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SELF, the premier magazine devoted to women’s health and well-being, delivers a workout designed to make you look and feel strong, confident and sexy. With these fun, easy-to-follow moves, you will trim and tone all over, and achieve the body you’ve always wanted in as little as four weeks, regardless of your current fitness level. This expertly designed routine will motivate you to reach all your fitness goals – fast! Best of all, SELF magazine’s Slim and Sleek Fast! workout will help you burn more calories with a combination of cardio and resistance training workout. Get ready to achieve your most slim and sleek body!
Trainer – Ellen Barrett
DVD Bonus – Total Body Turnaround
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102 of 102 people found the following review helpful
By Teedums
Format:DVD
This workout features Ellen Barrett, who is best known for the Crunch Pilates workouts (Pick Your Spot, Fat Burning and Burn & Firm). She also appears in Self Bikini Ready Fast. She leads you through this 35 minute workout and is joined by 2 background exercisers, one who shows lower impact modifications. All you will need for this video is a set of light weights (2-5 lbs). The setting on a beach in Mexico which is very nice.
The workout is split up into several segments, the first being a simple warmup consisting of marches, step touches, mambos and squats. Then you will move into the next segment which is the ballet series. Not to difficult, Ellen will take you through a series of ballet moves such as center plies, calf lifts, tiptoe plies (center plie with heels lifted), standing oblique work (imprints), and rear leg extensions. She will repeat the series a couple times with less reps and adding some moves such as a scoop move where is looks like you are gathering flowers, and a swirl move that targets the obliques a bit. I really liked this segment, it brings out the graceful side in me.
The next 2 segments are cardio, fun simple combinations with some higher impact moves to elevate the heartrate. But you could also follow the modifier who shows all low impact options. The first combination consists of march ups, jacks, heel digs, knee lifts, v-steps, skier squats, and shuffles. The sequence is repeated a few times. The second combination consists of step kicks, v-steps, jumpropes, 1 leg plyo jumps, jump squats, side to side jumropes, march up/back or bunny hops back, double jacks and one legged hops. Again this series is repeated a few times and power moves are added if you like.
The next segment is toning work with light weights. You start with bicep curls then you will add a reverse lunge, then side squats with side deltoid lifts, then you will stand in place for a move that works the shoulders more, it's like a side lateral raise but you raise your arms up with palms up and lower them down with palms down. You will repeat this a few times, this time adding a knee raise to the bicep/reverse lunge and a inner thigh sqeeze to the side squat/side deltoid lift, after the inner thigh squeeze, you will stay standing and add some outer thigh and rear leg lifts. Towards the end you will do a longer set of the bicep/lunges and side squat/deltoid lifts alternating them before the cooldown.
Overall this isn't a bad workout, I really liked the cardio segments and the ballet series, the toning series was just okay for me though. I didn't really get much out of it. Therefore this would be a good workout for lighter days or for those who are beginner/intermediate levels, or if you are just looking to tone up. Ellen as always does a nice job as the lead.
There is a brief bonus workout, Total Body Turnaround which consist of more toning work which would be a nice add-on for those looking for more toning. The segment itself is only 5 minutes or so long and consists of more moves done in combination such as side lateral raises while balancing on one leg, triceps extensions while doing static lunges, and biceps curls while in plie squat position. There is also some brief floorwork, inner thigh lifts and oblique work before finishing out with a rowing exercise which targets the abs, arms and back) and a seated boxing exercise which works the arms and abs. You will need your light weights and a mat for this segment.
The workout is split up into several segments, the first being a simple warmup consisting of marches, step touches, mambos and squats. Then you will move into the next segment which is the ballet series. Not to difficult, Ellen will take you through a series of ballet moves such as center plies, calf lifts, tiptoe plies (center plie with heels lifted), standing oblique work (imprints), and rear leg extensions. She will repeat the series a couple times with less reps and adding some moves such as a scoop move where is looks like you are gathering flowers, and a swirl move that targets the obliques a bit. I really liked this segment, it brings out the graceful side in me.
The next 2 segments are cardio, fun simple combinations with some higher impact moves to elevate the heartrate. But you could also follow the modifier who shows all low impact options. The first combination consists of march ups, jacks, heel digs, knee lifts, v-steps, skier squats, and shuffles. The sequence is repeated a few times. The second combination consists of step kicks, v-steps, jumpropes, 1 leg plyo jumps, jump squats, side to side jumropes, march up/back or bunny hops back, double jacks and one legged hops. Again this series is repeated a few times and power moves are added if you like.
The next segment is toning work with light weights. You start with bicep curls then you will add a reverse lunge, then side squats with side deltoid lifts, then you will stand in place for a move that works the shoulders more, it's like a side lateral raise but you raise your arms up with palms up and lower them down with palms down. You will repeat this a few times, this time adding a knee raise to the bicep/reverse lunge and a inner thigh sqeeze to the side squat/side deltoid lift, after the inner thigh squeeze, you will stay standing and add some outer thigh and rear leg lifts. Towards the end you will do a longer set of the bicep/lunges and side squat/deltoid lifts alternating them before the cooldown.
Overall this isn't a bad workout, I really liked the cardio segments and the ballet series, the toning series was just okay for me though. I didn't really get much out of it. Therefore this would be a good workout for lighter days or for those who are beginner/intermediate levels, or if you are just looking to tone up. Ellen as always does a nice job as the lead.
There is a brief bonus workout, Total Body Turnaround which consist of more toning work which would be a nice add-on for those looking for more toning. The segment itself is only 5 minutes or so long and consists of more moves done in combination such as side lateral raises while balancing on one leg, triceps extensions while doing static lunges, and biceps curls while in plie squat position. There is also some brief floorwork, inner thigh lifts and oblique work before finishing out with a rowing exercise which targets the abs, arms and back) and a seated boxing exercise which works the arms and abs. You will need your light weights and a mat for this segment.
42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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This is a reasonably good workout. It's not really instructed as well as others I have seen. For example, Ellen Barrett doesn't tell you about proper form etc, so you may do things incorrectly and possibly lead to injury. Having said that, this workout is designed to quickly burn fat and reshape your body and it will if you do it often. The scenery is beautiful again (shot in same location as her last workout). The dvd includes a 5-minute upper and lower-body "bonus" segment. You will need some dumbells for this routine. She will keep you motivated, just keep yourself safe while using your know how from other workouts, and incorporate that into this.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Cat
Format:DVD
I am extremely happy with this workout! The moves are graceful, and I love that. But don't be fooled, you WILL feel it the next day if you are an intermediate/somewhat advanced like me. Ellen is a wonderful instructor, with better instruction than many. I have done this several times now, and at the end during the weight segment I keep thinking... ONE MORE SET??? However, it feels so good to finish strong, and it is only 35 minuts long so keep with it and give it your all!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
makes me sweat
If you are a hardcore athlete, then this might not be the best work out for you. If you are a beginner to intermediate then it is perfect. Read more
Published 17 days ago by bookchick
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Enjoyable and No explanations
Why I don't like this video:
1) Ellen Barrett doesn't explain the proper forms
2) The model on the cover isn't the one in the exercise video (that bothers me, like they... Read more
1) Ellen Barrett doesn't explain the proper forms
2) The model on the cover isn't the one in the exercise video (that bothers me, like they... Read more
Published 8 months ago by magicgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars
definately a good habit
I love this Dvd. Rented it first and then decided to own. Its easy enough that I enjoy doing it but find myself sweating and feeling accomplished when I am done
Published 13 months ago by michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice
It's a good one. Makes you sweat, I liked that some ballet moves were incorporated. It is low impact most of the time.
Published 17 months ago by NY rat
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like it alot!
Like it alot! I am moderately active and found this video challenging enough that it raises my heart rate. It is fast- paced and varied. Add weights to build strength.
Published 19 months ago by Deidre H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great low intensity work out!
I've been doing this work out for about 6 months now and I love it. It has a little bit of everything...ballet, aerobics, strength training, some mat work. Read more
Published 20 months ago by michellez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
This video is great because it offers challenging cardio but it's not so hard were you will want to pass out like a lot of aerobic DVDs I have used in the past. Read more
Published on May 20, 2011 by Lindsey Chavez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Ellen Barrett aerobics DVD
One of my favorite Ellen Barrett fitness DVDs. This workout is almost entire aerobics, with a brief toning segment at the end.
Published on July 27, 2010 by Karen White
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good beginner's workout
This is the first workout from Self magazine that I've tried, and I have to say I was disappointed that it wasn't as high-intensity as I would have liked it to be. Read more
Published on May 27, 2009 by Space Monkey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pilates-like strength, minimal cardio
The best part of this video is Ellen Barret, she's a motivating instructor, with a calm personality. This is an easy ballet/pilates video with minimal cardio. Read more
Published on March 11, 2009 by T. Kipp
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