Today's Workout:
-Prevention Sugar Solution (walk segment)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch
Today's Review: All Cardio Hi-Lo Knockout
Amy Bento, 2008 **** (4 of 5 stars)
This is an 85 min (with multiple shorter premixes and its very well chaptered) hi lo and kickboxing w/o led by Amy Bento with 2 background exercisers. The set is bright and open. You will need one set of lighter dumbbells for the ab section. I usually dont notice the music unless its really good-and this is! Very upbeat, recent songs that I recognized-made me want to get & keep moving!
The dvd has some (I think 3) hi lo "combos" The cardio is nonstop heartpumping and will keep you moving! The choreo is more advanced than I usually go for but its not truely advanced choreo. Amy combines some classic floor aerobics (grapevine, repeater knees, kick ball change) into unique combinations. Her cueing is very good or I wouldnt have been able to follow (I am choreo challenged as many of you know). She teaches you a move and then builds on it. Then you go through the entire combo a few times. Its not repetitive or boring because you have to pay attention to the moves to get them right. I did combo one twice and had it down 100% by the 2nd go through.
There are 4 kickboxing "knock-out" segments. These are shorter than the cardio combos but also more intense! These kickboxing combos are not as choreographed as the cardio segments -I followed along very well. She combines classic kickboxing moves (cross punch, side kick, front kick, speed bag) with some tough cardio (squat thrust variation, fast feet, jump rope, plyo jumps) to really get your heart rate up without a ton of impact.
The ab section is awesome! First you do some standing ab & oblique work with a dumbell. Then you go down to the floor for a Turkish get up variation (with a dumbbell), and some weighted crunch varations.
This dvd is really a few different workouts because of the premixes included. You can do all "combos," you can do all "knock outs," or a combination of both. I did combo 1 twice, drills 1-3, and then the weighted core segment for a 50 min sweatfest! I really enjoyed this workout and will definatly use it again. There really are so many options of how you can use it.
Because of the choreo and the nonstop high intensity I will go ahead and say this is an advanced workout. It was definately intense and a real calorie burner but I dont think I went anarobic. If you are good at moderate choreo and like kickboxing and/or cardio I would say this is the workout for you! Its got 85 minutes of footage on it! Quite a bargain IMO!
Today's Recipe: Crock Pot Kielbasa and Chicken Gumbo
1 cup ck broth
14 ½ oz can diced tomato (I used fire roasted)2 TBS olive oil
¾ cup turkey kielbasa cut into ½ inch pieces
1 onion diced
1 can black beans
3/4 cup frozen corn (I used fire roasted)
2 ribs celery chopped
1 cups uncooked brown rice
2 uncooked chicken breasts chopped
Cajun seasoning as desired
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker, stir, cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours or until rice is soft and chicken is fully cooked.
Today's Bargains:
1. Enter to win this cool giveaway for a free stitchery pattern on Women Who Do It All sponsored by Twin Stitchers
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