A Difference in Scales

[Vyrix]

I'm interested in learning about the difference of these two scales. I've taken the Darebee fitness test, which indicates that I should be working at Level II, and and therefore performing 5 sets of a workout. I got that. But what then is this difficulty scale for? And how do I know when I'm ready to move from Normal to Hard to Advanced? I've always avoided Hard and Advanced workouts because they seem intimidating.

 

[HellYeah]

Welcome @Vyrix
You will find some answers here:

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About Levels:

Circuit workouts' levels allow you to scale workouts up or down depending on how you feel on that day and how much time you have to work out:

Level I (3 sets) will take ~10 minutes
Level II (5 sets) will take ~15-20 minutes
Level III (7 sets) will take ~25-30 minutes

Classic workouts have sets and rest times listed under each exercise. You complete all sets for every exercise first and then move on to the next exercise in a classic setup.
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About Difficulty:

Difficulty Level 1 ( Light ): Standing exercises only, some seated exercises. Exercises include: various arm exercises, march steps, step jacks, side jacks, various leg raises. It's an ideal category for anyone who is severely overweight, is recovering from injury or has limited mobility. It is also a good category for active recovery days.

Difficulty Level 2 ( Easy ): Standing and floor exercises - but no planks. This category contains low impact exercises: reverse lunges, hops, squat holds, butt kicks and reverse lunges. This category will also be a good option for recovery days or for anyone with limited mobility and/or joints' issues.

Difficulty Level 3 ( Normal ): This category is the middle-ground for all of our routines. It's challenging and effective but it doesn't include any of the high impact exercises like push-ups, jump squats, jumping lunges, squat hops or burpees. You will see wall push-ups, though. This category includes: all types of jumping jacks, high knees, squats, most plank variation, pull-up bar hangs.

Difficulty Level 4 ( Hard ): High impact exercises: jumping lunges, jump squats, burpees, regular (and knee) push-ups, pull-ups, up & down planks, plank jacks and plank jump-ins. This is where it gets hard.

Difficulty Level 5 ( Advanced ): All workouts with complex exercises can be found at level 5. You will see workouts with the following exercises in here: single leg squats, single leg balance exercises, push-up variations, jump knee tucks and hook kicks.This category is calisthenics territory.