My CIZE Review

Hi everyone!

So many of you know that since mid-July I have been following the new Beachbody workout CIZE.  Cize was created by Shaun T (you know the guy who does Insanity or Asylum on those infomercials).  Although he has some tough cardio workouts, he is actually a dancer and has made some great dance workout videos in the past…aka Hip Hop Abs.

I had just finished P90X3, I wanted something fun with cardio to switch it up.  I had been doing the sneak peak with Beachbody on Demand and was so excited to try the whole program.  My husband got this workout for me at Beachbody Summit back in July and I was pumped to try it right away!

I had done the 2^nd dance with Beachbody on Demand and so I thought, well the first one will have to be easier cardio wise.  Not a chance!  Once finishing it the first time I took a picture to send it to my hubby so he could see how sweaty I got. I am typically not a big sweater during workouts, so this was a bit shocking to say the least. 

The workout program is 6 dances. There is a calendar for both intermediate dancers and beginners.  I am obviously a beginner, so as a beginner, you do the same dance for a week.

The dances range in time from 30- 51 minutes.  The first dance is 30 minutes, second is 45 minutes, third is 36 minutes, the fourth is 37 minutes, the fifth is 40 minutes and the sixth is 51 minutes. Although I really only like 30 minute workouts, I found that the time just flew by. 

Shaun T really breaks down the moves well and once he teaches you a new move you go back to the beginning and work it back into the routine.  Yes, there were times I was thinking “I can’t do this”, but with the repetition I was able to master even the more complex moves.  And if you know me, I am NO DANCER. I have zero dance moves.  And I was able to complete all the dances, albeit with no dance style, but with lots of effort in the cardio department.

I often did the CIZE abs after most of the workouts.  It was 8 minutes and it was a great to finish up my workout targeting my abs.  At this point I was usually dripping in sweat from all the dancing.  The moves were tough, but not too tough that it made me want to quit.

I got great results from this workout!  I definitely got leaner all over and got better definition in my midsection.  For many of the dance moves you are really engaging your core and I found that I was seeing better improvements in that area.  I can really see how people on “Dancing with the Stars” say that they drop tons of weight, because the cardio and full body movements from dancing really target all parts of your body.

If you are looking for a fun cardio workout where you actually want to get moving then this is a great program.  I am really hoping that more DVDs are made to further this program because it is by far my most favourite Beachbody cardio workout.  I am going to start another round of the 21 day fix for the next month but I will perhaps sub some days in with CIZE.

Here is a beginner calendar of Cize with the time lengths of the dances.

Message me if you think you would want to try dancing it out as a workout!

Thanks for reading!
Kristin