HIIT 15, Stretch 10 and Unboxing my Turbo Fire

I am going to go with a different approach today when explaining yesterday's "class."  I am going to let someone else explain it for me. 

 Here is a description of the class that I found on http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2010/07/turbo-fire-reviews-hiit-15/: 

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Onward and forward! This workout in reality is about 16 minutes and 25 seconds. Give or take. The workout will basically consist of 3 HIITs. During these HIITs, you will work at 110% effort for approximately 30-40 seconds. Then you get to rest for the same approximate amount of time. For this workout be effective, you have to work as hard as possible during the HIITs. You can do it, it’s only 15 minutes right. At least that’s what I tell myself! At the end of the HIIT, you should be exhausted, you’re supposed to be. The best shape person in the world, should be exhausted, if you’re not, work harder!

So you begin with a quick warm up of about 2 minutes, and then Chalene Johnson walks you through the first HIIT at a slow pace. So you know exactly what’s coming. The HIITs are all athletic in nature and are plyometric. You jump a lot. Have a soft surface, carpet, a mat, and a comfortable pair of shoes. Now if the plyometric part scares you, don’t let it. There is someone working out next to Chalene that is doing the “low impact” version.

So after the walkthru, you will do the HIIT at a fast pace, as fast as you can move. Each HIIT should get better and better. Don’t try to pace yourself, leave nothing, and take everything you can from this workout.

After your HIITs, three of them, you get a 2 minute cool down.

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Better then I could explain the video without spending all night perfecting it. So, basically there were 3 sets of HIITs, and you did each one 3 times with a small break in between them..

This video was short but intense, even with me following the low impact version of it. After each set of  the HIITs my heart rate would be in the high 170s. My intensity was a little lower on the last set of three, as the choreography was too quick and I had to keep stopping to watch... It went by very fast, and for only being 15 minutes long I got a damn good workout.  I burned 222 calories in 25 minutes by doing HIIT 15 and the 10 minute extended stretching class: Stretch 10. I was very pleased by this because on average I was burning around 170-180 doing Turbo Jam 20 Minute workout and there is no extended stretching in that!

My actual Turbo Fire package arrived via Fed Ex this morning  and I was super excited opening it! (How did I already start you ask? Once I ordered the set on Beachbody, and paid for my 2 day shipping, I looked up the schedule, and downloaded the 2 classes that I needed off the net.. ).

Here is the package just how it arrived:

Opening the box:

All the contents: The Starter Pack DVD, the normal set and the Advanced Classes.  The 30 lbs resistance band for the Tone and Sculpt classes, the thigh toner band, the guides and my Turbo Tracker. Oh, and another measuring tape like the one I received in my Turbo Jam set.

The Advanced Class Set: Will not get to experience these videos until Week 13-20!

It was pricey, but well worth it!! 

Had a minor NSV yesterday..    

 My mom and I have been going once a month/every 6 weeks to this church donation/giveaway thing that happens on Tuesday's here in town. It is like Goodwill, but you take what you need/want for free.  I don't like to take anything unless I give something in return, so yesterday I took down 2 stuffed trash bags of  my "fat" clothes, and  2 of just stuff to donate.  I let myself pick out 6 very nice almost new pairs of size 10 shorts that will make nice goal shorts and I can also probably wear next year even if I hit size 8 by that time (God I hope LOL). I also found two pairs on very nice capris in a size 12.. I figured maybe I could lose alittle more doing September, wear them for all of October and donate them back.  

I tried them on at my Mom's house for giggles, and I could zip them up, button them and sit down while wearing them. They were snug and I felt very self conscious wearing them, but I could if I really wanted to. My goal is to wear them (comfortably to the Loudonville Street Fair on Oct 2). 

I am also super excited because I hit 173.4 on the scale this morning... I was mad though because my cell phone was downstairs so I didn't get a picture. Thank goodness my Fitbit Aria scale uploaded it to my account so I can look at the pretty number that way.  That puts me at 37.3 pounds lost..   2.7lbs away from my 40 lbs lost mark, AND I am about 9 pounds away from hitting overweight according to the BMI charts. (and I can zip up and button a pair of size 12s!! Hehe).


Starting next week I will be semi-blogging about my husband Sam as well...   we ordered him Les Mills Pump and the Advanced Classes for that last night through Beachbody, so I will keep track of his progress as well.