As a mom who aspires to achieve that lean, chiseled look I was excited to give this DVD a try.  Exhale Core Fusion Power Sculpt blends yoga, Pilates, and sculpting into an effective toning workout!

The workout is split up into five 10-minute segments which are great for those days when you’re short on time.  Each segment has a different focus and uses light hand weights to intensify the movements.

The DVD also includes a bonus stretch segment using the weights.  I did the entire 55 minutes for an intense total body workout.  It was challenging, but also very fun!

May 18, 2012

Link: http://skinnymom.com/2012/05/18/skinny-mom-approved-exhale-core-fusion-power-sculpt-review-giveaway/

When you're looking for super effective, easy-to-follow fitness DVDs, the line of Core Fusion does not disappoint. These workouts are inspired by the husband-and-wife team Fred Devito and Elisabeth Halfpapp, experienced fitness instructors who founded the exclusive exhale mindbodyspa. I'm a big fan of their Thighs & Glutes and Pure Abs & Arms workouts, so I was excited to see this 30 Day Sculpt DVD ($14, originally $20).

This workout contains segments from four of their well-known DVDs: Lean & Toned, Bootcamp, Yoga: Energy Flow, and Cardio: Pure Intensity, so it's like four workouts for the price of one.

The video is broken down into five six-day weeks of 20-minute workouts (one day is devoted to rest). And these 20-minutes don't mess around! Expect to get your heart rate up and feel your muscles burning. What's great about being able to choose a different workout every day of the month is that through cardio, strength training, and stretching, you'll target every inch of your body and never get bored doing it. Plus 20 minutes is totally doable, so you're more likely to stick with the plan for the entire 30 days.

The best way to get a sense of this workout is to see it for yourself.

June 15, 2012

Link: http://www.fitsugar.com/Review-Core-Fusion-30-Day-Sculpt-DVD-23544038

Dear Jodi;

This is my personal "Thank you" message for what we have achieved together with you during the last 4 months!!!!
First of all, you are a friend, an excellent trainer, a motivator and a great life coach!! Without you I would not be able to achieve this...
Thank you!!!

I am 38 years old and I gained 30 lbs during my pregnancy last year. I lost around 13 pounds right after the labor; but the remaining 17 pounds were waiting for me to take action!
I was either going to learn to leave with it or get rid of it:)
I chose the second one!!!

I worked out during most of my life regularly. I always had a gym membership, I was running an hour 3-4 times a week, going to the gym, lifting weights regularly but never satisfied..I spent hours and hours in the gym
I was happy but all the efforts that I have been putting was somehow only to maintain the recent situation! All the weightlifting and running sessions were not enough to change and reshape my body and never helped me to achieve my goal even though i spent hours and hours at gym. For some reason, something was wrong and it was not working!

Core fusion is new to me, and It was only this February when I first met Jodi Carey from Exhale Miami team and hear about core fusion for the very first time right after 1.5 months my delivery.

We started working together during private training sessions a couple of times a week which helped me to accelerate my orientation to the program and in the meantime started taking Core fusion classes including Core Fusion Barre and Core Fusion Cardio.
Right after my first private core fusion session, I realized that core fusion was something very unique and special; it was a discipline that helps awakening your muscles from inside out, connecting your mind with your body helping to work your muscles in every direction; even the once you never realized that they existed!

Since I could not work out during my pregnancy due to special conditions, I lost all of my muscles and muscle tone and I even could not feel a muscle during my first session with Jodi!
That moment was really depressing and but everything started to change as I stick to both private sessions with her and continue to attend classroom sessions. Every private session with Jodi prepared me to the other sessions that i attended during the week.
Jodi is a great trainer; she is not only concentrating what she is doing during every private session but also understands and tracks what your body needs and where it struggles. Without the help of perfect guidance from Jodi I would not be able to achieve this.
An intense workout with Jodi that targets a range of goals all at once, from cardio to muscle-building to mind-body work! That is really working!!!
Once again you have to be ready to commit, but if the challenge suits you and it is fun, the rewards seem worthwhile. Every intense private class brings you to a point that you need to cry and you feel as if it is the end of the world but after a couple of seconds of stretching sessions you feel more energized and look forward to your next core fusion class.
You just cannot help yourself but get addicted!

On the other hand, the program has been designed perfectly, since you are challenging your body with its own capability! Each time you are the one who is rising the bar for yourself as your body gets more and more strong after each class!
It is a great opportunity to combine mind-body workouts with some cardio-core intensity. Every week is a milestone and you see and track the change with your own eyes! And during the classes you feel it.
It is all about intensity, during the 1 hour sessions you have to be %100 concentrated to what you are doing and give yourself to it! Try to focus and control your muscles with your mind.
This only what you have to do, and the program helps you to achieve your goals!

Now my baby girl is 5.5 months old, I have lost all of my remaining 17 lbs in only 4 months.
I feel more stronger, active and motivated than ever; even compared to my pre pregnancy situation. I still continue to take private sessions with Jodi in addition the classroom sessions, since I believe the private sessions create awareness and you learn to keep the right posture during the positions and more importantly you challenge yourself more intensely because they are specially designed for you!
Believe it or not you'll also be incredibly rewarded if you're looking for a challenge during the private sessions!

I will definitely continue to enjoy my everyday with my 5.5 months baby girl, and continue to both private sessions with Jodi and classroom sessions to increase my muscle ratio and maintain a healty life.
Once again, thanks to core fusion and exhale Miami.
More importantly, my special and sincere thanks to Jodi!!!

regards;

A colleague introduced me to Core Fusion almost exactly 2 years ago.  As a former college athlete, 2x marathon runner and current spinning teacher I thought she was crazy when she said she was sure that the format would kick my butt.  She was right.  Two years later I've gotten rid of my trainer and I'm a Core Fusion addict.  So much so that when the opportunity to move to Hong Kong was presented my first thought was “there’s no Core Fusion over there.” 

Having grown up an athlete and trained at a D-1 level, I have never seen better results with my body.  I'm longer, leaner, more flexible and stronger than I ever was, even training with some of the top rowing coaches in the world.  Every class still challenges me beyond my physical and mental limits – even 2 years later. I see spinning students who fail to stretch who have short muscle fibers and limited flexibility – Core Fusion is the perfect way to balance both spinning and running.

Core Fusion also provides an important mind-body connection.  Working full time and getting my MBA part time, I cherish my one hour in the studio with the Core Fusion team.  I always leave feeling mentally and physically refreshed – and already thinking about when I’m coming to class next.