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Summary: Good workout
Review: I love these 8-minute workouts! I have both the buns/legs and arms/abs DVD. There's really nothing WOW or super fancy here -- these are just honest-to-goodness workouts. It's super easy to squeeze in one or two 8 minute sessions in the morning before work plus they really do seem to be effective. Best of all the people aren't annoying or boring. One thing that's really cool is that there is no counting -- they tally reps by time (eg: 30 seconds doing this, 1 minute doing that, etc.).
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Summary: Fantastic workout!
Review: I often think I should do an information for this workout series! I have been using this DVD for almost 2 months and have seen amazing results. Within the first month I began to notice my arms really take shape. I walk around telling people I know to "touch my triceps"! I have had the same results with the ab workout. I'm amazed that 8 minutes a day can make such a change in your body. These workouts are perfect for someone who doesn't have the time to get to the gym every day, or even 3 times a week. I can do my arms in the morning before I head to work and do my abs when I get home. Who doesn't have 8 or even 16 minutes every day that they can workout and see such great results. I recommend this series to everyone.
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Summary: A perfect time-saving workout
Review: I read loads of fitness magazines & each month they come up with some new excercises that are more time-saving, but this DVD, I found absolutely the best in helping me keep up with my fitness schedule. I've kept it up for 3 weeks & now I'm in my 4th week & still going... Truly a workout for everyone!!! And its tough if you don't pause between workouts
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Summary: This is a beneficial workout
Review: I really enjoy this DVD. A few years ago, I bought 8 minute abs on video cassette and used it until the tape wore out. The video was just 8 minutes of ab work and that was it. I pretty much had the 8 minutes down, but after my tape broke I realized I needed the (albeit cheesy) motivation of the intructor making me do the movements for eight minutes. I am so glad I went ahead and replaced the video with this DVD. I really enjoy the arm workout and the bonus workouts too. The abs workout is pretty intense, even after all of these years. The good thing about it is that it is very concentrated and efficient. After just 8 minutes I feel more toned than with other ab videos that might last up to 30 minutes. The arm workout is good too, although I think it focuses mostly on shoulders, which is fine, especially if you alternate with other arm programs. It is a little silly that they have the woman doing the movements with no weights and the big men using 5 pounders and 15 oz tomato cans. I generally use 15 to 5 pounds for the arm exercises and because it is 8 minutes, it feels very rushed. You have to be ready to switch weights fast or go light. Still it is a great way to do something good for yourself in a very short time. There is an 8 minute stretch routine on this DVD which is a good warm up and easy even for people who aren't very flexible. I was also pleasantly surprised with the "bonus" workouts. These are really just excerpts from other people's workouts, as an advertisement, but they are good too. I have this DVD in my sometimes temperamental computer and I like the fact that I can use it for cardio without having to switch to a different disc. There is a 20 minute kick boxing routine done by a HUGE person. I don't know a lot about kickboxing, but this routine is still fun to try and works up a sweat. There is a 20 minute aerobics routine that looks like it came straight out of the 80's with big bangs and shiny tights, but it is a great leg and thigh workout. It is set up so you can do the whole 15-20 minutes together or divide it into 5 minute circuits. This DVD gives you a lot of options and you can get a total body workout very efficiently.
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Summary: Bad back Cure
Review: I recently developed a very sore painful lower back from too much sitting on the job, bookkeeping. I was looking for something I could every morning on my way to work to stregthen my back. I found it! I have been doing the abs segment almost every day for one month and my back pain is completely gone. I think I will continue doing this video for ever as insurance. I will start the arms segment next and write in with that review soon.
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Summary: 2 years of use
Review: I started some life style changes almost 2 yrs ago. Part of plan was of course exercise. I work an average 50 hr. work week. I made a committmant I would exercise in some fashion 6 out of 7 days. On the days I have to be at work by 7am I put in this tape and do 16 mins of exercise. It is really very effective. You can use the weights you are comfortable with. Even light weights on a regular basis are beneficial for all us.
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Summary: You'll love it
Review: I've been doing the ab workout almost every day for over a month, and although I don't have a six-pack yet I'm noticing a difference. For the first 2 weeks I couldn't get through it without stopping, but now I can get through it all. It's basic, you feel it, the music is bad the clothes are dreadful and I love it.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I've been doing the workout for 2 weeks. My husband has even noticed a difference in my stomach area! It's great, it's fast & it's to the point. Perfect. I'm also enjoying the 8 minute stretch that is a bonus to the DVD. I don't usually write reviews but this was a must. You won't regret it.
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Summary: I feel like I'm accomplishing something!
Review: I've been using this DVD for the last week, and I never thought that 8 minutes would give me the workout that this seems to! I've only used the arms section, but if the abs workout is anything like the arms, it has to be just as great. I really feel as though this workout is doing the trick. It's too early to tell, but these are standard exercises, so presumably I'll see results in the near future. I feel great after using this and the Pilates for Dummies DVD! For the first time in my life, I LOOK FORWARD to working out!
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Summary: Great time saver!!
Review: I've had this DVD for about a year now, previously I spent every night doing 1200 various styles of crunches, which took a ton of time, I still resort to my old routine when I get tired of the cheesiness of the dvd, lol. Anyway, having done the ab section pretty much every night, I've found it to be VERY effective, you just have to be consistent and remember not to use your neck, but breathe and contract your ab muscles. I even had the indention below my obliques. I alternate this dvd with whatever other program I do at night, i.e. Tamilee Webb's I want that body, buns of steel, and a string of denise austin and kathy smith's programs. I enjoy yoga and pilates too, so the ab dvd helps with the toning.
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