Tone 01 Choreo Notes
Tone 01 Choreo Notes
Tone 01 Choreo Notes
01. WARMUP 1
02. WARMUP 2
03. CARDIO
04. CARDIO
05. CARDIO
06. STRENGTH
07. STRENGTH
08. STRENGTH
09. CARDIO
10. CARDIO
11. CORE
12. CORE
13. CORE
ALT 08. STRENGTH
ALT 11. CORE
MUSIC
FORMATS
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01. WARMUP 1
TRACK FOCUS
I want my participants to feel upbeat and connected to
the music and the excitement of this inaugural release
of LES MILLS TONE 1.
LAYER 1
• Hands under shoulders
• Knee to elbow, change
• Brace abs
Option: Remain on knees
LAYER 2
• Press firmly through the floor
• Feel the conditioning
LAYER 2
• More intensity, bigger range, or lighter, shorter
range
• Working hard through all options
JUMP SQUAT
LAYER 1
• Hold and squat, down, jump, jump
• Squat down, jump, jump back or step and squat
• Butt back above knees as you squat
• Feet outside hip-width, toes turned out
• Knees out and tracking over middle toes
• Keep knees soft
Option: Squat to the side
LAYER 2
• Working hard through all options
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER The track starts with the Propulsion Firefly, creating an
incredible training stimulus for upper body and core
LAYER 1 conditioning, as well as staying in the cardio workout.
Layer 2 cues that include the push off from the legs;
• Shoulders over hands
the absorption of the propulsion by catching the move
• One knee to chest, switch knees
with shoulders strong and the core switched on, allow
• Back straight, hips low, abs braced, participants to move safely. We then add a familiar
shoulders away from ears move with the Mountain Climbers with a choice to go
Option: Fast Mountain Climber fast to amp up the heart rate. It's essential to coach
Options: Knee to chest, back foot taps floor or slow shoulders back and down, with strong abdominals
Mountain Climber braced tightly for stability and control. As a non-impact
move, this is ideal for a boost in cardio conditioning.
LAYER 2
• Fast on our legs The Double Pulse Squat with Calf Raise develops
• Drive hands into floor strength in the legs and glutes whilst training control.
• Stabilize your core by bracing abs This move progresses to a jump with an optional
Burpee at the end of the sequence. Ensure to coach
the knees are soft and out towards the middle toes
when jumping, to safely absorb the impact. Whatever
level your participants take is a step further to getting
fitter and stronger. Encourage your class to challenge
themselves whatever level they choose.
SIDE LEG RAISE WITH POINTED TOES TOE TAP/LEG RAISE & JUMP SQUAT
LAYER 1 LAYER 1
• Lift leg to the side • One Leg Tap, one Squat Jump, heels down
• Hands on hips • Jump Squat, heels down
• Arms lift to a high 'V' • Jump in, heels down
• Draw shoulders down away from ears • Lift the leg to the side 45 degrees
• Soft knees to land
LAYER 2 • Hands on hips
• Squeeze butt and pull thigh muscles up and • Hips square to front and abs braced
tight Option: Foot remains on floor in Tap and Jump
• Create gorgeous posture, stand really tall Squat, heels down
LAYER 2
• Jump in, pull heels together
• Jump out, turn toes out slightly
LAYER 1 LAYER 1
• Side step, side, side • Squat, hands to floor under shoulders, arms straight
• Slide foot next to the other • Step feet back to Plank position
• You can go high and jump • Step feet in, outside the hands to Squat and lift
• Higher with the arms and Side Jump chest
• Tap other foot next to supporting foot, knee bent • Brace abs and long spine
• Tip forward from hips (no more than Option: Stay and Double Pulse Squat, no Burpee
45 degrees)
• Chest lifted, shoulders back and away from LAYER 2
ears • Abs braced for stronger stability
• One arm forward at shoulder height, the other to
the side and back FAST BURPEE WITH JUMP
Option: Keep foot off the floor
LAYER 1
Option: Jump to the side • Squat, hands to floor under shoulders, arms straight
Option: Jump higher and arms higher • Jump feet back to Plank position
• Jump feet in, outside the hands, to squat and lift
SPRINTS chest
• Add Jump
LAYER 1 • Brace core, neck long and back straight
• Run, jog or walk. Touch down and go back
• Brace your belly and keep your back long and
Option: No Jump, stay and Double Pulse Squat, no
Burpee
strong
LAYER 2
• Body as still as possible, strong and stable
• Stabilize the leg by squeezing glutes; stabilize
upper body by squeezing shoulder blades together
• Lift up tall; to work harder, lift the handles higher
• Pull the shoulders down the back strongly
PULSE SQUAT
LAYER 1
• Squat pulse
• Pulse down and up fast
• Knees out and tracking over middle toes
• Butt sits down and back to just above knee
line
• Chest lifted, hips square to front
• Hands on hips
LAYER 1
• Transfer weight to one leg, pulse 8 times, change
legs
• Keep the tension on, pull the feet apart
• Hips square to front
• Heels on a 45-degree angle towards the back of the
room
LAYER 2
• Keep pressing knee out slightly, keeping it bent,
activating the glutes and isolating the glute medius
• Toning and shaping strong glutes
WITH PLATES
LAYER 1
• Feet outside hips, slight knee bend
• Lift plates, open arms and plates wide
• Rotate down, tip forward from the hips
• Bring the plates together and down
• Lift the plates, rotate them, lift body and arms
high
• Squeeze shoulder blades together to lift
• Lower plates together
• Reverse order
• Lift plates to the side, lift body
• Arms and plates return wide to 90 degrees
• Plates and arms return high, forward of
shoulders; plates face in
• Brace abs to support the lower back
• Plates/elbows finish just under shoulder height
FAST CIRCULAR SHOULDER COMBO WITH ROW &
LAYER 2 PULL DOWN
• Keep plates forward of face so you can see them at
all times WITH PLATES
LAYER 1
• Feet hip-width apart
• Lift plates, open arms and plates wide
• Bring the plates together and down
• Add 2 single rows
• Row the elbow back and change
• Double time
• Out, up and pull the arms down one at a time
• Shoulder blades squeeze together
• Brace abs to support lower back
LAYER 2
• No rotation through the torso, keep the isolation in
the shoulders
• Your body is changing, every rep
WITH BAND
LAYER 1
• Both feet in the band, feet hip-width apart
• Elbows lift forward of shoulders at 90 degrees
• Band on the inside of arms and knuckles face up
• Arms open at 90 degrees, just under the shoulders
• Extend the arms out to the side
• Rotate palms, facing down
• Tip forward from the hips
• Lower handles together
• Reverse order
• Extend band to the side, lift body
• Elbows return wide to 90 degrees
• Brace abs to support the lower back
Option: No band
LAYER 1 LAYER 1
• Both feet in the band, feet hip-width apart • Long step back,
• Elbows lift forward of shoulders at 90 degrees lunge and rise
• Open band and arms to 90 degrees then wide • Palms face in
apart, palms down • Back knee drop to 90
• Tip forward from the hips degrees, front knee
• Band together presses out in line
• Row the band behind, change arms with middle foot
• Opposite, lift the band wide, lift the body, • Band and arms wide
rotate to 90-degree angle with the lunge down
• Return by side on
• Elbows return forward to 90 degrees and open
lunge up
twice at same angle
•
• Shoulder blades squeeze together
• Reverse Circular Shoulder Combo to top Options: No band or keep foot on floor
• Brace abs to support lower back
TRIPLE PULSE LUNGE WITH PROPULSION LEG
Option: No band LIFT
WITH PLATES
LAYER 1
• Triple Pulse Lunge
• Plates to chest
• 3, 2, 1 and lift
• Arms wide
• Back leg lifts behind and straight
• Add Jump
• Abs braced, chest lifted, shoulders away
from ears
• Knee presses out in line and tracking over
middle toes, front thigh parallel to floor
• Squeeze shoulder blades together
Option: No band
WEIGHTED LUNGE
LAYER 2
WITH PLATES • Use glutes and postural muscles as you lift
• Land softly after the jump
LAYER 1 • Press the plates straight down
• Long step back, lunge and rise
• Drop back knee to 90
degrees, front knee
presses out in line
with middle foot
• Arms down, plates face
the front and squeeze
shoulder blades
together
• Lift the chest
LAYER 2
• Squeeze the back of
the arms to activate the
shoulders
LAYER 1
• Triple Pulse Lunge
• 3, 2, 1 and lift
• Elbows forward of shoulders at 90 degrees on pulse
• Back leg lifts behind and straight arms, knuckles up
• Feet hip-distance apart, band under one foot
• Abs braced, chest lifted, shoulders away
from ears
Option: No band
LAYER 2
• Eye gaze to floor to help you balance
• Engage your lower lats
COACHING TIPS
First, each of the 3 moves – the Circular Shoulder
Combo, Circular Shoulder Combo with Row and
Shoulder Press, and Weighted Lunge – must be
coached in Layer 1 with precision and clarity to ensure
targets are clear.
LAYER 1
• Step out, feet wide, toes out
• Side lunge, right knee bends, left knee
• Hinge from hips with a long spine
• Brace abs strongly
• Turn from center of chest
• Weight plate to 45 degrees
• Knees press out slightly
• Posture is upright
WITH BAND
LAYER 1
• Half the band
• Lift arms over head, forward of shoulders; knuckles
forward
• Band in line with eyes
• Arms back down towards belly
Option: Maintain back toes on the floor
LAYER 2
• Tension remains on the band
WITH PLATES
LAYER 1
• Turn body to the side
• Back leg lifts
• Land in a Lunge
• Arms over head, land with knees bent at 90
degrees
• Weight plates in line with eyes
• Quicker, lift and land
• Squeeze the glutes
• Hold the leg up and pulse
• Bend supporting leg
Option: Lift the heel
Option: Maintain back toes on the floor
LES MILLS TONE 1 © Les Mills International Ltd 2018
08. SAY YOU DO 3:22 mins
WEIGHTED SIDE LUNGE COMBO COACHING TIPS
The music lightens and so can you and your class with
WITH PLATES an uplifted, energized coaching style. When the music
lifts, you can match it with a positive, yet strong feel.
LAYER 1 The innovation is the use of the plates in the Weighted
• Side lunge, add rhythm Side Lunge and the Weighted Rear Leg Lift & Pulse
• Single, single slow, 4 fast Lunges Lunge Combo. Layer 1 clarity begins with the delivery
• 1, 2, 4, 3, 2, 1 of clear body-part and direction cues for targets with
• Weight plate towards your ankle the plates and/or band. When practicing in front of the
• Turn from center of chest mirror, coach the cues out loud, so when you teach the
• Hinge from hips moves in class, your participants will feel successful.
• One knee bent and tracking over middle toes
• Static leg straightens The track starts with Side Lunges, stimulating the
postural muscles of the back and maintaining a lifted
• Abs braced, chest lifted
chest for a great posture. Turning from the center of
• Plates out at 45 degrees
the chest, ensure the movement originates from the
• Front arm down at 45 degrees
obliques. If you're using a band, coach continued
tension on the band to create awareness in the back to
LAYER 2
lift the chest. The use of plates will require even more
• Posture is upright
abdominal control cueing.
WITH BAND
LAYER 1
• Band wide and bring it behind you, high on your
upper back
• Turn from center of chest
• Hinge from hips
• Arms remain wide
• Knee bent and aligned over middle toes
• One leg fully straight
• Tension remains on the band
• Abs braced, chest lifted
LAYER 1
• Hands to thigh, lunge, switch and switch
• Press knee out
• Keep chest lifted
• Knees are tracking over toes
• Pulse, pulse, pulse
• Drop the opposite arm
• When you drop, keep the chest lifted and proud
• Add a Jump
Option: Hands remain on bent leg
GINGA
LAYER 1
LAYER 2
• Step to the side, tap behind, double tap
• That's depth
• Weight change, jump, tap, jump
• Static leg straightens
• Jump in between to add intensity
• Chest is lifted
• Hand just rests on thigh, the work is in your legs
LAYER 2
• Glide across floor
• For more depth, squat, lunge, squat, lunge
THROWING FIST
LAYER 1
• 2 Side Lunges, 4 Throwing Fists
• Lunge 1,2; throwing fist 4, 3, 2, 1
• Hold, throwing fist 4, 3, 2, 1
• One leg to the side, one bent
• Feet outside shoulder-width
• Bring shoulders forward
• Arms punch forward at shoulder height
• Fists forward
• Rotate from your torso
• Faster punches
Options: Remain with 4 punches or no Propulsion
Lunge
LAYER 2
• Shoulders forward and throw your fists forward
• Static leg straightens
• Hand just rests on thigh; the work is in your legs
• Feel the roll through the core; feel the obliques
CIRCLE RUN
LAYER 1
• Run, Jog or March in a full circle
LAYER 2
• Make it feel good, at your pace
• Feel your feet on the floor, heel-ball-toe
• Chest is upright, feel the air filling your lungs
SQUAT JUMP
LAYER 1
• Squat, jump, squat, jump
• Feet apart
• Land with soft knees to absorb the squat
LAYER 2
• Push the floor away as you jump
• How high can you reach?
THROWING FIST
LAYER 1
• Fast punches
• Rotate from center of chest
• Feet outside shoulder-width
• Arms punch straight forward at shoulder height
• Fists forward
LAYER 2
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
• Fast and furious
• As hard as you can
LAYER 1
• Shoulders over hands
• One knee to chest, switch knees
• Brace abs, hips low
Option: Fast Mountain Climber
Option: Knee to chest, back foot taps floor
LAYER 2
• Fast on your legs
• Squeeze your abs
• Feel the breath, feel the experience
• Drive hands into floor
BURPEE
TRACK FOCUS
I want my participants to experience both an
integrated and isolated upper body and core workout
through controlled and strong movement quality.
PUSHUP LAYER 1
• Come down to the floor on all fours
LAYER 1 • Knees under hips
• Knees down to floor or on toes • Hands under shoulders
• Hands wider than shoulders • Lift a bent knee, toes to ceiling
• Knee in line with hip
• Brace abs, hips low
• Pulse Lift 4 times, switch sides
• Chest stays just above elbow height
• Press down and up • Squeeze the butt, brace abs
• Elbows soft as you push up
• Eye gaze forward of hands LAYER 2
• Strong core to support lower back • Keep abs braced tightly, keeping lower back
supported
KNEELING OVERHEAD FLY
FIREFLY & SCORPION PRESS COMBO
LAYER 1
LAYER 1
• Shoulders over wrists
WITH PLATES
• Leg lifts up and behind and pulse, change legs
• Arms come up, plates face in • Knee at butt level and squeeze your butt
• Lower plates and rise • Keep abs braced and lower back supported
• Lower the plates to shoulder level • Combo: Firefly, Scorpion, Tricep Pushup
• Plates face in, elbows remain soft and in front of • Knee toward elbow, toe pointed, elbows lower
body the whole time down
• Knees down to floor, hip-width apart Option: On toes
• Arms high over shoulders, plates face in Option: Hips move back instead of Tricep Pushup
• Arms come wide to the side, plates up
• Chest lifted and abs braced LAYER 2
• Shoulder blades squeeze down together • Elbows stay close to the body as you press
• Palms face inwards
• Keep elbows soft
WITH BAND
LAYER 2
• Feel the shoulder blades squeeze together to lift
your posture
LAYER 2
• Squeeze shoulder blades together even more
LAYER 2
• Feel the contraction on the front and the back of
the leg
• Working your glutes, obliques and thighs
OBLIQUE CRUNCH
LAYER 1
• Extend and crunch
• Bring elbow to knee
• Squeeze ribs to hip
Option: Maintain leg straight and lift the leg up and
down
LAYER 2
• Can you feel the dynamite in your core?
HIP BRIDGE
LAYER 1
• Roll onto back
• Feet hip-width apart, heels under knees
• Lift the hips
• Butt squeezed
• Pulse lift
LAYER 1
• Upper body down
• Palms up
• Front leg drops, down and up, change legs
• Rear leg drops
• One leg straight, one leg bent at 90 degrees
• Brace abs to keep lower back to the floor
LAYER 2
• Lower back pressed to the floor to catch the
movement with strong abs
LAYER 1
• Grab legs and roll up
• Front leg forward, back knee down
• Lunge twist
• Hip forward
• Lift the chest, turn from the shoulder, reach arm
high
TRACK FOCUS
I want my participants to experience both an
integrated and isolated upper body and core workout
through controlled and strong movement quality.
Tusk (3:31)
6 Hell Toupée
2018 Les Mills Music Licensing Ltd.
Written by: Buckingham
PRESENTERS
Diana Archer Mills (New Zealand) is co-Program
Welcome to the first release of LES MILLS TONE.
Director for BODYBALANCE/BODYFLOW and
How exciting! The moment is finally here - a new
Creative Director for BODYPUMP, BODYCOMBAT,
program just for you! It’s all about playing with training
BODYJAM and RPM. She is based in Auckland.
concepts, following trends and trying out new things!
We kickstart the workout with the Warmup tracks, Final
Song and Treasured Soul to get everyone warm and Mark Nu’u-Steele (New Zealand) is an International
primed for the workout. There are lots of awesome Presenter for LES MILLS TONE and the BODYSTEP
Cardio tracks for you to choose from with different Program Director. He is a former international and
training focuses that mix with cardio; Momentum national aerobics competitor, based in Auckland.
to get you fit fast as you work through Burpees and
Squats, Rich Boy for your Dance inspired cardio and Tito Benjamim Correia (Portugal) is a LES MILLS
Into Dust to throw some fists to name just 3 of the 5 TONE, BODYBALANCE/BODYFLOW, BODYJAM and
Cardio tracks to chose from. In the Strength and Core LES MILLS GRIT Series Trainer. He is also an Instructor
tracks, we introduce small plates to add resistance to for BODYCOMBAT, BODYPUMP, CXWORX and BORN
the workout as well as using band work, depending TO MOVE.
on the needs of your participants. Get familiar with
both plates and bands so you can teach both. We have Tori Willard (UK) is a LES MILLS TONE,
the fab tunes of Tusk, Walk On Water and No Diggity BODYBALANCE/BODYFLOW and CXWORX Trainer.
which will become class favourites!
It's all about options and choice! You have the freedom
to mix and match tracks to enable you to create a
unique class for your participants. This allows you to
tailor the class to the people in front of you. This is
what LES MILLS TONE is all about! The only thing we
ask is that when mixing and matching the 45-minute
formats, you always remember to replace like for like.
For example, make sure you replace a cardio track with
another cardio track or a strength track with another
strength track. Be mindful of creating contrast in the
movements and music. Have fun and play around with
it!
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