minute warm up, 51 minute training time and 5 minute cool down. Another amazing Peak 10 workout. More Cardio Interval Burn is structured the same as Cardio Interval Burn so I will just copy the format description here: … Continue reading Michelle Dozois Peak 10 More Cardio Interval Burn

The Firm: Calorie Explosion

Calorie Explosion is a cardio workout led by Alison Davis. It is 56 minutes long; 4 minute warm up, 48 minute training period and 4 minute cool down/stretch. Calorie Explosion is a good title for this cardio-only workout from The Firm. It consists primarily of explosive plyometric moves. This does seem to be The Firms … Continue reading The Firm: Calorie Explosion