Power 90 Sweat Cardio 3-4

Although I successfully completed the P90X series, I was looking for other cardio routines instructed by Tony Horton. I decided to try Power 90's phase 2 (Sweat Cardio 3-4) and was not disappointed. It was made apparent to me that Tony's precursor to P90X is what gave that series its motivating edge. P90 Sweat Cardio 3-4 gets your heart pumping, burns 100s of calories and leaves your workout clothes quite soaked with sweat. Also, the workout time is only about 45 minutes and it fits great into my schedule. I'd recommend this DVD to anyone who wants an effective workout.

Both the Sweat 1-2 and 3-4 programs that come w/ Power 90 are very straightforward no nonsense type routines.The 3-4 program is exactly like 1-2 but it moves with a bit more intensity and does an extra round of each cardio circuit.You start off with warm ups, then do Yoga, Standing Ab work, X-Work (which is footwork based around an X pattern (actually it's more like a plus sign) and then you move on to kickboxing type work.The program is followed with an Ab ripper 200 program (the Sweat 1-2 is followed by Ab ripper 100) which is an effective short ab routine. I personally do the moves at half speed and contract my abs more intensely because I find that less reps this way is safer and more effective than doing the faster higher reps approach, but of course that's a personal preference.As with all of Tony Horton's programs, they are straight forward and hard work. No magic bullets, just a simple format that works if you actually do the work.The Power 90 programs are the earliest of Tony's programs w/ Beachbody and were definitely low budget endeavors compared to P90X which was done when they had more money to invest in production.Still, Power 90 is very effective and quite challenging.I do want to mention that during the X-work there are some high impact moves so be aware of that, BUT Tony does show modifications for that and encourages folks to work at their own pace.If one commits to this (or really ANY exercise program) and you clean up your nutrition you'll get results. If you don't make any effort then you won't make any changes.Tony, by the way, is a bit of a character so be prepared. As one person wrote in a review I read elsewhere "Sometimes Tony's funny and cute and sometimes you want to smash him in the face with a brick!".I find him mostly funny, but some may find his personality to be less to their liking.Still, even if you can't stand him but do the workouts anyway, you'll end up loving what YOU get out of it.I do highly recommend this and Tony's other programs and even recently bought the Power 90 set for one of my brothers because I know how effective they are.

oldie but a goodie... for the most part. it is dated for sure, and compared to the P90X it looks someone's home video, but... it is not an easy workout and is a bit more than a beginner should take on. overall it is a good addition.

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This dvd is no nonsense and straight to the point.Its a simple workout yet it gets your heart rate up.If you like the traing camp approach then you'll love this workout. Its murderous on your knees, so if you have weak knees then you might want to take it easy at first. The abs ripper section is my favorite part because it targets your entire stomach and lower back.I like to use this dvd before I hit the gym. Overall a very solid workout for the price.

I am going through Power 90, and this is essential in my opinion. If you are on the fence because you hear it is the same, I am saying you should get it for the following reasons. The workouts are the same, but the intensity is higher, the pace is faster, and Tony is more motivating to keep moving and work hard. The tone of this workout video is unlike the first one, where the tone was figure out the moves, press pause, take your time. There is a little of that in this but it is probably for liability.This version is a lot more intense and will push you harder than 1-2.The moves are the same as the first video with 3 sets for each round instead of 2. Kicking is the only group that is still only 2 sets, but the pace is a lot faster.This video has the ab ripper 200 on it as well. It is 200 situps which is also the same, you do 20 for each different ab exercise instead of 10.

I have been impressed with all of my Beach Body workout tapes. They can be a little cheesy at times with Tony and his lack of joke making, but they give you a great workout with a great stretch. The first time you just want to die half way through, I won't kid you that you don't. But after a few times it is still challenging to work your body out, but your body deals better with the work it is doing and you start seeing results. The best thing about the workout is that it isn't hard stuff to do. I have a few aerobic videos that I can't keep up with or even figure out what I am suppose to be keeping up with. The Beachbody videos can be done by anyone and they are good about giving alternative ways incase you aren't as flexible as they are. I do recommend starting off with 1-2 if you are just starting out!

I've used Power 90 for about 20 years and this is the third time I've had to replace one of the discs. Other than that, I find these dvds perfect for a non-athletic type like myself. The relatively easy exercises will help you stay in shape. Just add a rubber mat or two to protect your floors and cushion your workout, plus some dumbbells for the weightlifting work and you won't need another thing.