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Les Mills On-Demand BodyCombat #74 clocks in at just over 53 minutes.  The presenters are Dan and Rachael.  They are joined by Erin Maw and Marlon Woods. Track 5 Power Training 2 is floor based.  There are plank jacks, mountain climbers, and sprawls. Track 9 is also floor based. It is your core track. This was fun. I had not done a BodyCombat workout it awhile. I like most of the music tracks and the presenters were excellent. BC#74 - 3 & 3/4 stars

Les Mills On Demand Body Combat #59 clocks in at just over 31 minutes.  The presenters in this workout are: Dan Cohen Rachael Newsham Pernilla Blomquist Mika Kankainen. However there are a lot of other cast members on stage that come in and out depending on the round. The segments featured: 01a Upper Body Warm up 4:10 01b Lower Body Warm Up 4:30 2 Combat 1 4:03 3 Power Training 1 5:06 4 Combat 2 5:22 5 Power Training 2 6:00 I enjoyed the upper body warm up in this one as it featured blocks and strikes. Combat 1 was led by Mika and Power Training 1 by Pernilla and both of these were high energy fast past segments especially the Power Training. Again the workout, just ends after Power Training 2. 3 & 3/4 stars

Power HiiT 1 is just over 30 minutes in length.  It is a workout that is based on the principal of HiiT.  It is mostly a weight and strength workout but with a cardio aspect.  There are about 6 tracks including warm up and cool down.  A lot of the exercises repeat themselves. Warm up - 4:08 Run in place, forward and backward Squat, Ski Squat Side Shuffles Alternating Forward Lunges Inchworm Pushups Strength Phase - 8:40 Dead Rows Clean & Deadlift Clean & Press Power Press Power Phase 5:45 Sumo Jumps Cross Sumo Jumps Alt Plyometric Lunge Jumps Squat Press Body Weight Training 4:30 Burpee Jump Squat - 4 sets Core  Training - 4:00 Hover Planks Mountain Climbers Spider Pushups Cool Down Stretch - 2:45 Dan Cohen leads Power HiiT.  This workout does feature a modifier. Shock Plyo HiiT 2 clocks in at 28 & 1/2 minutes and it is lead by Rachael Newsham.   This workout features a lot of plyo moves that are r...

Combat 60 Extreme Cardio Fighter clocks in at just over 53 minutes.  While Dan and Rachael are the predominate teachers, two of the other cast members steps up to teach part of a combo. This workout features practically all of the martial arts disciplines.  During one of the tracks, the trainer said "Welcome to the World of Kickboxing"  however there were no kicks in this segment at all.  I thought that odd. I felt Combat 60 had more cardio type moves than Combat 45 and Combat 30.  Simulated jump rope training, scissors, jump kicks and high knees show up on some of the tracks.  There is built in pacing in the workout.  Not only are there are lot of stop and starts as you move from segment to segment but the workout also slows a bit as you change your working lead.  Even so I felt the energy was high. Each segment features lots of repetition but it didn't bother me. I haven't mention music yet in any of the reviews.  For the mos...

Combat 30 Kick Start clocks in at 30 minutes.  There are seven class members with Dan and Rachael as the predominate leaders of the workouts. The workout features two countdown climber. One timer counts down the total workout time and the other timer counts down that particular segment. The workout also features subtitles that pop up and tell you what moves you are performing. There is a modifier who does less impact moves. The workout has two warm up tracks. The first track warms up the upper body and the second warms up the lower body.  I like the Kick Start workout.  I wouldn't say it was advance or it is not as intense as I thought it would be. As you move from segment to segment or track to track there is a lot of stopping. Most tracks end with and "ending pose".  The cast members are all wearing gloves. Combat 45 Power Kat a clocks in at just over 43 minutes.  This workout is similar to Kick Start. However Power Kata has more impact moves t...

Well I altered my rotation for December because my Les Mills Comba t system came in. The system consist of 8 workouts on 6 DVDs.  The first DVD is The Basics DVD. I really didn't consider this a workout. Dan Cohen and Rachael Newsham takes you through a series of disciplines and techniques that you will see thorough out the other DVDs. During this DVD they show you correct form and offer tips on how to perform each of the moves. The sections of this DVD are: Stances and Guards Boxing Karate Tae Kwon Do Capoeira Muay Thai (Kickboxing) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu The Basics DVD is about 30 minutes in length and it is a nice tutorial and introduction to the system but not really a workout.  3 stars