This workout follows the breakdown of every Peak 10 CIB: warm-up, basecamp, ascent, climb, peak (do these four five times - five circuits of each, repeated twice for 10 minutes each), cool down. It runs about 60 minutes and for that time, you will be sweating like crazy!
Michelle's warm-up is good with squats, light running, and stretches.
The basecamps are very short periods to catch you breath after the peaks. You usually do a low-impact move here.
The ascents are for about 2 minutes and are low and high impact cardio designed to let you recover just a bit before hitting another climb.
And the climbs - about 2-3 minutes - are tough - non-stop high impact cardio. Michelle has gotten more and more innovative with some of her moves. Included in this DVD is a "movement review" where she walks you through some of the more complicated sequences of the workout. I watched it a few times before doing this workout.
Michelle has also come up with some new "peaks" for these workouts. This is one high-impact crazy move designed to get your heart rate up as high as possible - and is only done for about 30 seconds. My favorite new move is a side jump to a one legged jump. It takes some balance but is new and different.
I love the cool downs for all the Peak 10 videos. Very nice!
Michelle has put together a really fun workout here. It's one that will have little to no dread factor for me, and that's a big deal. There's no stupid hard floorwork and for the few floor moves, there's a modifier shown. There's also a more low-impact modification shown, too. Michelle has designed this workout for anyone. Her choreography has gotten a bit more complicated as these Peak 10 workouts evolve, but it's all in good fun and easily picked up after a few run-throughs.
For a clip of this workout, go here.
Bottom Line: If you want fun cardio - not bootcamp or military style - this is for you. It takes coordination and a high fitness level but is fun and effective.
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