P90 Masters: Sweat 5/6

Tony Horton
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Maybe I was expecting too much from this. I was very disappointed. It follows a similar format to P90 in that you do a series of 3 exercises for 30 seconds each, then repeat the cycle 3 times...then move onto a new series of 3 exercises. There are 3 series total. As the workout begins, Tony has you run around a bit in place to warm you up, then you stretch, then you do a series of yoga moves. By the time you actually get into the body of the workout I think it is only about 20-25 min of cardio. Not enough for me. There is also too much time spent bewteen exercises, so my HR was dropping. In order to keep myself working up a sweat I had to hold 1 1/2 lb. weights & jog or do jacks during the breaks. This did get my HR up, but since the cardio portion is so short I did not feel that I got a good workout.I skipped the final stretch because I had to put in another cardio workout to keep my heart pumping.

I can see where this would be challenging for those who are fairly new to exercise, probably advanced beginners since there is some high impact in here. But for someone like me who usually does Cathe, Spinervals & running for cardio, it just wasn't effective. I wish there was less "filler" and more cardio.

Instructor Comments:
Tony is his usual silly self in this workout. I find him amusing, and he helps me get my mind off the fact that I'm exercising. I can see where some would not care for it though.

Adrien

12/24/2005