My LIVE PIYO Class Review

I attended my first LIVE PIYO Class at Pensacola Fit Club and I would have to say that I was totally impressed. The class was lead by a couple coaches on my team who just recently attended a PIYO Certification Class in Orlando, FL. These two amazing people were Coach Amanda Stephens and my sister/law Coach Jasmine Banawa.

LIVE PIYO Class - Pensacola Fit Club

As an athlete, I was told by some of my Beachbody Coach friends that PIYO is perfect for anyone involved with Sports Peformance such as running, team sports, and obstacle course racing just to name a few. I ended up purchasing the program through my Beachbody Coaching Business and found out that it was MONEY! When I did PIYO for the first time, I could plainly see the benefits of the workouts almost immediately, and since then I have been a firm believer in the program.

LIVE PIYO Class is a whole new ball game. For starters, it's pretty exciting and motivating to do it in a class atmosphere. The music was upbeat and went well with the workout, and it seemed like everyone loved it, infact I did not hear one person say anything negative about the class! Even the guys loved it =) The moves can get pretty fast, but after a few times, and a little stumbling and fumbling, it get's easier. Trust me, if I can do it, then you can do it!

It took me awhile for me to get into YOGA, and I still struggle at times with motivating myself to do yoga, but I never regret a good yoga session! PIYO combines a little bit of yoga, pilates, strength, and cardio. No weights are required and no holding yoga poses for a long period of time, it's just an overall awesome program.

Take the PIYO Challenge! (link below)

Would I recommend PIYO to everyone? Absolutely! I recommend this program for anyone who is interested in improving their overall strength and flexibility. It is a low-impact program and is geared for all fitness levels. I encourage everyone to take the PIYO Challenge first, then take some LIVE PIYO Classes to change things up a bit and keep things exciting. It's always great to connect with like-minded people who love to stay active.

I also run a Free Online Fit Club where I host some online PIYO Group Workouts so that you can try some workouts before beginning a challenge. Here are some PIYO options for you:

PIYO Challenge:
- Start the PIYO Challenge Now - BUY the Discounted PIYO Challenge Pack here! I will add you to an Online Challenge Group with others who have similar goals as you!

Test the Waters:
- Make me your FREE Coach now, and I will send you a Free Fitness Assessment to help you with your goals, and add you to my exclusive Online Fitness Group where I post all of my Free Online Group Workouts and upcoming Challenge Groups.

Enhance Your PIYO Challange with LIVE Classes:
- Take a LIVE PIYO Class

Stay active my friends, look forward to your SUCCESS!

LIVE PIYO Class - Pensacola Fit Club

Related Links:
- PIYO Hardcore on the Floor Workout
- What is a Beachbody Fit Club?
- What is the Beachbody Challenge?
- Try Shakeology Risk-Free
- Become a Beachbody Coach


Take the PIYO CHALLENGE - Buy now!

PIYO - Hardcore on the Floor

When I first heard about PIYO, I have to be honest, I was not interested. But the more and more I heard about it, I became curious. It took me years to finally try yoga for the first time, and I once I began incorporating yoga into my workouts, my overall level of fitness went through the roof, I was like "why did I wait so long to do this!". When I attended the Coach Summit in Las Vegas a few months ago, I was able to get more information about the program, and found out that it was a combination of pilates, yoga, strength, and cardio. And as an Obstacle Course Racing athlete who participates in Spartan Races, I started thinking more and more about how important it might be if I incorporated this into my workouts, you know, the days that I do not feel like doing yoga lol. They said "If you're a runner, you need this", and so I said "ok, I'll give it a shot".

Today I did my first PIYO workout which was "Hardcore on the Floor". It is a core based workout using some primal movements, which is perfect for OCR (Obstacle Course Race) training, or any type of athletic training. I ran a 5K training run earlier today, and I thought that this would be a perfect workout to do on the same day. Not only did it burn my core, but my shoulders were throbbing as well as my triceps. Actually come to think about it, my whole body was shaking. It was definitely a great workout, and from this day forward, I would highly recommend PIYO to all athletes. I can see where these workouts can kick up anyone's level of fitness, and I'm excited to do more!

There are 5 segments to the workout:
- The Warm Up
- Primal to Traditional
- Primal
- Plank to Elbow Plank
- Back Extensions and Cool Down

Tuck and Extend (part of warm up)

Down Dog (my body was still really tight at this point lol)

Primal to Traditional
- Beast
- Kick Thrus
- One Arm Body Lifts into Crunch
- V Sits
- Upper Body Crunch
- Scissor Crunches
- Oblique Extensions

One Arm Body Lifts into Crunch

Scissor Crunches

Oblique Extensions

Primal:
- Rolling like a ball
- PIYO Pedal
- Side Plank Crunches
- Kneeling Kicks
- Beast Alternating Hand Taps
- Roman Twists

Beast Alternating Hand Taps

Plank to Elbow Plank:
- Knee Pulls and Leg Extensions in Plank Position
- Hip Taps
- Down Dog Splits with Ankle Taps
- Plank Walks

Knee Pulls to Leg Extensions

Back Extensions and Cool Down:
- Superman Variations
- Even a Sea Turtle move =)

A little Tricep Push Up action too! =)

Cool Down!

So that was PIYO - Hardcore on the Floor! Core workouts are always tough for me, so I know that I need more of it. The animal movements are great, takes sometime to get use to, but once you get it down, it will flow a lot smoother, and I guarantee you that your athletic performance will get better.


Here is a quick video on the PIYO Workout Program:

Take the PIYO Challenge - Click Here!

Are you an Athlete? You need this!