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Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Peak Fat Burning
: :Kathy Smith is so upbeat, sensible, and easy to follow that if you abide by her instructions, you can't help but get a good workout. Functionally Fit: Peak Fat Burning should definitely be one of your keepers. Smith's tried-and-true workout method here combines six two-minute intense bursts of aerobic activity, spliced between recovery exercises, which include loads of lunges and squats. The pace is just right for intermediate to advanced students--the high-energy segments really fly by. The presentation is clear ...
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Firm Basics: Abs Buns & Thighs Workout
: :The Firm Basics: Abs, Buns & Thighs Workout targets body parts that are coined as 'trouble spots' for many exercise enthusiasts. This 45-minute area-specific training session works the abdominals, gluteus, quadriceps, calves, and hamstrings. The series begins with ab crunches and flows with smooth transitions into leg work without a hitch. No time is wasted here as lunges, squats, and abduction (leg lifts that train the outer thighs) are performed. Some lower-body movements are simultaneously done with bicep curls and ...
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Jodi Stolove's Chair Dancing
:Description:Chair Dancing®'s Original program is a fun and convenient way to get aerobic exercise and improve muscle tone and flexibility. You'll do the cha-cha, the can-can, a tap dance, and much more, all while comfortably seated on a chair. Originally scored music and up-beat choreography make Chair Dancing® the fitness program you'll look forward to doing regularly! Three exercise levels show you how to adapt the program to your current fitness ability. You'll continue to be challenged as your endurance ...
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Loretta Laroche: Humor Your Stress
: :Continuing where she left off in The Joy of Stress, Loretta LaRoche, comedian-therapist extraordinaire, delves deeper into the techniques you can use to let go of your stress in Humor Your Stress. Learning to applaud yourself is the theme of this tape, and she does this by helping you to start 'ta-dahing.' Using her eight steps of enlightenment to relieve stress, you'll cover the serious and the silly (but all useful) in such advice as 'giggle at yourself daily' and ...
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Pilates - Intermediate Mat Workout
: :If you enjoyed Ana Caban's exceptional beginning-level video, Pilates: Mat-Based Workout for Beginners, and you've progressed enough to continue on to the next level, Caban is back with an intermediate workout. Assuming you have already mastered the first workout, she makes the exercises more intense, with fewer breaks between exercises, and adds some new ones that will really challenge your 'powerhouse' muscles. Fortunately, another exerciser demonstrates modifications for the hardest exercises. Caban is a superb role model and instructor, piling ...
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Tae-Bo Gold
: :Feel like the Tae-Bo craze passed you by? Maybe you think you're a little too old or slightly too out of shape for the rock-'em-sock-'em moves of the high-energy aerobics class. Well, Billy Blanks hears you, and he's created a fitness tape just for you: Tae-Bo Gold. While this program says it's geared for the 'mature' crowd (which apparently in youth-oriented Los Angeles means those over 40), the easier pace and gentler moves make it appropriate for anyone who doesn't ...
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Denise Austin - Hit the Spot:Abs
: :Denise Austin: Hit the Spot--Abs gets right to the point with three sessions that target and tone the abdomen. Each 10-minute segment concentrates on the rectus abdominus (a major muscle of the abdominal wall) and the oblique muscles (that run along the side of the midsection). Whichever program you choose will deliver an equal challenge with only a minimal variation on choreography. Spine alignment is imperative here and Austin reminds participants about the importance of keeping the low back close ...
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Yoga Journal's Yoga Practice for Intermediates with Rodney Yee
: :Yoga for Intermediates with Rodney Yee offers an intensive workout that is full of challenges. This session contains greater posture detail with a focus on perfecting the accuracy of each pose. Yee's control and flexibility are inspiring and his in-depth explanations are demonstrated both verbally and visually. Participants are asked to imagine their bodies sinking into the earth, or to think of their eyes as soft. These specific cues are conducive to relaxation and focus while simultaneously reminding participants that ...
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Kickin With Country
: :Yoga for Intermediates with Rodney Yee offers an intensive workout that is full of challenges. This session contains greater posture detail with a focus on perfecting the accuracy of each pose. Yee's control and flexibility are inspiring and his in-depth explanations are demonstrated both verbally and visually. Participants are asked to imagine their bodies sinking into the earth, or to think of their eyes as soft. These specific cues are conducive to relaxation and focus while simultaneously reminding participants that ...
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Walk Away Pounds Express: 3 Mile Advanced Walk
: :Yoga for Intermediates with Rodney Yee offers an intensive workout that is full of challenges. This session contains greater posture detail with a focus on perfecting the accuracy of each pose. Yee's control and flexibility are inspiring and his in-depth explanations are demonstrated both verbally and visually. Participants are asked to imagine their bodies sinking into the earth, or to think of their eyes as soft. These specific cues are conducive to relaxation and focus while simultaneously reminding participants that ...
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