P90x Cardio X Workout List

If you haven't heard of it already, you're going to hear about it soon. P90x is the home workout program that is taking the world by storm; everybody is using it from celebrities to even some political figures. P90x is a tough a rigorous workout plan that requires your full attention and full effort for months - but it is also extremely rewarding.

Scared yet?

The good thing about P90x is that not all of the workouts are impossibly tough; no, some are actually fun and comparably easy. One of those p90x workouts is the cardio x workout. Cardio x is similar to the plyometrics x workout, except that it's not an intense and focuses on the cardio aspects of the workout rather than building muscles. This is a good thing: if you've been working hard and following the schedule you're going to thank Tony Horton for the break.

In fact Cardio X can act as a substitute to Kenpo x or the plyometrics workout; it's, as Tony likes to put it, the easier version of the two.

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Like mentioned above Cardio X can be added or subtracted from your weekly workout schedule. Not feeling up to Plyometrics on a Monday? No worried; fire up Cardio X and do a comparable but not as intense workout. Many people will tell you that Cardio X is a very enjoyable workout, taking you through unique movements and exercises.

Cardio X is a blend of workouts from Kenpo X and plyometrics giving you a nice variety of movements (Don't worry - it takes the easier moves from the two workouts).

The workout is split up into a begging, middle and end. The p90x cardio x moves are as follows:

Beginning: In the first section of the workout you'll go through a warm-up routine

• Jogging on the spot.
• Jumping Jacks.
• Wacky Jacks.
• Yoga X movements.

Middle: In the middle you'll go through some workouts from Kenpo X.

• Kickboxing.
• 3 Directional Kick
• Upper-Cuts
• Two Punch Combo
• Kick and Punch Combo

Middle (2): After Kenpo you'll go into some plyometrics exercises:

• Jump Squat
• Swing Kick
• Circle Run
• Jump Shot
• Gap Jump

End: You'll then get into some core synergistics:

• Squat Run
• X Squat
• Cool down including more yoga x.

The cool thing about Cardio X is, even though it is a combination of exercises from other P90x workouts, it's still filmed as it's own workout. This makes it feel like a unique workout on it's own; you'll find that each segment of Cardio X flows nicely together.

Cardio X should only be done when you're not feeling like giving it all in other workouts. It's a great supplement to workouts such as plyometrics and Kenpo because, even though the focus is cardio, it still works those muscle groups. And it's a lot more fun. The routine in Cardio X, as you can see from above, has many exercises which require fun and quirky movements. The time will fly by and so will the calories is Cardio X.

In the end Cardio X is an excellent change of pace from other P90x workouts. You'll still work up a sweat and, with the encouragement from Tony, you might even have a little fun.

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