Jillian Michaels 10 Minute Body Transformation 2nd Edition

10 Minute Body Transformation 2nd Edition by Jillian Michaels is very similar in concept to Jillian's first 10-minute workout DVD.

The DVD Menu:
Workouts
Workout Recommendation
Set Up
More From Jillian

You will find the workouts on this DVD listed under workouts and they are:
Warm Up
HIIT/Plyo
Hard Core
Animal Style
Lift
Yoga: Stretch & Strengthen
Cool Down
The warm up and cool down are around 2 and 1/2 minutes each.  Each of the workouts clocks in at just under 11 minutes.

In HiiT/Plyo you are doing 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of recovery. The moves are Squat Jack, Rock Star Burpee, Long Jump Hop Back, Sumo Scissor Hops, Star Jumps, Jumping Lunges, Knee Touch Jumps, 180 Touch Down, Side to Side Jumps and Skater Hurdles.  You repeat all exercises for a second set.

Hard Core is an ab focus and core workout.  There are 9 exercises:  (1) lunge psoas stretch, (2) standing crunch/cross crunch, (3) boat sprawls, (4) V ups, (5) plank taps, (6) oblique leg raise, (7) swerves, (8) sit up V thrust, & (9) clap crunch vertical scissor.

Animal Style is your body weight workout. The moves in this workout mimic or are inspired by various animal movements.  (1) monkey squat, (2) high bear crawl, (3) traveling horse stance, (4) bear crawl shoots, (5) crab, (6) alligator, (7) gorilla crawl, (8) duck walk, & (9) spiderman push ups.

In Lift, you will use weights. This workout is compose of compound upper and lower body moves.  (1) Squat Wide Row, (2) deadlift upright row, (3) lunge shoulder press, (4) sumo triceps, (5) bow & arrow side lunge, (6) cross over lunge hammer curl, (7) back lunge lat raise, (8) chest press chest fly static bridge & (9) lat pull sit up.

In Yoga: Stretch & Strengthen, Jillian takes you through a series of sun salutations and vinyasas  You hit various yoga positions such as forward fold, plank, up dog, down dog, chair, crescent, warrior etc.

HiiT/Plyo - 3 stars
Hard Core - 3 & 1/4 stars
Animal Style - 3 stars
Lift - 4 stars
Yoga: Stretch & Strengthen - 3 stars

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