Yes – the next release of Les Mills Body Combat hits a fitness club near you soon.
Can release 60 – which celebrates 15 years of Body Combat – match up to the last one?
Our presenter for the Edinburgh Quarterly, the mighty Dave Cross, delivered a motivational masterclass. You know that Dave puts extra work into his delivery because he doesn’t just present a “live” version of the instructor DVD. It’s refreshing. You always come away from Dave’s quarterlies with new ideas.
As he unveiled Body Combat release 60 it became clear that it’s very similar to the last one. More “switch lunges” in the Capoeira track for example. However, I’m not sure the power tracks are as full on shoulder blasters but they come close.
Here’s what I remember:
- Hip rolls and endless roundhouse kicks in a lower body warm up set to a version of Katy Perry’s Roar.
- A decent cover of Michael Jackson’s Black and White provides an intense first combat track.
- In track 3 we see a return of a song last seen in release 29 – Fly Away. Prepare for an onslaught of never-ending hooks.
- A new move in t he Muay Tai called, “The Superman Punch”, challenges your co-ordination. This might take some getting use to. The rest of the MT track could reduce you to a breathless sweaty heap.
- Dan says that the Abs track is the hardest they’ve ever done. Not sure that’s true but it does hurt.
- Last seen in release 20 – we cooldown to Now We Are Free – that moody song from Gladiator.
So first impressions suggest an equally tough work out carrying on the tradition set by the previous quarter. Lacks originality though and feels a little samey but will undoubtedly get results.
Let the learning begin.
Now it’s your turn:
Are you a Body Combat instructor? What do you think of Les Mills Body Combat release 60? Please leave a comment or a link to your own thoughts.