Welcome to another Fitness Friday!  This week has been a good one, if a little lighter than usual, in terms of working out, and I’m excited to say that I was also contacted by ExerciseTV after posting about their awesome Back 2 Bollywood Bhangra workout.  So now my Fitness Friday posts will be a series of posts and videos about ExerciseTV workouts.  I was super comfortable doing this, since 90% of my workouts already come from ExerciseTV.  This month (through September) I’ll be focusing on their Bodylicious workouts, which are all about buns and abs.  Most (maybe all?) of the workouts are free through ExerciseTV On Demand, but they were kind enough to send me the workout DVDs.  The program also includes a meal plan and though I won’t be following it, I may try out some of the recipes just to see how they are.

Before I get into the videos, here’s what my week in fitness looked like:

Saturday: rest day.

Sunday: Week 2, Day 1 of HundredPushups and TwoHundredSitups.  I did 20 pushups in my last set and 30 situps.

Monday: Bodylicious Day 1 – Bootylicious Buns 1 (10 min) and Incredible Abs 2 (20 min)

Tuesday: Week 2, Day 2 of HundredPushups and TwoHundredSitups.  I did 20 pushups in my last set and 32 situps (extra points for toddler on belly); Jays Bootcamp Cardio (15 min)

Wednesday: Bodylicious Day 2 – Bootylicious Buns 1 (10 min) and Incredible Abs 2 (20 min)

Thursday: Week 2, Day 3 of HundredPushups and TwoHundredSitups.  I did 21 pushups in my last set and 38 situps (extra points for toddler on belly); Back 2 Bollywood Bhangra Masala dance workout (20 min); Bodylicious Day 3 – Bootylicious Buns 1 (10 min) and Incredible Abs 2 (20 min).

Today I have plans to do some yoga or Pilates, and maybe the Bodylicious again.  I can definitely feel it working.  Saturday I’ll do my exhaustion test for the pushups/situps challenges, and then hopefully I’ll get some good cardio in on Saturday or Sunday.

Now for the videos… I recorded myself doing the Incredible Abs 2 workout.  The first video is just a quick clip of the sky kicks at the beginning of the ab shred portion, and the second video is a look at the whole shred cycle.  I’m sweaty and gross in them since this was the last bit of an hour long workout, but my daughter makes a really adorable cameo in the first video.

I can’t believe I’m about to show the internet a video in which I’m wearing a sports bra but no shirt… try not to cry at my pale belly.

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Overall, I really like the Bodylicious workouts.  The abs one is KILLER and I was too sore after the first day to do it again right away, but now I think I can follow the schedule well enough.  There are a couple of moves in the Bootylicious Buns workout that feel a little awkward to do, but I can definitely feel them working so I think I’m on the right track.  I’m looking forward to posting measurements after I finish the whole workout series.

Now for the good part!  ExerciseTV has graciously offered to provide one of my readers with an awesome mystery prize!  Just for answering a quick trivia question, one commenter will get a free workout DVD from ExerciseTV!

How to enter:

1. Answer this question in the comments: Who are the two trainers in the Bodylicious program? (required)
2. Blog about the giveaway and leave a link in the comments. (optional)
3. Tweet about the giveaway and leave a link in the comments. (optional, once per day)

I’ll choose a winner at random during next Friday’s fitness post!  Good luck, and enjoy your weekend!

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