Lotte Berk Method For Beginners - Hip Hugger Abs

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Summary: Great Alternative!
Review: I am a dancer turned teacher, therefore, I have been doing situps and ab strengthening exercises for a long time. This video (if done with correct positioning) will give you great results. Be aware you most likely won't feel a burn like you will after a hundred crunches. These exercises are designed to FLATTEN your stomach, where most of the crunches and situps people do build muscles that bulge out. Stay consistent and you will be extrememly pleased with the results.

Rating:
Summary: Great Alternative!
Review: I am a dancer turned teacher, therefore, I have been doing situps and ab strengthening exercises for a long time. This video (if done with correct positioning) will give you great results. Be aware you most likely won't feel a burn like you will after a hundred crunches. These exercises are designed to FLATTEN your stomach, where most of the crunches and situps people do build muscles that bulge out. Stay consistent and you will be extrememly pleased with the results.

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Summary: Love It!
Review: I enjoy all of the Walk Away the Pounds DVD's but didn't feel that I was getting an adequate ab workout. I started searching for an ab DVD and came across the Lotte Berk Method - Hip Hugger Abs. Well, I've lost 60 lbs and am attempting a 2 piece bathing suit this summer for the first time, so I thought that would be the best one to try. IT IS TOUGH, but I love it! The music is fabulous and the instructors are wonderful. I now plan to order all of the Lotte Berk DVD's and alternate them with my WATP DVD's. I would like to do both every day, but I don't always have time for that. I did both today, but I had a rare "un-busy" night. I can't wait to see my results in a few weeks - I was really sore today after doing this last night for the first time. It has a very modern feel to it. I will say that I love Leslie Sansone to death, but sometimes tire of all the laughing and conversation - at least after hearing it a few thousand times. There is none of that in this DVD which is a nice change of pace. I don't care what they cost - it's worth it.

Rating:
Summary: Love It!
Review: I enjoy all of the Walk Away the Pounds DVD's but didn't feel that I was getting an adequate ab workout. I started searching for an ab DVD and came across the Lotte Berk Method - Hip Hugger Abs. Well, I've lost 60 lbs and am attempting a 2 piece bathing suit this summer for the first time, so I thought that would be the best one to try. IT IS TOUGH, but I love it! The music is fabulous and the instructors are wonderful. I now plan to order all of the Lotte Berk DVD's and alternate them with my WATP DVD's. I would like to do both every day, but I don't always have time for that. I did both today, but I had a rare "un-busy" night. I can't wait to see my results in a few weeks - I was really sore today after doing this last night for the first time. It has a very modern feel to it. I will say that I love Leslie Sansone to death, but sometimes tire of all the laughing and conversation - at least after hearing it a few thousand times. There is none of that in this DVD which is a nice change of pace. I don't care what they cost - it's worth it.

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Summary: love this ab workout
Review: I just did this ab workout today and I am very impressed. I am not a fan of doing hundreds of crunches to tone my abs and this video is just what I needed. Some of the execises seem very similar to the Pilates videos I have tried recently, so if you like Pilates, you will probably like this. You do an exercise slowly, with correct form and feel that muscle working. I could feel every ab muscle being worked, from the very lower abs to the upper abs and obliques. This is a half hour workout and you won't need any equipment. They have two modifiers, one more intense and one less intense from the instructor. I usually do these Lotte Berk exercises after a run, so I just skip the warm up, which makes it even easier to fit into an exercise routine.

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Summary: Excellent Workout for me
Review: I must admit, I am a naturally kind of lazy person, so high-energy workouts tend to put me off. I did, however, want to do something to bring back some definition to my ab mucles - not necessarily lose weight. This workout fits the bill. It's simple yet very effective - I could feel which muscles were being worked - and the instructor is thorough and not annoying or too fast. I did begin to see some results almost right away. I usually do this workout right after the kids leave for school but before I get in the shower, so it fits into my schedule nicley, too.

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Summary: Should have listened...not worth the money
Review: I should have listened to "So, so workout" who previously reviewed this DVD. It was definetly too short (not enough exercises). I assumed that the person who wrote "so, so workout" liked long abs sessions (which I do not), however, this workout only had about 4 or 5 different exercises w/ short reps. (The box suggests that the workout is ~15 minutes, but the instructor is thorough and takes a long time to explain the proper technique-- which is great). However, I would NOT have spent the money for this workout. There is only one ab workout on the tape (tape does have short warm up and cool down).

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Summary: Should have listened...not worth the money
Review: I should have listened to "So, so workout" who previously reviewed this DVD. It was definetly too short (not enough exercises). I assumed that the person who wrote "so, so workout" liked long abs sessions (which I do not), however, this workout only had about 4 or 5 different exercises w/ short reps. (The box suggests that the workout is ~15 minutes, but the instructor is thorough and takes a long time to explain the proper technique-- which is great). However, I would NOT have spent the money for this workout. There is only one ab workout on the tape (tape does have short warm up and cool down).

Rating:
Summary: Should have listened...not worth the money
Review: I should have listened to "So, so workout" who previously reviewed this DVD. It was definetly too short (not enough exercises). I assumed that the person who wrote "so, so workout" liked long abs sessions (which I do not), however, this workout only had about 4 or 5 different exercises w/ short reps. (The box suggests that the workout is ~15 minutes, but the instructor is thorough and takes a long time to explain the proper technique-- which is great). However, I would NOT have spent the money for this workout. There is only one ab workout on the tape (tape does have short warm up and cool down).

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Summary: Results Immediately!
Review: I was shocked at my results! I have been killing myself at the gym, doing crunches and working on the machines for over a year now with only some results. After the first workout with the DVD, I started seeing some definition! I thought I was just imagining things, but now I have done this workout for the past 2 weeks, and the results have been amazing! I am on my way to having a total 6 pack after just a few sessions! At first, the exercises looked way too simple to be effective, but the results have proved me wrong!