Can we make a Les Mills on demand thread?

I’ll take a look at that cxworks. I plan on trying Barre too @MozzchopsThirty , graceful is what I hope for too but I’m a full on lump of lard! Why don’t you take a look at no 24 like @nbee84 suggested for me?

I did NOT enjoy barre
I imagined myself gracefully toning up, that was not the case!!!!

I've tried CX works but couldn't find one with options for no band, I tried with my flat resistance band but that was also a nightmare

HHEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPP

@flouncymcflouncerson balance is a mix of yoga, pilates and tai chi. If you aren't supposed to do yoga and can only do pilates with supervision, then I think you should give it a miss.

Sorry that should have said cx #24

Flouncy, cx can easily be adapted to not using weights or bands, I think most of them show the options without. I did the short #34 the other day and no equipment was needed. Enjoy barre, let us know how you get on.

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The shadows look quite realistic; though and in one of the workouts they are wearing woolly-looking socks! Oh well, fixed me something to distract myself with.

@nbee84 I’m not sure I could manage the cxworks, I only have the long flat resistance bands not one with a handle. As for balance that’s yoga based isn’t it? I’m hyper mobile so only supposed to Pilates and even then the instructor needs to be a physio to prevent me from hyperextending and causing myself more pain issues than normal! I did consider maybe Barre?

@Abraid2 I love that too and was wondering?! 🤔 Especially the ones where they are away up a giant mountain! Are they helicoptered there?! 🤣 No way I could do a body combat after hiking for miles, AND walk back down! 🤣

I also like the releases where they're outdoors in various locations on South Island. It makes me feel that I am still able to see a bit of the world from lockdown in the UK. Is that white oval raft really in the lake, though? Or is it clever CGT?

Fab thanks for info re: weights! 😃

Was feeling meh yesterday, so I skipped combat and tried "best bangers" of Sh'Bam! Omg DH and I were laughing and had such a good time! Was so worth it! 😍

Agree that most classes have low impact options, and what I like about the on demand is that you can skip any tracks that don't work for you at all! 😃

There’s usually a moment in Grit when I’m lying in a heap laughing. It does get easier to follow after an few attempts and I just accept that I won’t be able to do all the routines at full whack.

I tried to do Grit again yesterday - definitely not for me. I couldn't keep up with the moves at all. I just about followed the warm up, but then there are just too many moves and my body doesn't move that fast. I wish they did a slightly slower/simpler version as I quite enjoy HIIT but that was madness!! Made me feel like a right lump.

In Body Attack they quite often demonstrate low impact options. Barre seemed good the one time I did it!

@BimbleWimble there is a post I saw yesterday on the official Facebook group which is a shout out from someone in her 60s. I don’t know what problem you got so it’s hard for me to advice. One thing the thread says is doing it online means you aren’t pressured to do it just your way. Like someone says she’s doing normal lunges instead of plyometric ones in body attack. You can also hybrid workouts or shorter ones.

I find combat, step and sh’bam I can do without bouncing. But it sounds from the thread people manage to do attack like this too and still get a work out. There is always pump and balance?

I used to love Les Mills classes, particularly Step and Combat. I’m much older and fatter now though. Are there many low impact classes on LMoD?

@Turnedouttoes I stored the three weight plate sets under the TV stand. 2x1kg in a stack, 2x2.5kg in another stack and then the 2x5kg one. I have a Ikea besta TV stand and it’s 120cm wide. It also fits my 2 sets of 1 and 2 kg dumbbells across too! The smart bar I store under my 2 seater sofa. Depends on clearance of your sofa, I reckon you can store the enter bar and weights set underneath. The smart step I can’t find anywhere to stash away so it is just left on my living room floor. However I don’t think you need to use the step for pump. I find I can do bench press and fly on the floor. The problem I had before was only my dumbbells were too light.

Well done flouncy. You'll be doing 55 mins before you know it. How about trying a 30 or 45 min combat and one of the short cxworx or balance after it 🙂 Neither of those are cardio and they are very good for your core strength.

I’m currently watching the sh’bamm getting started video 01...I’m almost positive I’ll not be coordinated enough or that my body would even move that way!

I managed to do one of the 45 min body combat videos today, number 77 which is the same as the 30 min I’d been doing. Considering I was a sweaty out of breath mess After the first 20 min one I didn’t think I’d ever be able to manage the 45 mins!

Thanks @NotGenerationAlpha. I've got 1.5kg dumbbells but thought they would be too light. I'm driving myself batty searching through my tip of a loft as I'm sure I have a heavier set of dumbbells but can't find them anywhere.
@WelcomeToTheMountaintop a bag full of tins sounds like it might be worth a bash.

I really can't get with body attack, it's too happy clappy for my liking

I'm trying barre tomorrow

• @Givemestrengthorgin I have tried doing it with handweights and I think you can do it if you have heavier ones. But I have only got 1kg and 2kg. They are useless for back and leg work*

I have shoulder injuries, and can’t hold a barbell across my back. I was advised to use a rucksack filled with tins of beans for the leg work..

@NotGenerationAlpha how easy is it to store your body pump set? I’m keen to order one as I can’t find anything half decent in stock anywhere else but we live in a compact 1 bed flat and storage is at a premium!

In attack, instead of running round my living room I do star jumps or high knees. Gets my heart rate up more than the running.

@PearsMorgan thanks for the info about format. I used to do balance and combat in the gym but honestly never noticed anything about format. I just followed the instructor!

As for plates, I have looked around on amazon and argos and some places still have stock. Have you looked there? But once I counted in the cost of getting a decent bar and all the weights and the step, I decided to just get the les mills set from the official store. They have a 2 week lead time.

The formats are generally the same eg you can’t avoid the conditioning track by doing 45min combat