The Firm Ultimate Calorie Blaster is a 45 minute cardio workout; warm up 7 minutes, 31 minute training period, 2:30 minute cool down, 3 minutes plank work, 1:30 minute stretch. It was so much fun to do this workout this morning, for so many reasons. First, I love The Firm. I worked out on and … Continue reading The Firm – Ultimate Calorie Blaster
Category: Workout Series
Bob Harper: Yoga for the Warrior
Bob Harper's Yoga for the Warrior: This is part of Bob's Inside Out Method series which is full of intense workouts that I adore. Yoga for the Warrior consists of a 58 minute yoga workout and a 17 minute ab workout. I really love Bob Harper's new workouts (not the ones associated with Biggest Loser). … Continue reading Bob Harper: Yoga for the Warrior
Tae Bo II: Get Ripped Advanced
Billy Blanks kickboxing-esque Advanced workout DVD has 3 workouts on it (2 technically). 2 full workouts and one “8 Minute” workout. Interesting story behind this DVD. It is a step in my fitness journey. I remember many, many years ago doing the original Tae Bo (on VHS) and finding it challenging. Then, of course, it … Continue reading Tae Bo II: Get Ripped Advanced
POWERSTRIKE 5 with Ilaria Montagnani
PowerStrike 5 is a 48 minute kickboxing workout; 5 minute warm up, 41 minute training time and 2 minute cool down/stretch. Another excellent kickboxing workout by Ilaria Montagnani. This one is a little different from PowerStrike (4) and 6. The basic structure is the same: punch drills followed by kick drills and ending with punch/kick … Continue reading POWERSTRIKE 5 with Ilaria Montagnani
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
Ilaria Montagnani’s PowerStrike (4)
Ilaria Montagnani's PowerStrike is a 58 minute kickboxing workout; 6 minute warm up, 48 minute training time and 4 minute cool down/stretch. The “4” in parenthesis is because it is not clear exactly where this PowerStrike falls in the DVD chronology. It’s titled as straight PowerStrike, which would imply it is the first Powerstrike, but … Continue reading Ilaria Montagnani’s PowerStrike (4)
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
Ilaria’s PowerStrike Kickboxing 6
Ilaria Montagnani’s PowerStrike 6 is a 49 minute kickboxing workout; 5 minute warm up, 42 minute training time and 2 minute cool down/stretch. I love Ilaria’s kickboxing workouts—actually I love all of her workouts that I own. I own many other kickboxing and kickboxing inspired workouts, but Ilaria’s feel like REAL kickboxing. Intense and advanced. … Continue reading Ilaria’s PowerStrike Kickboxing 6
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