PeakFit System: Anytime Anywhere No Excuse Workout (Review)

Now that I'm well into my first Peak 10 Challenge, it's time for another review from the Peak Fit Kit by Michelle Dozois.  And this one's a challenge: Anytime Anywhere No Excuse Workout.  Don't be fooled by the 40 minute run-time.  This is the most difficult 40 minutes you'll experience in the kit.

 

Michelle and her husand, Phil, developed this workout that can be done on the go or when time is an issue.  It's different from all the other Peak 10 videos in format.  Here's a break down:

Warm-up
"Light" Ascent - 5 minutes
"Hard" Ascent - 5 minutes
Climb
Peak
Repeat both
Climb
Peak
Repeat both
Climb
Peak
Repeat both
Climb
Peak
Repeat both
Cool down and stretch

Each climb and peak is about 2.5 minutes so with the repeat, each section is 5 minutes. The first 5 minutes of the ascent, which I term "light," is mainly lunges and low-impact cardio. The "hard" ascent is high-impact cardio. 

The climbs are tough.  There are usually jumping jacks, jogging, push-ups, and then you move straight into the peak from the floor.  I think this is what makes this workout so difficult - the amount of up and down you do in those 2.5 mintues.  The peaks are tough - the easiest is the first one so don't get too confident too quick.  The last peak is a tuck jump to a burpee. 

I'm not sure this is a workout that can be done on the go but it's defniitely one that will get you sweating and exhausted in a short amount of time.  It's very tough.  You will sweat like crazy and your heartrate will never go down.

For a clip of this video, go here.

Bottom Line: This is an advanced workout; try it only after you've done the cardio strength and cardio intervals workouts in the Peak 10 series.