Mat Barre Series contains 3 workouts that use some combination of a pilates ball, a resistance loop or a resistance band--and in one of the workouts, all 3 are used. These are all total body strength workouts done on the floor (mat work). They are all very tough and effective workouts. Since none of these workouts have … Continue reading Barlates: Mat Barre Series
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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)
Barlates: Total Body Cardio Barre
Total Body Cardio Barre contains 4 workouts created by Linda Woolridge: Total Body Barre Express (34 minutes), Total Body Mat Workout (40 minute), Total Body Cardio Sculpt (32 minutes), and Total Body Compound Moves (16 minutes). Total Body Barre Express is 34:30 minutes long; 2:30 minute warm up (#1 below is the warm up) and … Continue reading Barlates: Total Body Cardio Barre
JessicaSmithTV: Total Body Chisel & Burn
Total Body Chisel & Burn is a short metabolic total body workout. And with the right weights it gets pretty intense. I really enjoyed this workout even though there was no Peanut. Though the exercises are done at a controlled pace, this is a circuit workout with very little rest between each exercise. And since the … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Total Body Chisel & Burn
JessicaSmithTV: Yoga for Back Pain
Yoga for Back Pain is a 43 minute yoga routine by Jessica Smith. The purpose of this routine is to relieve and prevent back pain. I don't have chronic back pain, but my back does go out sometimes and I am in a lot of pain for a few days (sometimes as long as week), … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Yoga for Back Pain
JessicaSmithTV: Short & Sweet Stretch
Jessica's stretching routine is exactly what the title says--short and sweet. She gives you a total body stretch in just 16:30 minutes. Today I used this workout to finish off one of Linda Wooldridge's Barlates total body mat strength routines. Linda did stretch me out afterward, but I have been doing a lot of Barlates … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Short & Sweet Stretch
Barlates: Total Body Warm Up
As I mentioned in my review of Lower Body Stretch, Linda Wooldridge has 100s of free Barlates 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. Well, Linda has … Continue reading Barlates: Total Body Warm Up