Turbo Jam

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edie

Cathlete
Hi Everyone!

Can someone tell me about Turbo Jam workouts? I'm thinking of adding it into my Cathe rotations. I'm not looking to loose weight. I'm in the building/toning muscle process and want to keep my gains. BUT - I am looking for some fun cardio to strengthen the most important muscle -The Heart.

Thanks so much! edie
 
Love Turbo Jam. It's a lot of fun and the workout flies by. Charlene is very perky, but not what I'd call annoying. Like, I could see not wanting to punch her if I worked with her. :)

It's definitely a good workout to add to your collection.
 
I didn't like Turbo Jam at all. I thought the cueing was sloppy, especially the "intensity blasts", and some of the transitions between moves seemed a little bit unsafe - twisty and tweaky on the joints.

I thought the music was boring. There were also a couple of "do what you want" sections, which I didn't like.

I returned the whole shebang for a complete refund.

But I have to tell you I'm definitely in the minority. Many people on this forum love the Turbo Jam workouts!
 
Ha ha! Yeah - the "do what you want" sections are pretty dumb. I'm not much into "howsin' it" either, bro.

:)
 
Hi Edie,
I really enjoy Turbo Jam. It's fun the music is good I don't think it is as difficult has Cathe. I do get a good workout from it. It is true some of the cueing is off sometimes but you can figure it out after a few times of doing it.
I like it so much that I got my Turbo Kick Certification last October.
I haven't taught with it. I did it more for a personal challenge.
Anyway give it a try its fun.

Susan G.
 
I like the TJ workouts. They're great for a light day when you want to do something fun. Not high intensity, more like mid-intensity.

The only thing that bugs me is Chalene's skirt in Cardio Party 3. I'm sorry, but I just find a skirt really silly for hi/lo/kickbox workouts. :+
 
Hello,
sorry to say but I'm one of the minority who jsut hated Turbo jam. I felt rather silly doing the workouts, and hoped no one would happen to walk by and see me doing them (husband, kids, even the dog) I sent them all back and got a refund.
I did break down and got the one that uses the stability ball to work the core a total body workout not cardio and have done it twice in the 4 months I have had it. Not much of a fun factor for me.
IMHO I would save your money for Cathe's new offerings.

Jen
 
I actually just tried Turbo Jam today! I borrowed it from my sister who loves it and have had it sitting in a drawer for a while. I decided to give it a try today because I have the most intense DOMS from doing PUB yesterday and thought "hey, if it's crap, at least I did something!" I really, really liked it. It's not as intense as Cathe, but it was SO fun. I never imagined myself dancing around like that but I really got into it. The instructor is a blast and the music was great. I highly recommend it!


Allison
 
Thank you all for your replies. I am very tempted to buy. Do any of you have a favorite Turbo Jam workout? thanks. edie
 
Before doing Cathe's workouts I was doing TJ about 3 to 4 times a week. It is a lot of fun! But, I will tell you that I sweat so much more doing Cathe's cardios. I would totally forget about her sculpting workouts....although Lower Body Jam is fun. I liked Cardio Party 1, 2, & 3.
 
I own most Cathes and love her (of course) but pre-Cathe I was only using Beachbody products and loved turbo jam but it is in alot of ways way easier than Cathe although I do get DOMS from the total body blast and really enjoy the cardio kick one too (the two newest). I still use cardio party 3, cardio party 2 and kick,punch,jam. If I am short on time I love to use the cardio party remix or the turbo blast one (for a great workout I rewind the blasts and do them 2X each). I find her workouts seem to go really fast. Hope that helps you.
Laura
 
I liked TJ too. That was all I did before Cathe and said I'd never swicth to anything else.....now all I do are Cathe workouts. I was mainly looking for something with a good weight workout and saw Cathe's MM on FitTV. Now I have at least 15 of her workouts. I have the entire TJ set too though and do like it. It's fun and is pretty good cardio. I'd get it just so you have something to mix things up or for a lighter cardio day.

Kim
 
I wanted to thank everyone again, for responding to my question regarding turbo jam. I caved today and purchased the system. Beach Body has a really great return policy. thanks again and have a great weekend! edie
 
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