Friday - Tracey Mallet - Superbody Bootcamp - Firm it up

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Hi Everyone,

Did a Ross find this morning - this one is about $5 at

Ross and I really liked it - it works very well with a

kickboxing rotation as the exercises are all very

kickboxing inspired.

To give a quick run-down - after a basic warm-up -

including lots of athletic moves like squats, etc.

Tracey teaches four different exercise sequences for

legs, upper body/core, butt, and abs. The DVD is well

chaptered so you can easily just choose a segment or

two. The leg and upper body/core are done standing.

No equipment is required for the leg work - it is all

done with body weight and is very athletic (squats,

lunges, etc.) and kickboxing inspired (roundhouse

kicks, etc. done at a slower tempo so you can feel

your muscles work - no momentum). For the upper

body/core she uses a resistance tube - I think

dumbells could be substituted - as well as body weight

(planks, side planks, etc.) Also included in the

upper body are some kickboxing moves to work both the

upper body and the core. The butt and ab work is done

on the floor - and nicely combines Pilates and

kickboxing moves. The resitance tube is used for some

of the lower body floorwork. Overall, I think this is

a winner - good variety, minimal equipment and a nice

kickboxing/athletic feel.

Tracey has appeared in some of the Method videos -

particularly Method Cardio Bootcamp and Jab, Kick and

Burn. I like her MUCH better in this workout as she

is much more subdued - she was a bit over the top in

the Method workouts and those just seemed to lack

structure. I'm sure part of it was b/c they were

taken from TV shows, so there was a choppiness to them

that couldn't be helped and a need to cram alot into a

short amount of time.

Aside from the workout the DVD also features a little

history of the hotel where it was filmed (didn't ahve

time to watch it - and I forget the name of the hotel

but it is in Palm Springs, CA), upcoming releases

(looks like Tracey is going to have a

ballet/pilates/fusion workout coming soon) and a 7 day

diet plan/menu (which is in pdf form - so you need to

put your DVD into your computer to access - didn't

have time for that).

There are four background exercisers which includes 2

cute guys. One woman shows beginner/less intense

modifications - but it is hard to see her sometimes.

The overall level of the workout is probably

intermediate, but I imagine it can be adjusted by

putting more into the moves and using heavier weights

or tubing.

In this series is one other workout - Superbody

Bootcamp - Burn it - which looks like an interval

workout.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great day!

Donna

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