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Insane Total Body HIIT Workout // 40 Exercises in 40 Minutes is the first workout of Heather Robertson's that I've done that uses dumbbells. It is a total body strength + cardio workout. I'm not sure if I would call it insane, but I would definitely call it excellent! There is no boredom in this … Continue reading Insane Total Body HIIT Workout // 40 Exercises in 40 Minutes
Strong & Lean is a new DVD from Kelly Coffey-Meyer in her 30 Minutes to Fitness series. This DVD contains two 30 minute workouts plus a 5 minute bonus segment. This morning I did everything. I started with Workout#1: Weights, followed it up with the 5 minute Bonus Extension and ended the workout with Workout … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Strong & Lean
Cardio Sculpt Overload is a new workout from Kelly Coffey-Meyer. Though it is in her 30 Minutes to Fitness series, it is set up differently than most of her other 30 Minutes to Fitness workouts, which usually contain two 30 minute workouts. This DVD contains one workout which is set up in circuit fashion. One … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Cardio Sculpt Overload
Mark Lauren's 90 Day Challenge contains 8 DVDs and each DVD has workouts at 3 levels of difficulty (or 24 total workouts) plus one warm up and one cool down that are used in all 24 workouts. In addition, if you go to Mark's website you can download his rotation calendar. This review contains a … Continue reading Mark Lauren’s 90 Day Challenge (+ My Bodyweight Rotation)
BodyStrikes Vol 3 is crazy intense! For my current fitness level at least. Let me give some background on how I am using the BodyStrikes workouts. I am currently doing Mark Lauren's 90 Day Challenge. I am using Mark's program to rebuild my strength after a major surgery. Mark's program is all bodyweight training. I am … Continue reading Bodystrikes Vol 3
Squat Free Lower Body Strength Workout is one of Jessica Smith's newer (free) YouTube workouts and it is a solid add on workout. Not a ton of reps but it does the job if you are using it as a finisher to another workout, which is what I did. I did Barlates: Energy Flow/Functional first, … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: 19 Minute Squat Free Lower Body Strength Workout
Stu and Jeff are back with another tough fitness program--Rippedism 2. In their intro, they promise that these will be the most efficient workouts you have ever done. They also say that this program is appropriate for all fitness levels from beginner to advanced. The only equipment you need are dumbbells. They recommend 3 sets--heavy, … Continue reading Rippedism 2
Boot Camp is another one of Cathe's Advanced Fit Tower workouts. This workout uses the Fit Tower, the equipment that came with it and nothing else. Also included on this DVD is a Bonus Abs that is also included on the other two Advanced Fit Tower workouts: Legs, Glutes & Core and Total Body. I … Continue reading Fit Tower: Boot Camp
Vol 5 & Vol 6 are the last DVD in Tracie Long's Metabolic Strength series. This DVD contains two more excellent 30 minute functional total body strength workouts--Rock Solid and Heat it Up. These two workouts were pretty amazing. They worked my entire body and gave me some cardio. I burned 400 calories in the … Continue reading Metabolic Strength Vol 5 & Vol 6
Legs, Glutes & Core is one of Cathe's advanced Fit Tower workouts. The only equipment you need for this workout is all of the Fit Tower equipment: the Fit Tower, a flat 6 foot resistance band, a resistance loop (firewalker) and a yoga mat. This workout also includes an 11:30 minute core bonus--this is in … Continue reading Fit Tower: Legs, Glutes & Core