Cardio Party Mix 1, this is the main workout that is on the Beachbody DVD by Chalene Johnson. Its the Turbo Jam DVD with five workouts on it.
Timer says 43:26 total time and 3:51 for the warm-up
Warm up starts at about 3:24. And all the warm-ups that I have seen are basically the same.
“Roll them shoulders”. Then some bobs and weaves and punches and jabs.
Then there is the “Punches & Wheels” section for 7:12 minutes. Then for 7:28 there are “Squats & Kick”.
Then the next portion is called “Speedbags” and that is a series of movements, punches, hips, and a variety of things including speedbags for 7:18.
Then the “Turbo” is clocked at 1:30 including 15 seconds of jumping rope. The Turbo is where you really push it and give it ALL you have. It is moves that you are familiar with but done at high speed! The break is 21 seconds. A break does not mean stop, it just means get water and mop off — but KEEP MOVING. And Chalene reminds you of that.
The next section, “Recovery Dance Party” is timed at 6:04. This section goes into the next a bit.
The timer shows that the “Finale” starts at about 4:44, but, it really doesn’t start until about 3:44. So at about 3:44 you start the “Finale” which is not anaerobic like Turbo, but it is the final little push before the DVD takes you through the cool down.
The next to the last bit times at 3:00 Finesse / Cool Down. Chalene calls it a “stylized way of doing kicks and a few stretches.” So you do a few steps starting with one leg then you do it on the other side.
The next section is called Tai Chi / Stretch and timed at 1:38.
So with this DVD you really get about 35 minutes of Cardio if you don’t count the warm up. To me it is good to know how much cardio or aerobic workout you are going to get so you can plan accordingly. If you want to get 45 minutes of cardio in and you grab this DVD thinking, “Eh, 43 minutes is close enough.” Well you are actually only getting about 35. It is important to warm up and cool down so it is great that these DVDs contain that. I just like to have a breakdown of how long the warm up and cool down is.
I really enjoy my Turbo Jam DVDs. I hope my descriptions will allow you to make an informed choice so that you will know what you are getting and enjoy them as much as I do.
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