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My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Before I get into my review of Les Mills' body combat workouts, let me set the scene.

I received a voicemail from a listener named Lee who had read my review of body pump and was wondering if I had reviewed any of the other Les Mills workouts.

This is what Lee had to say.

I get fit, Guy. I was wondering if you've done any other reviews of Les Mills programs like body combat or CX work or any of the others.

See if you might be interested in doing some of the others.

I know you weren't a fan of the body pump, but maybe some of the other ones are good.

Now to start off, Leslie Roy Mills, the guy who invented body combat, is a retired New Zealand track and field

athlete and was mayor of Auckland from 1990 to 1998. He represented New Zealand in the Olympic

Games and the Commonwealth Games over two decades, competing in shot put and discus throw. He opened his

first gym back in 1968 and now is, well,

most famous for lending his name to Les Mills International, a company that brought the fitness world

workouts such as body pump, body combat, body balance, RPM, and Les Mills grit, and a whole bunch more.

Now, when Lee reached out with his voicemail, it was nearing the middle of March 2020,

and most of the world was either in lockdown from the COVID-19 pandemic or was about to be

locked down. I told Lee that I would be more than happy to review more

workouts once the lockdown was over and it was actually safe to congregate in close and sweaty

environments once again, but Lee pointed out rather astutely that the workouts were all available

online, on demand. So, happily, I was able to do some of the classes

in the safety of my very own living room. Eventually, I planned to actually try body combat up

close and personal, but for now, I'll review what I have access to. The online and on-demand

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