Barre Obsession Continues!

My newest fitness obsession is barre workout and my latest foray is the Physique 57 DVD set. The set comes with 3 DVDs and an inflatable exercise ball:

• Physique 57 Classic Full Body Workout
• Physique 57 30 Minute Express Full Body Workout
• Arm & Ab Booster 30 Minute Workout 

I've only had the chance to do the  57 minute full body workout and boy, does it kick butt. I've done it twice so far (2 days in a row) and I'm feeling the soreness. The first day, the back of my thighs were sore. Today, it's shoulders and upper back (must be from the all push-ups!)

 

For the Classic, 57 minute DVD, I used two kinds of hand weights (5 lbs and 3 lbs), yoga mat, our loft rail (or you can use a chair), a rolled up towel and the exercise ball.  The DVD is divided into 4 parts - warm-up, upper body (using the weights), legs and seat (using the rail or chair and excise ball) and abs (mat, exercise ball, rolled towel). 

I had to give my legs a break a couple of times and the ab work is the hardest I've encountered (DVD workouts and gym class combined!) 

They recommend doing the workout 3-4 times a week for maximum results and you can see visible results in only 8 workouts. Will it give me a dancer's body? We'll see.

Purchased my set from Amazon. They also sell the DVDs on the Physique 57 website. Both offer free 30 day trial.