PiYo

One of the reasons I'm so excited about Beachbody On Demand is that it has so many programs that have been on my "to do" list but never actually got around to trying (mostly because I'm obsessed with Tony Horton and love all things p90x). Since I only have just over 2 weeks left on this round of p90x, I figured I would try some workouts and decide what program to do next.

I had p90x yoga on my schedule today so I thought I would try PiYo. PiYo is a combo of Pilates and yoga where you use dynamic movements instead of holding poses.  Think yoga for people who find yoga boring.  It combines stretching and strength movements to give a killer workout.

I was already familiar with Chalene, the trainer, from her awesome TurboFire workouts (so FUN!!) so I knew she would be motivational.

The PiYo workout currently available On a Demand is the 38 minute Sweat workout. Now let me tell you, I totally underestimated this workout! I'm sure it was a combo of me being a total newbie who didn't know the moves and my arms being exhausted from my hardcore arm workout yesterday, but I found this workout hard!!! By the end I was covered in sweat and even had to modify the tricep pushups!

Overall I thought the workout was fun and I would definitely like to do the whole program.  Normally I'm a weights girl, but I liked how PiYo uses bodyweight and it's totally low impact.  That is perfect for somebody who needs to rest their body from all of the high impact workouts.  I think it might be something I do later on in the year.

The entire PiYo program is not On Demand, only the sample workout I described above.  However, if you are interested, a PiYo challenge pack and one of my challenge groups really could be ideal for you!

If you have any doubt that this is a great workout, here's me afterwards:  sweaty and dead tired on my mat!