Turbo Fire

I know many people who love Chalene Johnson and her workouts (Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire, and Extreme Chalene). I’ve previously done Turbo Jam routines and knew that Turbo Fire would be more of a challenge.

Anyone who enjoys dance-based cardio should give it a try. I do not fit into this category.

I can handle the bubbly, borderline cheesy persona that one would expect. I cannot handle the choreography; I just physically cannot do much of it. It’s physically possible, but not at the pace required to work up a sweat. I’ll just get a move down and then Chalene will say something like, “let’s add the arms” and I completely forget what my legs were supposed to be doing. Or, I’ll magically be doing a move correctly and she’ll say, “Let’s start from the top” and I’m lost as to what the last three moves were and how they are supposed to fit together. At some point I became a very uncoordinated person. I often found myself substituting Insanity moves to keep myself going, rather than allowing myself to dumbfoundly stare at the TV trying to figure out what to do.

The workouts I did enjoy from this program were HIIT (high intensity interval training). During these routines Chalene does one move at a time then moves on to the next and moves are learned as a whole motion. Every 3^rd or 4^th move is a faster, more intense action. But, when I want intense action I’ll push play on Insanity.