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Jessica Smith's 2 Morning Walks  are the latest All Access Pass workouts that have been put on DVD. As the name suggest, the DVD contains two indoor walking workouts.  The workouts are Interval Walk and Endurance Walk. I nterval Walk  clocks in at 32-minutes. After the warm up, you move into a steady state segment for about 5-minutes.  Next comes the intervals where Jessica ups the intensity with five-time based blast.  The exercises are: 1. Jacks or side taps for 30 seconds 2. Scissors or tap backs for 30 seconds  3. Hamstring pull downs for 45 seconds 4. Knee strikes for 45 seconds 5. Air squats for 60 seconds. Between the intervals, Jessica does three to four minutes at a steady state pace.  The workout concludes with a cool down and mobility finisher. Endurance Walk runs approximately 45-minutes in length and you are working out to a steady state pace for the workout post warm up and pre cool down.  Jessica gives encouragement and form pointers throughout. Joining Jessica for b

April 2024 Workout Rotation For April, I will be continuing building my strength; focus on lower and upper body workouts.  I have evening workouts planned that are cardio and/or mobility based. The evening workouts will be short. Sunday - Treadmill 5k Monday - Cathe Upper Body Tuesday - Cathe Lower Body Wednesday - Cathe Upper Body Thursday - Cathe Lower Body Friday - Jessica Smith Walking Saturday - Mobility

Killer Legs one of Cathe's latest (2023) workouts. It is lower body focus but some of the exercises in the main routine does include upper body work and there is quite a bit of core work as well. DVD Menu Equipment Needed Play Workout Play Killer Barre Bonus Chapters Premixes Audio Settings. Equipment needed includes dumbbells for the main workout and the STS Bar (or chair), Mini Ball, and Band Loop for the Barre Bonus workout. The Barre Bonus workout is not chaptered.  There are seven premixes ranging in time from 22 to 57 minutes in length. Killer Legs - 4 stars Killer Barre Bonus - 4 & 1/4 stars  

March 2024 Workout Rotation Sunday - Cardio Coach Monday - Cathe Lower Body Tuesday - Cathe Upper Body Wednesday - Suzanne Bowen Barre Thursday  - Cathe & Amy Bento Cardio Friday - Amy Bento & Cathe Total Body Saturday - Amy Bento & Jessica Smith walking For March, I am switching evening mobility workouts to Jessica Smith & Guillermo Gomez workouts. 

In Kelly's newest series, "60 is the New 40", Kelly has release two DVDs.  Lean Physique contains two workouts: Workout One:  RAW Kickbox NRG Workout Two:  RAW Butts & Guts RAW Kickbox NRG features classic Kelly kickboxing combos. Kaitlyn joins Kelly in this workout.  You are performing each combo for 45 seconds, performing them twice through; once leading left and then repeating leading right. Kelly uses the bob/weave move to transition between the combos. RAW Butts & Guts is a Tabata style workout. You re doing each move for 8 rounds. On some exercises, Kelly will vary the exercise within the round by changing the rep pattern. You get a 1-minute recovery after each Tabata group.  RAW Kickbox NRG - 4 stars RAW Butts & Guts - 4 stars

In Kelly's newest RAW series (60 is the New 40), Kelly has release two DVDs.  More Than Just Strength features two workouts.  Workout One:  RAW "Heavy Up and Move" Workout Two:  RAW "Balance, Strength & Core" In Heavy Up and Move , Kelly and Kaitlyn, take you through a series of heavy weighted timed exercises.  Between the heavy weight work, Kelly intersperses cardio interval that Kelly calls "cardio accelerations".   Kelly demonstrates each exercise. You perform each exercise for 45 seconds. There are two sets.  Dumbbells are used.  In Balance, Core, & Strength , Kelly go solo in this workout. She uses dumbbells and a band, taking you through three sets of each exercise. It appears that you are doing six sets, because for most exercises you are doing three sets on the leading left and three sets leading right. Balances moves are incorporated into most exercises.  More Than Just Strength - 3 & 1/4 stars Balance, Core, & Strength - 3 &am

The Best Back Strengthening & Stretching Exercises by Victoria Sarquisse's TangoFlex Method. This DVD includes workouts that are designed to strengthen and stretch  your back.  There are four main routines and one bonus routine.  All the workouts feature Victoria.  She is the only cast member.  The set is airy.  The music is faint and used as just background.   Victoria  takes you through each routine offering tips and suggestions. The workouts move slow. You are often holding a particular position or stretch for an extended length of time or you are doing a high amount of reps for a particular exercise. The DVD menu is a bit funky or at least when you go to choose a particular workout, it is. Several times I chose a workout I was not intending to choose. You can select Play All or you can select Choose Workout. Routine 1 - 22 minutes Routine 2 - 27 minutes Routine 3 - 17 minutes Routine 4 - 19 minutes Bonus Routine - 12 minutes A mat is required in all the segments. Victoria

February 2024 Workout Rotation First half of February, I am finishing up a six-week rotation that I started in January. Second half of February, I will be doing Coffeyfit RAW and 30-minutes to Fitness workouts. I am switching my evening mobility workouts to Classical  Stretch Workouts.   

Gloved Up and Sweaty is one of Cathe's latest (2023) workouts.  It is a kickboxing inspired workout that clocks in at just over 39 minutes.  The workout includes four cardio kickboxing segments, four kickboxing combo segments and one kick combo.    The cardio segments include high intensity blast such as ice breakers, burpees, and jump knees. Equipment list includes Boxing Gloves. There is a new set for the 2023 workouts. I like it. I like the music selection as well.  You are really not working out to the music but it does have an energetic beat. There is a bonus jump rope workout. I have not done that yet. DVD Menu Equipment Needed Play Workout Play Jump Rope Bonus Chapters Premixes Audio Settings   4 stars

Total Body Barbell clocks in at just under 50-minutes.  It features Cathe, of course and four other cast members. Cathe  works with the barbell or plates used on the barbell throughout the workout. She tells you that you can replace the plates with dumbbells.  Other equipment used include a mat and a step bench. The DVD Menu Equipment List Play Workout Play Weight Plate/Barbell Bonus Chapters Premixes Audio Settings Cathe starts the workout with a long warm-up. First part of the warm, you use no equipment. Second half of the warm-up, Cathe picks up the barbell.  Following the warm up, Cathe hits each muscle group starting with legs, back, biceps, shoulder, chest, triceps, and core. There is no set groupings. Exercises will repeat but with a different rep pattern. There are seven premixes ranging in time from 18-minute to 60 minutes. I like this workout and I love the new set. Super fresh looking. 4 & 1/2 stars  

January 2024 Workout Rotation Sunday - Treadmill Cardio Coach Monday - Lower Body Cathe Tuesday - Upper Body Cathe Wednesday - Barre/Ballet Sleek Technique Thursday - Cardio Cathe Friday - Total Body Cathe Saturday - Active Recovery Jessica Smith Evening self-care mobility, flexibility training featuring Cathe stretch workouts, Jessica Smith All Access Pass sessions, TangoFlex stretching and Lastics Stretching.

2024 Consistently Showing Up So that I can achieve my goals. That will be my focus this year.  I will still be practicing intermittent fasting (IF). My fasting protocol approach this year is: 16:8 or 18:6 Saturday - Thursday 36 hour fast on Friday. So the fast will go from approximately Thursday 6pm to Saturday 6am. This year I will be planning and hopefully doing a lot of self-care style workouts (i.e. mobility, stretching, active recovery, yoga etc). I will keep you posted on how that evolves.  Planning on taking it one session at a time.  I am looking forward to 2024. Hope you are too.