This is a BONUS EPISODE full of the latest updates to four programs that I talk about regularly around here, because they're great resources to use when you work out at home. I'm going to give you updates on Les Mills program, an update on Body Groove, an update on a new Cathe Friedrich program, and an update to the Sweatstyle program.
So before we get started, for those who're listening for the first time, I just want to introduce myself. I'm Mickie, and I'm from One Strong Southern Girl, and today's episode is brought to you by One Strong Southern Girl. That's my brand, friends. And I help women figure out how to plan, execute, and manage a home workout routine that's irresistible and sustainable and will change your life.
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I'm so glad that you're here today, let's jump right into all these updates.
So the first update I'm going to tell you about is to the Les Mills On Demand workout library.
So, if you have a membership to the on demand subscription service from Les Mills, it's called Les Mills On Demand, and if you don't, head over to season three episode number seven. I give you a full review of their program. It's amazing. I love my Les Mills On Demand membership.
So, if you work out at home, this is a way to stream workouts into your home with instructors from around the world. You can learn everything you need to know about Les Mills on Demand in season 3 episode seven.. So, head back a few episodes and listen to that one after you're done with today's episode.
But they just added to their library of workouts a hybrid workout that they're calling Enduro, and these are really long workouts. They're over an hour, they're like 70 minutes long, which is pretty cool.
Every now and then we all kind of crave a really long, intense cardio workout. At least I do, and so I was pretty excited about this, but then when I went and looked at it, it's a combination of three of their other programs, and they splice them together to make one long workout.
But the three programs that they chose are RPM, BodyPump, and CXWORX. BodyPump is an amazing barbell strength training routine with high reps and low weights. And CXWORX is a core training routine. So the problem comes in with RPM. That's the cardio segment that's included in these workouts, and it's a spin class. It's actually on a stationary bike. So if you're doing this at home and you don't have a bike, you're kind of out of luck.
I can't do them because I don't have a bike, so I was kind of irritated when I saw that. Hopefully they'll come out with something else so that I can do them, because I would like to do a longer workout, and I would love, love, love to have a way to combine these routines together without having to stop and do it myself. Hopefully they'll splice some of their other workouts into another Enduro routine and use something else for the cardio segment.
Right now I see in my library there are two of these Enduro workouts, and they both have RPM, BodyPump and CXWORX in those routines. One's 73 minutes and one's 75 minutes. So that's that. If you have a stationary bike and you have Les Mills On Demand, try these out. Let me know what you think. High calorie burn, long workouts. Awesome. So I love Les Mills On Demand.
Let's move on to update number two. Number two about the Body Groove program.
If you've heard about Body Groove before or if you haven't, they are home workout routines led by Misty Tripoli, and they are kind of a combination of yoga and creative dance.
I would put them in the beginner to intermediate category, or just for someone who's looking for something really different, but I did a full review on that program as well, season two, episode eight, if you want to hear a full breakdown about Body Groove and whether it might be right for you.
Body Groove now has an on demand membership so you can get all of the workouts streaming into your home without buying the physical DVDs. When I first tried the program I actually bought the DVDs. I wish I'd just signed up for the streaming workout service.
I don't do those workouts enough right now to be paying for the membership to their on demand library, but the big news is, if you're looking into this program and you thought, "Well, it's just not going to challenge me enough," they just added some new workouts that might be what you needed.
They're HIIT workouts, so I'm pretty excited about that. I haven't tried them, because like I said, I didn't sign up for Body Groove On Demand or her on demand membership service, but she's got several HIIT routines inside of her library now, and HIIT is high intensity interval training.
Adding HiiT style training to Body Groove will make a workout that's normally not very cardio intensive, the Body Groove program itself, to something that's more challenging for people who might be slightly beyond beginner level.
So, I think this is a pretty good addition. I'm pretty excited about it. If you try them, let me know. I would love to know if they continue to be very much beginner routines, and if they're incorporating that creative dance element, or if she's doing something else to create the HIIT intervals. I'd love to know how she's doing that, but check out Body Groove if you've researched it before or you forgot about it. It's a great alternative to people who maybe aren't interested in the traditional workout styles but are looking for something else.
If you like yoga, if you like dance, if you're looking for something very low impact, and you're very much a beginner, this might be your perfect thing. So check out Body Groove. Again, season two, episode eight of Crunches & Cosmos, I actually reviewed their program, and I've got an article on my website of a full review of Body Groove as well. So those are two places you can go get more information about Body Groove.
Update number three, I'm really excited about because I love Cathe Friedrich and I love it when she releases new programs. She actually just released one called Step Boss. I haven't even released my podcast episode or my article on my site where I review those workouts. I have done them all. I do have an opinion about them, and I'm going to share it with the world here in the next few weeks, but I haven't even reviewed those yet, and she's already announced the release of another series, and this next series is called Perfect 30.
They're all 30-minute routines. It's six workouts on three DVDs. It looks she's going to release them summer of 2020.
One of the workouts is called Perfect Pump. One is called Perfect HIIT. One is called Perfect Flow. So Perfect Pump, it says, is all strength routines, upper and lower body. Perfect HIIT are obviously solid, intense cardio, and then Perfect Flow, it looks like are yoga-based routines.
And then of course, as always, Cathe gives you bonuses. Some bonus stretching, bonus cardio, bonus pump, bonus pre-mix, all the goodies that she normally does are going to be included.
So they're designed as 30 minute routines, but of course if you want something longer she always has pre-mix workouts where she reconfigures all the primary workouts on the video into different combinations that are either longer or shorter, so that you can find something that fits your schedule and what you're looking for perfectly for that day.
I'm really excited about these. It looks like you will need some equipment for some of them, and one thing I really love about Cathe Friedrich is that she sells her videos individually. So she'll probably release these as a set if you want to buy them that way, but if you don't, maybe you don't want the yoga video or you don't want the one that's strength training, she actually allows you to buy them individually, which is awesome. So there's that, and she's got those videos on sale right now for preorder, so if you want to get more information, head over to cathe.com and get more information about that. Cathe Friedrich, guys, and she's selling these as advanced routines.
I'd really recommend that you look into Cathe Friedrich's workouts. If you decided a long time ago they were too hard for you, she's got something out there, a promise that you can start on and get your foot in the door, and see where you're going and what you're headed for as a goal. So anyway, Cathe Friedrich, like I said, mostly advanced routines for the home exerciser. They're all led by Cathe Friedrich. She does use equipment in most of her workouts, but she is the bomb, guys. She's awesome. If you've never done any of her workouts, check them out.
She does have an on demand service. I talk about it in season one, episode 10, if you're interested in learning more about Cathe's exercise on demand service. I actually compare it to Beachbody On Demand in that podcast episode
Today's final update is a big one. It is all about the SweatStyle program.
So if you know anything about me, you know that I love workout clothes subscription programs. I think they're a wonderful way to keep yourself motivated to work out, a wonderful way to keep your workout wardrobe shiny and new and modern, and it's just a great thing to gift for yourself to stay motivated to exercise.
SweatStyle has been one of my favorite ones. I've been recommending them for years on my website because they've traditionally been one of my top recommendations, honestly, for people looking for workout clothes subscription programs.
Right now on their website, if you head over to SweatStyle, you'll see that it says, "Thank you for visiting SweatStyle. We are currently not accepting new subscribers."
And I'v been a member of SweatStyle for a really long time. It's been a few months since I got an order from them, so I've not gotten an email that they've closed shop, but I have not gotten an order recently, so I don't know if they're getting ready to shut down, or revamping the brand, or what's on the horizon for them, but I'll keep you informed.
Sadly I've seen a lot of these companies come and go that are workout clothes subscription programs. This one, it's not closed down yet, but I've seen three, since I started reviewing workout clothes subscription programs, I've seen three of them close shop after I reviewed them and fell in love with them.
I guess it's hard to maintain this business model and there's a lot of competition out there. But if you're looking for a workout clothes subscription program or you're interested in it and learning more about them, you can listen to podcast season one, episode three, where I cover some of the other ones.
I know I talk about SweatStyle on there, so that's going to be old information, because you can no longer subscribe to SweatStyle, but the other ones I mentioned on that episode are still relevant, and my favorite today is Wantable.
It's the one I recommend that you start out with. They're pro and they know what they're doing. It's the best one on the market in my opinion right now, and you can get more information about them at onestrongsoutherngirl.com/workoutclothes. That's onestrongsoutherngirl.com/workoutclothes. That is an affiliate link, but I do love Wantable and I strongly recommend them.
But you have other options as well. You can check out ArmourBox, that is a workout clothes subscription program by Under Armour. There's also Fabletics. So you do have a few other options out there, but Wantable is my number one recommendation right now.
My tip of the day, check out any one of these programs and level up your home exercise game.
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