*A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.* A. A. Milne ~Teddy Bear
Chalene Johnson, you are totally a Godsend!!!! :) I have found my soul-mate workouts, and am never looking back! I loved TurboJam...but I am ADDICTED to and adore TURBOFIRE!!!!! WHAT a simply AMAZING workout...Wow.
She encourages, she motivates...she keeps you in line and makes you laugh....You truly feel as though you are IN class with her. The music is edited and crafted so closely to the particular elements of the workouts that it keeps you going forward, and if you miss a step, can get back in fairly quickly because the music moves WITH the workout..not against it!
I can be sitting at my desk at work the next day, and hear a song from the workout in my head and WANT to get up and do the moves that go along with that part! We were at our Northland Fit Club a few weeks ago, and one of the girls asked about TurboFire... we had just done a workout DVD from P90X and were all zapped, but as soon as we put the TurboFire in, I literally had to FORCE myself to simmer down and not do the whole thing right then and there! ;) I couldn't help tapping my feet and moving to the beats... Even so tired from the P90X, it had that effect on me!
Such a wonderful job is done to, throughout TurboFire to keep your knees safe, and Alee the modifier is always up on stage...That has been crucial for me, because of my knee and ankles, and even some of limitations from my weight.... The Burpees are too much for my knee right now, but Alee shows you how to still get a similar effect but keeps it safe! I also LOVE the HIIT workouts... and yes, I HAVE seen a spike on my BodyBugg as to calories burned at rest.... even WITH my knee/jumping limitations! There is also a great Core workout, and a few I havn't even gotten to yet, but I have NO DOUBT will be simply amazing!!! The music keeps you feeling like you are at a dance party, even while you are sweating gallons. LOL. I have seen a slimming in my mid-section, which is my biggest area by the way just since starting a few weeks ago...
The energy is SO enthusiastic, as are all the people in class, but most especially Chalene herself... If one could bottle her energy, drive and enthusiasm it would be worth a gazillion dollars. ;) She definitely is key to her workouts being successful, motivating and fun!
I tried another workout DVD a few months back from a very popular Trainer....whom I love on TV....let's just say she helps people lose big ;) . LOL. Well anyhow.. I was honestly VERY disappointed in the DVD... why? To start with, the *music* was dry as year old toast. LOL and most importantly, NO Modifier! I gave up on that one after just a few tries...... gave it away actually..and back to my Turbo! If she had added a modifier, perhaps it would still be in my workout rotation... a very small thing, but SO critical! That is one place many workouts, both in gyms, and in your living rooms fail so badly! Sure, you can try to come up with modifications on your own as I did in Kickboxing class a few years ago, but having the trainer create it for you is both safer AND more effective!
That is also the OTHER reason I love all things Turbo! As to the afore-mentioned Kickboxing class. Did it work? Sure! I was the biggest loser of the group! But $ 400 dollars for TEN weeks...!
And THEN what?! ? After that class ended... I was terrified! Would I gain back the 25 pounds I kicked my behind to lose? What could I do at home? Could I find a way to AFFORD another round? If I had known about Chalene Johnson's workouts then, I would have had my answer! Sadly, I did not, and proceeded to gain BACK the 25 pounds I worked so hard to lose. It was SO frustrating!
I have been working out now with TurboJam and now TurboFIRE for more then the past YEAR. NEVER in my life have I been able to be this consistent with a workout! I am over 50 pounds lighter, and went from a size 26/28 to sometimes 20's now... NOTHING has ever been this effective for me!
It has every element I need! :
Flexibility of time. ( I tend to workout late, sometimes even @ Midnight! )! I'm able to workout in the privacy of my living room, so even my terribly un-coordinated self doesn't feel like a total fool ;), no worries about what I look like AS I workout, my OWN bathroom and shower, and complete freedom! It's also portable! Bring it on vacation as long as you can access a DVD player! No Gym memberships, no parking issues, no trekking out when it gets cold into the snow ( and if you lived in MN like I do..that's a crazy chunk of the year! ;)
No Gym membership could provide that. Even at $120 for the basic TurboFire set, you get a mountain of DVD's, including Fire, HIIT, Stretch ( and ohhh... the stretch is AWESOME! DON'T skip the Stretch 10 @ the very least..I did 2 times last week and my body was NOT happy! She made the Stretch on each DVD for a reason... TurboFire is intense! ;) TONS of great info including a nutrition guide, calendar, measuring tape, band, etc. etc..... What is that, maybe 2 or 3 months worth of gym membership fees? And THIS my loverlies, you have for LIFE. An amazing program!
Honestly, for the amount you would pay for one YEAR of gym memberships, you could probably buy most of the Beachbody fitness catalog! ;)
I'm never going back that route, no sir! ( and no m'am! ;) At home fitness has been a God send for me. I am thinner, have more muscle and am happier about my health then I've ever been... true, I am only 1/3 rd of the way to my ideal weight, but the point is, I WILL get there! The only thing that could stop me now is myself, and luckily THAT person has had an about-face of her former lazy attitude and is on a roll! Fire-throwing all the way! ( an awesome ab-crunching move in TurboFire...LOVE it! ;)
Please check out this AMAZING program at: http://beachbodycoach.com/embersfallen and join with me on this incredible journey into better health and fitness! :)
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