Jessica Smith Walk Strong 3 Disc 5 Fusion Mix - Thoughts

Disc 5 of Jessica Smith 8 Week Program is Fusion Mix  The workouts on this DVD are:
Barefoot Cardio Core
Tone + Flow
Pilates + Yoga

Barefoot Cardio Core is a fast pace high rep workout. The workout use a play ball and is basically a drill based workout done with flowing and expansive movements. The warm up is approximately 5 minutes and after the warm up the tempo picks ups.  Side to side toe taps is your transition move.  Other moves include 180 degree sweeps, chops, curtsy, lunges, hamstring curl, figure 8s, grand plies, skaters, and side leg lift with side crunches.

Tone + Flow is essentially divided into three segments.  There is a flowing warm up and body weight toning segment, there is a toning segment that uses a pair of dumbbells ( starts when the timer is around 23:50 mark) and there is a standing abs and core segment (starts when the time is around 9:30 mark).  There is a cool down that is around 2 minutes.  Jessica calls this a sneaky workout and I have to agree. I thought some of the weight work challenging.  And the weight work is high repetition. Jessica uses a mix tempo approach for the exercises (combining 1/2 tempo and single tempo).




 Pilates + Yoga starts off with standing exercises that test your balance and coordination.  There is a lot of side to side stepping work and single leg toning that heats the  body.  After this segment, Jessica takes you through a mini sun-salutation that gets you down to the floor where you perform a variety of Pilates moves and yoga postures such as down dog to bear, table top knee in and out, bridge, 100s, scissors, boat, bow, plank, side leg work etc.  The workout moves at a steady pace, nothing is really rushed but Jessica does work at different tempo speeds. A mat is used in this workout.

Barefoot Cardio Core - 3 & 3/4 stars
Tone & Flow - 4 stars
Pilates + Yoga - 3 & 1/2 stars

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