New Les Mills thread.

I did 30 mins body attack 98 this morning then 30 mins of body balance. I just love body attack, it's so cheerful and energising. I think it's my favourite of the LM cardio options.

I love BC 77, 78 & 79 out of the newer ones

I might go as far back as 65 tonight though and go proper old school

I did Bodyattack 109 this morning. Haven’t done BA for maybe a month so was good to switch it up. I did the 45 minute then did 15 mins of Sprint 🥵

Good luck Mozzchops!

I did a sneaky 'walking' 30 min BC yesterday (ok - might have done the last round of running man!). Feeling it today in my shoulders, but no ill effects in my hip.

Have fun! I really enjoyed 79 earlier this week

I am attempting my first BC 55 min tonight, which I haven't done in over 2 years
Wish me luck

Think I'm going to pick an oldie

Bodyattack 107 for me today. Have to grit my teeth to get past the plyo track but I always enjoy it after that point! And this release has an older and slightly overweight man who really goes for it throughout and is my absolute hero

Just had my new sofa delivered. It is much bigger than it looked. My first thought was I didn't not have enough room to do my workouts 🤣. Going to have to spend the day moving furniture around. I don't even have enough room to lie down to do any core work.

Survived the first day of stronger challenge. Ugh I can see why ye call grit grot. I did enjoy the body balance after it. Bodypump today.

I couldn't keep up at all and the leaping was a little too far but it takes me back to Zumba days. I was definitely much more clumsy than sexy.

I did body combat once at the gym and couldn't walk for a week, so many kicks!!.

Yeah I decided I wasn't in the target demographic for Sh'bam when they talked about being sexy in the club....

Complete newbie here inspired by your thread, signed up this morning with 30 days free.
Not exercised for a loooong time so eased in. Started with Sh'Bam, I really enjoyed it but feeling rough now.

Core this morning for me - I guess they renamed it from CXWorkx to 'Les Mills Core' as it's a bit more obvious what's going on in there.

Next week I'm going to pick a 3 days a week no equipment workout plan, and put that in my diary. Basically low impact options initially, building up. I don't think jumping lunges will ever be back on the menu though. On the other days, do Body Balance to try and build up my strength.

Morning All. Starting the stronger challenge today. Looking forward to not having to pick a workout and it's a good chance to try things I might not have chosen myself.

Might try Tone at some point - there are quite a few classes like barre etc that don't seem to be on the challenges so I was thinking of taking a couple of weeks to try them all!

Rest day for me today

I haven't tried tone or core yet

Is it worth tagging one on the end of a 30 min body pump???

Core is different to CXWorks?????

Yes @YeahNahWhal, I’m really enjoying tone.

BP 115 this morning followed by core 35.

I just finished Tone #6 - it's so fun! Hope lots are watching it, so they release more of them. I loved how the alternative moves were always there. So good, I'm so sweaty!!

They have just put up a lot of new videos up about nutrition, breathing exercises and meditation. I’m always in awe of the new and bonus content that is constantly added. The value and quality is top notch. I’ve been a subscriber for 4 years and it is the top of the list of things I feel essential in my life.

@EggyBread4me, do give it a go! This is a lovely thread, and there is so much to try in LMOD. I use it as a top up to strength training and running and love the variety and flexibility, it is really good value IMO even if not your main exercise.

@EggyBread4me - we have a great community here, and there is also a good international community of people on Facebook (though they are at times worryingly obsessive)

There is usually a 2 week free trial period when you sign up for LMOD, so take good advantage of that. If you don't have any equipment (weights, stationary bike etc) then you'll probably be looking at doing Body Combat (martial arts inspired boxercise), Body Attack (old school aerobics to donk-donk dance music), Body Balance (yoga/tai chi inspired), Sh'bam (dance routines), Core (eventually you'd need resistance bands but the first few weeks) or Barre (ballet inspired). Oh and Grit Cardio (regularly known here as Grot). Hiit training. Crazy intense.

They have challenges and plans that you can sign up to - these give you a schedule of workouts to do which try and balance the types of work you're doing. Most of the newer plans have a 'no-equipment' option where possible.

Looks like there is a lovely supportive community here as well 😍

Think I will give it a go 👍

Hi EggyBread -

Les Mills On Demand is available as an app on some smart TVs (but not many!).
You could also use something like an Amazon Firestick or a Roku to run the app. If you have a compatible phone and telly you can cast from your phone to the TV (on my samsung this means the audio has a slight lag which is a bit irritating) . Or you could go really low tech, and run a HDMI cable from a laptop or your tablet to your telly.

I just tend to watch it on my tablet so I do get more grumpy about the releases where the cameraman gets bored and swoops around.

Stronger challenge sounds right up my street. Going to start that on Monday.