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This is a particularly odd workout review so I have to give some background. I have some favorite workouts that I initially did on VHS and were eventually released on DVD. But two of my favorites never ended up on DVD. This workout: Yoga Fusion Power, and its sister workout Yoga Fusion Strength & Sculpt. … Continue reading Yoga Fusion: Power
Heather Robertson has really been branching out with some new workout modalities in addition to her strength and HIIT cardio workouts: kickboxing, yoga, barre and pilates. She delivers them with her usual high production value. They are set to good music with no talking, done to timed intervals and visually beautiful. Though I am not … Continue reading HIIT Pilates Workout // Total Body Fusion Workout
Yoga Inspired Full Body Workout is a wonderful, feel good dynamic and flowing yoga workout from Heather Robertson. It has everything--flexibility, mobility, and strength. I broke a sweat during this workout and I was working. But I wasn't working hard. And the stretch at the end? Seems pretty long for a 30 minute workout, but … Continue reading Yoga Inspired Full Body Workout
Essentrics: Barre Workout is led by Sahra Esmonde-White. I've been looking forward to doing a workout by Sahra. Her mother, Miranda Esmonde-White is the creator of Classical Stretch/Essentrics. I was charmed by Sahra. She did not remind me of her mother at all at first, but then, sometimes her mannerisms or the manner in which … Continue reading Essentrics: Barre Workout
Essentrics Stretch Series Vol 1 contains three 30 minute workouts. Just like all Classical Stretch/Essentrics workouts you are moving constantly. They are dynamic flexibility/mobility workouts. The moves change in some fashion any time you repeat it and there are many components to each move. Because of this, it is much to difficult to break these … Continue reading Essentrics Stretch Series Vol. 1
Full Body Stretch // Recovery Day Workout is a nice yoga inspired stretch routine from Heather Robertson. There is a lot of dynamic stretching and you also hold some of the stretches. You can use this as a recovery day workout, or you can use it like I did this morning--to finish one of Heather's … Continue reading Full Body Stretch // Recovery Day Workout
Classical Stretch's 55 Minute Core workout is actually a full body workout. Miranda shares in her intro that it is one of her student's favorite workouts. She also says that it is a posture workout and in her 2:45 minute intro she describes proper form for some of the moves. The workout is set on … Continue reading Classical Stretch: 55 Minute Core Workout
Season 8 was my first introduction to Classical Stretch. I checked it out from the library 6 months ago and used it while rehabilitating from a major surgery. It worked very nicely for that purpose but once my surgeon loosened up my restrictions a bit, it fell to the wayside as I dove into Barlates' … Continue reading Classical Stretch Season 8: Age Defying Series
Fusion Flow: Mat is one of Linda Wooldridge's flowing dynamic stretch/strengthening workouts. This one was mostly a feel good workout that worked me well but wasn't challenging like some of her others. Until you get to #10 (below), that is--that exercise started to burn me out after all that came before it (plus, I had … Continue reading Barlates: Fusion Flow/Mat
Dynamic Flow: Lengthen is another of Linda Wooldridge's flowing dynamic stretch/strengthening workouts. However, this one felt much more strength than stretch focused to me. I was working hard. This workout has a lot of down dog based exercises in it. It definitely challenged me. I followed it up with Fusion Flow: Mat, which was a … Continue reading Barlates: Dynamic Flow/Lengthen