Michelle Dozois The Ultimate Workout - Thoughts

My first workout for 2012 was Michelle Dozois's The Ultimate Workout. The workout, which is about 75 minutes is actually 3 workouts in 1. Michelle calls it The Ultimate Workout because it contains the three main components of a good fitness program. These components are cardio, resistance and flexibility.
So you can play the whole workout, which I did because I was off today and had plenty of time to work out; or you can do any of the three parts on their on or in combination.
30 Minute Ultimate Cardio Blast Workout
30 Minute Ultimate Super Sculpting Workout
15 Minute Ultimate Flexibility Session

The cardio workout. I am a huge fan of Michelle's cardio workouts, so I l0ve this portion even though it included push up. The cardio is mostly athletic, with a little kickboxing thrown in. There is some high impact but their is a modifier showing modifications. The cardio section contains a warm up, 3 combos consisting of 3 main exercises that Michelle builds intensity around and a cool down. The warm up, combinations, and cool down are taught on both the right and left sides so you run through everything twice.
Michelle pack a lot in in 30 Minutes.

The sculpting workout. Either there is no warm up or you are warming up with a weight. I went back and played just the sculpting workout (to see if it had been left out when playing the whole workout) and no - you start off right away with weight.
This workout uses several pieces of equipment. You have a high step, dumbbells, mat, and gliding disc (or you can use paper plate). The use of the gliding disc made several of the exercises more challenging. I used my Cathe gliding disc and they work just fine for the workout.
By the end of the 30 minutes you have hit all the major muscle groups. Some of the exercises are leg press, push ups, triceps dips, bicep curls, wide rows, crunches and lunges. Several of the exercises are done in combinations. So there is lots of compound work. Michelle does stretch you out at the end. Michelle packs a lot in this workout as well but I didn't feel rushed.

The flexibility workout. 15 minutes of pure stretching. And unlike a lot of stretching workouts, it includes very little if any yoga. Michelle uses a mat and a towel and she did the workout barefoot.

The set is nice and the music is good throughout. I really liked all parts of the workout. I don't like the length because rarely do I have 75 minute to exercise at one time, which is the way I would prefer to do this particular workout.

4 stars