Intensity vs. IMax 3
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jldx2in2000
Cathlete
I say Intensity is much harder than Imax 3.
I just did Imax 3 on Tuesday of this week and Intensity today. The first 30 minutes of Intensity is killer (and that includes the warm-up). As Nan mentioned, there are no breaks until you get to the HiiT section which is around the 30 minute mark. Once you make it that far, it gets better and you start to feel like you will actually make it to the end!
With all the premixes and the ability to mix and match, you could just do pieces of it until you work up to the entire thing.
Hope that helped!
I just did Imax 3 on Tuesday of this week and Intensity today. The first 30 minutes of Intensity is killer (and that includes the warm-up). As Nan mentioned, there are no breaks until you get to the HiiT section which is around the 30 minute mark. Once you make it that far, it gets better and you start to feel like you will actually make it to the end!
With all the premixes and the ability to mix and match, you could just do pieces of it until you work up to the entire thing.
Hope that helped!
Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
I'll third that! I did Intensity this morning and it's definitely harder. And absolutely those first 30 minutes are killer and always have me looking forward to the Hiit portions with their lovely breaks.
I appreciate everyone's reply. Now I'm scared of Intensity...lol
Jacmar, what's the difference for you?
I really don't know for sure. If I had to quess, the recovery time on IMAX 3 seems much shorter to me and the blasts seem harder.
Here is a list of all the premixes
1. Maximum Intensity – 70.21
2. Step Only – 36.30
3. Step + HiiT (Hi) + Boot Camp – 59.09
4. Step + HiiT (Lo) + Boot Camp – 60.23
5. Timesaver - Step + HiiT (Hi)- 46.26
6. Timesaver - Step + HiiT (Lo) – 47.40
7. Timesaver – Step + Boot Camp – 49.13
8. Timesaver - Double HiiT and Boot Camp – 45.44
9. Timesaver – HiiT (Lo) + Boot Camp – 35.49
IMO only the HiiT Lo is low impact
nkhansen1
Cathlete
I agree, the low impact HIIT is the only low impact in the whole workout, but it only lasts about ten minutes. By itself I don't think it would be something to do over and over. It's meant to help your heart rate come down before the final cool down and stretch, so it's not one to get the heart racing. It's still tough, though.
exercise-lover
Cathlete
I love the low impact hiit and am very glad Cathe included that option. It is all very do-able but still high intensity. In fact, I found Intensity (all but the high impact hiit) easy to modify, so I'm HAPPY with it.
lainabaina
Cathlete
agree with this...i had to modify some of the workout at random times due to the arches in my feet cramping. it was pretty easy to modify, actually & still got a great workout.
You have to get a bit creative but everything hi impact can be modified. Of course, it will lose some of the heart rate factor doing so.
After doing Intensity for several weeks, I did IMAX 3 last week just to see how it compared. I was shocked that I could get through the entire workout without pausing or modifying it! I've never gotten through IMAX 3 before. So I would say that not only is Intensity harder, it is a darn good way to dramatically improve your cardio capacity! It is just WAAAAYYYY harder than any IMAX.
Beth
After doing Intensity for several weeks, I did IMAX 3 last week just to see how it compared. I was shocked that I could get through the entire workout without pausing or modifying it! I've never gotten through IMAX 3 before. So I would say that not only is Intensity harder, it is a darn good way to dramatically improve your cardio capacity! It is just WAAAAYYYY harder than any IMAX.
Beth