Magical Results in any Workout Program are About Working Smart, Rather than Hard

May 9
19:24

2012

cheryl boswell

cheryl boswell

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Article looks closer at the advantages and strengths of the Power Half Hour workout by Beachbody.

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One thing I have learned through the years trying different workout programs that didn’t get the job done,Magical Results in any Workout Program are About Working Smart, Rather than Hard  Articles is there are many of them which make you work hard.  With Power Half Hour, the 30 minute answer to P90X, you might finally learn what it means to work smart.

Tony Horton is back with a new version of the old scene you might say. I say this because Power Half Hour was the prequel or predecessor to P90X. 

Both workouts share the concepts of muscle confusion, total body conditioning, strictly timed workouts, high energy, and of course the expert hands-on instruction of Tony Horton.

Power Half Hour is  30 minute workout that really isn’t a 30 minute workout. More accurately it is many 30 minute workouts that are varied daily to create a situation where your body must adapt each day.

This adaptation is based on emerging science in sports and exercise training which says the best way to work out is to be changing things up regularly. The body changes and grows quicker when it is slightly uncomfortable.

You will have a very hard time getting comfortable in Power Half Hour. One day you do a 30 minute workout for your legs. The next you do the Ab Burner. The next you do upper body. 

The variety promotes change and of course reduces boredom. 

Power Half Hour is high intensity, and high impact, but not as high as P90X.  So it is a great workout for beginners.

A new user who has not stayed in shape for months or years previously will get a super high intensity full-body workout in just 30 minutes each day.  You’ll see results in 6 workouts, which is only about a week on the Power Half Hour calendar. 

All this adds up to great results in 60 days if you show up and push play. The amazing thing about Power Half Hour that might make it superior to P90X is users talk about feeling great after a Power Half Hour workout.

This is probably due to the fact that there is no 30 minute workout in existence that works the total body with such variation and effectiveness.

Tony Horton is right there motivating, keeping you loose, and making sure every exercise is being done with precise form.  To me there is no better reason to get Power Half Hour than it is by the person that created and trained millions to total body transformations with P90X.

The principles and approaches are the same, but if anything Power Half Hour might be better fit for more people.  Then do P90X next.