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One on One: Cardio Intervals

I’m really hooked on Tony Horton and the P90X Extreme Training System. After going through this grueling 90 day program, I decided to take a break from building muscle and focus on losing a little weight. To accomplish this task, I turned to Debbie Siebers and her Slim in 6 workouts to burn fat.

I still have the P90X bug though, so when Beachbody offered the July DVD of Tony Horton’s One on One: Cardio Intervals for one penny, I had to get it! I figured that it was a cardio program so it would support my current fitness goal of dropping 15 pounds. I knew it would be good because it was Tony’s workout…(read more)

This is how the One on One program works. Each month a new workout is automatically sent to you. Previous programs have names such as Diamond Delts and Core Ball Sandwhich. The workouts are between 20 and 40 minutes in lenth. If you’ve ever worked out with a P90X video, you know that this is a short workout for Tony. The P90X workouts are about an hour long with the exception of Yoga X which is a heart-pounding 92 minutes. (Yes, you do sweat doing yoga with P90X.)

Anyway, I got the program and just stared at it with a grin. Welcome back Tony! Bring it! I put on my workout clothes, got out the mat and prepared myself for a 40 minute workout. The One on One workouts are also different from P90x because Tony Horton is the only one in the gym, so it’s like you getting a personal workout with Tony. Mason, the camera guy is quite entertaining as well.

So how is the One on One workout like P90X besides having one of the greatest trainers of all time? In almost all of Tony’s P90X workouts he reminds you that “you can do anything for 30 seconds”. He used interval training to keep you moving and motivated. Some of his P90X routines used a series of exercises that were repeated once you made it through the first round.

In Cardio Intervals, Tony uses a set of 20 exercises. Each exercise is 30 seconds in length. He actually holds a stop watch to keep us on pace. After the first round of 20 exercises is completed, the set is repeated for round two. The rest periods between exercises is really short, so you might have to hit pause or take quick small drinks to keep up with him. I sure got my heart rate up doing this routine.

The other thing you’ll notice is that many of the exercises are variations of P90X exercises…but with a twist or a jump or something else that makes it unique to Cardio Intervals. You’ll also find a lot of new moves to keep it interesting. Here’s a list of the exercises that Tony does in this One on One:

As you can see, this workout builds on exercises from several P90X workout routines. If you’re a P90X graduate, you’ll recognize a combination of Core Synergistics, Plyometrics, Kenpo X, Cardio X moves. It’s a great way to wrap up your P90X program, revisit P90X or supplement your current fitness program.

By the way, my 1 cent July special also included a free DVD wallet that can hold twelve months of DVDs. I’m looking forward to shaking up one routine each month. Whether it’s focusing hard on my back, legs, shoulders or another muscle group, I plan on using One on One to supplement my fitness routines.

If you’re curious about the One on One program, now’s the time to try it. If you order it during the month of July, you’ll get the 1 cent deal, too. There’s a 30 day money back guarantee, so if you don’t like it just cancel your subscription. Otherwise, you’ll get a fresh Tony Horton routine every 30 days.