Posted in BodyPump on Jun 10th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in BodyPump on May 1st, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Mar 18th, 2009
That time has come again and the new BodyPump release 69 was launched this week. I missed out on Monday due to work commitments but managed to catch it this morning instead. To follow, my customary review – now the 10th in the series – for those who won’t get this release for another month [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Feb 5th, 2009
Time again for a preview of what will feature in the next release. The quarterlies in Adelaide are scheduled for the 1st March and we are due to launch in the second week of March. A review will appear here … of course. In the meantime here is the Sizzler to whet your appetites: BODYPUMP® [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Jan 19th, 2009
There is much to like about BodyPump. It has inspired a generation over the past 15 years to push their bodies like never before. We can also credit the LesMills classes with making group exercise the phenomenon it is today. True, other classes like aerobics were popular in their time, but something in the order [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Dec 8th, 2008
After much anticipation the new BodyPump release 68 has arrived! Our launch class was tonight and that means it’s time to post my review so those of you yet to receive it know what to expect. As per usual I’ll post Youtube links to the music so at the very least you can get an [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Nov 3rd, 2008
It’s almost time for the quarterlies again, with Adelaide receiving the new release on the 23rd of this month. A couple of weeks later we should launch, which means a review will appear on this site in early to mid December. In the meantime here is the Sizzler to whet your appetites: Look forward to [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Sep 25th, 2008
Apologies for the delay – this review would normally have appeared almost a month ago but we’ve been on holiday. Tonight was not the launch and the instructor was almost considering dropping it from his routine. Fortunately I got it just in time and so you get the review just in time for it to [...]
Posted in BodyPump, Rick's Posts on Aug 13th, 2008
As you may remember Regan and I are currently members of Viva Fitness. The gym has many desirable attributes like offering the classes we like and a friendly attitude. However they also have a number of flaws that have changed from niggles to nuisances. The gym has invested heavily in personal training programmes, understandably, since [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Aug 3rd, 2008
Time to preview the forthcoming BodyPump release (#67). Unfortunately we will miss the launch as we will be in the UK on holiday at the time. A review will appear in due course on our return. In the meantime: BODYPUMP™ 67 is another strong and challenging release. This quarter the focus is on communicating the [...]
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