P90X: Plyometrics Review & Wilton Goods

From Before: I did this Wilton forum thing and for my participation I got a $100 prize pack from Wilton. I got all these awesome goodies!  I didnt have any of them yet so very cool. I cant wait to try them out :) Theres a bunch of stuff- a gumpaste tool kit, various fondant molds, a fondant press, & a water brush!

Great News: I applied to become a Wilton instructor (to teach cake decorating classes) & I got accepted. I'm in their database now so when/if a position becomes available in my area they will call me. Hopefully something will come up that I can do along with my current job soon!

Today's Review: P90X Plyometrics Review
Tony Horton, 2004 ***** (4.5 of 5 stars)

This is a 58 minute cardio workout led by Tony in a dim gym set with 3 background exercisers. You will only need an optional chair for this workout. One exerciser shows modifications and Tony offers mod's & encourages resting when needed. There is a countdown timer for the workout and specific exercise duration on the bottom of the screen.

This workout includes a lot of high impact, high intensity exercises but Tony does a great job of mixing in plenty of lower impact & lower intensity exercises keeping it very doable. Each round consists of three 30 second higher intensity exercises, 1 60 second lower intensity exercise, repeated and then followed by a rest break.

Exercises include: a warmup and stretch, jump squat, skater, high swing kick, floor touch 180 jumps, circle run, plyo lunges w/ pulses, frog hops, squat jacks, long leaps, rock star jumps, lo shuffle, low 180 jumps, squat hops to floor touch, monster & normal tire run, and military march. Concludes with some sports moves: pitch & catch, jump shot, football drill, and a cooldown & stretch.

I rate this an advanced workout but not super advanced- it is very doable and there are plenty of lower intensity exercises added in. Tony is chatty but I dont find him annoying at all-actually amusing. The time really flys in these workouts and Tony keeps everything moving along smoothly. Plenty of different exercises to prevent boredom but not at all scattered.

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