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Old 10-24-19, 09:38 AM  
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Question FeFit vs JS Walk Strong

I have JS's Walk Strong (the original 6 week Body Transformation System). I'm looking for more 30 minuter lower intensity options. How do these compare? What do you like/dislike about FeFit? Thanks.
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Old 10-24-19, 11:11 AM  
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I like both Fe Fit and Walk Strong a lot. Both of them provide a lot of variety in a set of moderate-intensity, 30-minute workouts. I have lots and lots of Jessica's workouts, and tend to use them more than I do Fe Fit, but I'm glad I have both.

Some differences for me:
- I find Fe Fit to be generally more intense than the original Walk Strong, more comparable to Walk Strong 3.
- I've used lighter weights for Fe Fit than I do for Jessica's strength workouts. I haven't directly compared but suspect Fe Fit has more reps.
- I love Jessica - I tolerate Hilary, the Fe Fit instructor. Some VFers can't tolerate her. She has some vocal mannerisms and a sort of hyper-enthusiastic nerdiness that grew on me over time, but startles me whenever I haven't done Fe Fit for a while and go back to it.
- The Fe Fit backgrounders are all young, thin women. Jessica has just two others with her (except in Cardio Party), and they're also both women, but one is her mom, whom I love and identify with (though I usually follow Jessica or Beth).
- Fe Fit is intended for mothers and there is occasionally "mommy talk". It's only occasional and doesn't bother me too much, but I'm not a mommy.

Bottom line - I like the workouts themselves probably about equally, but I enjoy the vibe of Jessica's workouts more, so I reach for them more often.
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Old 10-24-19, 12:16 PM  
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I have JS's Walk Strong (the original 6 week Body Transformation System). I'm looking for more 30 minuter lower intensity options. How do these compare? What do you like/dislike about FeFit? Thanks.
I can’t answer your question but wanted to tell its great to see you posting again!
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Old 10-24-19, 12:26 PM  
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Laura - what is the music like in Fe Fit?
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Old 10-24-19, 12:55 PM  
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Laura - what is the music like in Fe Fit?
I don't remember at all - which makes me think it's nondescript and inoffensive.
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Old 10-24-19, 01:07 PM  
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I like both Fe Fit and Walk Strong a lot. Both of them provide a lot of variety in a set of moderate-intensity, 30-minute workouts. I have lots and lots of Jessica's workouts, and tend to use them more than I do Fe Fit, but I'm glad I have both.

Some differences for me:
- I find Fe Fit to be generally more intense than the original Walk Strong, more comparable to Walk Strong 3.
- I've used lighter weights for Fe Fit than I do for Jessica's strength workouts. I haven't directly compared but suspect Fe Fit has more reps.
- I love Jessica - I tolerate Hilary, the Fe Fit instructor. Some VFers can't tolerate her. She has some vocal mannerisms and a sort of hyper-enthusiastic nerdiness that grew on me over time, but startles me whenever I haven't done Fe Fit for a while and go back to it.
- The Fe Fit backgrounders are all young, thin women. Jessica has just two others with her (except in Cardio Party), and they're also both women, but one is her mom, whom I love and identify with (though I usually follow Jessica or Beth).
- Fe Fit is intended for mothers and there is occasionally "mommy talk". It's only occasional and doesn't bother me too much, but I'm not a mommy.

Bottom line - I like the workouts themselves probably about equally, but I enjoy the vibe of Jessica's workouts more, so I reach for them more often.
My thoughts are similar to Laura’s. I love Jessica, have a lot of her workouts including the original WS. I had Fe Fit briefly. I love short workouts, but I didn’t click with Hilary, found her too hyper. The mommy talk on top of that was just too much for me.
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FYI.....Fe Fit has a few free 15 minute-ish workouts on their YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChy...DsRHhZ5bLQtnbg
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Old 10-24-19, 03:41 PM  
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FYI.....Fe Fit has a few free 15 minute-ish workouts on their YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChy...DsRHhZ5bLQtnbg
That's a great way to decide whether Fe Fit is for you! One warning, though: These appear to be the "express workouts" from the DVD set. And what those actually are is 15-minute excerpts of the 30-minute workouts. They're not awful - you can do them as standalones or add-ons - but they feel weird; I think they don't include cooldowns, and you might feel like they're not well-balanced. And that's because they are partial... the 30-minute workouts don't have those issues.
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Old 10-24-19, 11:23 PM  
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I have both of these sets. I think they are quite different. The Jessica Smith set has more variety in the types of workouts, they are not as tough as Fe Fit, and they are more fun in the music, the set, and the instructor. All of the Fe Fit workouts (even the barre ones) are very "athletic" with burpees, planks, jumping jacks, and such. I like Fe Fit when I need to cram a lot of exercise into 30 minutes, but I don't love them like I love Jessica's workouts.
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Old 10-25-19, 08:19 AM  
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Thanks for your responses. They have helped me NOT spend money!
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