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I can do anything for 15 minutes, November 1, 2005
This review is from: Fit in 15: 15-Minute Morning Workouts that Balance Cardio, Strength, and Flexibility (Paperback)
I am a working mother of two preschoolers, and I was gaining weight because I could no longer manage to fit my 1 1/2 hour gym workouts into my schedule. I bought a treadmill a few months ago (with a lot of help from treadmilldoctor.com) and I still couldn't fit in the 45 minutes I felt I needed to use it - maybe 3 or 4 times a week - to replicate at least part of my gym workouts of yesteryear. I will admit what appealed to me about this book is the 15 minute concept. Yes, I'm busy, but can I spare 15 minutes? I must be able to. Plus, the book doesn't give me that cop-out of "I'm too tired this morning. I'll do this after work," which then never happens. The 15 minutes are in the morning, and 15 minutes is not really all that much earlier to get up, so psychologically, I can handle it without too many excuses. After using this plan, I have found the following: 1) I am able to stick to it 2) I am more energetic during the day after a morning workout 3) I'm seeing my body come back As a bonus, I find I'm often motivated to go a little longer on the cardio in because, really, the first 15 minutes are the hardest. If I tell myself I'm just getting on the treadmill for 15 minutes, it's not as hard as telling myself I need to go 45 minutes or not at all. Too often I would choose not at all. All the equipment you really need are dumbbells. A yoga mat and an exercise ball are highly recommended. For cardio, you can use the sidewalk. :) I highly recommend this book.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great variety of effective workouts!, September 13, 2006
This review is from: Fit in 15: 15-Minute Morning Workouts that Balance Cardio, Strength, and Flexibility (Paperback)
After learning that cardio mixed with mild strength training is a more effective way to loose weight, I began searching for a book that combined the two. First I tried the T-Tapp Method, and I believe that would work great but I was nervous about performing the exercises without proper training and demonstration and it was recommended not to do any other workout programs including cardio. So I decided to try this one. I love it. I still get to do my cardio on my elliptical trainer and upright bike, which makes my hubby happy that they're not collecting dust anymore! Then, one day a week I work on my upper body, one on my lower, then flexability (stretching,etc.), then one day I can decide and Sunday has ideas for relaxing for 15 minutes. I can do my workout first thing in the morning and I've been pretty conistent. I've been using this technique for just over three weeks. I've done three different lower body workouts, and everytime I can feel the results in a different set of muscles, and that feels great! There are pictures for every exercise and the directions are very thorough. The only items you need are some dumbells and either a yoga ball or a weight bench and you can perform all the workouts. The only real complaints I have is A) The lower body workout is assigned for Thursdays, then cardio for Friday. Since both of my current options for cardio involve the leg muscles it was hard for me to jump into my cardio on Friday with the soreness from the previous day's workout. So I just switched the Tuesday upper body with the Thursday lower so I am able to give my legs a few days of rest in between. B) One of the Flexability workouts is pretty advanced, like intermediate yoga moves. I'm not certain I'll be able to do many of those exercises any time soon, so I just alternate the other two. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase, and I know the fitness plan is working because I haven't gained back a single pound, I can feel my stregnth increasing, some of my clothes are already feeling a bit looser (especially in the hips). Of course, I also began drinking the recommended amount of water per day and cut calories in a few areas. If you are looking for an easy, effective workout that you can fit in to a busy schedule, I definitly recommend this book!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Good quick book about quick exercise..., July 24, 2006
This review is from: Fit in 15: 15-Minute Morning Workouts that Balance Cardio, Strength, and Flexibility (Paperback)
This book is well laid-out, done in a easy to refer to day-by-day format, designed for those of us with both time & fitness challenges. A good motivator, too, since - really - who doesn't have 15 minutes a day they can direct towards a little preventative "healthcare" when its all therefor you?
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