Can we make a Les Mills on demand thread?

Hi all, just checking in 🌻 so I can mark my place and then go through the posts properly.

I’ve just signed up to the 14 day free trial as I’m ballooning in lockdown! The different workout options look good and I’m intrigued by the CX one for your core so I’ve also ordered one of those stretchy cords with handles (technical term!) from Argos which’ll be delivered tomorrow.

I know exercise is only half the battle so I didn’t put any chocolate or snacks in my online shopping order this weekend and I’ve also joined Nutracheck to track/log my meals.

Starting tomorrow with the very best of intentions! Am not looking forward to weighing in tomorrow morning at all!

Yes I have the Versa 2. It seems a bit more accurate that my Blaze which I had beforehand.

I did Bodycombat 78 today. It’s obviously been a BC day! I can’t stop eating now though...

Re water retention, I’m finding the same at the moment and I’m sure it’s because I’m not drinking enough. When I was low-carbing I had to drink 3l a day, and should probably be on at least 2.5l normally. I’m managing 3 coffees and a pint of water at the moment 😫 I think I read that you multiply your weight in kilos by 0.033 which gives you the amount in litres that you should be drinking.

@Boopear fab thanks pump for me tomorrow then

Ooh I did the 45 min Combat #77 today as well. It was fab!

And I do pump with hand weights, but 4/5 kg. I also do press on the floor. I think you'd probably need a decentish weight but guess every little helps!

I've done 45 min combat 77 tonight and loved it
Love 79 and 66 too

Can anyone tell me if I can do BODYPUMP without a bar? I have hand weights

@upsidedownrightnow I actually have an accurate heart rate monitor and a Fitbit and I use both during workouts and find Fitbit is on the whole quite accurate for most of the workouts. It's a bit under on Pump, mostly even on the cardio like Combat and Attack and it's usually a bit under cals on GRIT as the HR sensor takes a little longer to catch up with the constant ups and downs of HIIT

I've been a LMOD subscriber for 4 years now and I love it. I also have a gym membership and did both so it easy to transition into more of this when gyms shut.

I personally do more GRIT and Bodyattack then anything. I love the Grit Athletic stuff with jumping over the step etc lol the heart rate goes straight up!

I originally got it for Pump and got my bar years ago but it's not my fave thing although I still use it and also use the bar in GRIT strength. Love combat too!

That's a good result and if you're exercising you may have a bit of water retention, perhaps? Sometimes that happens to me: I seem to hang onto the water when I'm restricting and doing more exercise.

www.lesmills.com/uk/fit-planet/fitness/calorie-burn/

Glad to have found this thread. As lockdown started I was just beginning to get back in shape after having my son, doing pump and balance regularly, and some buggy fitness type classes. I'd set a goal to be back in shape by next January. Alas, lockdown has not been my fitness friend! I signed up for LMOD almost immediately as my gym offered a 2 month free trial. I can fit in the classes into my son's naps, but as I'm not going out anywhere I'm stagnating rather than losing weight. I think you can underestimate how much just milling around keeps the weight off. I don't diet as I don't eat that much, and exercise always worked for me.
Anyway... I think the thing I like the most about LMOD is that I can try a class I've always wondered about, but perhaps didn't want to commit to a class in case I couldn't hack it and collapsed into a wheezing mess, or my lack of co-ordination would send me flying. This was the case with Barre, I'm now looking forward to trying this in a real class setting.

Managed to complete week 1 of Burn Amplify with BA 104. I was dripping with sweat!

I did the Balance filmed on the lake yesterday - thought about jerome’s DS and the randomly floating mat 🤣 (would’ve fallen off for sure)

I wasn’t really feeling it today, but thought I’d do one of the new release 20 minute Trip. I took it easy, but felt so good after that i attempted a ‘proper‘ pump for the first time, the 30 min 106 but without weights, just an unweighted bar for the barbell stuff,and bodyweight for the squats.

Bloody hell. I thought I was fairly fit. 🤣🤣🤣

I would be falling into the lake head first.

Not too shatter d after grit strength but I went for lighter weights as I’m still wanting to make sure my red blood cells are where they should be.

I wasn't exhausted for the rest of the day but I still have muscle soreness two days later! My bum in particular!

I did the BodyBalance where they're on the lake this morning after my run (chasing the DC on their bikes). DS (7) has never seen me do that one before and said "Wow, it's lucky they managed to find a bit of the lake with that floating mat for them to do their yoga" I about fell over doing my falling angel.

Trying to work out whether I can face grit strength or if it’ll exhaust me for the rest of the day!

I definitely enjoyed it and found I wasn’t quite as sore and tired during it. In 77 I find there’s an awful lot of just punching for 30 seconds or so and I find that really tiring. I’ll see how I get on tomorrow!

Jump and kick I'm ok with, just keep practicing or keep on the floor and do a power kick, just as effective.

I've been doing combat for nearly 18 months and I still can't do split jumps properly 🙃 I have a go but my arms and legs don't seem to go the right way

Oh @nbee84 that’s lovely and so exciting!

I decided to try a new combat today and chose 82 as well. I liked it but did not like the jump and kick mid air, but something my body is capable of 😂😂