Today I did the Live workout Complete Body Shaping. This was a very fun 36-minute workout that uses the squishy ball and a stretchy band. I actually broke my Thera-Band during this workout, and even though I have another one, I decided to not use it for the rest of it and see if it was super necessary. Frankly, like the other YBB workouts that use a stretchy band, you could get away with not using one at all or swapping in light (1-2 lb.) dumbbells; next time I think I will do that instead. I also don't have the official squishy ball, but a soft 2-lb. weighted ball worked just as well (you could even use a set of weighted balls in place of the stretchy band instead of dumbbells). This workout opens and closes as they all do, but unlike most of them, the cardio segment is extremely short and mostly yoga-focused instead of dance-focused; it's purely designed to get you read for the four-limb section and the standing yoga section. The standing yoga is followed by a short section of floor abs, then some very light yoga stretches and the closing meditation.
This is a very, very chill workout, burning very few calories and not presenting me with that much of a challenge, but the music is great as always and I feel happy and energized.
I'm beginning to suspect that the whole YBB series is not advanced enough for me, but at the same time it is a huge stress reliever and feels like an extremely pleasant barre class, tbh. I still have quite a few left in the series, but for the sake of achieving more well-rounded results, I think I need to reintegrate some tougher workouts into my regime, too.