Start with your left leg forward in a fighting stance. The warm-up finishes, with a standing hamstring stretch. Kenpo X also uses Yoga in the warm-up, but I like that this warm-up moves quicker, and we are not just holding Frog and Pigeon for long periods of time. The first minute or so features ballistic bounces, twists, jumping jacks and jump rope (miming). After that we do a few moves from Yoga, including Sun Saltuations, Downward Dog, Upward Dog, Runner’s Pose, Warrior 1, Warrior 2, and Reverse Warrior. The warm-up is a little over 6 minutes long to get you loosened up and your juices flowing. If you still feel you have no use for this workout and want to sub in Plyo X or an Insanity workout, go ahead there is nothing wrong with that, but for those who want to have a martial arts style, lower impact cardio routine, this is a great choice. O and how could I forget The Gladiator, which is just so much fun. Some of my favorite moves are the Back Fist, Hammer, Knee Front Kick and the Double Sword, Knee Back, Kick. Like all cardio workouts, you get what you put into it, if you just stand around and half ass it with the moves you won’t get anywhere, but if you try and use your power to strike and cover a lot of ground, it’s a great routine. There are a lot more combination moves here than Kenpo X and we move around a lot more, so it is much easier to keep your heart rate up in this zone, in this one. We do each round, then a one minute cardio break, then repeat the round and do another cardio break, before going to the next round. The main workout is divided into 3 rounds of 5 or 6 exercises. There are Cardio Breaks, but I use those to push hard and bring my heart rate up.
You are constantly moving for the entire 40 minutes, and there are no real water breaks. Like Tony Horton says, we are not just standing around doing blocks, in this one. That being said it is a large improvement on Kenpo X.
KENPO P90X WORKOUT PLUS
In the same way Kenpo Cardio Plus is the easiest workout in P90X+. Plus all the kicking an punching really helps loosen me up in a ballistic way. Your body cannot handle being pounded every single day, and I think Kenpo X serves as a workout that burns calories, while being lower impact. But I honestly believe that is by design. I know a lot of people complain that Kenpo X is too easy, in P90X. I’ll be using this workout for a cardio boost and/or change from time to time.This workout is the exact same length as Interval X Plus, but it is not quite as hard. it’s enough repetitiveness to help you learn the moves without over-kill to the point where boredom sets in. There are a few tricky moves but every segment (there are three) is repeated with a cardio-rest in between each. I will say this – it does give a better and more efficient cardio workout than the first one. i was pretty amazed to learn i was able to pick up most of the moves. perhaps seeing a workout really can not give you a true idea of the level of difficulty.
which is easier to fit in when you don’t have as much time compared to the hour long workouts from p90x. the nice thing about p90x plus – most of the workouts are 40 minutes. Over the holidays, i was looking for something different. the choreography made me a bit dizzy because you had to be on the mark much faster than its first sequel. I had to admit, the next generation of kenpo looks fast. Then, i bought p90x plus – the supplement to p90x – and as usual, watched all the workouts before attempting them. the fact that it was scheduled to be repeated every single saturday for 3 months didn’t help. Why? for one, p90x kenpo, the first one, was just one of the workouts that became real boring real fast.
and of the four workouts, plus the ab routine, i had no issues over-looking the kenpo plus dvd. i have had the p90x plus workout dvd’s for ever two years now.