New Les Mills thread.

@kittykarate not sure my body was ready but it was ok

I like Erin she's in some of the body combat releases

Kylie I can't take to, she has a face I want to give the finger to. And the way they all refer to her as KG ..... urgh

Oh that sounds fun @sociallydistained - might give that a go!

@kittykarate haha I know - and Lula in pump with her incredible arms

If it came out that Erin was a cyborg sent from the future I wouldn't be surprised. I also have similar feelings about Kylie Gates as they both seem superhuman.

Haha Erin is superhuman!!

I did the new GROT 34 Athletic last night... one of the tracks is called “3D Playground” and “obstacle course” well I have never utilised my small living room like that before. Using the step risers as hurdles and moving all over the place took me to all new levels of GROT

2yo DD watched me doing Grot at the weekend. She looked very concerned and said "Poor Mummy!"

Erin Maw I am not.

The physio is talking about stopping our sessions after the next one (10/12 of the block covered by my health insurance) as he says that my recovery is looking good now, and I can do most of my hobbies 'a bit'. The last big test is my first ice skating lesson since October next Monday, if I can survive that then it's just a case of taking things steady.

Grot is a magnificent calorie burner! It's just so.... Grot.

Well done on getting up and ambushing your body into it Mozzchops

I couldn't sleep in today so somewhere in my crazy head I thought 'I know ill get up and give Grot a go'

Bloody hard but loved it
Think I'll do it again if I need a quick cardio session. Burnt over 300 cals in 30 mins 👍🏻

Great news @kittykarate, your patience is paying off! I agree about having a plan

Right, I'm back on it. Started Optimal Mix Prime yesterday (no equipment, taking low impact modifications), with plans to do a BB on the 'rest' work days. I just searched through the Body Balances for Tai Chi, and picked random numbers from that list to populate my diary. It's so much simpler if I have a 'plan' to follow. I might curse the plan, but it does take away the need to make pesky decisions on a morning.

(I'm also thinking I can get some park PT if needed with the money I save)

@buzzy1, I've cancelled by Virgin active membership. I took up calisthenics pre-covid and do that at specialist outdoor gyms, and I do a park bootcamp. I miss the social side (tho suspect covid rules put paid to that for now) and real life Pilates. But there are lots more outdoor classes I want to try, and I use LMOD in bad weather. If I want to go back to heavy lifting or got injured and needed the machines or something, I'd rejoin or perhaps go for a no-frills cheap gym, as I prefer the outdoor stuff anyway.

Thanks, good to hear different viewpoints on whether it's worth going back to the gym. I actually get my LMOD subscription free via my gym membership so I might try going back to a couple of classes next week and see how I end up balancing gym and home workouts. Some of me misses the social side but at the same time it's so much easier to spontaneously do a workout at home (and not worry about how I look!).

@buzzy1 - yes, I've dropped my gym membership and now have LMOD and the Peloton app. The gym membership went as I was on a joint membership with a friend with a great discount. She decided to leave and the cost to me as a single member was just too high. I miss the social side of things but the lockdowns have shown me just what I can achieve at home. I'm working out 6 days a week and love that I can rock up to 'my gym' without worrying about brushing my sticky up morning hair and don't have to make sure I've got matching gym wear that covers any wobbly bits

Definitely do the full 112 - the bicep track is epic!

Have just done bp 112 and I loved it. I only did the 30 minute version with it being my first time but it flew by and I wish I'd don't the full one. I thought I should have upped my weight on the squat track but just tried to walk downstairs and my legs felt like jelly so maybe the weight was right. Think pump might be my new favourite.

I haven't been a gym member for years but I don't think I'd join now. I think the only reason to join would be if I decided I wanted to start lifting properly but otherwise I don't see the point! I much prefer doing classes when there's nobody to laugh at me when I go in the wrong direction or fall over

Hello, newbie to this thread. Been doing Les Mills od for a while now and i think it’s kept me more motivated and fitter than when I was regularly going to the gym to do classes pre-Covid. Anyone else thinking of dropping the gym completely and just sticking with LM? Also tried the new Body Step release yesterday, really enjoyed it but needed to get my head around all the new steps!

I like BP115

Thank you so much! I'm going to give it a go in the morning.

112 and 113 are great too

My barbell has arrived today. Am really excited to try it out Has anyone got any recommendations for my first bp?

BC 65 was great 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
501 calories gone 🙌🏼