RunnerGirl
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Hi all! I am looking for a new DVD, cardio only. Have any of you tried Gliding w/outs? I want something different than step and kboxing. TIA
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RunnerGirl
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Well, when it comes to aerobics.......you can never get too much variety. I recently started Gliding. While it isn't as intense as other cardio activites (HR stays a bit lower), it is good to vary your intensities with cardio to avoid hitting a plateau. Plus, Gliding works your legs in a unique way that other activities don't. This is the reason I like it. The only thing I've found is that they usually don't glide at a fast pace that often.....which I like to do. I wish someone would put a video out where there do that. My favorite thing to do is fast speed skaters with the discs. The lower you go and the harder you press into the floor, the harder the workout and the more it works your legs.
Most DVDs out there have hi/lo cardio segments and most of the Gliding segments are more of a slower paced/strength workout with a bit of cardio gliding in there. Try the basic set and see what you think. I don't think it's that bad. I actually sort of like the cardio in the basic set. Mindy does hi/lo and gliding and then there's a leg gliding workout and total body one. Again, it does work you differently. I love incorporating Gliding leg workouts with my leg work.
Most DVDs out there have hi/lo cardio segments and most of the Gliding segments are more of a slower paced/strength workout with a bit of cardio gliding in there. Try the basic set and see what you think. I don't think it's that bad. I actually sort of like the cardio in the basic set. Mindy does hi/lo and gliding and then there's a leg gliding workout and total body one. Again, it does work you differently. I love incorporating Gliding leg workouts with my leg work.
RunnerGirl
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Thanks I think I am going to try it. I don't really want to buy a rebounder or bosu because I just don't need anymore equipment. The gliders will easily store. Thanks for the help!
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sundari
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Gliding is very fun and yes it is easy to store. I find it is a great workout for the legs and butt. I feel it works deep inside the muscle and is a great compliment to Cathe strength workouts. I also feel that you get some cardio benefit as well. You do work hard and feel this type of exercise.
I found Mindy's original kit to be nice quality workouts. The ones I like most from her original is the "Lower body" and the "Interval hi-lo".
Gay Gasper has a nice workout that includes a step routine mixed with gliding and weights. So this would be a circuit workout.
Rob Glick has a nice workout that uses the step with lower body focus. At the end he includes some gliding leg exercises and core work. His has you toning the lower body more with his step routine than from gliding. But he does have some challenging gliding moves.
Keli Roberts just came out with "Booty Beautiful". This is a new gliding workout in which she uses a body bar.
There is another instructor that came out with a new gliding workout that includes balance and pilates I think. And Mindy came out with Gliding Gone Wild. These is alot to choose from in gliding workouts.
You can see these new gliding workout descriptions at Mindy's "Fit Flix" website. Hope this helps.
I found Mindy's original kit to be nice quality workouts. The ones I like most from her original is the "Lower body" and the "Interval hi-lo".
Gay Gasper has a nice workout that includes a step routine mixed with gliding and weights. So this would be a circuit workout.
Rob Glick has a nice workout that uses the step with lower body focus. At the end he includes some gliding leg exercises and core work. His has you toning the lower body more with his step routine than from gliding. But he does have some challenging gliding moves.
Keli Roberts just came out with "Booty Beautiful". This is a new gliding workout in which she uses a body bar.
There is another instructor that came out with a new gliding workout that includes balance and pilates I think. And Mindy came out with Gliding Gone Wild. These is alot to choose from in gliding workouts.
You can see these new gliding workout descriptions at Mindy's "Fit Flix" website. Hope this helps.
RunnerGirl
Cathlete
Thanks Sundari. I ended up getting Gliding Gone wild.
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I'll be interested to see what you think of Gliding Gone Wild. I have it and it's fun to do for something different. I like the Kitty-Kat Crawl. I give Mindy a lot of credit for going "out there" and doing something so risque and different.
My other favorite Gliding workout is the Strength, Balance and _______
(can't think of the exact title). It's the one with Mindy that uses the discs and the Bosu. I like this cuz I think it's the most cardio intensive of all of the Gliding ones I've tried.
I actually like the cardio one on the basic set, Marcos Prolo's Hi/Lo Gliding, and the one I mentioned above the most.
I just got Bootylicious Gliding with Keli .....and have only previewed it....again, the Gliding segments are extremely slow.
I keep telling my friends that we need to do a Gliding on Speed Hardcore Gliding workout with all out intensity!!
You'll also learn great ways to work your abs with the discs. One of my favorite core exercises is doing Pikes with the Gliding Discs on your feet. REally feel it in the core.
My other favorite Gliding workout is the Strength, Balance and _______
(can't think of the exact title). It's the one with Mindy that uses the discs and the Bosu. I like this cuz I think it's the most cardio intensive of all of the Gliding ones I've tried.
I actually like the cardio one on the basic set, Marcos Prolo's Hi/Lo Gliding, and the one I mentioned above the most.
I just got Bootylicious Gliding with Keli .....and have only previewed it....again, the Gliding segments are extremely slow.
I keep telling my friends that we need to do a Gliding on Speed Hardcore Gliding workout with all out intensity!!
You'll also learn great ways to work your abs with the discs. One of my favorite core exercises is doing Pikes with the Gliding Discs on your feet. REally feel it in the core.
kathryn
Cathlete
I have several gliding workouts, but I usually don't use them as much as I use the discs themselves. Once you get some of the basics down, and see some of the ideas in the workouts, you can easily grab a gliding disc to work on lunges or 1-legged squats or even push-up variations or planks (though if you workout on wood or on puzzle mats, you'd have to have a bit of carpet nearby to really get them to work the best).
There are also several workouts by Mindy Mylrea as well as the some of the TLT's (Tracie Long) and a move or two in one of Amy Bento's weight workouts where you use rags (on wood floors) or paper plates (on carpet) to do gliding-like moves for lunges, and the discs would be perfect for those.
IMO, the discs themselves are worth the price (you can get them for $14.95 some places) just as easy exercise gear to take in your luggage, even a carry-on, when travelling. They work great on hotel-room carpet, and can be a fab addition to a vacation workout program. I like to do both cardio (side-to-side slides, like on a slide board) and resistance (various types of lunges and 1-legged squats, as well as chest and ab work) with them.
There are also several workouts by Mindy Mylrea as well as the some of the TLT's (Tracie Long) and a move or two in one of Amy Bento's weight workouts where you use rags (on wood floors) or paper plates (on carpet) to do gliding-like moves for lunges, and the discs would be perfect for those.
IMO, the discs themselves are worth the price (you can get them for $14.95 some places) just as easy exercise gear to take in your luggage, even a carry-on, when travelling. They work great on hotel-room carpet, and can be a fab addition to a vacation workout program. I like to do both cardio (side-to-side slides, like on a slide board) and resistance (various types of lunges and 1-legged squats, as well as chest and ab work) with them.
RunnerGirl
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OK this is OT of my original question but does anyone remeber those other classes with I don't know what it was. LOL, Something slippery. Was it called a slideboard Kaythrn? I remeber taking a class at my health club years ago and had trouble not falling!
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kathryn
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>OK this is OT of my original question but does anyone remeber
>those other classes with I don't know what it was. LOL,
>Something slippery. Was it called a slideboard Kaythrn? I
>remeber taking a class at my health club years ago and had
>trouble not falling!
I think they were called slide boards (but different brands had different specific names).
I had some (yes, that's 'some': I tried a Denise Austin one ---that moved around too much, and two different Reebok ones). They still sell them at www.power-systems.com or www.fitterfirst.com or www.performbetter.com (can't remember which catalog I saw them in) but they are pricey. The gliding discs cost about 10% of what the cheapest ones do, and you can do many of the same moves with them, with the addition of having more planes of movement to work with at once (though there is a slide-board-type gizmo that is square and would allow for front-to-back and diagonal moves as well as side-to-side moves---but it's around $300.)
>those other classes with I don't know what it was. LOL,
>Something slippery. Was it called a slideboard Kaythrn? I
>remeber taking a class at my health club years ago and had
>trouble not falling!
I think they were called slide boards (but different brands had different specific names).
I had some (yes, that's 'some': I tried a Denise Austin one ---that moved around too much, and two different Reebok ones). They still sell them at www.power-systems.com or www.fitterfirst.com or www.performbetter.com (can't remember which catalog I saw them in) but they are pricey. The gliding discs cost about 10% of what the cheapest ones do, and you can do many of the same moves with them, with the addition of having more planes of movement to work with at once (though there is a slide-board-type gizmo that is square and would allow for front-to-back and diagonal moves as well as side-to-side moves---but it's around $300.)
WD
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I have the gliding discs with the original set and a couple of others. I also have one of Amy Bento's that utilizes these in the core segments. I will say these are good if you are looking for a cardio workout that will strengthen the legs and be low impact. We all do need low impact days. If you are looking for Cathe intensity you will not get it with these.
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gogigi
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I don't like the gliding workouts that came with my disks, but I'm so glad I have the discs. I use them in some of the TLT workouts, in Core Foundations, in the core work on an Amy Bento workout (TOUGH core section), and in various other workouts. They are different and quite intense. Mountain climbers using the discs are tough! I would love to find a core/cardio workout that I enjoy that utilized the disc with great music and fun choreography.
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gogigi
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>I'll be interested to see what you think of Gliding Gone
>Wild. I have it and it's fun to do for something different.
>I like the Kitty-Kat Crawl. I give Mindy a lot of credit for
>going "out there" and doing something so risque and different.
>
>
>My other favorite Gliding workout is the Strength, Balance and
>_______
>(can't think of the exact title). It's the one with Mindy
>that uses the discs and the Bosu. I like this cuz I think
>it's the most cardio intensive of all of the Gliding ones I've
>tried.
>
>I actually like the cardio one on the basic set, Marcos
>Prolo's Hi/Lo Gliding, and the one I mentioned above the most.
>
>
>I just got Bootylicious Gliding with Keli .....and have only
>previewed it....again, the Gliding segments are extremely
>slow.
>
>I keep telling my friends that we need to do a Gliding on
>Speed Hardcore Gliding workout with all out intensity!!
>
>You'll also learn great ways to work your abs with the discs.
>One of my favorite core exercises is doing Pikes with the
>Gliding Discs on your feet. REally feel it in the core.
I found the workout you are referring to and it interests me: Gliding Ultimate Balance Cardio, Strength & Stability. How long is this workout? What kind of music is used? TIA!
Angela:7
>Wild. I have it and it's fun to do for something different.
>I like the Kitty-Kat Crawl. I give Mindy a lot of credit for
>going "out there" and doing something so risque and different.
>
>
>My other favorite Gliding workout is the Strength, Balance and
>_______
>(can't think of the exact title). It's the one with Mindy
>that uses the discs and the Bosu. I like this cuz I think
>it's the most cardio intensive of all of the Gliding ones I've
>tried.
>
>I actually like the cardio one on the basic set, Marcos
>Prolo's Hi/Lo Gliding, and the one I mentioned above the most.
>
>
>I just got Bootylicious Gliding with Keli .....and have only
>previewed it....again, the Gliding segments are extremely
>slow.
>
>I keep telling my friends that we need to do a Gliding on
>Speed Hardcore Gliding workout with all out intensity!!
>
>You'll also learn great ways to work your abs with the discs.
>One of my favorite core exercises is doing Pikes with the
>Gliding Discs on your feet. REally feel it in the core.
I found the workout you are referring to and it interests me: Gliding Ultimate Balance Cardio, Strength & Stability. How long is this workout? What kind of music is used? TIA!
Angela:7