So Jenni and Liana of the NZH Lifestyle team decided to give a Bosu ball workout from Khloe's app a go to see if they could, literally, keep up with the Kardashian sisters. Here's how it all went down:
LIANA
What I expected:
I've seen Khloe and Kourtney posting snippets of their workouts to their Snapchat accounts, daily. If the extremely fit sisters are reduced to puffing, sweaty messes on the floor, I already knew I'd end up in the same shape, if not worse.
They do make it look reasonably easy though and if anything they look like they have a lot of fun with their workouts. So I was pumped and ready to go.
What actually happened:
I can't do a push-up to save my life so of course, our first workout move was to do push-ups on a Bosu Ball for 30 seconds. I probably didn't get the depth I needed but I still felt the burn in my core and arms.
Our next moves added in a few knee-ups and butt clenches. I could immediately feel the burning, which I definitely preferred more than the push-ups alone. By this stage, I was really starting to heat up.
I never knew how scared I would be to jump a few centimetres off a Bosu ball on to the gym floor but there I stood scouring unable to jump off, from fear of rolling my ankle or worse. So for this move, I took it upon myself to do a variation of squats on and off the ball.
To finish we did the "one move I always do for a toned butt" from Kourtney's app, which probably was my favourite. Clenching butts and balancing on a Bosu ball seemed easy but rep after rep, it really burned - but in a good way.
Would I try it again?
My favourite workouts involve anything to do with legs and booty so I will definitely be taking some workout tips from the Kardashian sisters, but I will need to work on my balancing skills first before attempting any more workouts with a Bosu ball.
JENNI
What I expected:
I expected a simple workout that targeted that trademark booty the girls are famous for.
As I am not a regular of the gym I was still a little nervous to look incredibly unfit!
What actually happened:
It was a lot harder than I initially thought it was going to be.
The ab workout not only required a lot of strength around the core, but also the arms. An area where I have zero strength at all apparently.
I liked the jumping squats on and off the Bosu ball, which I felt instantly targeting my glutes and legs so much more than regular squats.
Their favourite booty move was also hard, but really effective. I felt the booty burn right away and it actually made my glutes instantly sore after, which was a great sign!
Would I try it again?
Totally, I am really keen to try more of their workouts as they are a lot better than I thought they would be.
Full credit to the girls - these move aren't easy at all!
Keeping up with the Kardashians 10th Anniversary celebrations:
• Every episode ever marathon - Saturday 9 September - Monday 2 October, 6.30am - 6.30pm on E! (SKY channel 014)
• 10th Anniversary Special - Monday 25 September, 2pm (encore 9.30pm) on E! (SKY channel 014)
