Turbo Fire - It's like going out dancing with your friends!

How would you like to workout to "Play that Funky Music" or "Bring on the Funk"? Dance like Tina Turner to "Proud Mary"? Feel like you're at a club with your girlfriends to dance off your behind but ACTUALLY accomplish it?? If any of this sounds good to you, then Turbo Fire is for you.

This is hands down the most fun I have every had working out. I sing along to the music. I applaud the workouts. I LOOK FORWARD to working out. While all to often people have to psych themselves up to workout, this one will leave you wanting more.

The total program consists of 12 classes on 10 DVD's. There are 2 stretch classes (10 minutes and 40 minutes), 2 sculpting and toning DVD's, a core workout and 7 cardio workouts - 3 HIIT (high intensity interval) and 4 cardio with  intervals called "fire drills". Fire drills are ~1 minute anerobic drills to improve your cardio vascular perfomance and to increase fat burning. There are also 5 advanced DVD's (if you purchase them). The program is 16 weeks or can be extended to 20 weeks with the advanced DVD's.

A schedule is designed for you along with nutrition guides, fitness guide that explains the benefits of HIIT training and even includes a schedule to combine Turbo Fire with Chalene Johnson's other excellent program 'Chalene Extreme", which includes more resistance training than Turbo Fire if you need an addition challenge.

For some, this workout will be difficult but she has a "modifier" for each workout so you can take the high impact out until you're ready- or if you have specific issues that prevent you from doing high impact aerobics. Even if you can't, there is no reason to miss out on this fantastic workout. You can also ease into the program with a 9 week "prep schedule" to help you get ready for the full program. If you are new to fitness, this is the way to go.

With the package you'll receive resistance bands for your feet and for the upper an core work. Having done P90X and Insanity, I underestimated the Tone, Sculpt and Core workouts. No- they are not P90X but they are more than acceptable to get a good burn and you'll definitely feel it! Lots of triceps work!

Having been a Beachbody customer for some time, I mix up workouts and combine them all the time. I still like to do the P90X resistance work but the cardio workouts are not very challenging (what can I say- the goal is to improve.. I DID!) so FIRE30 is perfect for adding a nice 30 minute class to the resistance days and I can swap out Plyometrics with a HIIT workout and Kempo with FIRE45.

She has 2 "EZ" DVD's that are easier than the others, but as the guide says, don't let EZ fool you. You will be challenged but they are still easier than the others which give a full spectrum of workouts to incorporate into your personally designed workout schedules.

The format is different than most workout DVD's. Rather than the instructor being at the front with all the "students" behind, Chalene and another instructor and the modifier are on a stage and you are "at the front of the class". When I first saw this format, I wasn't sure that I was going to like it, but you really do feel like you are in a class with your friends rather than having a workout performed for you. At the end of the DVD, you meet the people in the video so you actually get to know who they are their story which really enhances the experience. Plus their energy provides extra motivation during the workout!

I highly recommend this workout to anyone who wants to work hard, loves music and wants the feeling of getting together with your friends to workout (and dance). Chalene's infectious personality and constant encouragement is hard to resist. She will push you. If you listen, you will succeed!

Many people want to know what the differences are between Insanity and Turbo Fire - and there are many, but I will cover them in a different post.

To learn more about this incredible workout check out the video.
http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/Tamlin1?bctid=75304674001