Mindy Mylrea 360 Miracle Review: 30 Minute Lower Body

Last Week: Went home to visit family & friends. We had a very good time! Its been years since we've been back so it was nice to see everyone. I left my camera at my dads (darn it) so these are the only pics I have till I get it in the mail. I may steal some from friends though :) These are some old friends from high school, DH & I. All the family pics and more friend pics are on my camera. And one of my best friends got married & I will have to wait till I get some pics from my sister who was their photographer. And got to meet my newest nephew and visit with all my other family. Good times!

Lots of eating and no exercising BUT I was only up 2 lbs and now Im already back to my new norm (post-challenge norm)! So excited. I was planning on doing another Advocare 24 Day Challenge after our Vegas trip next month but at this rate, I may not have to :)

Today's Tip: Vegetable Oils

Walnut, canola, soybean and mustard oil provide 0.8 to 1.4 g ALAs per serving, according to the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center. You can get LAs from vegetable oils, such as safflower oil, with 10.1 g; sunflower, soybean or corn oil with 6.9 to 8.9 g; or sesame oil, with 5.6 g per serving. Instead of using saturated fats such as butter, palm oil or coconut oil, use vegetable oils with omegas to reduce your risk for heart disease. Read more on Live Strong. 

Today's Review: 360 Miracle, 30 Minute Lower Body Workout

Mindy Mylrea, 2011

This dvd contains two 30 minute lower body workouts- one advanced & one beginner. The w/o's are body weight only & contain a lot of good cardio. Both feature the same exercises but the beginner workout includes more instruction, backgrounder modifications, and Mindy offers level options for alternative intensities. The background is a super nice living room with a huge window looking out into the beautiful ocean. Mindy works out alone in the advanced and with 3 backgrounders of various fitness levels in the beginner. No equipment required.

This w/o is structured that you perform each of the 8 exercises at 70% intensity for 40 seconds, 60% for 30 seconds, and then 90% for 20 seconds. Each of these intensity "bursts" have a short rest period in between. Exercises include: side to side squats adding a hop, lunge dip to plyo lunge, side lunge add hop & floor touch, pliet hops add jump & heel clicks, Brazilian lunges, static knee pulls, & pendulums.
I rate the beginner dvd a true beginner w/o and the advanced workout is solid intermediate. The workouts are body weight only and I dont see how you could easily add weights to the moves as they all include cardio as well.  I like that this does include a lot of good cardio work mixed in with the lower body work-making it a very enjoyable workout. I really like Mindy and the progression of the exercises is nice. Great cuing and great for travel or small spaces. I received this dvd to review.

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