I'm so excited! There's a new Pavel-style pure Strength Series. I did the first one this morning. I love the low reps and long rest periods. It's really different from the kind of cardio/endurance type strength in other series. She's also going to introduce "greasing the groove" into the mix for increasing strength. I'm a happy ZGYMer today!
I did the Strength Series #1 workout again. She's putting it on the schedule twice a week. I loved it even more this time. It's exactly what I wanted in terms of being functionally strong. I love the "hopping around like a rabbit" workouts too, but this creates a nice balance.
@skwigg, did she mention anything about putting the first workout of the series on YouTube like she used to do? I've looked for it but haven't been able to find it.
This morning I did Power Yoga #30. I was stunned by how much balance and flexibility I've lost after a couple months away from Zuzka. There are random front splits in the middle of that routine. My legs were like, "Hahaha! No!" I need to start including more of the stretchy workouts.
I was telling my husband the other day how I've noticed that my flexibility, coordination and balance have all worsened since I stopped Zgym. Zgym really really helped me with all three.
I'm doing ZGYM, too, again. Love the new strength series and how she admits you don't have to kill yourself every time and this new style of training will get you very strong. Enjoying! I'm going to do a 300 rep workout on the schedule after work today. I loved the few of those I tried before. I find I'm WAY more happy if I don't read the workout first. I just push play, do what I can, and stop when it's over. The THOUGHT of incline walking and/or running in addition to these workouts is nuts. I used to do that and think it was ok. Ugh
Did the new Strength series #1 again yesterday. She mentions putting these on the schedule 2x week for 6 weeks but I thought maybe it would be #2 and such for variety. Does anyone know if it's going to be this same exact one for 6 weeks? I like it (a lot. LOVE all the rest in between) but it is starting to get old.
Today I'll do the lifted butt series on the schedule for today. I remember enjoying those but also thinking they were too long. That is not case now that I"m doing only those and nothing before/after. We'll see how it goes today. I like to push play without looking at it first. Just whatever's there I try to do and when it's over, it's over. Anyone else like not looking first?
So a weird thing happened to me...
I got myself a Zgym subscription on Dec 2nd when she had it on sale for 99c. In anticipation of it renewing on Jan 2nd I went ahead and cancelled the renewal. I've done this before and those other times I've had access to the workouts until the new billing period. Well not this time. I'm locked out! I emailed them to see what the deal is.
@happyme Back when there was only one schedule I would jump into whatever was on it without looking. As soon as there were three schedules, I started comparing the breakdowns. I do get the impression (now) that she's going to keep that same Strength 1 on the schedule for six weeks. I'm bored with it already.
I've been going rogue so much of the time I'm not sure I'll renew my subscription. Lately, I've been enjoying little movement snacks where I just do a pull-up when I walk by the bar, or some walking lunges around the kitchen while waiting for the microwave, or some dumbbell bent over rows while my computer is restarting. I'm glad you warned me @sunshine about the subscription becoming unavailable for the rest of the month if you cancel early. Let me know what you find out.
That’s a bummer, I also figured she’d release a new strength one each week or two. I haven’t tried it yet but will. I did like that Lifted Butt 27x one from yesterday, thanks for the tip, @happyme. I subbed 10 jump squats for the box jumps and this was probably one of my faves.
I'm really enjoying ZGYM this time around. Like all workouts I enjoy, I've cancelled and resubscribed many times. This time it's all I'm doing after a very short (<8 mins) warm up and it's a lot less than I've ever done. Even the advanced ones are totally ok for me and less than before. My workouts are fast, varied, and effective. I've also moved my workouts to the evening. My tendency to overdo is totally thwarted with this maneuver. In the morning, I would work out if there was more time available before I needed to get ready for work. At night, I'm DONE when it's done and look forward to the shower and dinner awaiting me, and the tv and computer time following that. The desire to kill myself is GONE after a full day of kids and such.
On weekends, I still do workouts in the mornings, but it's at my leisure and about 2 hours after I wake up. Or I skip altogether. No nighttime workouts on weekends, but I don't experience that endocrine disruption that seems to happen in the mornings for me. It's been N-I-C-E.
Hey, friends! It's been way too long, but life has been a whirlwind. (I hope to update my journal soon.) I HAD to jump in to ask what you all think of Zuzka's brand new site design?
Hi @Tonya I hate it :) But I'll get used to it. It took me far too many minutes to "find" the weekly workout schedule. I think I had to go to "monthly" and find it from there. Is there another way?
I had to go to monthly, as well. One thing I found and do like is that you can access the warm up and cool down videos right from each workout page. That is a nice feature! I suppose I’ll get used to it, change is hard!
Happy new year, all!!!!
Haha! I have missed your voice, @happyme! 💗💗 I have mixed feelings about it; I can't decide if I like it or not. It does look pretty for the most part...I think I just need to get used to it.
When I'm on the home page, I scroll down from the "Welcome back" screen and the weekly schedule is there. It shows today in the center with yesterday and tomorrow around it, and there are arrow buttons on the side to see earlier and later in the week. Does yours have that?
Ooooo, I hadn't noticed that yet, @bluetamarai! I love how it pops right up to use. I wish she had the super short ones for extra busy days in there, too, though. They come in handy.
I don't like the weird peekaboo side panel that's always showing on the right. It makes my OCD eye twitch that it doesn't go away. I looked in a couple of browsers to make sure it wasn't just a Safari thing.
@skwigg, I totally agree about the peek-a-boo screen. I keep thinking there's another window behind my current window and it confuses me. Lol.
I think I am liking it over all as I get more used to it, though.
After commenting on an instagram post I FINALLY got a response to my emails to Zgym customer service. I'm not impressed at all. They claim they sent me previous emails. Lies. I check my spam folder religiously and not once did I receive a Zgym email. Then they asked me if I wanted them to "refund your dollar". As if the amount matters!!! Then they said I only emailed once on Dec 24th and what did I expect because of course they were closed for the holidays. Ya, how about the email I sent on the 14th??????
anyway, needless to say, I'm not impressed and i'm thinking this whole ordeal is just a sign that I need to stay away from Zgym right now.
I go back and forth about whether or not to join ZGYM again. I quit because I was basically doing the same workouts I had written down in my notes. Some of her newer stuff (at least 1-2 years ago) was getting too fancy for me. I enjoy KB swings, jump squats, and burpees like the rest of them, but I didn't want to start building walls around my house or finding places to put random balls. Ok slight exaggeration :-D Anyway, I'm quitting Orange Theory, which will save me a bundle, and today was the first day I tried one of Z's old Summer Shreds (modified). It was fun - and over with a WHOLE lot faster than OTF!
I'm still loving ZGYM. Every now and then, I'll try someone else on YouTube or something, and I hate it. Lol. I also get kind of bored if I try to do something on my own. I like having Zuzka in the video to go along with.
I often go back to her old workouts, too, Hayley, but some of her new series have become favorites, too. I love the new kickbox series, and I also really like the beginner powerband series (which, as with all of her beginner stuff, can really be for everyone). 🙂
@Tonya Thank you for the feedback! I haven't bitten the bullet yet but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join. I'm like @happyme in that I get overwhelmed with some of the choices and I don't like her diet mentality, but I'm able to separate myself from her (for the most part...). I'm not crazy about the new site, but I imagine it's something I'll get used to. I just have to go into Orange Theory and cancel my membership (and then of course there's the whole "30 day notice" thing). Yesterday I almost took a class because a friend of mine was going, and then I realized I didn't want to kill myself for an hour. That's one really great thing about the ZGYM workouts - I finish and feel energized. I want to play around with attempting pistol squats (which I can no longer do anymore) or try a handstand or whatever. Whenever I finished an OTF workout I could barely peel myself up off the floor.
Yes! I hear you on the time factor. I've been using ZGYM for years... So now twenty minutes is considered a long workout for me. 🙂 (12-15 minutes tends to be my sweet spot.) Like you and @happyme, I also just ignore what she says about food, etc. Keep us posted on what you decide!
ZGYM, like everything, really, has its pros and cons. For me, I like the price and availability (my own house) and it's effective. It's also no cost to discontinue or resign. Major bonuses. The downfalls for me are that I like only summer shred, lifted butt and the upper body and abs ones. The choices are overwhelming (unless I keep it to those) and I don't dig her diet mentality, which she largely keeps off the videos but sometimes they sneak in at the end.
Overall, worth 10 bucks a month, to be sure. I also way lower my risk (tendency) to overtrain because it's limited minutes of pushing myself.
I find it fun sometimes. All of the old workouts are still there if that's what you're interested in @Hayley. I enjoyed the new Cardio Kickbox and Strength Series. Some of the newest workouts are quite basic, no wall jumping or circus ballet.
I'm at a point now where I don't like doing anybody else's workouts at all though. I like to make it up as I go based on how I'm feeling and what sounds fun. The more I do that, the less I can bring myself to trudge though someone else's routines and schedules.
I kept my subscription for a long time and am resubscribed now. To be honest I very rarely follow the schedules or watch any of the workouts... Other than a few of the Kettlebell and Killer Legs series, I mostly look at the workout and skim the explanation, then end up only doing the moves I like and making up my own thing. But yeah, for the price, I think it’s still worth it for just the inspiration. Way cheaper than any gym!
I'm so excited! There's a new Pavel-style pure Strength Series. I did the first one this morning. I love the low reps and long rest periods. It's really different from the kind of cardio/endurance type strength in other series. She's also going to introduce "greasing the groove" into the mix for increasing strength. I'm a happy ZGYMer today!
Gah! So awesome!
Oh hey, between this and the new kickboxing I may just re-up, myself!
Friday I did a workout that was inspired by Beginner Strength 13. I did 2 rounds of: 1. Weighted Side Step Squat – L
2. Weighted Side Step Squat – R
3. Push up / Plank Shoulder Tap – alt. sides
4. Kneeling Heel Lift / Knee Lift – L
5. Kneeling Heel Lift / Knee Lift – R
6. Weighted Sit Up with overhead press
7. Rows
8. curtsey lunge
9. romanian deadlift
10. Deadbugs
That looks like a great workout @sunshine!
I did the Strength Series #1 workout again. She's putting it on the schedule twice a week. I loved it even more this time. It's exactly what I wanted in terms of being functionally strong. I love the "hopping around like a rabbit" workouts too, but this creates a nice balance.
@skwigg, did she mention anything about putting the first workout of the series on YouTube like she used to do? I've looked for it but haven't been able to find it.
@sunshine She must have quit doing that. She hasn't uploaded anything to her Zuzka Light YouTube channel since July or so.
This morning I did Power Yoga #30. I was stunned by how much balance and flexibility I've lost after a couple months away from Zuzka. There are random front splits in the middle of that routine. My legs were like, "Hahaha! No!" I need to start including more of the stretchy workouts.
I was telling my husband the other day how I've noticed that my flexibility, coordination and balance have all worsened since I stopped Zgym. Zgym really really helped me with all three.
I thought about doing the new Cardio Kickbox workout today, but then I thought about eating pie and taking a nap. I went for that second one. 😄
I'm doing ZGYM, too, again. Love the new strength series and how she admits you don't have to kill yourself every time and this new style of training will get you very strong. Enjoying! I'm going to do a 300 rep workout on the schedule after work today. I loved the few of those I tried before. I find I'm WAY more happy if I don't read the workout first. I just push play, do what I can, and stop when it's over. The THOUGHT of incline walking and/or running in addition to these workouts is nuts. I used to do that and think it was ok. Ugh
Did the new Strength series #1 again yesterday. She mentions putting these on the schedule 2x week for 6 weeks but I thought maybe it would be #2 and such for variety. Does anyone know if it's going to be this same exact one for 6 weeks? I like it (a lot. LOVE all the rest in between) but it is starting to get old.
Today I'll do the lifted butt series on the schedule for today. I remember enjoying those but also thinking they were too long. That is not case now that I"m doing only those and nothing before/after. We'll see how it goes today. I like to push play without looking at it first. Just whatever's there I try to do and when it's over, it's over. Anyone else like not looking first?
So a weird thing happened to me... I got myself a Zgym subscription on Dec 2nd when she had it on sale for 99c. In anticipation of it renewing on Jan 2nd I went ahead and cancelled the renewal. I've done this before and those other times I've had access to the workouts until the new billing period. Well not this time. I'm locked out! I emailed them to see what the deal is.
@happyme Back when there was only one schedule I would jump into whatever was on it without looking. As soon as there were three schedules, I started comparing the breakdowns. I do get the impression (now) that she's going to keep that same Strength 1 on the schedule for six weeks. I'm bored with it already.
I've been going rogue so much of the time I'm not sure I'll renew my subscription. Lately, I've been enjoying little movement snacks where I just do a pull-up when I walk by the bar, or some walking lunges around the kitchen while waiting for the microwave, or some dumbbell bent over rows while my computer is restarting. I'm glad you warned me @sunshine about the subscription becoming unavailable for the rest of the month if you cancel early. Let me know what you find out.
That’s a bummer, I also figured she’d release a new strength one each week or two. I haven’t tried it yet but will. I did like that Lifted Butt 27x one from yesterday, thanks for the tip, @happyme. I subbed 10 jump squats for the box jumps and this was probably one of my faves.
No help from the Zgym help desk yet with regards to my subscription.Oh well. I guess I won't be doing Zgym.
I'm really enjoying ZGYM this time around. Like all workouts I enjoy, I've cancelled and resubscribed many times. This time it's all I'm doing after a very short (<8 mins) warm up and it's a lot less than I've ever done. Even the advanced ones are totally ok for me and less than before. My workouts are fast, varied, and effective. I've also moved my workouts to the evening. My tendency to overdo is totally thwarted with this maneuver. In the morning, I would work out if there was more time available before I needed to get ready for work. At night, I'm DONE when it's done and look forward to the shower and dinner awaiting me, and the tv and computer time following that. The desire to kill myself is GONE after a full day of kids and such.
On weekends, I still do workouts in the mornings, but it's at my leisure and about 2 hours after I wake up. Or I skip altogether. No nighttime workouts on weekends, but I don't experience that endocrine disruption that seems to happen in the mornings for me. It's been N-I-C-E.
Hey, friends! It's been way too long, but life has been a whirlwind. (I hope to update my journal soon.) I HAD to jump in to ask what you all think of Zuzka's brand new site design?
Hi @Tonya I hate it :) But I'll get used to it. It took me far too many minutes to "find" the weekly workout schedule. I think I had to go to "monthly" and find it from there. Is there another way?
I had to go to monthly, as well. One thing I found and do like is that you can access the warm up and cool down videos right from each workout page. That is a nice feature! I suppose I’ll get used to it, change is hard! Happy new year, all!!!!
Haha! I have missed your voice, @happyme! 💗💗 I have mixed feelings about it; I can't decide if I like it or not. It does look pretty for the most part...I think I just need to get used to it. When I'm on the home page, I scroll down from the "Welcome back" screen and the weekly schedule is there. It shows today in the center with yesterday and tomorrow around it, and there are arrow buttons on the side to see earlier and later in the week. Does yours have that?
Ooooo, I hadn't noticed that yet, @bluetamarai! I love how it pops right up to use. I wish she had the super short ones for extra busy days in there, too, though. They come in handy.
@Tonya The new site design is a beautiful mess. It looks nice but seems a little too fussy and difficult to navigate. @happyme, you could bookmark this page: https://zuzkalight.com/category/workout-schedules-category/
I don't like the weird peekaboo side panel that's always showing on the right. It makes my OCD eye twitch that it doesn't go away. I looked in a couple of browsers to make sure it wasn't just a Safari thing.
@skwigg, I totally agree about the peek-a-boo screen. I keep thinking there's another window behind my current window and it confuses me. Lol. I think I am liking it over all as I get more used to it, though.
After commenting on an instagram post I FINALLY got a response to my emails to Zgym customer service. I'm not impressed at all. They claim they sent me previous emails. Lies. I check my spam folder religiously and not once did I receive a Zgym email. Then they asked me if I wanted them to "refund your dollar". As if the amount matters!!! Then they said I only emailed once on Dec 24th and what did I expect because of course they were closed for the holidays. Ya, how about the email I sent on the 14th?????? anyway, needless to say, I'm not impressed and i'm thinking this whole ordeal is just a sign that I need to stay away from Zgym right now.
I go back and forth about whether or not to join ZGYM again. I quit because I was basically doing the same workouts I had written down in my notes. Some of her newer stuff (at least 1-2 years ago) was getting too fancy for me. I enjoy KB swings, jump squats, and burpees like the rest of them, but I didn't want to start building walls around my house or finding places to put random balls. Ok slight exaggeration :-D Anyway, I'm quitting Orange Theory, which will save me a bundle, and today was the first day I tried one of Z's old Summer Shreds (modified). It was fun - and over with a WHOLE lot faster than OTF!
I'm still loving ZGYM. Every now and then, I'll try someone else on YouTube or something, and I hate it. Lol. I also get kind of bored if I try to do something on my own. I like having Zuzka in the video to go along with. I often go back to her old workouts, too, Hayley, but some of her new series have become favorites, too. I love the new kickbox series, and I also really like the beginner powerband series (which, as with all of her beginner stuff, can really be for everyone). 🙂
@Tonya Thank you for the feedback! I haven't bitten the bullet yet but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join. I'm like @happyme in that I get overwhelmed with some of the choices and I don't like her diet mentality, but I'm able to separate myself from her (for the most part...). I'm not crazy about the new site, but I imagine it's something I'll get used to. I just have to go into Orange Theory and cancel my membership (and then of course there's the whole "30 day notice" thing). Yesterday I almost took a class because a friend of mine was going, and then I realized I didn't want to kill myself for an hour. That's one really great thing about the ZGYM workouts - I finish and feel energized. I want to play around with attempting pistol squats (which I can no longer do anymore) or try a handstand or whatever. Whenever I finished an OTF workout I could barely peel myself up off the floor.
Yes! I hear you on the time factor. I've been using ZGYM for years... So now twenty minutes is considered a long workout for me. 🙂 (12-15 minutes tends to be my sweet spot.) Like you and @happyme, I also just ignore what she says about food, etc. Keep us posted on what you decide!
ZGYM, like everything, really, has its pros and cons. For me, I like the price and availability (my own house) and it's effective. It's also no cost to discontinue or resign. Major bonuses. The downfalls for me are that I like only summer shred, lifted butt and the upper body and abs ones. The choices are overwhelming (unless I keep it to those) and I don't dig her diet mentality, which she largely keeps off the videos but sometimes they sneak in at the end.
Overall, worth 10 bucks a month, to be sure. I also way lower my risk (tendency) to overtrain because it's limited minutes of pushing myself.
Maybe not helpful but that's my two cents
I find it fun sometimes. All of the old workouts are still there if that's what you're interested in @Hayley. I enjoyed the new Cardio Kickbox and Strength Series. Some of the newest workouts are quite basic, no wall jumping or circus ballet.
I'm at a point now where I don't like doing anybody else's workouts at all though. I like to make it up as I go based on how I'm feeling and what sounds fun. The more I do that, the less I can bring myself to trudge though someone else's routines and schedules.
I kept my subscription for a long time and am resubscribed now. To be honest I very rarely follow the schedules or watch any of the workouts... Other than a few of the Kettlebell and Killer Legs series, I mostly look at the workout and skim the explanation, then end up only doing the moves I like and making up my own thing. But yeah, for the price, I think it’s still worth it for just the inspiration. Way cheaper than any gym!