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Another one of the recovery workouts in STS 2.0 Muscle & Recovery is Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch.  Active Recovery clocks in at just under 12-minute.  It is a workout that takes you through a series of mobility and range-of-motion exercises.   Total Body Stretch clocks in over 23-minutes and it takes you through the series of  extended stretches for the the entire body. Premixes include: Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch - 35:15 Double Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch - 40:49  

Mobility 1 + Mobility 2 is one of the recovery DVDs in the STS 2.0 workout system.  This DVD contains two mobility workouts.  Mobility 1 clocks on at 18:56 and Mobility 2 clocks in at 17:24. Both workouts contain both standing, kneeling and floor based exercises. Cathe uses range of motion and dynamic stretching to loosen tight muscles, increase flexibility, and prevent injury.  DVD Menu Mobility 1 Mobility 2 Premixes (There are two premixes) Audio Settings  

Max Recovery is about 47 minutes in length and it is broken down into a series of workouts (i.e. workout 1, workout 2, etc). This workout is characterized by a series of breath work, plank work, stretching, strength (isometric holds) and balance moves. I thought the workout was good except for the fact it had a lot of plank work. Thus my shoulder did not really get a chance for recovery. A mat is used throughout the workout. 3 1/4 stars

Core Cardio & Balanc e is just above 37 minutes in length. If you were to follow the Insanity's Rotation you would use this workout during the recovery week. Shaun tells you that he does "want you to get your heart rate up, but he doesn't want you going all out." This workout did have a lighter feel to it than the Cardio workouts before it. The warm up uses different moves and you only move through the warm up once. There are about 13 exercises in the main part of the workout. You don't get a lot of water breaks in this workout as this workout is less intense than some of the others. The workout was okay. 3 stars