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Tracey Mallett's 6 Minute Quick Blast Method-Total Body Calorie Blast

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This is my first review I write about a fitness DVD, although I have nearly 50 DVDs at home. I am a perfectionist - I can't say it in other words - and my workouts need to be perfect. Most DVDs are unbalanced (for example too much biceps, no triceps) or the intensity moves from extremly high to boring in the same session.
Well, I'm lucky because I found the perfect workout for me! Tracey's workouts couldn't be better.
First I was very sceptical because of the length. How can I get a good workout in 6 minutes? It is possible! You will sweat, your muscels will burn! Big promise.
I mix an match both DVDs and train 24 minutes a day, 6 days a week. The effects on my body are dramatic. I am so happy, that I found a way to get fit, although I am a busy mother of a three years old daughter. My abs look better than before my pregnancy and I feel fantasic!
I also love Tracey's book. It's like your best friend is talking to you and tells you every secret about nutrition and training you always wanted to know. Tracey is very likeable, friendly, and honest. ... and I assume she is a perfectionist as well :-) Thank you Tracey!

Most times, fitness DVDs with short workouts are focused on one specific body part so that you have string together an hour's worth of segments to get any workout at all. Not so with this one.

The choreography/routines are basic, but the pace is quick. A beginner can follow it easily, but an intermediate may be more comfortable for the duration. The exercises she's chosen are very time-efficient, never boring, and can be done in a limited amount of space. Tracey's accent is very subtle and not at all distracting. (I had that problem with Lisa Kay's Southern drawl, Denise Austin's Texas twang, and Keli Roberts' Aussie accent.) Her cuing is excellent,and her encouragement is motivating rather than perky.

If you have the book, you'll recognize the segment titles. This DVD contains:

Warm-up
Quick Cardio Total Body Blast A
Quick Cardio Total Body Blast B
Quick Cardio Total Body Blast C

Quick Mind-Body Blast A
Quick Mind-Body Blast B
Quick Mind-Body Blast C

Quick Abs Blast
Cool-down

All the segments are 6 minutes, except for the warm-up and cool-down which are 15 each. There are two recommended pre-programmed week-long routines, or you can choose segments individually.

You'll need a pair of 3-5 pound weights and - since the cardio is mixed impact - I'd also recommend a good sports bra for the ladies.

I followed the Sexy in 6 program after the birth of my second child and saw results. The DVD is easy to use. I have never have been that good at trying to follow along with an exercise dvd, but this one is easy to follow. Tracey also keeps it fun. Before I had kids I was much better at going to the gym, but not it is a lot easier to workout with the DVD at home. I would recommend this DVD.

I love this workout. I have a one year old and I'm able to fit in the workout while he naps. On days that he doesn't nap so well, I get in what I can, when I can. The workout is great because she works several different muscle groups at once and changes the exercises constantly. What I like best about the video is that she changes it up from cardio to weights every minute or so which allows you to completely change your focus and keep you interested. I've lost 10 pounds using this video in combination with Tracey's food plan from her Sexy in Six book and am now down to the weight that I was before getting married!! I've tried other videos but could never stick with them. This video definitely keeps me interested and motivated since it's working!

Tracey Mallett's 6 Minute Quick Blast Method-Total Body Calorie Burn My man hooked me up with the best workout dvd. I was amazed at the inches I lost as my body fat melted away just by following Tracey's program. Tracey developed these 'user friendly' programs and all I did was curiously follow her lead and in the short amount of time it takes to complete each workout - I was definately satisfied with my results. Tracey is fantastic at encouraging me to work through the burning muscle squeezes and to keep going!!! ...oooh feel that burn - and I sure did!!! It was refreshing how I could choose each routine to focus on my own personal goals. I would highly recommend this dvd to anyone who wants to change their own body image and feel physically stronger and look leaner. The supplimental book 'Sexy in 6' goes into more detail and helped clarify for me the reason why making a physical change with the DVD brings with it that feeling of the mind-body connection coming into balance. Thanks for a great product!!!

I've always had the issue of not having time to really work in exercise. I would try to do 15 minutes but what I was doing would hardly get my heart rate up enough to begin to try to work a sweat.

Not so with Tracey! I can accomplish more in 6 minutes than I used to in 15-20 minutes. The mix of cardio and strength is great and really easy to follow.

I've been using the DVD for about 2 weeks straight now and feel great and have lost 11lbs (coupled with eating better of course)!

Overall this is a great money investment for those using the time commitment as an excuse or reason for not exercising.

I just got this video to get back in shape after I deliver my baby. Wow, what an great video. I just love that I have the option to either do a long workout or just grap a 6 minute section when I have time. The sections are all joined together so it's not all choppy, it feels very continious not like some short workouts where there is a break in between each section.
The video has it all cardio circuit training, Pilates for the core and yoga to stretch.... nice combination! I found Tracey from her 3 in 1 Pregnancy DVD and love her teaching style, she is very warm and seems like a real down to earth person. Great all around video!

I have both of Tracey's Quick Blast Workouts, Toatl Body Calorie Blast and Toatl Body Fat Burner, They have become my favorite workouts.
I was able to do the complete DVD'S the first time I tried them.
I am 59 and have been working out from home for many years and have a collection of other DVD'S , but Tracey'S are now my favorite.
I have two left feet and during the cardio of some other workouts, I would get frustrated because the moves were either too difficult to follow or too hard. With Tracey, she makes the cardio easy to follow and there are no tricky moves and she makes them fun.
I wil be doing these daily and alternating them. I look forward to more of her workouts.
Great job Tracey, keep them coming, because there a lot of us who want cardio, but want it to be easy to follow, yet efective and you made that happen.

The first 3 segments are cardio, the next 3 are yoga/pilates and then there is an ab workout. The routines were not too complicated to do, but they were challenging. I definitely got a good workout.

Total Body Calorie Blast (RD-0519, $14.99, 66 min.) blends cardio with deep-toning techniques to strengthen one's entire body, and particularly target the core. Cardio Blasts apply interval training for raising one's heart rate, and Mind Body Blasts combine Pilates and Yoga-inspired techniques to cultivate a more shapely body. The only recommended equipment for these workouts are simple three-pound to five-pound hand weights, but perhaps the greatest advantage to Total Body Calorie Blast is its flexibility - one can do only a segment or two in the morning for quick energy, or all of them at once for a satisfyingly complete workout.