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101 Ways To Burn Fat On The Ball: Lose Weight with Fun Cardio and Body-Sculpting Moves!

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This book follows up Liz Gillies' 101 Ways to Workout on the Ball. I have gotten so much use out of that book and really enjoy cardio on the ball that I snapped this one up as soon as I saw it was available. Going with the assumption that there would be a lot of cardio, I was disappointed when I realized that there are only 27 moves that the author classifies as cardio, and some of those are "cardio cooldown". The bulk of the book is 61 strength-training moves (followed by 13 stretch moves). It does mention "body-sculpting moves" in the subtitle, but I do find it a little bit misleading even though the author explains that you need muscle to burn fat continuously.

Still, this is not a bad book. While the Gillies book has a lot of functional fitness/Pilates- and dance-based moves, this book is, I think, geared more toward a traditional weight-lifting crowd (although there are some Pilates-based moves included). It makes a nice compliment to the other book, and I've already gotten a good bit of use from it. In addition to using the ball as a bench that you are either prone or supine on, there is also a good bit of work done with the ball against the wall, which I haven't seen in too many other ball books. Also, although not overflowing with cardio moves, the ones she does include are dancy and fun (mambos, step touches, grapevines, etc.). She also includes ten workouts, ranging from 5 minutes to 60, to allow you to get total body and parts workouts.

This shouldn't be your only fat-burning guide, but it will give some ideas.

I was looking for a book with some different moves on the ball to incorporate into my workout. This book was a pleasant surprise. It has some cardio but also some excellent strength/toning moves. I actually used it yesterday with a friend. We warmed up then used the chapter on strength/toning and had a great workout. We used the stretches in the book to cool down. I have used this book in combination with other workout books that I own. I'm thinking about taking the pages out, slide them into plastic sleeves and then put into a three ring notebook. I have done this with other books and it works great in creating a workout routine.