Fitness
TheLove is Blindstar is a Pilates instructor, after all.
Everyone remembers where they were whenRaven Rossdid jumping jacks in the pods onLove Is BlindSeason 3.
It also includes minijournal promptsyou can reflect on after your workout.
To help you reconnect with your body and mind and take revenge onnegative self-talk.
Heres what it was like to do Pilates with Raven.
What Is Raven Ross Revenge Body Challenge?
Rosss Revenge Body is a two-weekPilates-based fitness challengethat incorporates a wide range of workouts.
Day one is full-body, day two is cardio, day three is upper body, and so on.
Each workout is designed to sculpt your muscles with slow and steady movements, just like any otherPilates class.
What sets it apart is Rosss fun reality TV personality and the motivational words she shares throughout each class.
Just be ready to sweat.
By the end, I was spent.
I woke up slightly sore from day one, but was into the idea of cardio.
(Anything to get a break fromPilates crunches.)
Thinklateral arm raises,curtsy lungeswith hand weights, andside planks.
Nothing was fast-paced, and yet I was winded all the same.
Day three was 24 straight minutes of arm work.
It was super tough, but Ross energy kept me going.
Day four was all leg work.
This routine used the resistance band, two gliders, and a light set of dumbbells.
Im a fan ofglute exercises, and this one was definitely heavy on the booty work.
So sore, but feeling good.
This day was my nemesis.
Even though Id just had a rest day, I found myself shaking through the core moves.
The workout counted as cardio, too, because we kept going for the entire 43 minutes.
Ross packed a lot into this 28-minute workout.
The toughest move: oblique work with gliders.Oof.
The second lower body workout was a doozie.
Ross hilariously said you had to get your mind right before starting, so I knew itd be tough.
That said, as I followed along I could tell Id been doing Pilates for over a week.
Everything was a tiny bit easier and I felt a little more stable.
It works the arms and the abs and also lengthens your body.
In all honesty, I missed this day and I am at peace with that.
This was another Pilates workout with simple, traditional moves that burned like crazy.
I kept up at my own pace to make the workout my own, just like Ross suggests.
That tactic takes the pressure off, so I dont feel like I have to rush to keep up.
It also gives me space to stop and sip some water.
I rounded out the two weeks with 28 minutes ofhigh-intensity interval training.
It felt like a nice, sweaty way to finish out the challenge.
Am I going to do jumping jacks at random?
Am I glad I stuck with this challenge for two weeks?
