Can we make a Les Mills on demand thread?

Hello @Minikievs, you sound like you were pretty fit to start off with I’m sure you will be back in no time..I’ve only been working out for a few weeks after several years of being a slug ..for me the main struggle is finding a time slot to do the workout in, my toddler is very attached to me and cannot seem to tolerate me standing up working out, inaccessible to her to climb all over 😂 I’m having to wait til my DH is home from work in the evenings in the weekdays which is annoying because I’d love to start my days with a workout.

@nbee84 my legs and bum are definitely feeling it this morning - not surprising seeing as I could barely walk up the stairs straight after the pump yesterday !

I bought a step from Mirafit-I'm 5ft 8 and it's a good length for me to lie on for chest exercises, the Amazon ones were too short when I looked

Ooooh, I've only just found this thread! Can I join?!

I did body pump twice a week when gym was open and combat once a week and absolutely loved them.

I finally managed to get my hands on some weights a few weeks ago and have managed to do a couple of online pump classes. It's so disheartening how quickly my abilities have disappeared after trying so hard at the gym last year with classes

Well done @Hazelflies. Glad you enjoyed it. If you're legs aren't jelly by the time you get to the lunge track than you haven't worked hard enough so sounds like you worked hard.
I've just done an rpm endurance ride and am contemplating a bit of pump just to finish me off!

@TabbyStar thanks! I will give body attack a go next week I think.

[quote Hazelflies]@nbee84 thank you so much !! I’m going to do a combat tomorrow morning - Chuffed x[/quote]
Errr I meant Pump not Combat

Just done Pump #110 and I really enjoyed it. I did have to stop midway through the lunges though because my legs were pure jelly by then but managed the rest. No problem for the ankles at all and I was sweating so I’m chuffed with that.

BodyAttack is doable low impact if that works for people with injuries. It's usually fairly obvious how to adapt if you've done similar before but they give the options a few reps in.

I got a second hand Reebok step from eBay for about £45, there were a few there when I bought it.

Hi!
I entered 2021 with a few extra stone that I’d like to swift so I’m after some classes. I like Zumba style ones but also aerobics. I’ve checked and seems like there is shabam and body balance which are kind of my style

How does les mills work? How much is it ? I can’t the price ! And is there any promotion for new joiners ? Refer a friend or so?

Many thanks!

@nbee84 thank you so much !! I’m going to do a combat tomorrow morning - Chuffed x

@rosettesforjill ooh thank you so much I missed that one!!

@Hazelflies

Thanks everyone ... *@rosettesforjill* I did look at the Amazon basics step but noted that the length needed to be 100cm-ish to do lie down on for pump. I’ll definitely be staying away from bodystep til my ankles are better

@GingerAndTheBiscuits can you do the chest presses etc in pump lying on the floor I wonder?

Thanks @nbee84 ... i presume dumbbells will be ok to use as a substitute for the weight plate too?

I am only a shorty but it was fine for me!

I did Sh'bam this morning. I was feeling a bit "down in the dumps" and couldn't summon up any enthusiasm for anything else.

Conclusion = I have no rhythm! I was really struggling with some of the combos! But it took my mind off being down!

Back again I've just had a look at the Amazon basics step and they are exactly the same as ones that we had at a gym that I was a member of a few years ago. They were absolutely fine size wise.

Also I had the Reebok step (dh bought me the LM one for Christmas 🙂) and I found it fine to lie on and do the bodystep class - I'm 5'4".

Yes, definitely. I did 114 upper body this morning and they had someone without a barbell throughout to show how it's done and Glen was laid on the floor for the chest track to show that it could be done without the step.

Thanks everyone ... @rosettesforjill I did look at the Amazon basics step but noted that the length needed to be 100cm-ish to do lie down on for pump. I’ll definitely be staying away from bodystep til my ankles are better

@GingerAndTheBiscuits can you do the chest presses etc in pump lying on the floor I wonder?

Thanks @nbee84 ... i presume dumbbells will be ok to use as a substitute for the weight plate too?

If you’re getting a step and want to do pump, make sure it’s long enough to support you from your head to the base of your spine. A lot of the ones I was looking at on Amazon would have been too short and either my head or my bum would have dangling off the end. You need a good level of support for the chest track for example.

@Hazelflies - pump can be done with dumbbells - have a go, the 2.5kg will be perfect for the biceps and shoulder tracks of some of them. It's better with a bar but you'll still work your muscles. I currently have a knee injury so do the squat and lunge track with no weights and still feel it.

@Hazelflies I got an Amazon basics step which does the job!

I've only done Bodystep once but there is a fair bit of jumping, just to warn you!

You should be safe with the core workouts as well

Hello, can I join? I’m a Davina fan but have given myself posterior shin splints by stupidly doing aerobics barefooted on my laminate floor several times in one week, after many years with very little exercise. Came across this thread and signed myself up for the LMOD free trial so I can do body balance or maybe manage the barre until I’m fully healed. Combat looks like it would still be a bit too jumpy for my ankles at the moment.

I only have 2.5kg dumbbells not sure if that would be any good for the pump? Don’t have a stepper either but eyeing up a Reebok one for my birthday next month 👀

Think I threw myself at LMOD a bit enthusiastically over past few weeks and all the jumping in combat and step has given me an injury. Hoping BP and balance will still be possible due to lower impact until it’s better!

I joined this thread a few months ago and never came back, but I've been using LMOD 5x a week! Mostly Combat & Pump, tried a Step class and got frustrated as I couldn't keep up and I've done a Stretch one and a Balance one although I don't think Balance is my thing - much prefer a calorie burner! I do 55 mins when I get up, baby in his jumperoo and set toddler up with some drawing or games at the kitchen table. I'm not the fittest person in the world, I'm very overweight, but I'm definitely noticing improvement all the time and go for the "easy" options much less than I used to! I'd love to try the Trip but can't justify the cost of a bike, nor do I have anywhere to store one!

You’ve got a point there! I enjoy Combat and Attack a lot more but time is actually a factor with work so I’m doing a mix. Found strength on Monday worse than cardio/Plyo today. I definitely think just cardio is the toughest though!

30 burpees is great! I always miss a few but I’m certainly better at them these days.

I did Grit Cardio yesterday, still feeling it today! I managed to do 30 burpees in both the blocks though. The rest, meh, couldn't keep up.

Time during Grit goes sooooo slowly though, 55 minutes of BC/BA doesn't feel any longer.

I got up this morning at 5.20 to do Grit! I am so impressed with myself 😂 It was the Grit Cardio/Plyo release. I do love the jumping (although not jump lunges and endless burpees!) Grit is brutal but over in half an hour (that’s how I look at it...15 mins “I’m halfway”) and very effective. I remember doing it a lot when I was at my fittest back in 2017! Desperate to get back to that!