Chalene Johnson
This is about 30 minutes of just the turbos.
You start with a short warm up - shoulder rolls, side steps, easy punches, stretches - like the other Turbo Jams.
The body of the workout is 4 (I think) turbos. You do each Turbo twice, once slowly to learn it, once at a fast enough pace to get into your anaerobic zone. There is one modifier, Mindy, who keeps it lower intensity, low impact.
Next is a cool down, a stretch, and the Tai Chi.
I found this workout to be a ton of fun, but I've enjoyed all the TJs.
Chalene's cuing seems much better here, but that could be because you're doing the moves slowly at first so you know what's coming when it's moving fast.
Instructor comments:
Chalene is her usual self in this one - motivating, cheerful, fun!
glavtx (Terri)
4/19/2006
This is a thirty minute interval workout that consists of four turbos. Chalene does each turbo twice, once so you can learn the moves and the second time at a high intensity. Chalene and crew are dressed in various shade of hot pink, black and gray.
The moves are a mix of kicks, punches, calistenics, and dance. I found it a really effective combination for getting my heartrate up. Beyond that though, it was just plain fun. The enthusiasm of Chalene and her background exercisers is so energizing and just makes you want to try your hardest.
I also love the how each person sort of makes the workout their own with vith various levels of intensity ranging from low impact to giant plyometrics.
This was my first Turbo Jam and I went in fairly skeptical. After having done the workout once, I can see myself becoming a Turbo Jam fan.
Word of warning - If you are a real fan of kickboxing done with impeccable form, you should probably go somewhere else. I would almost put this in the category of easy to follow dance routine with kickboxing moves, than kickboxing.
Instructor comments:
Chalene is extremely enthusiastic and seems very genuine in her enthusiasm. I enjoyed her but could see where she might annoy others.
Talie
June 22, 2006
