Instructor's name: Linda Wooldridge

Type of Workout: Total Body

Fitness Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Equipment Needed: Mat

Total Running Time: 179 Minutes

Manufacture Year: 2020

Region: 0 - This is a DVD-R

GET ALL 4 RESISTANCE STRETCHING WORKOUTS

Welcome to the Resistance Stretching series. These are dynamic stretching based workouts with sculpting and energizing exercises to invigorate, yet relax the entire body. You will see advanced stretching and unique combination moves to challenge your mind and body. Lengthen and strengthen for a long, lean physique.

THE WORKOUTS ARE:

Active (49 mins): you will see ragdoll swings, a bent over tuck heel lift combination, wide plie squats with a tough oblique arm reach series, an Asian squat with hamstring stretch sequence, a hamstring stretch and a wide straddle stretch sequence. Next a cardio burst, an all fours, large range of motion set and a down do to pigeon combination, a dynamic arm sequence followed by deep shoulder and quad stretches. Next a laying lower body stretch series, a fun seated abs segment and finally a glute bridge stretch.

Sculpt (43 mins): you will see squats to releve, a deep squat, in and out knees and turn out fold overs, a kneeling oblique series with one leg extended and all different angled upper body crunches, a plank squat series with knee kisses. A deep lower body stretch sequence, dolphin and down dog push ups, a staggered down dog to push up to cobra series. Next child's pose hip circles, then a straddle series, glute stretches, then a plank walk and hip dip series, a standing warrior lunge stretch series and a lying quad stretch.

Dynamic (39 mins): you will see squat ragdolls and standing oblique twists, then move to a wide plie series to hit the thighs a side lunge series into crouching side leg raise, then a deep stretch with bind. Then a warrior lunge sequence, a triangle oblique series with some lengthening stretches and binds. Then move to an Asian squat sequence, a static lower body stretch segment followed by child's pose push ups, plank tucks and some deep shoulder stretching. Then some hover toe stretches, before moving into a laying position for a long total body stretch.

Energise (48 mins): you will see a wide plie sequence, a bent over swing and stretch combination, a tough Asian squat combination, a cardio burst in down dog, a wide plank series, a triceps plank combination. A standing cardio burst, a hover with leg circles, a 3 legged dog set, deep shoulder stretches, a warrior 2 series with dynamic arm movements and a pigeon stretch and stacked leg stretch, an abs segment, deep leg stretches and finally a standing warrior 3 to front leg stretch sequence.

What is Barlates Body Blitz: Barlates is a fusion style workout that borrows from pilates, barre, ballet, yoga and more traditional cardio and toning. The idea was to create a workout, which flows seamlessly from one move into the next using the principles of isotension and high repetitions to build long, lean muscles. By using a lighter weight with high repetitions the exercises are designed to target all of those underused smaller muscle groups resulting in a defined, lengthened dancer's physique. This is a real girls workout in the sense that it is fun and feminine, but don't get me wrong it is still super intense with a big burn factor! The workouts are designed to be mixed and matched with an array of 20-30 minute upper body, lower body, abdominal and total body workouts that can be strung together for a longer session or done individually if you are short on time. These workouts will hit all those trouble spots and best of all you don't even need to wear shoes to do them! Get ready to sweat, puff and burn - hopefully you'll love every minute of it!