Is there any strength training involved in the workouts or are they all cardio-based?
1177012
There is strength training. This workout is similar to the T25 workouts. You will work all muscle groups and get cardio in with each workout. There is a lot of jumping so if you have weak knees beware.
1177013
There is strength training, all body weight based. There is actually less cardio, then strength training.
1177014
It is a mix of both, most start out with cardio and move into strength moves. There are no weights involved, only body weight moves such as push-ups. One of the dvds is fully yoga and stretching, so more of a flexibility routine rather than work out I thought. Hope that helps!!
1177015
It's a full body work out. Burpies, Plank mountain climbers, speed skaters. After a workout I feel my legs very tired. If you have done insanity then you would want to do 2 20 minute workouts
667609
they are similar moves in the 45 min power kata and extreme cardio. but in power hiit and plyo it is something cometely different and really shapes your muscles. I did the program 3 times and lost 15 pounds and 2 inches on my waist.
2256546
Yes, for a pure cardio workout it will work just fine. There are enough resistance settings to keep it interesting and challenging enough to actually give you a workout. It's a great bike for the price.
496492
There is a little for warm ups and if you do the cardio disc, but I avoided as much cardio as I could lol
396649
One of the three instructors in each workout is doing a low impact version. There are some plyometrics, but you could easily change them to something else (I am thinking specifically of the plank jacks - you could just do step ups to the knee or something similar during those intervals).
27372
No! These are very repetitive workouts that are just boring! Don't waste your money. Invest in Insanity or other P90x if you're bored.
2003652
Well... it's a stretching routine, so no "warm up" is really needed. It is a type of workout in of itself. If you want to do cardio prior to this routine, it's up to you. but, this is a one-hour stretching routine! And, it's a fabulous workout.
403639
This series is mainly muscle development with slow, short (6 - 12) reps and heavy weights with some cardio. You can adjust the challenge by the weight you use. On a regular basis, I use Cathe Friedrich's workouts. I found this series to be a nice change but I don't want to do slow rep muscle work all the time. I did gain strength with the program.
1640828
Yes, it is. The nice thing about this workout is that you can customize it to what works best for you. There is one instructor in each video that shows a modified version without weights. As with any workout just build up slowly.
2209496
They do complete each other very nicely! Body Weight Circuits is very cardio, moving from one move to another quickly, keeping your heart rate up. You're toning at the same time because you are doing body weight exercises. The Hand Weight Circuits has a slower pace using controlled motions. Almost zen! Lots of balance work too!
2221917
The whole program is organized in a sequence of exercises, but you can just get the Gamma with more emphasis on weight training. It is a great program I have all of them and love the whole program, a great workout that is well organized.
701611
There is no jumping involved so they are easy on your joints. There are some push ups, but not a lot. They always show a modified version for everything they do, so not to worry.
1349511
I have received primarily cardio benefits. There are shake weights that come with it but if you want to tone, it's a separate workout with weights or some type of machine with weights. I am fine with that because the workouts are a blast. Not only will you get cardio, you will learn popular Latin that they really do use. The lessons are literally step by step. I love this set.
1619253
I think this workout is very good for toning up. Very less equipment needed. Lots of cardio.
383982
Their is not a "Getting started" video but the program is made up of basic lifting exercises. If you have any previous GYM experience, you will have pretty much done everything in the video. It's more of how they put the exercises together and what body parts are done on a specific day. I found the video set to be well done and kept me motivated.
1518554
I use the H7/Loop combo for both cardio and strength training. The loop will not register much activity during strength training -- I usually get credit for a few hundred steps -- but using the H7 will create a training session for you where you can see your heart rate during your workout along with a total calorie burn. For comparison, I usually get about 475-500 calories burned during a 40 minute cardio workout and about 175 during a similar length weight lifting session. I'm not sure what you mean by successful, so hope this helps and you can definitely use this combo during your workouts.
270354
Definately! Everything about this workout is for making you stronger, physically and mentally. I did P90 in the past and I think this is tougher since it is all body strength and no weights.