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Ultimate Bootcamp appears to be Billy Blank's first (or one of his first) bootcamp workouts. The other 2 Billy Bootcamp workouts I've already reviewed were released the year after this one. This workout uses something Billy calls "special op bands." They look just like the Billy Bands in Billy's Bootcamp Elite Mission One and Mission … Continue reading Tae Bo: Billy’s Ultimate Bootcamp
#283 Breathless Legs is a tough cardio + strength workout from Cathe Live. It is made up of 2 circuits and each circuit is repeated. Each circuit alternates 2-4 lower body exercises with one cardio blast. I was working very hard in this workout. This is not a low impact workout but there are also … Continue reading Cathe Live: Breathless Legs
Billy's Boot Camp Elite Mission 2 is a very cool cardio + strength workout from Billy Blanks. It is definitely more advanced than Mission One. Mission 2 contains one 40 minute strength + cardio boxing workout and an 8 minute upper body strength bonus. I did Mission One a few days ago and noted that … Continue reading Tae Bo: Billy’s Boot Camp Elite Mission 2
#292 Low Impact Cardio Muscle is another awesome total body metabolic strength workout from Cathe Live. This one is a cardio + strength workout in which Cathe alternates several compound strength exercises with a cardio exercise. Though the title says the workout is low impact that is just Cathe-speak for no plyometrics. True it is … Continue reading Cathe Live: Low Impact Cardio Muscle
It has been years since I have done a Tae Bo workout. My mom actually purchased Tae Bo workouts from an infomercial when I was a kid--so I did some early Tae Bo on VHS when I was a teenager. As an adult I purchased Tae Bo workouts on DVD. I was especially fond of … Continue reading Tae Bo: Billy’s Boot Camp Elite Mission One
#294 Touch Up Training Total Body is the 3rd and final Touch Up Training workout from Cathe Live. Actually, it was the first one she created so I did the workouts out of order. The other two are #296 Touch Up Training Upper Body and #298 Touch Up Training Lower Body. All 3 are excellent … Continue reading Cathe Live: Touch Up Training Total Body
Step Forward is part of Tracie Long's Longevity Series. I think I have now done all of the (6) workouts in her Longevity Series. This is primarily a step cardio workout, though at the end there is some body weight strength work using the step (tricep dips and push ups) and some core work on … Continue reading Longevity: Step Forward
Rebounder Cardio & Upper Body Sculpt w/ Light Weights is another fun rebounder workout from AngieFitnessTV. As the title indicates, this workout is upper body focused. The majority of the workout consists of jumping on the rebounder with the pilates/playground ball between your thighs while doing light weight/high rep upper body work--so cardio and strength … Continue reading AngieFitnessTV: Rebounder Cardio & Upper Body Sculpt w/ Light Weights
#308 Metabolic Med Ball Blast is metabolic cardio workout. Though dumbbells are used to increase intensity, this is not a strength workout. I really enjoyed this workout. It was fun, I got some great muscle conditioning and I got my cardio in. These are my some of my favorite types of workouts. Cathe uses a … Continue reading Cathe Live: Metabolic Med Ball Blast
Low Impact Weights and Cardio is cardio + strength workout from Yvette Bachman. For this workout you will alternate strength and core exercises with cardio exercises. The focus of the strength work is your chest and triceps. For the chest and triceps your goal is 12-15 reps, so choose your weights accordingly. The cardio is … Continue reading Low Impact Weights (Chest & Triceps) and Cardio