ChaLean Extreme Exercise Program Review
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Quick Overview
- Difficulty
Advanced
- Cost
High
- Trial Period
90 Days
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is a collaboration between Chalene Johnson and
Beachbody. Chalene Johnson started her own
group exercise classes in the early 1990s and
combines dance, aerobics, kickboxing and
resistance training into a single workout.
Chalene Johnson initially worked with
Beachbody to create the Turbo Jam fitness
program in 1998, the year that Beachbody was
founded. Since then, Beachbody has become a
major player in the fitness program industry,
producing various hit exercise programs such
as P90X, Turbo Jam, Slim in 6, Hip Hop Abs,
and Yoga Booty Ballet.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
has been clinically proven to promote safe
and effective weight loss through a
combination of cardiovascular and resistance training techniques. In fact, some individuals have
lost up to 60% of their total percentage of
body fat with the first 90 days.
The ChaLean Extreme fitness program utilizes a technique called "Lean Phasing," and
is designed to shift the weight loss focus from cardiovascular to resistance training.
The resistance training is phased
in 3 steps and is intended to increase
your lean muscle tissue and metabolism. By doing so, you will create a
greater caloric deficit, and hence, increase
the rate at which you lose excess body weight.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is a
fairly aggressive workout program designed to promote a total body
transformation in 90 days. The results have been well documented and include improvements in cardiovascular endurance, a reduction in body
fat, and an increase in lean muscle tissue and
overall body strength.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
intended as an advanced total body
transformation and fitness improvement
program. Similar to most advanced workout
programs, it includes a beginners level to
introduce you to the proper form.
However, unlike many other standard
exercise programs, the ChaLEAN Extreme
fitness program is designed for you to build on
this knowledge and progress in a rapid and
highly intense manner to create an
environment in which you achieve your personal
fitness goals within the shortest time
possible.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
combines cardiovascular exercises, strength
circuit training, and a few specific workouts
for your core area. The intent is to bring
forth a comprehensive exercise program to
promote weight loss while improving your
core strength and overall lean muscle mass.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
includes the following:
- Burn & Resistance Band Basics Workout
- Burn Circuit 1, 2 & 3 Workouts
- Push Circuit 1, 2 & 3 Workouts
- Lean Circuit 1, 2 & 3 Workouts
- Extreme Cardio Burn Intervals Workout
- Extreme Cardio Burn It Off Workout
- Extreme Cardio Recharge Workout
- Ab Burner Workout
- Ab Burner Workout
- Fat Burning Food Guide
- Pro-Grade Resistance Band
- Thigh Toner Band
- Muscle Burns Fat Guidebook
- Body Fat Measurement Tool
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
operates under a technique called "Lean
Phasing." Simply put, "Lean Phasing" involves
a fundamental understanding that, as
neuromuscular activity and muscle size and
density increase due to breaking down and
rebuilding muscle tissue from strength
training, the muscle requires more energy to
sustain itself, and the body therefore burns
more calories on a daily basis.
This is the principle behind why
bodybuilders, who have a large amount of lean
muscle mass, require more energy to maintain
their muscle. Simply put, the greater amount
of lean muscle mass you have, the more
carbohydrates, fats and proteins it
requires to sustain.
By increasing your neuromuscular activity, you are increasing your Basal Metabolic Rate
(BMR). The BMR of an individual represents
the total number of calories that their body
burns in order to perform all bodily
functions over a 24-hour period. Performing
the exercise routines forces the body to burn
additional calories, and increasing your lean
muscle mass forces the body to burn even more
calories to support the muscle tissue. By
combining these two principles, rapid and
effective weight loss can be achieved.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
focuses on this principle by providing you
with high intensity
cardiovascular routines designed to create a
high caloric expenditure to promote weight
loss, and resistance training sequences
intended to increase your neuromuscular
activity and overall muscle strength and mass.
The cardiovascular portion of the fitness
program involves a variety of kickboxing
routines and sequential side steps and lunges
to force your heart rate to elevate, causing
your body to burn calories. The strength workouts condition your body through
the use of resistance bands and dumbbells.
Several of the strength training exercises
include standing biceps curls, triceps
extensions, squats, weighted rows, lunges
with core rotation, sumo squat with hip lift,
push ups with leg lift, chest flies with hip
lift, and several other exercises designed to
promote lean muscle mass development and
strength.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
intended to be performed for 90 days. The
beginner workouts are designed to teach you
how to perform the various exercises and
movements with the proper technique and form, and are approximately 20 minutes in duration.
However, most other workouts
are 40 to 50 minutes long. The ChaLEAN
Extreme fitness program includes a fitness
guideline outlining what workouts you should
perform and on which day. As you progress
through the program you will work up to
performing 40- to 60-minute sessions each day,
with 5 to 6 sessions per week. The workouts
are at-home DVD/VHS-based, so you can perform
them whenever you have time.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
marketed with success stories that range from
13 to 53 pounds of
weight lost. The program also includes
instructions on how to measure your body fat
percentage, with success stories of decreases in body fat percentages ranging
from 35% to 53%.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
extremely well received by the fitness
community and provides outstanding health
and fitness results for individuals that
follow the program, perform the exercise
routines as scheduled, and stick with the
workouts for 90 days.
You can expect to lose excess body
weight, increase your lean muscle mass and
strength, improve your cardiovascular
endurance, and achieve a slimmer, more sculpted physique.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
includes Pro-Grade resistance bands and a
thigh toner band. While the fitness program
offers a variety of exercises for you to
perform, some of the more critical strength resistance routines involve dumbbells. If you
do not have a set of dumbbells or an exercise
mat you will need to purchase them prior to
beginning the exercise program.
A reasonable amount of space is required
to perform the various exercise routines. In addition, an exercise mat is recommended for performing several of the standing exercises, while a bench or
chair is necessary for certain dumbbell exercises.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program
includes two workouts that introduce you to
several of the key exercise moves and
techniques, and the form that is required to
perform them correctly. No special physical requirements are imposed, though the
ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is best
suited to those who do not have any
current chronic pain issues (such as joint
problems) that may make it difficult to
perform the resistance workouts.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
designed to be performed over a 90-day period,
and is progressive in that it becomes more
difficult as you move through the 90 days.
Hence, a moderate level of determination,
focus, discipline and adherence to the
workout guidelines are required. However, if
you are able to perform the exercise routines
with moderate intensity and regularity over
the 90 days, you will most likely meet
and/or exceed all of your personal fitness
goals.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is
part of the Beachbody product line and has
the following customer service support:
- 24/7 customer support telephone line
- Email customer service
- Online FAQ database
- Live chat support
- Online message board
The cost of the ChaLEAN Extreme fitness
program includes 3 payments of $ 29.95
plus $ 19.95 for shipping and handling. For
this price you will receive 15 exercise
workouts, resistance bands, the Muscle Burns Fat guidebook, a fat burning food guide, and all
of the necessary information to perform the
exercise program properly. While the nearly $ 110.00 overall
price may seem rather steep, it is well
within the price range for most comprehensive
and advanced fitness programs.
In addition, it is important to remember
that if you do not own an exercise mat or
dumbbells you will need to purchase them in
order to perform the exercises required
within the latter stages of the fitness
program. It is also important to remember
that if you purchased a fitness center
membership, you would pay between $ 25.00 and
$ 50.00 per month. Viewed from this
perspective, the ChaLEAN Extreme fitness
program offers an excellent value in that the
overall program is well designed,
comprehensive, results-oriented, and
focuses on all aspects of good physical
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Summary
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is a
well designed and comprehensive exercise
program that is intended to promote weight
loss, increase lean muscle mass and density,
improve overall body strength, increase
cardiovascular endurance, and improve
coordination, balance and flexibility.
The ChaLEAN Extreme fitness
program is intended to be performed over 90
days and progressively increases in
difficultly as you move through the program.
Most fitness programs typically span a
timeframe of only 30 to 60 days and then
leave you to decide what to perform next.
All in all, the ChaLEAN Extreme fitness
program is a solid choice for individuals who
are seeking to get into excellent physical
shape through a wide variety of fitness
exercises, movements and disciplines. The
health and fitness results produced by
individuals who have performed the ChaLEAN
Extreme fitness program for a period of 90
days are outstanding, and only further support
the effectiveness of the program. If you are
motivated to modify your lifestyle in a healthy way, the
ChaLEAN Extreme fitness program is definitely
one to consider as you begin your journey
towards obtaining your personal fitness
goals.
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