Bodyweight by Mark Lauren

I’m a convert. I’ve been doing yoga and various forms of weightlifting over the years and it’s been eye opening to see how weak I still was when I started these workouts. But my body has been feeling better than ever. I don’t have joint pain and other issues I’ve accepted as part of lifting and being in my mid-40’s despite ensuring proper form. Even though I have gone to the gym regularly, I started with the 12 week prep workout to learn the moves and proper mechanics before starting body weight 2.0 but I’m simultaneously doing the 10 week HIIT. These are *great* workouts. The prep is great in the morning to loosen up and the HITT gets me sweating. I dislike typical cardio and I’m a very routine person but even I appreciate the variations and how it gets my heart pumping. I’ve cancelled my gym membership. The instructions and guidance are clear, I don’t need to stare at the screen to follow along and the tutorials before each workout are very helpful. I love that even Mark himself responded to my comment in the app. And as a professional software QA analyst, I feel this is a high quality app. Very user-friendly, good user experience, and I’ve yet to experience any bugs. This is one of my only app reviews, I’m enjoying it that much.

I started this program last year and faithfully stuck to it for a few month until I realized this was not a good workout for me. I was disappointed and didn’t renew my annual subscription. This program is mainly for those who are super fit and flexible, not for ordinary people. There are no alternative moves if you are having difficulty, have an injury or just don’t want to do some moves that, frankly, look like they will result in possible injury if you can’t do them perfectly. I probably would have stuck with it had alternatives been offered in the videos - the response I got when I asked about it was go back to an earlier version of a move. Not the easiest thing to do when you are trying to keep up with a video workout- I expect the trainer to give me at least a little input on alternative moves - but there is zero. And eventually you just feel lost. Good points: There is a lot of creativity in movement, a lot of yoga moves turned into something different and challenging. I just didn’t think it was worth injuring myself in trying to keep up - not the safest workout forum.

I have been rotating between multiple Mark Lauren programs for the last two years via his on demand website and DVD’s. The 90 Day program is great! YAYOG and YAYOG 2 provide plenty of options for those who are looking for 60 and 90 programs with easy to follow, challenging moves - that are offered for those of all levels. Mobility X, is great too! Mark’s programs are Pretty comprehensive from top to bottom. After years of lifting weights, and doing a ton of hard pounding cardio programs, I took on to the Mark Lauren programs...and glad I did. One thing I suggest, is to start and finish a program. You may not always get the crazy sweat, or muscle pump you think you should get from a workout. Give it the full 60 to 90 days. The results and functionality are more than impressive... Love this new platform...very easy to navigate.