It also includes rowing exercises done with dumbbells or resistance bands. It targets the back muscles with variations of the pull-up or pull-down exercise done with resistance bands, including pull-ups/pull-downs with your hands at shoulder width, wider, narrower, or reverse grip. Other DVDs focus on plyometrics (explosive "power" movements), Kenpo kickboxing, cardio fitness, abs/core, yoga, and stretching.įor example, the "Chest & Back" DVD is a 53-minute workout that works the chest muscles with variations of the push-up, including traditional push-ups, wide-stance “fly” push-ups, and push-ups done with your hands close together. The strengthening DVDs target certain parts of the body each day: chest and back then shoulders and arms legs and back chest, shoulders, and triceps and back and biceps. The P90X System: How It WorksĮach workout is presented in a circuit format, in which you move from exercise to exercise with little rest in between, thus keeping your heart rate up. Beach Body offers a 100%, 90-day satisfaction guarantee, though you'll still have to pay shipping costs if you end up returning the P90X system. The P90X workout system is sold by Beach Body through its web site and via television infomercials. (You'll need some additional equipment - a pull-up bar, dumbbells, resistance bands, and an exercise mat.) What exactly is the P90X system? For $119.85 (made in three payments of $39.95 each), you get 12 workout DVDs, a 100-page fitness guide, a 113-page nutrition plan, and a 90-day calendar to track your progress. And the workouts are so rigorous that you're asked to take a fitness test before ordering the P90X system, to see whether you're up to the challenge.
Getting fit the P90X way means working out 6-7 days per week, with each workout lasting about 1-1½ hours.
The P90X system is an intense home DVD exercise program that says it can give you a lean, ripped body in 90 days.īut it's not for the faint of heart - or the very out of shape.
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