This dvd has five 10 minutes segments, plus a bonus 5 minute "ab ripper" workout. You can choose individual workouts or play all. But you cant mix & match from the start menu.
She does 2 mini routines in each 10 minute segment and then you take it from the top and do both routines together. They all flow well w/in each 10 min segment.
There are no weights used in this dvd. For that reason its not an advanced workout. I would say it is intermediate. I do think it would be great for travel as it has strength & cardio work, short segments, and no equipment is needed.
Cindy is working out with 2 background exercisers. One shows some beginner modifications. They are all dressed in pink/salmon tops and black bottoms. The set is a gym type set-up, with hardwood floors, a white background w/ the Natural Journey logo painted on it. There are some yoga blocks, stability balls, and water bottles on shelves in the background. Its a nice neutral set.
Active Warmup: Starts with marching in place going into sidesteps w/ various arm movements-sky reaches, elbow strikes, & chest presses. You do some side squats, fast feet, blowouts (burpees), knee-back kick moving into walk forward knee up-walk back-kick back, squat pulses, squat jumps. This is repeated for 7 minutes. Then she does some stretching for 2 minutes and then you repeat the cardio moves for the last minute. This segment (minus the 2 minute stretch) could easily be used as an additional cardio section as it is just about as intense as the cardio portion.
Cardio: She starts with fast feet, jab, double jabs, knee ups, & slow blowouts. She repeats the sequence a few times then starts the next set of moves: mock jumproping, slolum jumps, & fast side jumps. Then she takes it from the top and you do the entire routine a few times until you hit the 10 minute mark.
Upper Body: You start on your knees & reach up w/ one arm then down touching the ground-I really only felt my core working here. Then you walk your hands out into a knee pushup then walk back to do the reach up move. You repeat a few times then she adds on tricep pushups (while lying on your side) back to your knees-slowly lower your upper body and do a superman type move for your back. You do those a few times. Then she takes it from the top and do the entire routine until you hit the 10 minute mark.
Lower Body: high knees, squat-knee ups, curtsey dips w/ pulses, dips going into plyo lunges then scissors (flunges). This is divided into 2 segments that she repeats and then adds on and takes it from the top.
Abs/ Stretch: lying supine leg extensions, alternating single leg extenstions, crunch variations, and then goes into a stretch.
I didnt do the 5 minute bonus ab ripper.
Though there is some TIFTing, the segments are only 10 minutes and you do 2 mini routines so I dont think the TIFTing would really bother anyone as it breaks the 10 minutes down and the time really does go by quickly.
Instructor Review
Cindy is pleasant and cheerful and a wonderful cuer. I enjoy her demeanor in all her workouts. Cindy demonstrates some of the moves 1st and then the backgrounders and us join in.
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This dvd has five 10 minutes segments, plus a bonus 5 minute "ab ripper" workout. You can choose individual workouts or play all. But you cant mix & match from the start menu.
She does 2 mini routines in each 10 minute segment and then you take it from the top and do both routines together. They all flow well w/in each 10 min segment.
There are no weights used in this dvd. For that reason its not an advanced workout. I would say it is intermediate. I do think it would be great for travel as it has strength & cardio work, short segments, and no equipment is needed.
Cindy is working out with 2 background exercisers. One shows some beginner modifications. They are all dressed in pink/salmon tops and black bottoms. The set is a gym type set-up, with hardwood floors, a white background w/ the Natural Journey logo painted on it. There are some yoga blocks, stability balls, and water bottles on shelves in the background. Its a nice neutral set.
Active Warmup: Starts with marching in place going into sidesteps w/ various arm movements-sky reaches, elbow strikes, & chest presses. You do some side squats, fast feet, blowouts (burpees), knee-back kick moving into walk forward knee up-walk back-kick back, squat pulses, squat jumps. This is repeated for 7 minutes. Then she does some stretching for 2 minutes and then you repeat the cardio moves for the last minute. This segment (minus the 2 minute stretch) could easily be used as an additional cardio section as it is just about as intense as the cardio portion.
Cardio: She starts with fast feet, jab, double jabs, knee ups, & slow blowouts. She repeats the sequence a few times then starts the next set of moves: mock jumproping, slolum jumps, & fast side jumps. Then she takes it from the top and you do the entire routine a few times until you hit the 10 minute mark.
Upper Body: You start on your knees & reach up w/ one arm then down touching the ground-I really only felt my core working here. Then you walk your hands out into a knee pushup then walk back to do the reach up move. You repeat a few times then she adds on tricep pushups (while lying on your side) back to your knees-slowly lower your upper body and do a superman type move for your back. You do those a few times. Then she takes it from the top and do the entire routine until you hit the 10 minute mark.
Lower Body: high knees, squat-knee ups, curtsey dips w/ pulses, dips going into plyo lunges then scissors (flunges). This is divided into 2 segments that she repeats and then adds on and takes it from the top.
Abs/ Stretch: lying supine leg extensions, alternating single leg extenstions, crunch variations, and then goes into a stretch.
I didnt do the 5 minute bonus ab ripper.
Though there is some TIFTing, the segments are only 10 minutes and you do 2 mini routines so I dont think the TIFTing would really bother anyone as it breaks the 10 minutes down and the time really does go by quickly.
Cindy is pleasant and cheerful and a wonderful cuer. I enjoy her demeanor in all her workouts. Cindy demonstrates some of the moves 1st and then the backgrounders and us join in.