Train2Cheer Strength and Conditioning

Stacey DelPreore
Year Released: 2011

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance , Sports Specific Training


Full disclosure: I received a free review copy of this workout.

Train2Cheer is a workout designed for cheerleaders by Stacey DelPreore, a personal trainer who used to be a cheerleading instructor. Apparently, she is fairly well-known in the cheerleading world. This workout that she created is a high energy, high impact workout is choreographed to a a great soundtrack featuring many well-known artists; and a soundtrack CD is included with the DVD.

The workout is led by Stacey DelPreore and she is joined by two background exercisers. They lead the workout from an elevated platform in front of a live audience of cheerleaders (at least, I assume they are cheerleaders since Stacey talks to them in those terms) and they exercise with the instructors. Sometimes, you can see the first few rows of exercisers and sometimes you can't. It depends on the camera angle.

There are 11 songs - 10 in the main workout, plus a bonus lower body option. Below is a listing of the tracks with the song and some description:


1 Type of Segment: Warmup
Song: Battlefield
Notes: Low impact moves to get the heart moving

2 Type of Segment: Low Impact Cardio
Song: True Believer
Notes: They lie. It is NOT low impact. I hate it when video instructors have no clue about what low impact is. They meant lower intensity.

3 Type of segment: High Intensity Cardio
Song: I Believe
Notes: High impact and high intensity

4 Type of segment: Mixed Interval
Song: Apologize
Notes: Mixed intervals, all cardio

5 Type of segment: Upper Body
Song: Stay
Notes: Planks and push ups

6 Type of segment: Extreme Cardio
Song: Alone
Notes: High impact and high intensity

7 Type of segment: Explosive Reflex
Song: Look At Me Now
Notes: Plyos. INcludes burpees and mountain climbers

8 Type of segment: Jump Cardio
Song: Everywhere
Notes: Cardio with differnt types of jumps

9 Type of segment: Core
Song: Champion
Notes: Abs and core work on the floor

10 Type of segment: Stretch & Flex
Song: The Climb
Notes: Floor stretches move to standing stretches

Bonus Type of segment: Lower Body
Song: I Gotta Feeling
Notes: Lungest and squats


In several of the songs, Stacey leads you through a sequence and then that sequence repeats several times. Sometimes, the sequence will be changed in later rounds during that song. Once you finish with a song though, you never go back to those moves.

I really wanted to try this workout because of the great music. However, it is not something I decided to keep because the cardio was too high impact. Given I'm 48 years old and never was a cheerleader before, this workout was definitely not designed for me. However, I think anyone who likes high impact/intense workouts AND good music might want to consider this workout because it delivers a good workout. Can you ignore the cheerleading references like I could? If so, it might be for you.

Instructor Comments:
She comes across as extremely competent and passionate about her mission.

Laura S.

03/29/2012