Now, I don't know too much about fitness instruction, either on a video or elsewhere, so this review just comes from someone who desperately wants to pull her tummy back in. Tanna looks the very picture of health, so I'm going to take her word for it. And let me say at the outset that it's a tremendous relief nto to have someone going whoooo---wheeee--good job all through. I hate that! Just get on with it! And that's what Tanna Valentine does. I've just acquired a bunch of fitness videos (some bellydance-flavoured and some not) and I found myself picking this one to begin with. The word "abs" always gets me, but apart from that I found it was one of the more doable ones. The learning of the actual moves isn't so difficult, thank God. The video, under the eye of fitness guru Andy Troy, has four segments, each of 10 minutes. I have no idea whether 10 minutes a day would actually get you fit and trim in the tummy, but I rather doubt that one can do that math because it depends on what else you're doing--and eating. Good sense says there can be no magic. Anyone would have to work at it and do so in more than one way. Eat junk half the day, sit splat on your bottom the rest of the day, and it's a sure shot you won't lose much weight, workout or no workout.
The first segment is a set of lovely stretches that, I have to say, feel very very good. In fact, I'd love to know whether there's any benefit to stretching the stretch segment for a whole lot longer. Tanna's instruction is clear, very straightforward, and goes at a very comfortable and nice pace. Another thing I hage is videos that go frantically from one move to the next, leaving you disoriented while you figure out what just happened here. The second segment is a lower body workout. This has bridging, leg lifts, squats, and similar moves. This one works you harder than the stretches, of course. Then there's an upper body workout which I'm afraid I'm going to skip because it uses weights, which I haven't yet acquired. I bellydance so I'm counting on a lot that happens there to keep my upper body fit. The last segment is the abs segment and that's the toughest. I'm easing into that segment slowly and like it very much.
That's it! 40 minutes--10 for each workout. I love the wholesome and clean feel of this whole video and plan to stick with it for a long while. Whether the workouts work for me or not - I will report after a few months. Meanwhile, I do like it enough to have presented it to an abs-obsessed friend as well.
Oh--a note on how I'm working with this video. I first watch a segment a couple of times and make sure I note the specifics of each move. Including the safety tips. I then make sure I know the sequence. And then I do-along. I started by covering the stretches segment fully, but stopped for the day and added parts of the next segment the next day, easing into it rather than trying the whole lot at one go.
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Product Description:
Give us just 10 minutes 5 times a week and you will be on yourway to a perfect shape faster than you ever thought possible!
Our 10-minute body sculpting workouts deliver a streamlined series ofexercises designed to flatten and firm your abs, give a toned, sleek lookto your butt and thighs, and make you feel more confident and stress-free.These programs are easy to fit in your busy schedule and offer a perfectheadstart for working toward your slim-down goals.It is easier to achieveyour your personal fitness goals when 10 minutes a day is all you need tospare to work out.
Created by NYC-based personal trainer and fitness expert Andy Troy CSCS,and demonstrated by fitness model and dancer Tanna Valentine, thesetargeted fitness routines employ simple no-nonsense toning exercises thatproduce amazing results when performed with proper form. As the workoutsflow seamlessly from one movement to the next, Tanna provides form guidanceand cues for each exercise, and explains what makes each one reallyeffective.
Best of all, with our 4 ten-minute routines you can alternate your workout.Keeping your body continually challenged produces maximum results.
1. Stretch2. Abs 3. Buns & Thighs4. Bonus Upper Body workout
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