Fitness Blender?

kat999 · 03-20-19, 10:27 AM

I just saw reference to Fitness Blender in another thread, and it looks a little too good to be true. Anyone use this as their primary fitness source or as part of a rotation? I like that the videos seem chill and you seem to be able to add your own music into the background. The only thing is I don't love workouts that you can't stream on a TV. They don't happen to have a Roku app, do they?

marki64 · 03-20-19, 10:48 AM

My daughter does. She won't even workout to another instructor anymore. She has become a Fitness Blender snob. She uses her laptop and does develops a rotation, but I didn't realize you can't stream to the tv. They have a lot of workouts on YT, and that's how I stream. But she loves Fitness Blender.

RENEETX · 03-20-19, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kat999

I just saw reference to Fitness Blender in another thread, and it looks a little too good to be true. Anyone use this as their primary fitness source or as part of a rotation? I like that the videos seem chill and you seem to be able to add your own music into the background. The only thing is I don't love workouts that you can't stream on a TV. They don't happen to have a Roku app, do they?

All of the Fitness Blender workouts are on youtube. You can chromecast youtube to your tv.

Hope that helps.

seabliss · 03-20-19, 06:46 PM

I might have been the one who posted! I do all my FB workouts on TV. I connect my Macbook to the TV with a single cable and it mirrors there, or I use our Roku TV to Youtube them.

Fitness Blender actually has the biggest subscriber list of any fitness instructor on Youtube, at several million. Kelli and Daniel (the husband/wife time that do all the workouts) are so down-to-earth and unassuming that it's hard to realize this! I'm surprised more people here don't use their workouts. They pace everything very well, not too fast.

Last year Kelli contracted a rare nerve disease due to stress and had to stop working out for a while. She just starting releasing workouts again, and her new ones are especially gentle. But you can modify all their workouts up or down based on your abilities and strength.

They use PowerBlocks for weights, but I just use my rack of dumbbells. I've gained a lot of strength (but not girth) since doing their workouts.

kat999 · 03-21-19, 11:10 AM

Thanks, everybody! I don't have a Chromecast or a way to connect my laptop to my TV, so it sounds like my best bet is to make a YT playlist and access YT via my Roku. I'm pretty excited to try these out! It looks pretty awesome.

seabliss · 03-21-19, 03:53 PM

I would love to hear what you think after you try them! I also love that they are not boring. Most of the workouts repeat a movement only once (they often use ABAB format), and some do not repeat any moves at all, but they still work you thoroughly!

Their website allows you to filter workouts in many ways. It also has some great recipes and other resources. And if you want you can buy a rotation for very little (about $10) that arranges their free workouts for your current fitness goals (strength, flexibility, lower body, etc.).

Betty Boop · 03-22-19, 01:42 AM

kat999 - Thanks for starting this thread! I had read about Fitness Blender before, but this is the first time I looked at their website and their videos on YouTube. Looks great!

Gibbee · 03-24-19, 02:21 PM

I have only done Fitness Blender a time or two. I found HASfit and really enjoy their workouts a lot. Might have to re-review Fitness Blender again.

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03-20-19, 10:27 AM
kat999 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio	Fitness Blender? I just saw reference to Fitness Blender in another thread, and it looks a little too good to be true. Anyone use this as their primary fitness source or as part of a rotation? I like that the videos seem chill and you seem to be able to add your own music into the background. The only thing is I don't love workouts that you can't stream on a TV. They don't happen to have a Roku app, do they? __________________ peace.tranquility.calmness.serenity

03-20-19, 10:48 AM
marki64 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Wisconsin	My daughter does. She won't even workout to another instructor anymore. She has become a Fitness Blender snob. She uses her laptop and does develops a rotation, but I didn't realize you can't stream to the tv. They have a lot of workouts on YT, and that's how I stream. But she loves Fitness Blender.

03-20-19, 06:46 PM
seabliss Join Date: Jun 2006	I might have been the one who posted! I do all my FB workouts on TV. I connect my Macbook to the TV with a single cable and it mirrors there, or I use our Roku TV to Youtube them. Fitness Blender actually has the biggest subscriber list of any fitness instructor on Youtube, at several million. Kelli and Daniel (the husband/wife time that do all the workouts) are so down-to-earth and unassuming that it's hard to realize this! I'm surprised more people here don't use their workouts. They pace everything very well, not too fast. Last year Kelli contracted a rare nerve disease due to stress and had to stop working out for a while. She just starting releasing workouts again, and her new ones are especially gentle. But you can modify all their workouts up or down based on your abilities and strength. They use PowerBlocks for weights, but I just use my rack of dumbbells. I've gained a lot of strength (but not girth) since doing their workouts. __________________ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. - Thoreau

03-21-19, 11:10 AM
kat999 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio	Thanks, everybody! I don't have a Chromecast or a way to connect my laptop to my TV, so it sounds like my best bet is to make a YT playlist and access YT via my Roku. I'm pretty excited to try these out! It looks pretty awesome. __________________ peace.tranquility.calmness.serenity

03-21-19, 03:53 PM
seabliss Join Date: Jun 2006	I would love to hear what you think after you try them! I also love that they are not boring. Most of the workouts repeat a movement only once (they often use ABAB format), and some do not repeat any moves at all, but they still work you thoroughly! Their website allows you to filter workouts in many ways. It also has some great recipes and other resources. And if you want you can buy a rotation for very little (about $10) that arranges their free workouts for your current fitness goals (strength, flexibility, lower body, etc.). __________________ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. - Thoreau

03-22-19, 01:42 AM
Betty Boop Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Arkansas	kat999 - Thanks for starting this thread! I had read about Fitness Blender before, but this is the first time I looked at their website and their videos on YouTube. Looks great! __________________ *Carol* "You speak of what you need, but you say nothing of what you are needed for."

03-24-19, 02:21 PM
Gibbee VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	I have only done Fitness Blender a time or two. I found HASfit and really enjoy their workouts a lot. Might have to re-review Fitness Blender again. __________________ "A healthier future is every tiny step we take, or every little rep, that ultimately leads us to our goal." Arnold Schwarzenegger STS Graduate MET-Rx 180 Graduate