The FIRM Zip Trainer Barefoot Abs - Thoughts
Barefoot Abs is a "bonus" workout that comes with The FIRM's Zip Trainer System. This workout is lead by Alison Davis. Alison is joined by Stephanie and Allie. Allie performs beginner modifications and Stephanie performs the more advance movements.
This workout clocks in right at 15 minutes. Alison does give you a brief warm up. In the warm up you are doing these side bends where you are alternating four fast and two slow while holding the ZipTrainer. I was getting dizzy doing this move.
Once you are out of the warm up, you moved into standing core workout using the ZipTrainer in the fully zipped position. There are a lot of moves where you are extending the ZipTrainer, reaching it out from the body.
This workout does contain Short Burst Training (SBT). The first SBT is a burpee into an overhead press with the ZipTrainer.
Standing Core continuous but now you are using the ZipTrainer in the dome position. This sections uses the core ball. Supermans into crescents zip ups and alternating climb ups are the featured exercises in this segment. An SBT follows which is an alternating side plank (burpee) with a jump in the middle.
Still using the ZipTrainer in the dome position, Alison has us sitting on the domes and passing the core ball underneath the knees. Then we turn around and lie on the domes and pass the core ball behind the back.
The SBT that follows is scissor kicks and scissor arms while seated on the dome.
The last segment features bridge work. For this exercise, the ZipTrainer is in the fully zipped position.
A brief stretch using the ZipTrainer and the core ball follows.
All the SBTs are 30 seconds.
I didn't care for side plank burpees. But other than that and the side bends in the warm up, I liked this workout well enough.
3 & 1/4 stars
This workout clocks in right at 15 minutes. Alison does give you a brief warm up. In the warm up you are doing these side bends where you are alternating four fast and two slow while holding the ZipTrainer. I was getting dizzy doing this move.
Once you are out of the warm up, you moved into standing core workout using the ZipTrainer in the fully zipped position. There are a lot of moves where you are extending the ZipTrainer, reaching it out from the body.
This workout does contain Short Burst Training (SBT). The first SBT is a burpee into an overhead press with the ZipTrainer.
Standing Core continuous but now you are using the ZipTrainer in the dome position. This sections uses the core ball. Supermans into crescents zip ups and alternating climb ups are the featured exercises in this segment. An SBT follows which is an alternating side plank (burpee) with a jump in the middle.
Still using the ZipTrainer in the dome position, Alison has us sitting on the domes and passing the core ball underneath the knees. Then we turn around and lie on the domes and pass the core ball behind the back.
The SBT that follows is scissor kicks and scissor arms while seated on the dome.
The last segment features bridge work. For this exercise, the ZipTrainer is in the fully zipped position.
A brief stretch using the ZipTrainer and the core ball follows.
All the SBTs are 30 seconds.
I didn't care for side plank burpees. But other than that and the side bends in the warm up, I liked this workout well enough.
3 & 1/4 stars
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