Walking Stronger Presale Extended!

Since we weren't able to have clips of Walking Stronger up yesterday, and we want to give you every opportunity to make an informed decision, the presale has been extended. The producers have the footage and we hope they will be able to have clips here on the blog today. The presale will continue until you have had 24 hours to view the clips.



DVD:
Regular price: $19.99
Presale price: $14.99 plus $4.95 shipping for US customers and $8.95 shipping for International customers

As a bonus, everyone who preorders the Walking Stronger DVD will receive a code to order a FREE Mp3 AND Mp4 when the downloads are available.

Mp4:
Regular price: $14.99
Presale price: $9.99 no shipping charges apply

Mp3:
Regular price: $4.99
Presale price: $3.99 no shipping charges apply

Remember, the link and code you receive when you preorder the Mp3 or Mp4 will not be valid. We will email you the information you need as soon as the download is available.

Keeping watching the blog for more updates.

Walking Stronger -- It's a wrap!

Filming of Walking Stronger wrapped at about 11:30 this morning. All went wonderful. The workout is just over 60 minutes total plus we did some floor work including lower body, some total body and abs. We decided to make it a family affair by including my two nieces (Bobbi's 2 girls) in the abs segment. Caroline is a ballerina and she and her soccer player sister Samantha work your core with you - the moves are fresh and quite intense! And yes, Scarlett made her debut! She does her signature wave at the end of the DVD - quite adorable!

I will be sore tomorrow, for sure. Here is the breakdown of the Walking Stronger workout:

There are 12 segments of the Treadmill workout:

Warm Up: 5 minutes, we start at no incline and then slowly raise the bar, we warm the upper body and get prepared for our weight training, circuits and hills.

Combo 1: Hills - our speed never moves but our legs sure do! Here is a sample of what we do:

Min 1: 5% incline 4.0 mph
Min 2: 7% incline 4.0 mph
Min 3: 9% incline 4.0 mph
Min 4: 12% incline 4.0
Min 5: 15% incline

Bobbi is the modifier on the treadmill so her incline is lower and her speed was at a 3.0 mph. Allison was on the floor showing level 1 - walking in place with her knees to hip height, Level 2 she added her arms, then she also showed level 1 on the step with knee lifts and level 2 on the step by adding her arms.


Combo 2 - Walking Lunges/Inner/Outter thigh with squat

Min 1: Walking lunge with kick back 15% incline and 1.5 mph
Min 2: Walking lunge with kick back 15% incline and 1.5 mph
Min 3: Side step with squat R
Min 4: Side step with squat L
Min 5: Walking lunge with kick back 15% incline and 1.5 mph

Bobbi modifies, staying at 10% incline

Allison on Floor Level 1 - 30 seconds on right leg with leg with rear leg extension/30 seconds on left leg with rear leg extension

Allison on Floor Level 2 - power right leg 30 seconds, jumping up and down in a lunge on the same leg, then switching legs

Allison on Bench Level 1 - lunge 30 seconds right leg with rear lift on bench/same on left

Allison on Bench Level 2 - power jumps 30 r/30 left










Combo 3 - Shoulders

Min 1: 4.0 mph, Upright Row 30 seconds
Min 2: 4.0 mph, OH Press 30 seconds
Min 3: 4.0 mph, straight arm circles forward 30 seconds
Min 4: 4.0 mph, straight arm circles backward 30 seconds
Min 5: 4.0 bent arm lateral raise, 30 seconds - REPEAT from top

Bobbi is walking at 3.0 mph and Allie is walking in place holding 5 lbs DBS
Bobbi has 3 lb DBs
I am wearing wrist weights throughout the whole workout and I add light DBS for upper body work.









Combo 4 - Walk Forwards/Walk Backwards - INTERVALS

Min 1: 30 seconds 7% incline walk 4.0 mph/then turn and walk Backwards
Min 2: 3.0 mph 10% incline 20 - 30 seconds walking forwards/turn & walk BACKWARDS 1 minute
Min 3: 20 seconds 15% incline walk 3.0 mph/ Walk Backwards 30 seconds 15% @ 2.5 mph
Min 4: 2.5 mph 15% incline walk Forwards 20 seconds/Walk BACKWARDS 40 seconds
Min 5: 10% incline walk 3.5 mph 20 seconds/Walk BACKWARDS 15% incline 3.0 mph 40 seconds

Bobbi starts out with her incline at 0% and is going 2.0 mph, then she raises her incline to 5% but keeps her speed slow to get the feel of this move.

Allison does high knees and then reverse lunges, then moves onto the step for Levels 1 & 2 doing step ups and power ups - she adds balance to her reverse lunges and then adds power by jumping into a knee up (from the reverse lunge).



























Combo 5 - Lunges/Fast Hills/with weights -- Incline stays high, we work with speed and switch it up with lunges

Min 1: 15% incline walking lunges
Min 2: 15% incline walk 3.0 mph
Min 3: 15% incline walking lunges
Min 4: 15% incline walk 4.0 mph
Min 5: 15% incline walking lunges

Bobbi is at 10% incline and 2.0 mph, then 3.0 for the walk
Allie is on the floor pumping her arms, lifting her knees HIGH and adding jumps and hops, then she goes to step and hops

Combo 6 - Upper Body Biceps

30 seconds: curl 2/2 x 4, 1/1 x 8,
30 seconds: hammer curl 2/2 x 4, 1/1 x 8
30 seconds: elbows out 2/2 x 4, 1/1 x 8
30 seconds: 21's
Walking with weights
REPEAT circuitCombo 7 - Circuit - V-step, Out, Out, In, In Minute 1: Walk in a V, with toes to outer portion of TM, 0% incline 4 mph, hand weights
Minute 2: Walk out, out, in, in - getting down into a squat on the out, out
Minute 3: Walk in a V with 5% incline, 4 mph
Minute 4: Walk out, out, in, in - getting down into a squat on the out, out - 5% incline, 4 mph
Minute 5: Walk in a V 10% incline, 30 seconds -- Walk out, out, in/in 30 seconds

Bobbi is at 0% incline
Allison is on floor doing an alternating V-step, then and out/out, in/in, then she gets low into a squat then she moves to the bench and starts with the alternating v-step, then she runs them, then she hops them

Combo 8 - FAST WALK

Minute 1: 0% incline 4.2 mph
Minute 2: 5% incline 4.4 mph
Minute 3: 8% incline 4.5 mph
Minute 4: 10% incline 4.9 mph
Minute 5: 10% incline 5.3 mph

Bobbi's highest speed is 4.0 mph and her treadmill stays at 0%
Allie is doing football runs - low impact for Level 1, then higher impact for level 2, then she does fast feet and then she moves to the bench doing fast feet!

Combo 9 - Upperbody - Triceps
30 seconds: both arms OH extension 1 weight
30 seconds: kickbacks palm facing hip
30 seconds: kickbacks palm to floor
30 seconds: kickbacks palm to ceiling
Walk with weights
REPEAT weight circuit

Combo 10 - CIRCUIT - My FAVORITE!!!

30 seconds: Military march - opp arm/opp leg
30 seconds: Knees to hips - add arms OH
I do a one legged hop here - it's super fun and not hard at all! Allie does the same on the floor
30 seconds: side walk (no squat) right
30 seconds: side walk - left
30 seconds: heels to butt incline 10%
REPEAT

Cooldown:

incline 10%, mph 3.8
incline 5%, mph 3.6
incline 3%, mph 3.5 - shoulder rolls
incline 3%, mph 3.3 - bi/tri stretch
incline 0%, mph 3.3 - chest/back stretch

Bonus:
Glute, Quad, Inner & Outer thigh work
Core

Filmed & Produced by Razalcam Films (same as CKBC). Frank, my producer is an Emmy Award winning cinematographer!!!

I do not have the footage, they took it with them back to NJ, but are going to do their best to load clips to my blog tonight - so stay tuned!!!

I estimate I will have this workout in your hands by early February!!

Last Day to Order Walking Stronger at the Presale Price

Thank you to everyone who has already preordered Walking Stronger! Tracey and crew are all set to film it today. We expect to have some rough clips in the blog before the day is over. And we think you're going to love the bonus abs work!

Just a reminder -- today is the last day of the Walking Stronger Presale.

DVD:
Regular price: $19.99
Presale price: $14.99 plus $4.95 shipping for US customers and $8.95 shipping for International customers

As a bonus, everyone who preorders the Walking Stronger DVD will receive a code to order a FREE Mp3 AND Mp4 when the downloads are available.

Mp4:
Regular price: $14.99
Presale price: $9.99 no shipping charges apply

Mp3:
Regular price: $4.99
Presale price: $3.99 no shipping charges apply

Remember, the link and code you receive when you preorder the Mp3 or Mp4 will not be valid. We will email you the information you need as soon as the download is available.

Thanks again. Happy presale shopping!

Walking Stronger Presale - FREE SHIPPING 2 Days Only

The Workout

You've asked for more Walking Strong, and here it is! Tracey, Bobbi, and Allison will be filming Walking Stronger on December 30. Walking Stronger is a treadmill workout that combines cardio and strength all in one. No treadmill? No problem. You can do the entire workout on the floor and still get the same fat blasting results. Walking Stronger is broken down into 12 five minute segments, ranging from cardio walking, interval walking, circuit walking, backwards walking, hill climbing, lunges, upper body weight work and much, much, more! There's even bonus abs and floorwork.

The Presale

DVD:

Presale price: $14.99

Regular price: $19.99

Mp4:

Presale price: $9.99

Regular price: $14.99

Mp3:

Presale price: $3.99

Regular price: $4.99

Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 29 receive FREE shipping for both US & INTERNATIONAL customers on all orders placed before midnight EST Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 30, the presale continues, but shipping charges will apply. Shipping is $4.95 for US customers and $8.95 for International customers.

The presale ends at midnight EST Wednesday.

**Please note: If you preorder the Mp3 or Mp4 versions, the code you receive in your confirmation will not be valid. We will email you the correct link and verification code when the downloads are available.

BONUS

Everyone who preorders the Walking Stronger DVD will receive the Mp3 AND Mp4 version FREE. When your Walking Stronger DVD ships, you will receive a coupon code so you can order both the Mp3 and Mp4 versions at no cost to you.

Also, it's quite likely that 9 month old Scarlett "may" make an appearance in Walking Stronger!

Please note: Your credit card will be charged at the time of purchase. Your DVD will be shipped as soon as production is complete. We will do everything we can to ship Walking Stronger to you as quickly as possible, but production quality will be our top priority. We will keep you informed regularly through the forum and blog. Please be sure you are willing to wait before placing your order.

We do understand that circumstances can change. That's why we will continue to offer the same hassle free refund policy we have offered in the past. We want you to have the information you need to make an informed decision before you order. Please email us at support@fitbytracey.com if you have any questions that aren't answered on the Fit by Tracey Web site.

Shipping

DVDs will be shipped by First Class mail as soon as production is complete. Keep watching the forum and the blog for updates.

Thank you all for your support. We really do appreciate you all!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and thank you all so much for a great year!

Cardio Kickbox Challenge Update

Cardio Kickbox Challenge was sent to the duplicator on December 14, so the wait is almost over! They have said that with their Christmas holiday work schedule, we can expect CKBC to ship on January 5. We'll keep you posted through the forum and blog.

It's almost time...

So far we are on target for our release of CKBC. It looks like you will have it this month...

Cardio Kickbox Challenge Cover

CKBC CLIPS!!!

This is the w/u, combo 1 & combo 2.

Agility Training Track & Glute Track

Great track for overall cardio training!
and if you want a shapely butt - look out!...

Last Chance to Preorder Cardio Kickbox Challenge and Save

Thank you to everyone who has already preordered Cardio Kickbox Challenge! The presale will continue through midnight Thursday. Presale price is $14.99 plus shipping. Beginning Friday, the price will be $19.99 plus shipping.

Track #5

This is a jump kick track presented by Jericho - and yes, her hair is actually REAL, no extensions and no weave ;-)

CKBC Presale Continues

If you've missed out on the Cardio Kickbox Challenge presale, no worries! There is still time to preorder CKBC at the presale price and be among the first to be punching, kicking, sweating, and having fun along with Tracey, Josef, and Jericho as soon as Cardio Kickbox Challenge is released. The presale price will continue through midnight EST Thursday, November 19.

Presale price: 14.99 plus shipping

Regular price: 19.99 plus shipping

Here is a slideshow of snap shots taken during the shoot. If the slideshow doesn't immediately begin, simply refresh your browser.

Keep watching the blog. Tracey is working on clips of several tracks so you can see footage from the actual workout later today. I think you will be pleased!

CKBC - The Workout

Here is the breakdown of the new CKBC workout.

13 Tracks total

Track 1: warm up - approx. 6 mins - upper & lower body. Tracey presents upper body, Josef presents lower body. Consists of jabs, crosses, uppercuts, torso rotations, pulses & ducks. Leg w/u consists of knees, front kicks, side kicks, round houses and back kicks.

Track 2: Tracey presents, just under 5 mins - Upper Body - jabs, uppercuts, hooks - levels 1 & 2









Track 3: Jericho presents, just under 5 mins - Upper & Lower body - knees, switch knee, elbows, power lunges














Track 4: Tracey presents, 5 minutes - Upper & Lower Body - squats, sidekicks, downward punch, outer knee block, front kick, double jab cross, roundhouse

Track 5: Jericho presents, around 5 minutes - Upper & Lower Body - knees, jump kicks, back kicks, double front kicks

Track 6: Josef presents - by far the TOUGHEST track on the workout - 5 minutes- upper and lower body - lots of endurance needed here, we show both level 1 & 2, knees, jump kicks, jump tucks, jabs, crosses, uppers, hooks

Track 7: Tracey presents - a power training full endurance track, around 5 minutes, working both upper & lower body. Shuffles, knees, power knees, crosses, hi/low punches, side kicks

Track 8: Tracey & Jericho present - Lower Body Training, just under 5 minutes - front kicks touch floor, front & back kicks, Ginga

Track 9: Josef presents - Upper & Lower Body, around 5 minutes - downward punches, side elbows, jabs - LOTS of butt work & balance on this one!

Track 10: Josef presents - fast paced, power training, 5 minutes - jacks, speedbag, uppercuts, agility training - lots of fun!

Track 11: Tracey presents - 5 minutes - it's all about the RH on this one. My personal favorite! RH, Double RH, RH in a circle - your glutes will love you in the morning! This one we all voted as the toughest!

Track 12: Tracey, Josef & Jericho present - ABS/Pushups/Core - creative - a little bit of everything







Track 13: Relaxing Stretch/Cooldown - Josef presents - approx 7-8 minutes

FREE DVD With Preorder

Thank you to everyone who has already preordered Cardio Kickbox Challenge and taken advantage of free shipping!

The next 150 customers who preorder Cardio Kickbox Challenge from now until midnight Sunday, November 15 EST will receive a FREE Fit by Tracey DVD. Just select "Continue Shopping" and enter the code CKBC at checkout. Add any DVD except Walking Strong or Results Boost Your Metabolism to your order and you will receive it free when Cardio Kickbox Challenge ships. Normal shipping charges will apply.

Email us at support@fitbytracey.com if you have any questions or problems with your order. Thanks!

FREE Shipping One Day Only

It's presale time! Presale for Cardio Kickbox Challenge has begun. For a limited time, order CKBC for $14.99. Regular price will be $19.99.

Preorder Cardio Kickbox Challenge before midnight November 13 and receive FREE shipping! This offer applies to all customers, US and International.

If you've been wanting to add to your Fit by Tracey DVD collection, watch the blog for a discount code to receive a FREE DVD of your choice (excluding Walking Strong and Results Boost Your Metabolism) when you order Cardio Kickbox Challenge at the presale price. Shipping charges will apply.

And stay tuned for clips. The presale price of $14.99 + shipping will continue until clips of the actual workout have been posted for 48 hours.

Fit by Tracey accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and PayPal for online orders. As always, you can order offline and pay by any of those methods or mail a check or money order. Just place your order as usual and you will be directed to the right page.

If you have any problems with the order process, email us as support@fitbytracey.com and we will take care of you.

Again, if you would like to receive email updates when we post to the blog, enter your email address in the box on the right of the page.

Thanks!! And happy shopping!!

Track #6 - Josef's kicks some butt

This is one of the more challenging tracks - working the whole body plus some plyo options - we show modifications... This is just a rough clip, to give you an idea of what your in for!

CKBC Presale Begins Friday!

The Workout

Cardio Kickbox Challenge has been a long time in the making, and it's finally here! One week from today, Monday, November 16, Tracey, Josef, and Jericho will be sweating it out in Philadelphia filming CKBC.

Tracey and crew have gone to great lengths to select a talented and experienced production crew, the perfect setting for Cardio Kickbox Challenge, uncomplicated yet fun moves, and music that drives each move and motivates you to work harder.

Cardio Kickbox Challenge is designed to take you to the next level of fitness. Whether you're working to get your body back like Tracey has done since having Scarlett 7 1/2 months ago or you’re already in great shape and looking for a challenge, CBKC can push you to the next level if you're ready to accept the challenge. The choice is yours.

The Presale

Presale price: $14.99
Regular price: $19.99

• Friday, November 13, the presale begins at 7am EST. Receive FREE SHIPPING for BOTH US & INTERNATIONAL customers for one day only on any order placed before midnight Friday.


• Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, add another Fit by Tracey DVD to your order for FREE. (Sorry, Walking Strong and Results Boost Your Metabolism are excluded.) We will post a coupon code on the Fit by Tracey forum and blog for the first 150 people who take advantage of this offer. We will post on the forum and blog when the limit has been met. Shipping charges will apply from midnight Friday through the end of the presale. Shipping is $4.95 per order for US customers and $8.95 per order for International customers.


• Monday, November 16, the presale will continue until clips of CKBC have been posted for 48 hours. Once the presale has ended, CKBC will be $19.99 + shipping. We don't have an exact date, but if you would like to be notified be sure to sign up for email updates to Tracey's Blog by entering your email address in the box on the right of this post.
  
  Please note: Your credit card will be charged at the time of purchase. Your DVD will be shipped as soon as production is complete. Cardio Kickbox Challenge is expected to ship by December 25, but production quality will be our top priority. We will keep you informed regularly through the forum and blog. Please be sure you are willing to wait before placing your order.
  
  We do understand that circumstances can change. That's why we will continue to offer the same hassle free refund policy we have offered in the past. We want you to have the information you need to make an informed decision before you order. Please email us at support@fitbytracey.com if you have any questions that aren't answered on the Fit by Tracey Web site.
  
  Shipping
  DVDs will be shipped by First Class mail as soon as production is complete.
  
  Tracey is very excited to bring you this workout! Keep watching the forum and blog for updates.
  
  Thank you all for your support. We appreciate each of you!

Post Natal Clip

This clip shows some of the post natal workout and also shows me doing jumping jacks with low impact. We show both options so you can work to whatever level you feel comfortable.

Pre Natal Upper Body

Here is a short clip of the PreNatal Workout...

CKBC Rehearsal Clip!

Here is a sneak peek at our August rehearsal for CKBC.

Clips from Tracey's New Pregnancy DVD!

Here is a ROUGH clip of my new Pre & Post Natal Workout, before the final edit.
Scarlett makes a debut!

Upper Body Training

Getting ready for CKBC has been a lot of fun. There are a lot of different ways to train legs for the various kicks we are going to do, but what about the arms?

One great way to strengthen your upper body and help make sure your punches are strong and precise is to train using bands.

Do the following exercises for one minute each and do them 3x, to help you get your upper body ready for combat!

1). Jabs - put your band around a pole or column and hold the handles, jab forward with both your right arm and then your left arm for one minute without stopping. If this is too easy, use a tougher band.

2). Repeat the same motion above but do crosses - one arm at a time - remember, crosses come from the BACK leg.










3). Uppercuts - repeat the above movement but doing uppercuts. Remember, uppercuts are a verticle punch aiming for under your opponents chin

Coming Soon Cardio KB Challenge...

Coming next week I will be posting clips of our rehearsals, so stay tuned!

Shaping Up...

If you are not familiar with Jericho McDuffie, you will be soon enough. So far I've yet to find a format she is not fabulous at. I know you will all want to know what kinds of things both Jericho & Josef do to keep in shape. Well, Jericho loves to dance. She teaches & presents BodyJam for Les Mills and every Sunday she goes to NYC and takes dance lessons - just because she loves it!

Josef is now doing a class called Fight Circuit - which my husband and I took a few weeks ago. If you want to shock your system and kick your butt in 60 minutes, you must go to the South Hampton Gym on a Saturday morning at 9:30 and take this class. You have to sign up and they only accept 12 people. It's INCREDIBLE. I've been incorporating a lot of the moves into my training schedule. There are about 10 circuits total that are 6 minutes long and you work in groups of 4. You do everything from hit the heavy bag to running through an agility ladder to doing uppercuts and jabs with a band - and as you are doing each circuit Josef is in your face pushing you to go harder. I have never sweat so much in my life.

Incorporating circuit training at least once a week is a excellent way to add a shock challenge to your routine. What I've also found while training for Cardio Kickbox Challenge is that it is REALLY important to take one day and work on flexibility. I do the entire Yoga Solutions DVD at least once a week and I can tell you I am really seeing a difference in my balance, overall strength and flexibility. Another important thing to remember is to stay hydrated, take at least one day to rest every week and get enough sleep so your muscles can repair!

He's Back!!!

The fight's not over yet! Josef is back for one more round. Is he tough enough to hang with the girls this time?

CARDIO KICKBOX CHALLENGE

We're in a fight to the finish, but there are no losers. It's all about results and everyone wins! You want intensity? You'll find it in Cardio Kickbox Challenge. Push yourself beyond what you think you can do with plyometrics and kickboxing drills choreographed specifically to the music.

You won't find any grapevines or confusing choreography here. Cardio Kickbox Challenge is pure kickboxing, pure intensity, pure fun.

Don't want to jump? You have complete control. Tracey, Josef, and Jericho will show you level changes. You can stay with level 1 and get a tough workout without ever leaving the ground.

Ready to go airborne? Level 2 is for you. Unleash your inner warrior!

Are you up to the challenge?

Cardio Kickbox Challenge starring Tracey Staehle, Josef Matthews, and Jericho McDuffie. Coming late 2009.

Presenting...

Jericho McDuffie!



Jericho is teaming up with Tracey to bring you a high energy, fat-blasting cardio workout that will super charge your stamina for maximum results.



Jericho has been working in the fitness industry for the past ten years. She is a NASM certified personal trainer, a Les Mills BODYCOMBAT and BODYJAM presenter, and she holds additional certifications through ACE, AFFA, IM=X Pilates, Apex, and GRAVITY®.

In her spare time, Jericho enjoys traveling, dancing, snowboarding, visiting the beach…



AND FLYING!

Get ready! Tracey has a lot of action in store for you. One more thing - Jericho is bringing someone with her to co-star in the workout. We think you'll really be happy!