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Cardio Strength Studio V.2 is a download streaming workout that is a part of Michelle Dozois's Peak 10 Fit Body Challenge program. CS-Studio V2 contains 5 blocks that feature strength and cardio segments. You repeat all blocks two times through. During the second run time, you change your lead side.  Within each block your move through your base camp, ascent, climb, and peak. There are bell sounds that signal when you are about to move to the next phase. Block 1 is your warm up and it contains an ascent and climb.  This block does contain floor work and it uses light weights. There is no peak. Block 2 uses heavy weights. There is no floor work and the peak move is air jacks. I really enjoyed the climb in this block. It had some fun dance athletic moves that worked well with the music. Block 3 is your light weights block. It does contain floor work in the ascent segment.  Your peak move is the power hamstring. Block 4 uses heavy weights. It has floor work in t...

Cardio Interval Burn Studio V.1 is a 55-minute high-intensity interval workout. In this CIB version, Michelle takes you through a warm up, 4 cardio blocks, and a cool down. Except for the last cardio block, CIB Studio V1 is set up similarly to the other CIB workouts in that you have a base camp, ascent, climb, and peak.  There are bell sounds that indicate when you are about to transition to the next phase. The base camps are very brief. The peaks are longer than in the Cardio Strength workouts. Block 1 contains floor work and the peak move is a hitch kick back kick. Block 2 contains floor work and the peak move is a power squat power jump. Block 3 contains floor work and the peak move is a figure 8 squat. Block 4 contains floor work, 2 climbs, and 2 peaks. The peak moves are front kick hops and planks to frog jump.  The pattern for block 4 is base camp (very brief), ascent, climb 1, peak 1, climb2, peak 2.  So this setup is different than in other CIB workout...

Flex & Release is around 30 minutes and it is a full body stretch workout.  Michelle starts the workout with a series of neck and shoulder stretches.  Michelle uses a towel to increase the range of movement and/or to control the range of movement as you go through the stretches. For the most part all the stretches are static in nature so you should be warmed up before starting the workout. There are some dynamic stretches in the form of squat pulses. You are performing stretches in a variety of positions:  standing, seated, kneeling, prone, supine and from the plank and sumo positions. For most stretches, Michelle gives you the opportunity to practice the stretch twice per side.  Sometimes there are more reps but you are not staying in any stretch or posture for very long. The workout appears to be broken down into three segments: 1) First segment goes to around the 17 minute mark. 2) At the 17 minute mark, Michelle goes in to a lunge series for the se...

Pure Strength is workout 2 on Michelle Dozois' Peak 10 Essential 30 Workouts. 30 refers to the time length. The actual workout clocks in at 28:45.  Along with Michelle, there are three other cast members. Michelle does have one cast member showing modifications. Pure Strength Essential 30 alternates using  a set of light and heavy weights to sculpt the body.  The moves are continuous with exercises following directly behind one another.  So there is a cardio effect.  Including warm up and cool down, there are 7 segments.  Within each segment which are around 3 to 5 minutes, you do the right side and then repeat the sequence on the left side.  Most of the exercises are total body exercises or compound in nature. For example, you will hold an upper plank and add an alternating side kick and then take it directly into triceps push ups.  There is an entire segment dedicated to core/lower back. Michelle hits all the muscle groups in this workou...