Can we make a Les Mills on demand thread?

Not tried GRIT - it looks crazy! 😂 It looks more like a HIIT workout, and I'm personally not a big fan of these!

I really enjoy body balance for flexibility, toning, and strength - it's still a good workout, even though it's not "cardio"! Barre is a great lower body and back workout - it's very different to anything we've ever done before! 😃

Main thing is finding something you enjoy as you're more likely to do it longer term! 😃

Happy Monday to all - that means Combat for me! 😃

@Littlemiss74 I decided to start with body combat. I worked through the tutorials then started the workouts. I’ve managed to do the 33 minute one so far and hoping to build up to the 45 minute one too. I’ve got two kids ages 10 and 7 and they’re quite happy to disappear out the living room to let me do my thing. For combat you probably need to be able to spin round with your arms out and be able to kick in all directions. I manage in the living room.

I'm so pleased to have found Body Attack 97 today It was my favourite release from when I used to go to the classes at the gym. It has my all time favourite warm up track ( which I've now found out the song is called my way - Hollywood hustlers) Anyone else find themselves doing the extra dance moves and singing along with the instructors?

Love bodypump, step and cx works! Such a great app!

As for where to start yourself. If you scroll down you'll find a category called tutorials which will guide you through any of the workouts you might be interested in. Or just choose some of the shorter workouts and give it a go. At the beginning I found sticking to the same workout for a few goes was the best way to pick up the moves.First time I felt like I was 2 steps behind all the time and had to keep stopping to watch what I was supposed to be doing but by the 2nd and 3rd time I'd start picking it up and was able to put more into it.
The beauty of dong it at home is nobody can see you going wrong

Littlemiss - I've just had a quick browse and there's quite a few 15 minute workouts too. I've seen videos of kids joining in with combat with their parents, so that might be an option. Bribery? you let me work out and then you can have screen time/chocolate/my full attention???
There's also Born to Move on LMOD - 20 - 30 minute classes for kids in various age ranges.

You can do any length workout
Depending on what you do
You can do combat in 30, 45 or 55 classes

If your youngest is 8 it's pretty easy to get them to understand that you're busy for half an hour or so

Ds watches his iPad or does school work

Hi I’d like to try these classes. I haven’t done any exercise apart from daily walks since lockdown and I feel sluggish and unfit. Seeing as returning to office & school looks unlikely for a while I want to do something to strengthen my body and mind!

Can I ask a few questions please:
how much room do you need to do the workouts?

How long are they - I could do with starting with shorter length?

If you have youngish dc when do you do the workouts without being disturbed? Feel like I’m constantly needed at the moment even though youngest is 8. When do you find the best time of day is for you to workout?

Which workouts should I start with ie the easiest?!

Thanks for any tips

I did a 33 minute one today, I’m hoping to build up to the 45 mins. Today’s was hard! I did no 77. I liked it though. I’m needing to do something to lose the flab on my tummy so not sure where to start with that? Any ideas anyone. I’m wondering what other classes I might enjoy. I have some small hand weights that are still in their case 🙈

Hey ladies,

So happy to spot this thread! 😃 We started using LMOD when the gyms closed! Wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much, although rearranging the living room is a pain! 😂

Not able to do pump as no weights - did you guys get some online?

Weirdly, we're loving Barre - we don't get that at our gyms, so it's totally new and different! 😃

So pleased I spotted this thread; I’ve done a few LM classes on holiday and when I belonged to a gym and loved them.

Signed up to the free trial and did a Body Pump class this afternoon. Just trying to find a barbell and weights online now, everywhere’s sold out! Thanks for the inspiration all.

@nbee84 thank you so much, I’ll try that.

Ooh this is great news because when the dcs aren't here I've been doing it on the phone which is ok as I've been doing combat for years but would be a nightmare as a beginner

@Southeast15 Do you have a smart tv? I cast direct from my phone to the tv, no firestick. Make sure your tv is switched on and when you open your workout you should get an icon to click to cast it.

I’m following this with interest. I kept looking at signing up but really struggle to follow on my iPad.
Does anyone know what app you need to watch it on the TV?I haven’t got a fire stick or similar so can’t go from my phone to TV.
The classes sound really popular and there’s loads of great suggestions of ones to try.

flouncy 🤣🤣🤣

@WelcomeToTheMountaintop do you know it never occurred to me to pause or fast forward 🙈🙈 I feel super stupid now!

Gonna try another one now, I’ve got it sorted so I’m gonna do another 30 min one I think. Wish me luck!

For Pump I use a mixture of 3kg and 5kg dumbbells and a 10kg kettlebell depending on the track. Sometimes when they want you to use a large plate for e.g squat thrusts I stack a 3 and a 5 together. It works well!

flouncy. You don’t need to do all of a workout. I frequently do 20 mins and then jump to the cooldown. It was a revelation when I realised that (muppet that I am). 🤣

shania I habe all the Grace and coordination of a deckchair and I can do ShBam. The best advice I got was, do the same video several times. In the gym they’d do the same one for weeks, so you can learn it.

The best thing about LMOD is you can pause, rewind, or just doe something else until you can catch up. In Combat, if it’s too hard or I lose my thread i just do squats or a simple punch combo till I work out what to do.

If I enter the trial can I do it through a smart TV or is it just on the phone?

You can also use the website on your laptop. I just open it on my laptop and connect it to the TV with an HDMI.

Most smart TVs have an app. I have a Firestick and use the app.

Thanks @WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa that's great.

@jelly79 as far as I can see you get it on your phone and the man can cast to TV via Chromecast/fire stick/apple TV type things.

Thank you both!!

If I enter the trial can I do it through a smart TV or is it just on the phone?

Thanks so much @nbee84 that's super helpful.

I'd never even heard of Les Mills before lockdown. People seem to love it, going to give on demand a go!