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Toning for Teens: The 20-Minute Workout that Makes You Look Good and Feel Great!

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I bought the "Toning for Teens" book back in February. I started working out on Feburary 15th, using the exercises in the book. It is now May 14th, and I have gone down 2 sizes, and still am getting smaller! Everyone is noticing the difference! This book is amazing!

I got this book after it was reccomended by a friend who said it did wonders for her. I'm not that much overweight, but definatly not toned, and had some extra 'baggage'. ;-) I've only been going three weeks, and I love it!!! I've already noticed a difference!! I didn't think there actually were any programs out there that could do this! It does take longer the first few days, but after a week it shouldn't take more than about half an hour, or a little longer for the lower body exercizes if you're *really* out of shape and can't take the crunches and stuff. <grin!>

I bought this book hoping that it would help me out, so I wouldn't be so self-concious. Well, all I can say is... MONEY WELL SPENT!!!! I LOVE this book, it has truly helped me, and I'm not even through the amount of time the book says it takes to get your ideal body, and I'm already getting compliments! The best part about it is that it only really takes about 30 minutes, and yes, the first few times you go a little more slowly. But I workout while watching my favorite show, so I don't have to give up any time that I would have spent in front of the tv anyway! In all truth, buy this book if you are really worried about your body in any way, it really helps!

This book has really helped me lose weight and be confident. I have lost 10 in about the first month ( 5 of it was those bounds that always go up and down). Now I'm not going to lie, this is not the easiest thing I have done, so far it has taken me longer than 20min everyday and I've beed doing this a little more than a month. I also dont follow the diet. I am eating healthier but i eat what i want sometimes. I suggest to try this book because it has worked for me. just to let you know i am an 14 year old and i was 165 and im down to 155 and still losing after a bit over a month!

This book is what teens need: a simple, effective, and non-time consuming workout. It alternates upper and lower body to let muscles revive from the previous day's workout, and includes AWESOME diet tips, detailed exercise info, reasons why you should exercise and myths explained.

If you're having trouble getting through this workout, start easy and build up. For the first week, I did it without weights to learn the movements. And if it's taking any longer than 30 minutes for you, it's probably because you're just beginning and you're taking the time to flip pages, rest a little longer, and make sure you're doing each exercise correctly. Once you have it down, the upper body part (at least) should take only 20 minutes. The lower's harder for me, so it takes longer.

This book is inspirational and it works! I'm in my second week and I can tell a difference already! Plus it's easy and cheap to do at home, requiring minimal space and a few inexpensive dumbbells. Try it, you'll see!

While I found the actual workout easy to follow and challenging, the diet advice brought me to an unhealthful physical and mental state. The guide suggests 15-20 grams of fat each day, while the FDA recommends 65 grams. For many smaller teens, 15-20 might be ideal. For others, it is a starvation diet. When I followed her advice (I am 15), I started daydreaming about food constantly, my metabolic rate slowed, and I eventually fainted due to malnourishment.
She also does not differentiate between so-called good and bad fats. Avocados and nuts contain good fats (polyunsaturated, monounsaturated,and Omega 3), yet she lists them as unhealthful, lumped into a category with foods that contain saturated and trans (bad) fats.
Her autobiographical sketch discloses the source of her nutritional ignorance. She has a PHD, but in what? Probably English, because she claims she was once an English Teacher, and she does not list any actual credentials in the fields of Exercise and Health.
This book presents a significant danger and should be taken off the shelves.

I brought this book home from the library about two weeks ago mostly out of cuoriosity.It was easy to start, my dad already had a workout bench in his office and I bought a pair of 2lb weights to start off.I'm not overweight, but I noticed a huge diffrence after two weeks on the program. I have more energy, and I catch myself wishing my father would hurry up and finish working so I can do my toning.

This book has helped me out a lot! Just to add a point, for all the people that are saying that the diet part of this book isn't good for you at all, it actually is...if you're a person over weight. The books states in the beginning that you should only do the exercises if you aren't over weight. If you are over weight try the exercises and do the diet plans.
It was very easy for me to follow and the pictures were great! If you want to tone your body and/or lose weight...this is the right book for you!

I really enjoy this book. I just started but I'm feeling stronger and slimmer already! I'd recommend this to anyone that feels unhappy about their shape or size. I think it is true that you can really get your dream body with this workout!

This workout certainly works. It definitely has done everything that it's promised it would. I've only been following the program for about three weeks, and I've noticed a drastic difference. I'm 19 years old, and even though I am in no way overweight, doing this program regularly has helped me lose over five pounds in the three-week span I've been doing it... and I haven't even been following the diet.

I do warn people not to expect your first time to fly by in the 20 minutes it says. As a matter-of-fact, until you learn each exercise and the order that they are given, it will probably take at least an extra 10 minutes. The upper body workout is much faster than the lower body, with which I have a lot more trouble, and even now it takes atleast 30 minutes.

Overall, this book is fantastic for weight training. I just think people need to know that the workouts may take a little longer than expected. Also, I wish the book would have put more emphasis on the need for some sort of cardio workout along with the weight training.