Blast from the past! Body Max - the original

[Debinmi]

Years and years ago this was a Saturday morning mainstay for my sister & me. .. we'd do the step aerobics, skip the power circuits (cuz Leg Day was Sunday) and then do the Upper Body & Core sections. I've done the UB in the past few years when needing a short UB workout, but not the rest. Yesterday I did the step aerobics & power circuits ... whoo! The power circuits are kinda "I- MAX-ish" with simpler step choreography & one leg exercise (endurance based so quite a few reps) attached to each cycle. It was fun for a change of pace ( of course I modified to lower impact). It's been fun & interesting doing some of these older workouts.

 

[ashaw]

I’ve never done the original Body Max but I’ve done Body Max 2 in its entirety a few times and the step routines as stand alone cardio as well.

looking back I’ve had a few Saturday morning mainstay workouts too. Cardio Core Circuit and Cardio Slam are 2 that come to mind. Speaking of Cardio Core Circuit, I actually did it this morning, wore my knee brace and was careful but got a great workout!

 

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I find the original Body Max surprisingly tiring, but fun! But Body Max 2 is probably my all-around favorite Cathe workout. It has everything I am looking for in a workout, and the music is very fun.

 

[Debinmi]

We used to do BM2 a lot when it 1st came out, but not in a long while ... may have to dust it off and plug that one in too since I've been on a nostalgia kick. I have my sights on CTX Power Circuits in February.

 

[AVeyRa]

There is so much gold to mine in the older videos. I don’t think we knew what we had. The content now is amazing — and the same, but different. The older stuff feels a little more wild and free to me, though. More like a party than “work”. I think that’s why I like doing them again.

 

[Lady Vol Fan]

More like a party than “work”. I think that’s why I like doing them again.

I don't know if it has to do with the music or whether I'm just waxing sentimental as to why those older workouts hit different. But they do and definitely have high fun factors!