“I love Elements. I do it first thing in the morning and it not only gives me a wee workout, but gets all the joints and muscles ready for the day ahead. Whenever I’m running, I can rely on my GMB work to keep aches and pains at bay. And it doesn’t take long for you to notice a difference in your movement and range of motion!”
“At first I thought the GMB programs were child's play. However, as an endurance athlete (running, cycling, triathlon), the kids' stuff was difficult or impossible for me to do. Now, after over 200 training units (Mobility and Elements), I am slowly becoming more flexible, the pain is less and I can start dreaming of being recognized as a training partner by my granddaughter.”
“I've been through Elements at least 4 times now - it's a great all round movement program & GMB have improved since I first bought it, as well as adding the Accelerated track, so there is something for everyone!
I also have to mention the Praxis platform GMB programs run on - it's the best in the business!”
“I started training with Elements in 2017. Since then I have done about five rounds of the program. With and without structure. The program really helps me to incorporate small movement snacks into my everyday life: a little something is always possible. I've come quite far with exercises like Siderman Double Leg Extension or High Frogger/Monkey. But there's always something new to discover, lots to learn. I'm more mobile and stronger thanks to Elements, which is a big gain for me.”
“I’m 77, with stiff hips, and don’t practise consistently, BUT an Elements session gives a sense of what my body can do and might still learn to do (and bear-walking across a room with a toddler bear-walking beneath you is a heartwarming experience). Thank you.”
“Title says it all. I purchased Elements because I was tired of being stiff, sore, and immobile from lifting weights. I ran Elements on its own with no other training for a month or two, giving myself a break from heavy lifting.
It starts out fairly easy, but after a couple of weeks, it gets HARD. Do not underestimate these workouts. I've gone through the whole program twice now (with breaks) and I still can't do the harder exercise variations. This is not a "30 days to abs" program, this is something you can run literally for the rest of your life.
Now I'm back to lifting and normal workouts, but I do Elements sessions on rest days or if I'm just feeling tired. It's amazing how *energizing* they can be. Instead of feeling beat down after doing them (like after a heavy lifting session) I feel amazingly mobile and fresh.
Just a couple of suggestions that could make it a perfect program:
1) You can select from 15, 30, and 45-minute sessions each time, but all that changes is how long you practice each main movement during that workout. I've only done the 45-minute sessions a few times because, well, it just gets boring doing the same movement for 7+ minutes. It would be nice if the durations for the movements in the 45-min sessions were the same as the 30-min, but an extra movement or two was added at the end to give it the extra 15 mins.
2) Towards the end of the program, you start having "free sessions" where you begin to combine multiple movement variations into "flows" instead of just doing one or two movements. This is great, but I had a hard time remembering all of the different variations that I'd done throughout the program. It would be nice for those free sessions if they made a list of all the variations we'd practiced so far, so we can easily reference and say "oh hey I forgot about the Long Leg Monkey, let me add that into my flow".
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Overall, a really great program and absolutely worth the $100. I can see myself continuing to do sessions for many years to come.”
