PIYO Disc 2 - Review

PIYO Disc 2 contains the following workouts:
Core
Buns
Strength Intervals

In the first group of workouts, Chalene worked barefoot.  In these three workout, she works with shoes but she tells you that you have the option to do either.  Along with Chalene, there are three cast members one of which offers beginner modifications.

Also with these DVDs, there is advertisement for various Beach body, PIYO, or Turbo wear services or products.

Core is 30 minutes and 18 seconds in length.
It starts with a cat cow warm up.
Then moves into Standing Core. The exercises featured in the Standing Core section are standing crunches and standing oblique crunches done first on the right side of the body and then moving to the left.

The next segment features prone exercises. Down Dog Split and ankle taps, along with planks are some of the exercises in this segment.
Supine and side planks is the next segment.  Exercises are criss-cross crunches, knee switch holds, and roll ups into side planks.

PIYO Pedal and Punter start the next segment. PIYO Pedal is v-sit bicycle crunch.  Punter is done from the side plank position and you extend the leg into a kick.
The workout concludes with the cool down, repeating cat cow that was performed in the warm up.

Buns clocks in at 28:20.   Expect squats, lunges and burpees. Chalene varies the tempo to create variation and to put the muscles under tension. Usually you are doing two sets per side.  The warm up is familiar as it is very similar to Define: Lower Body and Sweat. Side stretch down the body, back lunge, and PIYO cross are the warm up moves.
After the warm up, the segments are:
Squats & Sumos
Lunges & Bowlers (bowlers are courtsey lunges)
Last Blast (leg extensions, abductions and single leg bridge work)
Cool Down

I like Buns.  Thus far this has been my favorite. It is a good body weight workout for the legs.

Strength Intervals is the third workout on this disc and it is 21:52 in length. This workout alternates cardio exercises with strength (PIYO Body Weight) exercises.  Chalene increases the cardio intensity as you proceed through the workout.
Jog or high knee run, skaters, tap backs, skiers, burpees are the cardio exercises
Squats, lunges, cross back lunges, squat with arm press, sumo squats, push ups, beast, low lunge, and tricep push ups are some of the strength exercises.
The segments are:
warm up
legs
squats & sumos
triceps, biceps, chest
cool down (stretch)

Strength Intervals is another good one.  I like the pace.  I felt Chalene packed a lot in this 20 minute workouts to include giving you a decent stretch at the end. Of the workouts that I have done, Strength Intervals is the biggest calorie burn.

I like the workouts on Disc 2 more than I like the workouts on Disc 1.  That is probably because these workouts are less yoga base (i.e sun salutations) and more dynamic and athletic base.

Core - 3 & 1/2 stars
Buns - 3 & 3/4 stars
Strength Intervals - 3 & 3/4 stars




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