Looking for workouts similar to Bar Method but shorter

[caitlinpyle]

I love quick Callanetics, especially the hips and behind one :-) makes it easy to target areas. I do them on my own sometimes without the DVD.

[mbramer]

If you really like the Bar Method Super Sculpting workout but time is the issue, could you just split it up into two workouts, each a half hour long? That way, you still get to do the workout you really like.

[Jewels5]

Originally Posted by missaulnier

The Quick Callanetics or AM/PM Callanetics are great for a short effective barre type work out. You have to embrace Callan's kooky Southern charm and the dated DVDs, but Callanetics is excellent for toning and tightening with zero bulk.

I love AM/PM Callanetics! This is the one I started with and it is the perfect length with good instruction. The PM one I find so relaxing.

[laurajhawk]

Originally Posted by missaulnier

The Quick Callanetics or AM/PM Callanetics are great for a short effective barre type work out. You have to embrace Callan's kooky Southern charm and the dated DVDs, but Callanetics is excellent for toning and tightening with zero bulk.

That's a great idea. The pace and vibe of The Bar Method is very similar to Callanetics.

[alisoncooks]

Well, I'll be a dissenter b/c I could not stand Callanetics. I though they were dreadfully boring and a wee bit weird. But I loved Bar Method.

Suzanne Bowen's Barre Amped dvd is great. It's LONG but chaptered into shorter workouts. I have been using segments of it here and there and they have great form pointers and very focused/calm.

[caitlinpyle]

So you know all the claims Callan makes for her workouts? Do you think if I did OTHER similar style workouts it would have the same results? I think doing Callanetics all the way through all the time would be really boring but if I do 20 minutes here and there or just a few exercises here and there I think it'd still be good...
I love Barre Amped and I love the sections. I did the Bootcamp and was so pooped by the time the Core section came around I saved that for another day. Also her Tone, Tighten, and Torch workout was a good one, and I saved the cardio section for another day when I only have 20 minutes.

Originally Posted by alisoncooks

Well, I'll be a dissenter b/c I could not stand Callanetics. I though they were dreadfully boring and a wee bit weird. But I loved Bar Method.

Suzanne Bowen's Barre Amped dvd is great. It's LONG but chaptered into shorter workouts. I have been using segments of it here and there and they have great form pointers and very focused/calm.

[Lucky Star]

Originally Posted by alisoncooks

Suzanne Bowen's Barre Amped dvd is great. It's LONG but chaptered into shorter workouts. I have been using segments of it here and there and they have great form pointers and very focused/calm.

Alison, do you have both Barre Amped DVDs or are you referring to just the original one (not Boot Camp)?
ETA - Is it necessary to get both? Are the workouts - and levels - sufficiently different?

Focused/calm works great for me but Suzanne's workouts have been hit or miss with me. These do look good, though.

[alisoncooks]

Originally Posted by Lucky Star

Alison, do you have both Barre Amped DVDs or are you referring to just the original one (not Boot Camp)?
ETA - Is it necessary to get both? Are the workouts - and levels - sufficiently different?

Focused/calm works great for me but Suzanne's workouts have been hit or miss with me. These do look good, though.

This is the first time I have clicked with Bowen -- I was surprised.
I have both of the Barre Amped dvds but haven't mustered up the courage to try Boot Camp.

I was using the original, 2-3 sections at a time, pretty often a few weeks ago... but then I got Powerfit Harmony in the mail and I've done it exclusively for the past 2 weeks (so any specifics are getting a little rusty in my mind...)
I just know that I was really liking it and finding it do-able (even though I'm restarting now).

[Helen S]

Originally Posted by caitlinpyle

So you know all the claims Callan makes for her workouts? Do you think if I did OTHER similar style workouts it would have the same results? I think doing Callanetics all the way through all the time would be really boring but if I do 20 minutes here and there or just a few exercises here and there I think it'd still be good...

You reminded me of something that I did years ago (probably 15 years ago). I thought Super Callanetics was super tough and it would be difficult to do the whole thing at once. So I would do sections everyday so that I averaged doing SC once a week. I kept the same rotation but I swear that I lost inches and pounds by adding these few sections everyday. I did the same thing with BodyFlex and T-Tapp at one point.

ETA - To make this post relevant to the OP, since you like those particular Bar Method DVDs, you could split up the workouts as some VFers suggested.

[ella]

Thank you so much for all the suggestions. It seems so silly to me that I didn't think to break up the Bar Method Super Sculpting DVD. I will also take a look at the Barre Amped workouts.