7.27.10: The Firm Calorie Explosion- WOW!

Yesterday: I got the cutest package in the mail from a friend in Japan last night. Check out the Hello Kitty goods! Here is the front and inside of the card -LOVE it!

And heres the rest:Hello Kitty origami paper, some sushi stickers, a compact mirror, & a photo album (with cute cute pics of her little girl she had just after I left Japan).

Today's Bargains:
-Bonus Entry for my BlenderBottle giveaway: Head on over to BlenderBottle and tell me something you learned!
-Heres an awesome healthy giveaway! Enter to win a 12 pack of Luna protein bars on one of my fav blogs: Freebies & Much more! Go press your luck and enter to win :) I know I did!

Lots of w/o's to catch up on!

Friday's Workout:
-Prevention Drop it in 30! (on the UR)
-Ex TV abs (core cardio)
*total w/o time 45 min + stretch

Satrday's Workout:
-Jiggle Free Arms
-Ex TV abs
*total w/o time 40 min + stretch




Sunday's Workout:
-Jiggle Free Buns
-Ex TV abs
-Wii Fit (cardio)
*total w/o time 70 min + stretch

Monday's Workout:
-The Firm Calorie Explosion
-10 Min Sol Tummy Toners (yoga abs)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch

Today's Review: The Firm: Calorie Explosion
Alison Davis, 2010 ***** (5 of 5 stars)

This cardio dvd is divided up into four 11- 13 minute segments with seperate 4 min w/u and c/d. The dvd is programable but automatically adds the w/u & c/d to the beginning and end of your workout. Alison leads w/ Rebekah, and Emily as backgrounders. Emily shows some beginner modifications. The set is new- hardwood floors with nice blueish walls. I liked it :) You will need light dumbbells for all but the kickboxing segments.

This has got to be the toughest Firm Ive done in a long time! Definately more challenging than most/ all the Pinks. The segments are: athletic drills, explosive power moves, kickboxing, and high intensity moves. They are all challenging and she adds a lot of intensity to each segment. All the segments have little routines that build on each other and include power bursts or intense intervals. While there are plenty of plyos and impact-there are also quite a few lower impact but high intensity moves.

Some of the moves include: a spider plank twist (new to me), flying jacks, flying lunges with a bicep curl, some kettlebell inspired moves, picking up & putting down your dumbbells with a jump, flying heel taps, tuck jumps, jump roping, high intensity punches & kicks, and more! She does include recovery time but not enough so that you are wasting any time. This is a very efficient workout and Alison gets right down to business in each segment!

She does A LOT of new, fun, unique, and challenging moves in this one. I think this would be a great fit in just about any w/o collection because of its versatility-combine the segments for a kickbutt cardio w/o! Or use them for a day when you are time crunched but still want to burn some calories, or add it on to other w/o's. The moves are all athletic and easy to catch on to, not repetitive or boring at all.

I am really impressed with this one and hope this means the Firm will be amping up the intensity of their future releases! I will go ahead and say that this is an advanced w/o- I'm sure its no Insanity. Not a great fit for beginners but intermediates would be fine following Emily or just breaking when they need to. Alison does a stellar job of cueing and introducing new fun CHALLENGING moves in this one.

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