HEY ALL - POSTED IN CHECK INS BUT THOUGHT I WOULD PUT HERE AS WELL. Cathe, I am devoted to you as always. My Chalene excursions do not change this! 
I really like Turbo Fire. You can make every workout harder or easier depending on how you're feeling, the ab workouts are excellent (Core 20!), and all those 10 minute stretches are short enough to fit in, as opposed to the hour yoga I can't seem to get to. The HIITs are hard but not impossible, and can be scaled up or down. I tend to do 4 days cardio a week, so adding that 5th day with a HIIT for 20 minutes was a great way to do so without killing myself - well, ok it killed me but it was short. Think of the Cathe HIIT workouts from STS cardio. The Fire workouts are full out and really fun - I like that Chalene does really long combinations on the Fires so three combos and you are already close to 40 minutes into it. I am not a Step workout girl - kickboxing is close to running for me in terms of cardio faves (with boot camp style stuff in third). So if you want dancy dancy this is not it.
The Strength/Tone workouts are pretty good- I tack onto my own upper and lower body workouts for a 2nd hit to each muscle group. But I like the Upper 20/Lower 20 more in terms of more concentrated muscle challenge. This being summer, I tend to ease up on heavy weights for lighter resistance fare so this works. Also, the tubing is surprisingly challenging if you do it right.
Here's something else I like: Chalene is way way fit of course (she is amazing in the HIITS), but not ripped to shreds. She has a real healthy strong body, which is good role model material for me. (And my girls who watch me work out sometimes.)
Hope that helps. Have a great Sunday!
Julie
I really like Turbo Fire. You can make every workout harder or easier depending on how you're feeling, the ab workouts are excellent (Core 20!), and all those 10 minute stretches are short enough to fit in, as opposed to the hour yoga I can't seem to get to. The HIITs are hard but not impossible, and can be scaled up or down. I tend to do 4 days cardio a week, so adding that 5th day with a HIIT for 20 minutes was a great way to do so without killing myself - well, ok it killed me but it was short. Think of the Cathe HIIT workouts from STS cardio. The Fire workouts are full out and really fun - I like that Chalene does really long combinations on the Fires so three combos and you are already close to 40 minutes into it. I am not a Step workout girl - kickboxing is close to running for me in terms of cardio faves (with boot camp style stuff in third). So if you want dancy dancy this is not it.
The Strength/Tone workouts are pretty good- I tack onto my own upper and lower body workouts for a 2nd hit to each muscle group. But I like the Upper 20/Lower 20 more in terms of more concentrated muscle challenge. This being summer, I tend to ease up on heavy weights for lighter resistance fare so this works. Also, the tubing is surprisingly challenging if you do it right.
Here's something else I like: Chalene is way way fit of course (she is amazing in the HIITS), but not ripped to shreds. She has a real healthy strong body, which is good role model material for me. (And my girls who watch me work out sometimes.)
Hope that helps. Have a great Sunday!
Julie
