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BodyPump 73 Review

Here we go again! Welcome to my review for the new release BodyPump 73. We launched last week, but I’ve been a little busy, so apologies for making you wait. This time I won’t be providing any YouTube links as videos seem to disappear too quickly. Right, onwards ….
Warm-up:
An utterly standard run through of the [...]

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BodyPump 73 Sizzler

Time flies and it hardly seems like yesterday that we launched the last release, yet in fact it was before Christmas. With the local instructor quarterlies this weekend, it will only be a few weeks will be launch BodyPump 73, so time to put up the preview:
BODYPUMP® 73 is challenging, bordering on punishing, but it [...]

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Good Pump Day, Bad Pump Day

The reason for each uncertain, but the existence of each certain.
Regular pumpers will know what I mean. Some days you seem to get through the class with comparative ease, and other days you struggle to make it to the end. This despite lifting exactly the same weight and doing the same tracks. So, with an [...]

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BodyPump 72 Review

Here’s a little Christmas present for you all. The new release BodyPump 72 has arrived and here are my thoughts on it. The launch was over a week ago, but I’ve been just a little busy … so better late than never … and on with the review:
Warmup:
This one follows the usual pattern of working [...]

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BodyPump 72 Sizzler

Yet again, a little taster for what to expect in the next BodyPump release. The local instructors will be attending their quarterlies the weekend after next, so we should be getting the launch in the second week of December all being well. So, stay tuned for a review about then. In the meantime:
BODYPUMP® 72 is [...]

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BodyPump 71 Review

So here we are yet again. Time for a new release, and I have come straight from the gym to share all about BodyPump 71. It’s also time to add another review to the series with the usual track list. So let’s go:
Warmup:
It’s very much back to basics this release, with the track following the [...]

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BodyPump 71 Sizzler

As you will have gathered, I am pretty busy at the moment, so I’m just throwing this up quickly. So without further ado, the preview for the next BodyPump release #71
BODYPUMP® 71 is all about teaching from the heart, not from the head. The exercises are easy to coach, giving you the freedom to focus [...]

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Have You Ever Noticed … ?

This is going to be a BodyPump-related post, so if that doesn’t float your boat, then feel free to give this one a miss.
I thought I’d put up some observations of a participant, about fellow Pumpers. It might act as an interesting insight for instructors or prompt recognition from other participants.
Territorial Rights
There is a certain [...]

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BodyPump 70 Review

Welcome to the 11th review I’ve written on BodyPump by Les Mills International, and the first of the 70s series. Instructors in Europe and elsewhere may already have recieved DVDs, but launches won’t be for a few weeks yet, so the following is for participants. Forewarned is forearmed!
Warmup:
A gentle introduction into the release this time [...]

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BodyPump 70 Sizzler

With the release of BodyPump 69 now behind us, it is time to look forward to the next release number 70. Adelaide gets the launch towards the end of May and anticipate launching in the second week of June. So here is the sneak preview of what to expect:
The key focus of BodyPump 70 is [...]

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