Focus T25

Nhh2012
Nhh2012 Posts: 21 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone tried focus t25? I love it! It is a new 25 minute workout from shaun t....I'm soooo sore!
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  • srrose15
    srrose15 Posts: 104 Member
    Yep doing it now - week 5 love it and Shaun T - I acutally got to do the workout with him Vegas LIVE it was AMAZING!!
  • Nhh2012
    Nhh2012 Posts: 21 Member
    wow...good for you!
  • kpick41
    kpick41 Posts: 81 Member
    I'm in week three and am loving it! I've never sweat so much in 25 minutes before!
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I'm in the Beach body challenge group, so I don't start it till Monday. I have it just waiting on Monday to get here :)
  • transgeek
    transgeek Posts: 5 Member
    I'm in Week 4 and I LOOOOOOOOVE this workout! Looking forward to the Beta phase and thinking about buying Gamma phase! Good luck!
  • Laurayinz
    Laurayinz Posts: 930 Member
    Ooooh looks neat! Someone may have found her next birthday wish...

    To anyone who's done these: Would a carpeted floor work ok, or would you slide too much?? Otherwise it's the cement basement, I think. hmmmm
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    Ooooh looks neat! Someone may have found her next birthday wish...

    To anyone who's done these: Would a carpeted floor work ok, or would you slide too much?? Otherwise it's the cement basement, I think. hmmmm

    Today is the last day that the challenge package is on sell for 30% off. Just letting ya know :)
  • EricCowperthwaite
    EricCowperthwaite Posts: 450
    Ooooh looks neat! Someone may have found her next birthday wish...

    To anyone who's done these: Would a carpeted floor work ok, or would you slide too much?? Otherwise it's the cement basement, I think. hmmmm
    I do T25 in bare feet on carpet. Works great. I have much better stability and balance that way, and the change in my calves is pretty impressive.

    I'm currently in week 3 of T25 and here are some results. All heart rate measurements are per Polar H7 heart rate monitor. VO2 max measurements are estimates based on resting heart rate.

    Week 1 - 199 lbs, resting heart rate: 66 bpm, max heart rate: 174 bpm, VO2 max: 41

    Week 3 - 197 lbs, resting heart rate: 58 bpm, max heart rate: 194 bpm, VO2 max: 45

    I like the results and love the workouts.
  • Nhh2012
    Nhh2012 Posts: 21 Member
    I love it too...wow its a lot of us...if anyone would like to try it pm me...it is the last day on sale...best workout ever!
  • elleloch
    elleloch Posts: 739 Member
    I'm in week four and I'm loving it, too. I'd never worked out with Shaun T before. I love him!
  • Nhh2012
    Nhh2012 Posts: 21 Member
    any of you guys on fb? I'm nicolehicks-hardin if you'd like to connect there. I'm on week one...
  • dchillin65
    dchillin65 Posts: 97 Member
    I couldn't wait to start next week so I'm on Week 1 Day 2. I workout is intense, challenging and worth it!
  • karint74
    karint74 Posts: 131 Member
    I just started this week as well. It's my first Beach Body program. I've been a Jillian disciple and gotten great results from her--just wanted to bump up the intensity and try something different to mix it up. This one is challenging! It's pushing me into the red zone, and I'm already in shape. You will love it--it really delivers in only 28-29 min. a day!
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I couldn't wait to start next week so I'm on Week 1 Day 2. I workout is intense, challenging and worth it!

    I've been doing insanity, but T25 has been sitting at my workspace for 2 weeks now, it's KILLING ME!!!
  • randrews0407
    randrews0407 Posts: 216 Member
    I started on Monday (so now I'm day 3) and love it so far - its challenging yet SHORT and I'm sweaty afterward and feel like I worked hard. I did Insanity before and was debating another round while wondering how T25 would compare - T25 is a bit more dancy in a sense but I wouldn't compare the two, both are great though - but not very similiar.
  • EricCowperthwaite
    EricCowperthwaite Posts: 450
    I started on Monday (so now I'm day 3) and love it so far - its challenging yet SHORT and I'm sweaty afterward and feel like I worked hard. I did Insanity before and was debating another round while wondering how T25 would compare - T25 is a bit more dancy in a sense but I wouldn't compare the two, both are great though - but not very similiar.
    I've done Insanity as well. Honestly, I think I've progressed more in the past 3 weeks than I did in the first half of Insanity.
  • randrews0407
    randrews0407 Posts: 216 Member
    I started on Monday (so now I'm day 3) and love it so far - its challenging yet SHORT and I'm sweaty afterward and feel like I worked hard. I did Insanity before and was debating another round while wondering how T25 would compare - T25 is a bit more dancy in a sense but I wouldn't compare the two, both are great though - but not very similiar.
    I've done Insanity as well. Honestly, I think I've progressed more in the past 3 weeks than I did in the first half of Insanity.

    I didn't lose any weight doing Insanity, I lost inches though and remember being frustrated after month 1 and not having visible results even with intense 40+ minute workouts 6 days per week and following 40/40/20 (sometimes 40/30/30) w/ nutrition. Everyone says wait for month 2 for the magic to happen etc - I can say I was pleased with the program, my strength and endurance improved, when I went back to the gym my old routine felt like a cakewalk.
  • Babygi6003
    Babygi6003 Posts: 356 Member
    I am going to purchase it this week and start soon :)
  • EricCowperthwaite
    EricCowperthwaite Posts: 450
    I didn't lose any weight doing Insanity, I lost inches though and remember being frustrated after month 1 and not having visible results even with intense 40+ minute workouts 6 days per week and following 40/40/20 (sometimes 40/30/30) w/ nutrition. Everyone says wait for month 2 for the magic to happen etc - I can say I was pleased with the program, my strength and endurance improved, when I went back to the gym my old routine felt like a cakewalk.
    Insanity did great things for me, don't get me wrong. I just never reduced body fat very much (not that I'm all that "fat" anyhow). When I compare my notes from Month 1 of Insanity to these past 3 weeks, it's clear that T25, for me, is a much more effective workout.

    Or, maybe, Insanity prepared me for what T25 is now accomplishing ;-)

    Anyhow, I very much like T25 and highly recommend it for people who are working out at home. Only caution I would make is that this is NOT a beginner workout. If you are just starting a journey on fitness, this isn't the workout for you.
  • randrews0407
    randrews0407 Posts: 216 Member
    Insanity did great things for me, don't get me wrong. I just never reduced body fat very much (not that I'm all that "fat" anyhow). When I compare my notes from Month 1 of Insanity to these past 3 weeks, it's clear that T25, for me, is a much more effective workout.

    Or, maybe, Insanity prepared me for what T25 is now accomplishing ;-)

    Anyhow, I very much like T25 and highly recommend it for people who are working out at home. Only caution I would make is that this is NOT a beginner workout. If you are just starting a journey on fitness, this isn't the workout for you.

    I think a beginner may be somewhat frustrated while getting the T25 moves down initially but if they are doing the modified Tanya moves and don't pressure themselves to match the speed of the professionals in the video ... I think it can be suitable for a focused and determined, somewhat fit beginner. I think they'd be less prone to workout related injury with T25 than with Insanity.
  • EricCowperthwaite
    EricCowperthwaite Posts: 450
    To me, a beginner implies not being fit. I would not recommend this T25 to someone who doesn't have a moderate level of fitness. I'd be concerned that they would quit in frustration, and I'd hate for that to happen. I'm also concerned that they would hurt themselves. I usually recommend the original P90, but modify it so each phase is only 4 weeks instead of 6. Then move on to Insanity or T25 or something like that.
  • ToughChik1975
    ToughChik1975 Posts: 3
    Mine just arrived yesterday and I am going to start August 5th. The calendar is on the wall. I know, from reading, that I could definitely use the support and motivation. Please add me as a friend if you are willing to be part of that support system. LOL
  • Zhivago42
    Zhivago42 Posts: 1
    I have just started this program a couple weeks ago (today was the beginning of week 3), and I am a little over 400 lbs at the moment. This program is absolutely fantastic, and I feel pretty amazing already.....I've even begun doing some of the un-modified moves here and there. (I do not sell this product, nor did I mean for this to sound like an infomercial or anything heh, I'm just saying....its working great for me). As far as the scale goes, I have only gone down in weight maybe 6 lbs, but I've already also dropped to the next lower size of pants and I feel stronger, though to be honest, I was doing step aerobics daily for a couple weeks right before I started this Focus T25 thing.

    I'm curious if anyone doing this program has any ideas on how to record this exercise here at myfitnesspal.com. Anyone?
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    I've been recording it as circuit training. However, in other threads people have reported lots of variations in their calorie burn during the workouts, so the most accurate way would be to use a HRM and log those calories. I'm hoping to get one soon so I don't end up going over when I eat my calories back.
  • AudreyKitsi
    AudreyKitsi Posts: 3
    Can you do t25 on carpet or do you need a sports mat or something?
  • lijsda1
    lijsda1 Posts: 169
    Can you do t25 on carpet or do you need a sports mat or something?
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    For most of the workouts you can do it on any surface but for the Ab workouts you need the mini mat or a yoga mat because you are on the floor a lot.
  • kbitikofer
    kbitikofer Posts: 43 Member
    My hubby and I are getting ready to start wk 2 on monday! We love it! It is definitely challenging!
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Can you do t25 on carpet or do you need a sports mat or something?

    You can do it on carpet, you may want a yoga mat for the ab work. The mat basically is just for cushioning, so if you have really soft carpet you could easily skip it, and honestly, a towel would probably work just fine.

    I will say that once you get into the beta phase there are some twisting moves that are a bit difficult to do on carpet. I ended up not keeping up with the crew on those because it took a little extra time to pick up and readjust my feet so I didn't tear up the carpet.
  • Needachange84
    Needachange84 Posts: 310 Member
    Does t25 include the same type of jumping that insanity has?
  • PDarrall
    PDarrall Posts: 114 Member
    It does have jumping, but it also has a modifier which removes all jumping which Insanity does not have.

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