women's health: train for your body type

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Thanks, Carolyn! I think I know what I " m doing

tomorrow on my " traditional " cardio & sculpt day that

is scheduled!

Take care,

Donna

--- Festival City Concrete <pvisser@...> wrote:

> hi everyone!

> today's workout was 'womens health:train for your

> body type'. this

> dvd has pre-mixes set up for various body types and

> some rotations

> to follow. you can also pick and choose and

> re-arrange the segments

> as you like. however, i decided to ignore most of

> that stuff and

> programmed the dvd to play every segment in a

> logical order. so i

> did the whole 84 minute workout.

>

> the workout is very athletic. no choreography, no

> dance steps.

> just basic athletic floor cardio and strength

> training exercises

> that are done in such a way to be quite challenging.

> i rate the

> whole workout as lower-advanced level, although

> three fitness levels

> are presented via background exercisers who modify.

> the instructor

> is jessica smith and while i have never heard of her

> before, i was

> quite happy with her presentation of the workout.

> overall, i was

> impressed with this dvd.

>

> there is a warmup (4-5 mins), after which i did the

> floor cardio

> workout (22 mins). i was afraid that this was

> going to be too

> short but it ended up being fine. to give you an

> idea of the

> intensity, jogging is used between cardio intervals

> for

> recovery/transition between exercises. i did the

> whole cardio

> workout on the rebounder as the whole thing is high

> impact with

> jumping and running. if i did not have the

> rebounder i would have

> been disappointed. but with the rebounder, i quite

> enjoyed the

> cardio and got alot out of it. after that i chose

> to do lower body

> (15 mins), upper body (14 mins) and abs (9 mins).

> i found these

> sections to be easier than the cardio and could do

> the advanced

> mods. jessica suggests 3-5 lb dumbells... i used

> the 5's. these

> are standard strength training exercises done on a

> 2-2 count

> (half-time) then speeded up to 1-1 single-time, so

> quite a few reps

> are done and some of the exercises are compounded to

> hit both the

> lower and upper body. the abs exercises were

> pilates based... no

> crunches were done (well except for an oblique

> crunch done along

> with a reverse bicycle)... and the floorwork for the

> lower body

> included pilates leg circles. i also added on the

> short bonus

> routines provided (5 mins each) -- kickboxing, slow

> and heavy

> weights and power yoga. jessica suggests 8 lb

> dumbells for the slow

> weights section, so i used those, but stronger

> people could go

> heavier, of course. then a cooldown consisting of

> athletic

> stretches was done at the end (4-5 mins).

>

> lots of variety, a good leader and a pretty

> challenging workout.

> recommended.

>

> :*carolyn.

>

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Great review Carolyn! I love all the details you remember, it really helps us to get a great idea of what this was like and how it might work for us. This sounds very interesting too... think I'll put it on my list to check into further...

Thanks for posting it!

women's health: train for your body type

hi everyone!today's workout was 'womens health:train for your body type'. this dvd has pre-mixes set up for various body types and some rotations to follow. you can also pick and choose and re-arrange the segments as you like. however, i decided to ignore most of that stuff and programmed the dvd to play every segment in a logical order. so i did the whole 84 minute workout.the workout is very athletic. no choreography, no dance steps. just basic athletic floor cardio and strength training exercises that are done in such a way to be quite challenging. i rate the whole workout as lower-advanced level, although three fitness levels are presented via background exercisers who modify. the instructor is jessica smith and while i have never heard of her before, i was quite happy with her presentation of the workout. overall, i was impressed with this dvd.there is a warmup (4-5 mins), after which i did the floor cardio workout (22 mins). i was afraid that this was going to be too short but it ended up being fine. to give you an idea of the intensity, jogging is used between cardio intervals for recovery/transition between exercises. i did the whole cardio workout on the rebounder as the whole thing is high impact with jumping and running. if i did not have the rebounder i would have been disappointed. but with the rebounder, i quite enjoyed the cardio and got alot out of it. after that i chose to do lower body (15 mins), upper body (14 mins) and abs (9 mins). i found these sections to be easier than the cardio and could do the advanced mods. jessica suggests 3-5 lb dumbells... i used the 5's. these are standard strength training exercises done on a 2-2 count (half-time) then speeded up to 1-1 single-time, so quite a few reps are done and some of the exercises are compounded to hit both the lower and upper body. the abs exercises were pilates based... no crunches were done (well except for an oblique crunch done along with a reverse bicycle)... and the floorwork for the lower body included pilates leg circles. i also added on the short bonus routines provided (5 mins each) -- kickboxing, slow and heavy weights and power yoga. jessica suggests 8 lb dumbells for the slow weights section, so i used those, but stronger people could go heavier, of course. then a cooldown consisting of athletic stretches was done at the end (4-5 mins).lots of variety, a good leader and a pretty challenging workout. recommended.:*carolyn.

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Donna M-P wrote:

>Thanks, Carolyn! I think I know what I " m doing

> tomorrow on my " traditional " cardio & sculpt day that

> is scheduled!

oh good, donna!! im looking forward to hearing your opinions on the

workout!

:*carolyn.

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nancydewolf wrote:

> Great review Carolyn! I love all the details you remember,

hey thanks nancy... my memory is awful though. if i had posted

right after doing the workout this morning i would have been able to

say so much more. by the time i got to post about it tonight, i

had forgotten half of what i wanted to say! LOL

:*carolyn.

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In a message dated 4/18/2007 6:02:20 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, pvisser@... writes:

lots of variety, a good leader and a pretty challenging workout. recommended.

Carolyn,

I'm glad you liked the workout. I like the instructor, she is straight forward and not annoying at all. I like the 7 minute yoga section too. That one is good if you want a quickie yoga workout.

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thanks for the review.still on the fence b/cthe cardio does sound good but not interested in more pilates style lower body,maybe intersted in the bonus. maybe if i find it dirt cheap,i'll pick it up for the cardio. kassia

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Still sounded good here! (And lots more than I usually remember when I go to review a workout!)

Re: women's health: train for your body type

nancydewolf wrote:> Great review Carolyn! I love all the details you remember,hey thanks nancy... my memory is awful though. if i had posted right after doing the workout this morning i would have been able to say so much more. by the time i got to post about it tonight, i had forgotten half of what i wanted to say! LOL:*carolyn.

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<<lots of variety, a good leader and a pretty challenging workout. recommended.>>>

Thanks fr the great review. This ( and the Women's health Wedding one) has been one of those workouts that I hae been "umm-ing and ah-ing "over.

Perhaps I should get it!

Anny in Australia

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GREAT review cola! This is one for the list...u had me at 'theres no choreography' lolyay! 84 mins u rockstar you!Kris.Festival City Concrete <pvisser@...> wrote: hi everyone!today's workout was 'womens health:train for your body type'. this dvd has pre-mixes set up for various body types and some rotations to follow. you can also pick and choose and re-arrange the segments as you like. however, i decided to ignore most of that stuff and programmed the dvd to play every segment in a logical order. so i did the whole 84 minute workout.the workout is very athletic. no choreography, no dance steps. just basic athletic floor cardio and strength training exercises that are done in such a way to be quite challenging. i rate the whole workout as lower-advanced level, although

three fitness levels are presented via background exercisers who modify. the instructor is jessica smith and while i have never heard of her before, i was quite happy with her presentation of the workout. overall, i was impressed with this dvd.there is a warmup (4-5 mins), after which i did the floor cardio workout (22 mins). i was afraid that this was going to be too short but it ended up being fine. to give you an idea of the intensity, jogging is used between cardio intervals for recovery/transition between exercises. i did the whole cardio workout on the rebounder as the whole thing is high impact with jumping and running. if i did not have the rebounder i would have been disappointed. but with the rebounder, i quite enjoyed the cardio and got alot out of it. after that i chose to do lower body (15 mins), upper body (14 mins) and abs (9 mins). i found these sections to be easier than the

cardio and could do the advanced mods. jessica suggests 3-5 lb dumbells... i used the 5's. these are standard strength training exercises done on a 2-2 count (half-time) then speeded up to 1-1 single-time, so quite a few reps are done and some of the exercises are compounded to hit both the lower and upper body. the abs exercises were pilates based... no crunches were done (well except for an oblique crunch done along with a reverse bicycle)... and the floorwork for the lower body included pilates leg circles. i also added on the short bonus routines provided (5 mins each) -- kickboxing, slow and heavy weights and power yoga. jessica suggests 8 lb dumbells for the slow weights section, so i used those, but stronger people could go heavier, of course. then a cooldown consisting of athletic stretches was done at the end (4-5 mins).lots of variety, a good leader and a pretty challenging workout.

recommended.:*carolyn.

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Kassia wrote:

> not interested in more pilates style lower body,

the standard lunges and squats are in there too.

:*carolyn.

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netflix just got it so later in the month i will probably get it and try it out. finally though,b/c they had the wedidng workout but didn't have this one at the time. i believe both came out at the same time. kassiaFestival City Concrete <pvisser@...> wrote: Kassia wrote:> not interested in more pilates style lower body,the standard lunges and squats are in there too.:*carolyn.

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