Rather the man dishes out rapid successions of isometric postures guaranteed to pound the ever living taco-leftovers out of your midsection. No, that would be humane, and Shaun T is not humane. There is also a 3.5 minute post workout cool-down video. It’s hitting the abs hard and then having an interval “break” by doing a cardio move before diving back in. Nothing recycled kids, this is all new stuff and the format is different from any other AB routine I’ve since seen. It once again shows the attention Beachbodyputs toward the little things that add up to make them the current king of the fitness hill. I appreciate that he seems to have made several and not merely recycled the same footage like some other videos I’ve come across. I should also mention the cool-downs are a 2.5 minute video after the main 25 minute workout with just Shaun walking you through a stretch.
Parrot thought I was going to have an embolism. The last 5 minutes just push you until Mrs. To summarize, you’ll spend your time doing squats, planks and various forms of sinister pushups that keep coming one after the other with no break. Total Body CircuitĪs one would expect, TB focuses on the upper and the lower and does a mighty fine job of kicking your butt in both. Once again Tonya is there is save the day by showing the modified moves and Mrs. So give this one time if you’re rhythmically challenged. As I recall I never really got the hang of that program, although it was certainly an interesting review. And because of that I got a bit of deja-vu from my old experience with Hip Hop Abs. It is mainly developing co-ordination with moves like Squat-Thrust-Crisscross that often take advantage of the rhythm of the music. In regards to speed, this is more than just moving the feet fast.
But for the last 10 minutes it’s full on. For the first 15 minutes there is the occasional break from the speed drills with a quick stretch move. Speed, Stability, Stretch is the name of the game here. At the end both of us got a really good vibe about the direction of this series. Parrot really appreciated Tonya ( from Insanity ) doing the modified moves as she’s new to the crazy world of fitness videos. When Shaun makes you work, my friend, you will indeed work. The muscle burnout does more to cause your heart rate to go sky high than anything else and when this was done I was soaked. The difference between this cardio and simply jumping on a treadmill is the muscle isolation. My advice, do NOT do this after sitting on your butt for a week and a half from driving across Canada eating less than optimal food. Here’s the gospel truth folks, if you’re going to do a 25 minute program then food becomes more important than ever. You remember the Food Guide right? That’s the booklet in the box that gets stuffed in the book shelf and ignored by most everyone. Parrot has volunteered to use the included food guide to fuel the hot bod that is me. For the duration of this program, my trusty sidekick, Mrs. The resistance band is of low to average strength, but I’ll reserve judgement until I see what physical Hell Shaun plans to unleash.
As usual, I’m going to totally get that shirt because when it comes to swag, I will not be stopped. What’s in the box:ĭVD pack which includes Alpha: Foundation and Beta: Core program, a bonus DVD: Core Speed, food guide, schedule poster, B-Lines resistance band, and t-shirt offer.
So how does Focus T25 compare to P90X or Insanity? You’re about to find out from the only fitness reviewer worth any beans in this new fangled interweb thing who like I’ve always said, is not a Beachbody Coach. Parrot has opted to join me in this review and was not really keen to the idea of jumping into an Insanity: Asylum level workout any more than I was. So doing a 25 minute routine seemed to be a good fit right now, especially since the lovely Mrs. Suffice to say, the kids were a little hyped up after being trapped in a minivan eating a steady diet of gluten-free bread and lentil chips.
Now go to the polar opposite and you have Winnipeg. What is Winnipeg like you ask? Imagine Hawaii, Venice or the Mayan Riviera. Especially when the destination is 1400 km away in Winnipeg. Now I’m not saying I don’t love my family to bits, but travelling with them can be a bit of an experience. The timing for this review was quite good as I just came off a nearly 2 week road trip with my family.