Knee Friendly Tabata // No Jumping, No Squats, No Lunges is very fun cardio workout from Heather Robertson. Neither the title nor the description of the workout claim that it is a low impact workout but my mind translated the title to "low impact." Though there is no high impact jumping, there is some hopping. … Continue reading Knee Friendly Tabata // No Jumping, No Squats, No Lunges
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Total Body Strength Training
Total Body Strength Training is part of Jessica Smith's new Strong + Centered Series, which is made up of 6 DVDs/19 workouts total. Jessica has also created an 8 week rotation calendar using the Strong + Centered workouts. All of the workouts are available both on DVD and as a downloads. I have now done … Continue reading Total Body Strength Training
30 MIN No Repeats HIIT Workout With Weights / Total Body
30 Min No Repeats HIIT Workout with Weights / Total Body is a cardio + strength workout from Heather Robertson. It is also an excellent total body workout. And this is a genuine total body strength workout. A lot of Heather's workouts that I've been doing recently claim to be total/full body but neglect or … Continue reading 30 MIN No Repeats HIIT Workout With Weights / Total Body
30MIN METCON // Total Body Metabolic Conditioning
30 Min METCON // Total Body Metabolic Conditioning is a total body metabolic strength workout from Heather Robertson. As usual with many of her workouts (and especially her METCON workout), the strength exercises are all combination moves that work multiple muscle groups in a single exercise. Though this really spikes the heart rate (along with … Continue reading 30MIN METCON // Total Body Metabolic Conditioning
Total Body HIIT Workout // Supersets
Total Body HIIT Workout // Supersets is another cardio + strength workout from Heather Robertson. This was a mostly enjoyable workout but not as tough as some of her others I have been doing this week. I say "mostly" because I hate mountain climbers. I always do them when they appear in workouts but I … Continue reading Total Body HIIT Workout // Supersets
30 MIN Full Body HIIT Workout
30 Min Full Body HIIT Workout is another tough and intense cardio + strength workout from Heather Robertson. Lots of compound moves, plyometrics, and cardio moves. You are working both your upper and lower body and even your core with the planks and unilateral exercises, but the back is neglected. So even though it does … Continue reading 30 MIN Full Body HIIT Workout
12 MIN Total Body TABATA Workout
12 Min Total Body Tabata Workout is an excellent and intense finisher workout from Heather Robertson. She uses total body pretty loosely in her workout titles. You are working your upper and your lower body, but you are not hitting every muscle group (as usual, the back is neglected). And due to the pace of … Continue reading 12 MIN Total Body TABATA Workout
Low Impact HIIT // Total Body Workout
Low Impact HIIT // Total Body Workout is cardio + strength workout from Heather Robertson. Low impact does not mean low intensity in this workout! I was working hard. This is not a total body strength workout, however. There is some nice strength work but no work for your back muscles. What does get hit … Continue reading Low Impact HIIT // Total Body Workout
30MIN METCON Workout // Metabolic Conditioning
Whew! This was another excellent and intense total body metabolic strength workout from Heather Robertson. 30 Min METCON Workout // Metabolic Conditioning is a cardio + strength circuit workout. This workout contains 3 circuits. Each circuit contains two compound strength exercises and one cardio exercise, and is done 3 times before moving on to the … Continue reading 30MIN METCON Workout // Metabolic Conditioning
Power Hour // Strength & Cardio Workout
Power Hour // Strength & Cardio Workout is one of Heather Robertson's rare hour long workouts. It is a superset workout. For the majority of the supersets, she pairs together a strength exercise and a cardio exercise. The cardio exercise usually complements the strength exercise (contrast training) by working the same muscle groups. But there … Continue reading Power Hour // Strength & Cardio Workout