Beachbody Les Mills Combat

Nelly G · 03-19-21, 04:38 AM

Hi,

I like Illaria, Cathe, Jeanette Jenkings kickboxing and also Billy Blanks.
Did I miss out on Beachbody Les Mills Combat? Please tell me your opinions. Thanks in advance.

Rivercat · 03-19-21, 10:13 AM

I enjoy Body Combat a lot, though not sure if the Beachbody version is still available. Les Mills regularly adds new workouts to their paid streaming channel. In general, the program has high production values and is very structured, with moves that build on each other and tightly choreographed to the music.

Les Mills put out a free program to try on their YouTube channel called Body Combat Invincible, but it looks like most have been removed. You can still find the whole program here: https://www.youtube.com/user/aefales...ery=invincible

wendug · 03-19-21, 01:00 PM

I missed the Les Mills Bodycombat boat when it was first released, too. I love kickboxing and at the beginning of the pandemic signed up for a free 30 day trial of Les Mills. I enjoy their workouts; I find them fun and challenging. However, their site was hit or miss for me. I don't know if their site wasn't up to the challenge of an increase of viewers at the start of the pandemic, but I had more issues than not with a workout freezing on me. I didn't have that problem with YouTube or Tracie Long streaming, so it was definitely Les Mills' site. Hopefully they got that worked out, but I didn't end up signing up for it. I will say that if you like Ilaria, Cathe, Jeanette Jenkins, and Billy then definitely sign up for a free trial to try some of the Body Combat workouts. I think you will like them!

Nelly G · 03-19-21, 02:56 PM

Thanks for both answering. I will sure do some of the workouts of les Mills Invisible. Is there someone who did or have the 5 Beachbody dvds and can tell me if I buy it from someone if it is worth it because it is expensive. I read the music is not great and I read Ilaria and Cathe are better.
https://2lazy4gym.com/2015/01/09/les-mills-combat/
https://dysfunctionalparrot.com/heal...-mills-combat/
Is the Beachbody Less Mills different from the Les Mills invisible. So what do you think? I appreciate the information.

zraipel · 03-20-21, 11:46 AM

The Les Mills Beachbody DVD set is one of my most used ever. I think the music is great and are all covers of familiar, mostly current songs (of course some of the songs may seem a little dated now because the set came out several years ago). There is one Live workout, that is performed in front of a crowd, like on the Les Mills app. But what I like about the set is the fact that the rest of the workouts are filmed with just the instructors. I personally am not a fan of the live crowd workouts, but that's just me. Too much sensory overload or something.

I like the instructors' energy, and Dan and Rach are very consistent and great cuers. There is an emphasis on good form. The moves are performed on the beat. There is a low-impact modifier. These are very well produced workouts.

I wish this set was still a little more available, but you can usually find it on Ebay. This is one that I am never getting rid of, and one I ALWAYS go back to when I've been in a workout slump.

ETA: There's not really a comparison to Cathe as far as I'm concerned. She doesn't really do the same type of workouts. The martial arts form on Les Mills is more of a focus than Cathe's kickboxing workouts. But I think of Cathe's as more of a cardio kickboxing/boxing, while Les Mills I think of as a martial arts workout that gets you hyped, lol!

The comparison to Ilaria is a better one. Both focus on form, but with Ilaria she does a lot more of TIFT (take it from the top) and combo building. It's a little more drill based, I feel, and the combos go on for a long time. Les Mills does a few different combos within the space of a song, then they move on to something new when the song changes. I like both a lot. Ilaria doesn't use current pop music, more electronic beats, while Les Mills uses vocal pop. I like both. But I have to be a little more mentally prepared to do an Ilaria workout. Les Mills, I can pop in and press play and know I'm going to finish.

Nelly G · 03-20-21, 03:12 PM

Stephanie/Zraipel, thank a lot for your information. It sound like a set which I would appreciate. I just did an Illaria workout today and indeed you need to think what you do to follow her.

hdw · 03-20-21, 04:14 PM

MOSSA workouts are similar to Les Mills. I prefer their workouts better. You can get 44 day free trial with code TRYMOSSA44.

https://mossaondemand.net/

zraipel · 03-20-21, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hdw

MOSSA workouts are similar to Les Mills. I prefer their workouts better. You can get 44 day free trial with code TRYMOSSA44.

https://mossaondemand.net/

Thanks for that code! I will give them a try. I've done Les Mills on Demand several times as well, but I always go back to the DVD workouts instead. Again, I think it's just because I don't really like the "live class/audience" feel that most of the Les Mills on Demand workouts have (there was one workout with Dan and Rach on a platform in the middle of the water that I loved, though!!). So I don't know if I'll like MOSSA on Demand any better because of that, but it's worth a try.

sherry7899 · 03-20-21, 04:42 PM

I loved Les Mills on demand, but get annoyed when they pan out over the crowd or not show the instructor"s feet.

warriorprincess · 03-21-21, 05:33 PM

Body Combat is my favorite cardio of all time. I also love Les Mills Barre.

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03-19-21, 04:38 AM
Nelly G Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Netherlands, Europe	Beachbody Les Mills Combat Hi, I like Illaria, Cathe, Jeanette Jenkings kickboxing and also Billy Blanks. Did I miss out on Beachbody Les Mills Combat? Please tell me your opinions. Thanks in advance.

03-19-21, 10:13 AM
Rivercat VF Supporter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Northern Calif	I enjoy Body Combat a lot, though not sure if the Beachbody version is still available. Les Mills regularly adds new workouts to their paid streaming channel. In general, the program has high production values and is very structured, with moves that build on each other and tightly choreographed to the music. Les Mills put out a free program to try on their YouTube channel called Body Combat Invincible, but it looks like most have been removed. You can still find the whole program here: https://www.youtube.com/user/aefales...ery=invincible __________________ Kate ~~~Inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon, Jan 2015~~~ "Work your own shovel" - John "The Penguin" Bingham

03-19-21, 01:00 PM
wendug Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago burb	I missed the Les Mills Bodycombat boat when it was first released, too. I love kickboxing and at the beginning of the pandemic signed up for a free 30 day trial of Les Mills. I enjoy their workouts; I find them fun and challenging. However, their site was hit or miss for me. I don't know if their site wasn't up to the challenge of an increase of viewers at the start of the pandemic, but I had more issues than not with a workout freezing on me. I didn't have that problem with YouTube or Tracie Long streaming, so it was definitely Les Mills' site. Hopefully they got that worked out, but I didn't end up signing up for it. I will say that if you like Ilaria, Cathe, Jeanette Jenkins, and Billy then definitely sign up for a free trial to try some of the Body Combat workouts. I think you will like them! __________________ Wendy

03-19-21, 02:56 PM
Nelly G Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Netherlands, Europe	Thanks for both answering. I will sure do some of the workouts of les Mills Invisible. Is there someone who did or have the 5 Beachbody dvds and can tell me if I buy it from someone if it is worth it because it is expensive. I read the music is not great and I read Ilaria and Cathe are better. https://2lazy4gym.com/2015/01/09/les-mills-combat/ https://dysfunctionalparrot.com/heal...-mills-combat/ Is the Beachbody Less Mills different from the Les Mills invisible. So what do you think? I appreciate the information.

03-20-21, 11:46 AM
zraipel VF Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC	The Les Mills Beachbody DVD set is one of my most used ever. I think the music is great and are all covers of familiar, mostly current songs (of course some of the songs may seem a little dated now because the set came out several years ago). There is one Live workout, that is performed in front of a crowd, like on the Les Mills app. But what I like about the set is the fact that the rest of the workouts are filmed with just the instructors. I personally am not a fan of the live crowd workouts, but that's just me. Too much sensory overload or something. I like the instructors' energy, and Dan and Rach are very consistent and great cuers. There is an emphasis on good form. The moves are performed on the beat. There is a low-impact modifier. These are very well produced workouts. I wish this set was still a little more available, but you can usually find it on Ebay. This is one that I am never getting rid of, and one I ALWAYS go back to when I've been in a workout slump. ETA: There's not really a comparison to Cathe as far as I'm concerned. She doesn't really do the same type of workouts. The martial arts form on Les Mills is more of a focus than Cathe's kickboxing workouts. But I think of Cathe's as more of a cardio kickboxing/boxing, while Les Mills I think of as a martial arts workout that gets you hyped, lol! The comparison to Ilaria is a better one. Both focus on form, but with Ilaria she does a lot more of TIFT (take it from the top) and combo building. It's a little more drill based, I feel, and the combos go on for a long time. Les Mills does a few different combos within the space of a song, then they move on to something new when the song changes. I like both a lot. Ilaria doesn't use current pop music, more electronic beats, while Les Mills uses vocal pop. I like both. But I have to be a little more mentally prepared to do an Ilaria workout. Les Mills, I can pop in and press play and know I'm going to finish. __________________ Stephanie

03-20-21, 03:12 PM
Nelly G Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Netherlands, Europe	Stephanie/Zraipel, thank a lot for your information. It sound like a set which I would appreciate. I just did an Illaria workout today and indeed you need to think what you do to follow her.

03-20-21, 04:14 PM
hdw VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001	MOSSA workouts are similar to Les Mills. I prefer their workouts better. You can get 44 day free trial with code TRYMOSSA44. https://mossaondemand.net/

03-20-21, 04:42 PM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	I loved Les Mills on demand, but get annoyed when they pan out over the crowd or not show the instructor"s feet. __________________ "Say you are tired and you will be. Believe you are strong and you are." (Sean O'Malley) The cat in my avatar is my sweetheart named Bonkers

03-21-21, 05:33 PM
warriorprincess Join Date: Aug 2002	Body Combat is my favorite cardio of all time. I also love Les Mills Barre. __________________ Nancy S. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~* You're only 1 workout away from a good mood.