Get Ripped & Chiseled

Get Ripped & Chiseled is one of Jari Love's older workouts, but boy is it tough. All of her workouts are high rep/endurance workouts, but this one is one of the worst. Millions of reps plus she supersets muscle groups, completely burning them out before moving on to the next muscle group. I remember doing … Continue reading Get Ripped & Chiseled

Michelle Dozois’s Ultimate Workout

Michelle Dozois's Ultimate Workout is a pretty neat concept. In her intro, she states that many of the people who come to her gym are looking for one class that does it all—strength, cardio, core and flexibility and in minimal time. That is why she created this workout. If you do all three segments you get … Continue reading Michelle Dozois’s Ultimate Workout

Your Best Body Circuit

Your Best Body Circuit was fun for a lot of reasons. It is one of Michelle Dozois's older workouts and boy, she has come a long way. It's as if the idea for her Peak 10 Cardio Strength workouts was hovering around her mind, but clearly not there yet. Let me start at the beginning. … Continue reading Your Best Body Circuit

Get Ripped to the Core

Get Ripped to the Core is one of Jari Love's older workouts, but it is a good one. The focus of this workout is high rep compound exercises. This workout is put together very nicely and if you choose your weights wisely, it is an excellent total body metabolic strength workout that hits every muscle … Continue reading Get Ripped to the Core

Kettlebell Cardio Shred

Kettlebell Cardio Shred is part of Bob Harper’s Inside Out Method series and yet another excellent workout. I love kettlebell workouts but I think I love Bob Harper’s best. He doesn’t have that many—only two and a short 30 minute one that comes with his kettlebells but, as usual, Bob gives you an excellent workout. … Continue reading Kettlebell Cardio Shred

30 Minutes to Fitness: Your Best Body

I am at the end of my new-to-me Kelly Coffey-Meyer workouts (though I have her newest on pre-order) and it seems I have saved the best for last. Your Best Body is an incredible workout duo. In some ways it is similar to Weights (which I also love) but in other ways it is unique. … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Your Best Body

Extreme Burn: Total Body Interval Training

Mike Donavanik is another new-to-me trainer. In fact, with Mike, I am at the end of the new-to-me trainers that I have decided to try out. I bought this DVD months ago and am just now getting around to trying it. The thing that made me hold off was the lengths of the workouts. There … Continue reading Extreme Burn: Total Body Interval Training

30 Minutes to Fitness: Trim Down

I absolutely adore this workout by Kelly Coffey-Meyer. Trim Down is part of her 30 Minutes to Fitness series, so it contains two 30 minute cardio + strength workouts that are tough but fun. Kelly alternates boxing combos with compound strength moves and really works you hard, giving you two total body workouts. Your heart … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Trim Down

30 Minutes to Fitness: LIFT

Wow. That is all I can say. Wow. If you are looking for something different, for something to really challenge you in a new way, LIFT  is the workout for you. As it is part of Kelly Coffey-Meyer's 30 Minutes to Fitness series, there are two workouts on this DVD. Though they are both excellent and challenging, … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: LIFT

30 Minutes to Fitness: Weights

Weights is just another reason why I am so thankful I discovered Kelly Coffey-Meyer. Weights alone is an awesome and versatile little collection of workouts! It is really pretty impressive. I've gone through most of my other new-to-me 30 Minutes to Fitness workouts (not all, but most) and I have recently been trying her pure strength … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Weights