Shaping Up with Weights for Dummies

Buy This Item Shaping Up with Weights for Dummies by Starz / Anchor Bay  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 1-6-2009     In the Hot Records Shaping Up With Weights For Dummies Video, instructor Tracy York offers step-by-step instruction of 12 key strength-training exercises and makes it easy to work out at any level. The workout incorporates both upper and lower-body exercises to help tone muscles and burn more calories per day, which leads to fat loss. Reader Reviews Although I generally don't like thinking of myself as a "dummy," I take good information from wherever I can get it. This regimen depicts step-by-step instructions for 12 weight training exercises. The instructor, Tracy York, is no dummy, and makes the work out easy to understand, without talking down. The video incorporates both upper and lower body exercises to help tone muscles and burn more calories per day - which can lead to weight loss. Don't be surprised if you gain weight. Fat weighs less than muscle, and you will be adding muscle. The instructions on this video include resistance exercises. These have been shown to increase bone density and stimulate the metabolism. Another benefit can be more muscle mass. Shaping Up with Weights for Dummies introduces the basics of weight training in an understandable and not at all demeaning way. York exposes enough fitness myths to make the video a good value for this information alone. She also outlines the various muscle groups you will be exercising. Her focus is safety. In the workout, all major muscle groups are attended to. There are 12 basic exercises one should do every day. Stretches are inserted between each. The instructor uses the stretching exercises to preach the virtues of body alignment and form. This is a worthwhile endeavor. The only down-side of these breaks is that they are a bit lengthy. The line up: a four-minute warm-up, 35 minutes of resistance training, including stretches, and a five-minute workout for the abs. The video recommends light hand weights for beginners. The emphasis is safety. You can also try workout with no weights at all, if you need to. It still works. I didn't like the music, but that is not what I look for in an exercise video, unless it is by Richard Simmons.

Shaping Up with Weights for Dummies Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 1-6-2009.

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