Mixxtreme
I did the Mixxtreme Ballet Box workout today. From the clips, I thought that the white background would bother me but it did not. I also thought that her “cheerleader” demeanor would bother me but it did not. I really wished that:
Workout Length- 63 minutes
Equipment- sliding discs, light dumbbells, pilates ball
1. She had mirror queued. Since Shandi created this workout for home exercisers, I would think that mirror queuing would be a no brainer?
2. The music was better. The music was just about inaudible except near the end where it was loud enough to almost drown her voice out.
3. Shandi did more of the workout and less encouraging and counting. I usually like workouts where the instructor does most, if not the entire workout.
4. Although the white background did not really bother me, I wish that Shandi had used a real studio or another backdrop.
The workout alternated between cardio and toning (barre/arm work). Most of the cardio moves also had a toning component. I liked that she did not do any particular move too long. The workout moved right along and was not frantic. The pacing was good.
Unfortunately, there were burpees and mountain climbers (using gliding discs)! As others have noted, I am sick of them popping up in almost every workout. Maybe the burpees would not have annoyed me as much if I had not been doing so many Zuzka workouts (which I love) lately. Zuzka loves burpees! I subbed swings for some of the Ballet Box burpees.
It had good inner thigh and hamstring work.
There was a modifier and she did a good job providing modifications, although modifications are not shown for all of the jumping moves. I did some of the jumping moves on my JumpSport.
The workout was 63 minutes. Ballet Box is not chaptered. I think that it could have used a premix or an easily identified stop point that would comprise a 30 minute workout (much like the New Dream Body Cardio series. I like that aspect to the DB workouts)
All in all, I liked the workout and I tried not to compare it to the Dream Body workouts but so far I think that the Dream Body Cardio workouts are tougher.
I need to do the other two workouts. I will do ‘Mixx’ or ‘Tabata Sculpt’ tomorrow.
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