Hey guys it's your personal trainer Tyen
and welcome to another episode of No Sweat!
Now there are tons of workout videos out there on YouTube
and some of them have gone hugely viral.
I think that a lot of it has to do with the fact that people are working out from home more often.
I've always been curious as to what makes these videos so popular
so for this week, I'm gonna be vlogging myself trying out a different viral workout
and giving you guys my little review.
Normally when I workout from home, I just follow a plan from the No Sweat app,
it takes the thinking out of exercising
because the last thing I want to do in the morning is to fuss over which video is better than the other.
So without further ado, I'm gonna get into youtube's most popular workout videos!
So it's day 1
and I absolutely cannot do this video without trying out
the Chloe Ting abs workout.
This video is arguably one of the most popular workout videos that is on the internet.
It has over 300 million views.
So I have always been asked to review this video
but I have actually never gotten down to trying it out
so I am dying to see what the hype is
so let's get into it!
I really liked this workout.
It's great for beginners because it has a combination of abs workouts.
It had static exercises with the planks,
it had dynamic movements with the bicycle crunches
so overall you know, this seems like a perfect abs routine
that I would do myself and I would personally train my clients to do.
I feel that what she does is that she targets multiple areas of the core,
your upper abs, your lower abs and the obliques.
For example, if we're doing leg raises now,
the second exercise would be a more advanced version of the first exercise.
So I think that the flow of her abs workout is really good.
Personally, I think that the title is a bit of a clickbait
because it takes a lot more than just doing crunches and planks for 2 weeks,
you know you gotta watch your diet, you gotta eat well,
you gotta lower your body fat, you got to just exercise, stay active.
And I would say that not all clickbait is bad
because sometimes clickbait just gets you to watch
and it gets you to move.
So if she had this video and just got someone to move for you know 10 minutes,
I think that you know why not?
If you do this consistently for 2 weeks,
you might not get six packs, you might not get flat abs
but you will start seeing some results
and I completely see the hype!
Alright it's day 2
and I am trying out the "Slim arms in 30 days" video by April Han.
I am excited to try this one because it is actually not in english,
it is in mandarin.
I would say though that I did watch the first one minute of the video
and I thought it to be very interesting.
She said like 8 years ago, my arms looked like this
then she showed like an old photo of herself.
It actually looked like quite a slim arm.
Then after that it transitions and then you see her working out with you know much slimmer arms
so you can see like the before and after.
The perception of a slim arm
definitely varies across different demographics and different cultures
so I guess maybe this is the reason why this video is so largely popular.
It doesn't seem like there are any push-ups in this video as well
so it doesn't require me to get on the ground, do any kinds of pushes,
it's just really like standing arm workouts so
without further ado let's get into it!
Okay.
It's kind of like a warm-up that I would do before I do like a upper body day.
Okay, definitely feel my shoulders warming up.
This move is actually harder than it looks.
So my thoughts on this workout is that it was surprisingly challenging.
She was just doing like arm movements that you could do standing in the train
or even like waiting around in a queue
but gosh!
This move is hard!
Gosh I feel the ache in my arms already.
Ouch!
If you did this for a good 30 seconds,
all the blood just flows away from your arms
and you definitely do feel that lactic acid build up,
you feel some soreness,
you feel a bit numbness
but it goes away really fast once it's over
and it's definitely not work out that I would just do isolated.
It could be a good arm warm up for an upper body day.
Ooo that hurt.
At least like the movements whereby my elbows are below my shoulders
allow my blood to flow away from the shoulders so it doesn't hurt as bad.
I don't like that there was not a lot of rest between,
I think that that's like the strategy right,
your arms really burn out by not having rest in between your sets
but I do think that when you're doing something like upper body,
if you want like long term growth in your strength,
then I think that you should definitely have rest in between.
What I thought was very interesting was her face throughout the entire workout
because she just seemed to have this very like
dead end, emotionless,
like she's not feeling the ache.
You know even in the parts where I was struggling she just
seemed to be doing it like it was like besides second nature for her,
she's like okay so arm circles,
so I thought that was very interesting to watch.
It is day 3
and for some reason this morning I'm feeling super lethargic and tired.
I almost skipped my workout today but I will not!
I have a cardio session for today,
I'm gonna be doing a 30 minute aerobic dance workout.
So with this workout it's said it's supposed to help you improve your stamina, your endurance level.
I have personally actually tried a lot of these dance workouts in private.
I'm not the best dancer so I do not like dancing in public
but it's going to make for a good cardio session so let's go!
Hey guys, it's time to hit the floor and start the party.
Me and my workout buddies here absolutely love this routine
so let your energy and our energy be one.
Let your energy and our energy be one!
It's ime to break free, let's go!
So we start with a march, march down.
Oh I love this!
Oh I love it! This is like so...
like 90s you know, like...
what's that... like
TLC, Destiny's Child.
Oh I love it!
She makes it look like so sexy,
I probably look like a...
like a....
i don't know, like a seal trying to do this.
That was so much fun!
I really love this lady who was leading the workout.
Her energy was just on a whole different level!
Again.
Left.
This is so much fun, I love it!
I love like the interspersions of
"Go guys!"
"Break free!"
"Keep the rhythm going!"
Sometimes when you're doing cardio which seems like such a mundane and boring task,
having someone to just smile,
to give you that you know energy boost,
to make a joke, I think that that really helps.
Having fun guys?
Yup!
I would say that the dance moves were quite difficult to follow towards the end.
In the beginning she started slow
but then at the end, they all just went crazy, they started jamming out!
Although I couldn't really follow it, I felt as though i just wanted to keep moving anyway
because of the music, the energies the dance,
it makes me want to go for a bollywood dance class.
Alright more!
So I overall was so entertained and this is a very confidence inducing workout.
Dance workouts, highly recommend!
It's day number 4
and today is actually meant to be my rest day according to my schedule
but I have another video to try out,
it's a 30 minute fast walking video.
I don't know how to feel about fast walking indoors
because I love walking, I love exploring new neighborhoods, going to reservoirs
but I think that walking at home kind of sounds a bit boring
so without further ado, let's get into it!
I personally find it a bit mundane and boring like
the moves are not super dynamic,
it wasn't as fun as said doing like the Bollywood dance workout which i did the day before.
5 minutes into the workout I was already... I was like when's this gonna end
so I had to like entertain myself in some way.
I can totally understand why it has millions and millions of views
because maybe some people might be sitting down all day
and having a video like this encourages you to walk at home.
But yeah, I personally would never do this video again,
I don't even think I can count this as a cardio session for myself because i didn't feel anything.
Definitely going to do a dance workout after this
and go and supplement with a workout with my No Sweat app.
I think that that's going to be my workout for today!
Day 5 and I'm trying out the Pamela Reif 10 minute ab workout video.
Now this is another uber popular video,
it has 50 million views and I know that Pamela Reif is another internationally known fitness influencer
but I have never tried this particular workout before.
Without further ado, let's check out Pamela Reif's 10 minute ab workout!
This compared to Chloe Ting's workout was way more advanced and difficult.
Okay, this is not easy.
Ouch this hurt!
There were no breaks in between
and I think that that was what made it very challenging as compared to Chloe's workout
so if you're new to working out or beginners
then this might be a bit on the more advanced side for you.
I personally enjoyed Pamela Reif's workout a lot more than Chloe Ting's
just because there were a lot more creative moves that you know i wasn't expecting that
I was like oh wow what's this.
Extension, a star.
And I thought that that really kept me on my toes and kept me challenged throughout the workout
and my abs definitely got massacred by that.
Okay so we've come to the end of the video
and I gotta say that I totally understand why these videos are so popular.
They have very good clickbait,
like it just seems very universal you know and these are the things that are very accessible
and a lot of people can just keep watching it and keep playing it.
Also because I think that abs are the universal sign of fitness
so a lot of people want to watch these videos to get like flatter abs.
I personally wouldn't rely solely on watching these workout videos
for my own personal fitness journey because
you know yes you keep playing it but after a while your body just gets used to this sort of routine
and that's not challenging to your body.
So if I were to do these workout videos, I would do that for fun
but I would definitely supplement my routine with something more structured
and something that's more strength-based.
My overall workout that I liked the most was probably the Bollywood dance one!
Like I really want to do a dance video now and take like a dance class.
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I would love to know what you guys have tried
so comment down below.
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