Core Secrets Full Body Challenge

Gunnar Peterson
Year Released: 2003

Categories: Balance/Medicine/Mini/Stability Ball, Total Body Workouts


There have been wonderfully detailed reviews of this workout so I just wanted to add a few comments.

Gunnar is definitely more "gung-ho" in this workout and he takes some time in the beginning to introduce his team members with some commentary on how strong they each are.

Also Brooke Burke isn't in this workout. There's no "shuffle" feature on this DVD like there is for the Accelerated Core Training workout.

I thought the music was faster-paced in the first 15min of this workout - and the reps are a bit faster - which I didn't like. However he repeats many of the exercises for two sets - so you get more reps and I think this makes it more challenging - which I did like.

I do think it's a keeper overall, as Kerri says it's more balanced in upper/lower body exercises. It has a tremendous variety of exercises, all using the ball - there are 37 in the toning section, another 14 exercises in the warm-up & cool-down. Just unbelievable, this workout will never be dull.

I especially like Gunnar in this one, he's so upbeat. He jokes during the clean & presses: "Do I LOOK leaner?". He has some wonderful analogies when he cues, for example on how to hold your head: "Head up, neck held high, Audrey-Hepburn-style."

It's definitely a keeper.

DawnP

04/23/2004