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New Fitness DVD for New Moms: Delivering a Decent Workout?

1 June 2010

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HAPPY BABY, FIT MAMA! DVD with Ellen Barrett What It Is: A fitness DVD for new moms who have babies ages 2-12 months. Workouts are divided into three 10-minute segments: Cardio (gentle, low-impact moves), Core (standing ab work) and Calm (gentle stretching and relaxation). What You Might Not Know: Confession time. Unlike the other DVDs I test [...]

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Total-Body Workout (This One’s Not For Dummies)

26 February 2010

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TWICE AS TONED IN 20 MINUTES What It Is: One of Fitness Magazine‘s freebie web videos and a total-body cardio/strength workout. The entire vid runs just over 2 minutes, but you’re supposed to do the eight featured exercises for 20. What You Might Not Know:  The video model (and workout creator) holds a Ph.D. in exercise science! Refreshing, eh, considering that a lot of women’s fitness magazines get flack for using [...]

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Boot Camp Fitness DVD: A Sure-Fire Solution for Obliterating Calories

15 February 2010

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G.I. GEOFF’S BOOT CAMP TOTAL BODY WORKOUT What It Is: A boot-camp interval workout that raises heart rate with back-to-basics cardio (think jumping jacks, running in place) and strengthens arms, chest, legs, butt, abs and back with dumbbell and bodyweight exercises. What You Might Not Know: Even before becoming “G.I. Geoff” (cute), instructor Geoff Bagshaw had the kind of posture that would make [...]

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Fitness DVD Workout in 6 Minutes? Yep. (If You Don’t Count Warm-Up, Cooldown.)

8 February 2010

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TOTAL BODY CALORIE BLAST WITH TRACEY MALLETT What It Is: A fitness DVD with seven snappy six-minute routines (plus warm-up and cooldown stretch), featuring either cardio and toning with dumbbells, or mind-body moves on a mat. There’s also a bonus ab-training segment. What You Might Not Know: The DVD was pretty much shot in one take (and Tracey filmed [...]

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