Old School Series is a collection of 4 strength workouts by Linda Wooldridge in which she has you lifting heavier weights than what she normally uses in her workouts (she usually uses 1-2 pound hand weights or body weight). She never goes super heavy in these workouts, but they are also pretty high rep workouts. You … Continue reading Barlates: Old School Series
Category: Shorter DVD Workouts
Barlates: Upper Body Stretch
As I mentioned in my review of Lower Body Stretch and Free Warm Up, Linda Wooldridge has 100s of free workouts available on YouTube. Many of them have warms ups and stretches included in the workout, and many do not. Sometimes the warm up and/or stretch is very short, and maybe you want something longer. … Continue reading Barlates: Upper Body Stretch
JessicaSmithTV: Kick Butt Kickboxing
Kick Butt Kickboxing is a great cardio kickboxing workout. Definitely not the most intense kickboxing workout I've ever done, but it was fun and gave me a good workout. It is made up of punching and kicking drills (but no punch/kick drills) and some cardio bursts. I wore 2 pound weighted gloves to increase intensity. … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Kick Butt Kickboxing
JessicaSmithTV: Upper Body Strength
Upper Body Strength is quick but thorough and efficient upper body strength workout. I used in combination with Jessica's 40 minute Leg Day for an hour long total body strength workout. If you use heavy enough weights, this is pretty intense. Upper Body Strength Workout is 21 minutes long; 2:30 minute warm up and Jessica … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Upper Body Strength
JessicaSmithTV: 2-in-1 Toning
2-in-1 Toning is another short but comprehensive total body metabolic strength workout. Jessica really excels at creating these short but very effective workouts. I really enjoyed this workout. The audio gets messed up during #11 below but it is restored by the end. Jessica even has words appear on the screen apologizing for the "audio … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: 2-in-1 Toning
JessicaSmithTV: 10 Minute Total Body Stretch
10 Minute Total Body Stretch is a great way to finish off a total body workout. I really love that Linda Wooldridge has her free Barlates warm up and upper and lower body stretches to start and finish workouts but she doesn't have a total body stretch to finish off a total body workout. Well, … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: 10 Minute Total Body Stretch
JessicaSmithTV: Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt
Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt isn't a cardio workout. Jessica says that the point of the title is to understand that cardio burns calories in the moment but building muscle burns calories all of the time. This is a metabolic circuit workout. With the right weights, this workout is intense enough to give you a cardio workout, too--that is … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt
JessicaSmithTV: Cardio Mat Fusion #1
I did Cardio Mat Fusion #2 before I did Cardio Mat Fusion #1--not on purpose. I just never realized there was a #1 until I was already doing #2. Though this is also a low impact, no equipment workout, I found it different from the second one in several ways. First, this one was more … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Cardio Mat Fusion #1
JessicaSmithTV: Dynamic Stretch
Dynamic Stretch is a flowing active yoga routine. I really, really enjoyed this. I have been doing a lot of Jessica's stretching and yoga routines lately and I do like them a lot but they are pretty gentle. I like that this one is a bit more aggressive. Now, it's definitely not an aggressive yoga … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Dynamic Stretch
JessicaSmithTV: S.O.S. (Stretch Out Stress)
S.O.S. is part of Jessica Smith's Fit in 15 workouts. She has 15 free workouts on YouTube that are all approximately 15 minutes long and this is one of them. The point of her Fit in 15 program is to help you start an exercise program. There is more to her Fit in 15 (free) … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: S.O.S. (Stretch Out Stress)