Sunday, April 22, 2007
iSculpt Traditional 12 take 1
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: iSculpt Traditional Circuit 12 (a downloaded, mp3-based circuit workout)
Portions of mp3: First 20-minute segment, second 20-minute segment, cooldown
Duration: ~80 minutes
Notes: This was a circuit workout that alternated periods of high-intensity muscle-exhausting work with short rest breaks. This is the most cardiovascularly intense workout that we've done; it reminded both of us of traditional calisthenics (as seen in many high-school and college PE classes).
This was an audio-only workout from iTrain. Radagast found the audio prompting to be mediocre: the instructions on how to do some of the moves were vague, the coach's constant barking ("come on!" "that's it, that's all you have left" "you can do this" "remember to breathe" "keep it up" "keep going") was annoying, and the rest periods were not nearly as long as specified (requiring us to run over to the computer to pause). The supplemental PDF file left out one move (the chair dip, or something like that).
Radagast absolutely despised this workout, largely because this type of high intensity workout alternating with periods of rest makes him nauseated (which is why he absolutely hated his college PE class, which consisted solely of jogging for extended periods, after which he always felt like throwing up). As a result of feeling nauseated, Radagast stopped doing this workout after about 15 minutes, though he did do the stretch portion at the end. This workout also reminded Radagast of high school gym class, which is not a good thing to remind him of.
Radagast's SO completed the workout, and reports that it seems like a tough but good workout. Radagast's SO also believes that the prompting was not overly vague when combined with the PDF.
Soreness report: Radagast's SO's calves and butt are already sore.
Radagast's totals: 55/225; 4/75; $455.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 54/225; 6/75; -$2.50
Exercise type: iSculpt Traditional Circuit 12 (a downloaded, mp3-based circuit workout)
Portions of mp3: First 20-minute segment, second 20-minute segment, cooldown
Duration: ~80 minutes
Notes: This was a circuit workout that alternated periods of high-intensity muscle-exhausting work with short rest breaks. This is the most cardiovascularly intense workout that we've done; it reminded both of us of traditional calisthenics (as seen in many high-school and college PE classes).
This was an audio-only workout from iTrain. Radagast found the audio prompting to be mediocre: the instructions on how to do some of the moves were vague, the coach's constant barking ("come on!" "that's it, that's all you have left" "you can do this" "remember to breathe" "keep it up" "keep going") was annoying, and the rest periods were not nearly as long as specified (requiring us to run over to the computer to pause). The supplemental PDF file left out one move (the chair dip, or something like that).
Radagast absolutely despised this workout, largely because this type of high intensity workout alternating with periods of rest makes him nauseated (which is why he absolutely hated his college PE class, which consisted solely of jogging for extended periods, after which he always felt like throwing up). As a result of feeling nauseated, Radagast stopped doing this workout after about 15 minutes, though he did do the stretch portion at the end. This workout also reminded Radagast of high school gym class, which is not a good thing to remind him of.
Radagast's SO completed the workout, and reports that it seems like a tough but good workout. Radagast's SO also believes that the prompting was not overly vague when combined with the PDF.
Soreness report: Radagast's SO's calves and butt are already sore.
Radagast's totals: 55/225; 4/75; $455.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 54/225; 6/75; -$2.50
