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Host: Gym Ra
Video Title: 30 min Total Body Resistance Workout 150-200
calories
Exercise Type: Resistance band training. You can buy
resitance bands online from Amazon for as cheap as 2.99/$3.50, but a good set
costs around 10/ $12. I’ve built up my gym equitment workout slowly overtime,
so I did invest in a set that cost around 11. I kinda had to because I broke my
partners band, and had to replace it. I’ve looked online and some sites suggest
using panty hose (http://everyhomeremedy.com/diy-resistance-bands-and-foam-rollers/)
but I don’t think those would be enough resistance. So maybe a pair of tights
which are thicker, or multiple pairs of tights. If you are like me, and you are
dedicated to following online free Youtube video’s as your only fitness guide,
then it will be worth investing in some gym equipment like weights, gliders,
etc. I tend to buy one fitness device per paycheck. So I spread the cost out.
And then I use that device non stop for a month.
Review: I actually hated this routine. The trainer looked
super fit and like she did a lot of exercise, so I trusted that she would give
me a good workout that pushed me. I was wrong. The video’s title advertised that
it was a full body workout, but honestly it felt mostly like arms. I was hoping
to work abs and legs a lot more in the 30 minutes.
Furthermore, I had to
switch bands a lot to try and find one that was a good amount of resistance for
me to workout with, some exercises were harder than others and I had to drop to
an easier band. That made the whole workout very stop and go. I like to start a
workout and power through it then collapse afterwards. But I couldn’t get in a rhythm
with this routine. It didn’t feel very challenging, or dynamic. I didn’t like
each exercise had enough reps. We were supposed to go through the whole routine
twice through, but the second round the trainer forgot a few of the harder
exercises!
Favorite Move: The plie squat side bend. As I’ve said before,
squats are my happy place in fitness. No matter how many reps, squats are the
one thing I never give up on. And lately I’ve been focusing on my oblique’s
more, so this combined two important things for me! It was a squat that worked
my inner thigh and it worked my sides with the bend. The resistance band was
basically useless on this move, but oh well.
Hardest Move: The tricep arm pull. I really enjoy tricep
moves, I think that I work my biceps a lot at work and in standard cardio
routines. But I feel that my triceps are neglected. So I like that this routine
had several triceps moves. However, this one was hard to do with the resistance
band. I had to wrap the band around my fist several times to get enough pull on
my tricep and it was uncomfortable. Even with that it didn’t feel like enough
work. On top of that, the band got caught in my hair and pinched the skin on my
back. So it was hard not in a physical effort sense but more in a comfort
sense.
Rating: 4/10. This is the lowest rating I’ve given thus far.
I tend to find good parts in all fitness routines on Youtube, but I struggled with
this one. Overall, I didn’t love this routine. But if you are looking for an
easier, arm heavy 30 minute routine, then this would be good. Maybe you could
do this as a semi-rest day after a strength training day or something.
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