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15-Minute Workouts for Dummies (2003)

Starring: Gay Gasper Director: Andrea Ambandos Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Gay Gasper
  • Directors: Andrea Ambandos
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: September 9, 2003
  • Run Time: 65 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009V7PY
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,992 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Beginning exercisers with busy schedules can shape and strengthen their bodies with four separate 15-minute workouts, each targeting a specific set of muscles: arms, abs, thighs, and buttocks. Altogether, 26 different shaping and strengthening exercises are featured, both standing and floor, some requiring dumbbells (two sets recommended), others using body weight. Skillful instructor Gay Gasper keeps the exercises and instruction simple and unintimidating. Each mini-workout has its own warm-up, and sometimes show both challenging and easier modifications. In the friendly format of the For Dummies books, 15-Minute Workouts for Dummies uses icons to indicate tips, safety cautions, "myth busters" (commonly misunderstood facts about exercise) and vocabulary definitions ("quads," for example) This is an effective and enjoyable way to fit strength training into little segments of time. --Joan Price

Product Description
A quick and intensive workout featuring over twenty five toning and shaping exercises.
Genre: Exercise/Fitness
Rating: NR
Release Date: 9-SEP-2003
Media Type: DVD

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intermediate Speed, Classic Exercises, July 14, 2004
"Common don't quit!" ~Gay Gasper

Gay Gasper is an internationally known fitness presenter who loves exercise and has been teaching for over 19 years. She has appeared in 27 fitness workouts and has a high-energy style. Each movement has a purpose and she doesn't waste anytime between exercises. This is why I'm going to say this might be intermediate. If you have been exercising for a few months, and are familiar with the use of dumbbells then you might be ready for this workout.

Some favorite features:

15-minute Workouts for Abs, Arms, Buns and Thighs
The countdown clock - motivation to keep going to the last minute

Aerobic sections between the weight lifting - This makes the workout feel like an interval training style workout. If you do all the exercises one after the other.

Challenging modifications for advanced users - you can add weights at some point.
Icons - Jargon alert, Myth Buster, Tips, Beware and Remember Icon.

If you are looking for a nice challenge, you can do all the 15-minute workouts and make your way through all 26 toning and shaping exercises. If you want to take exercise breaks throughout the day or just want to spend 15 minutes each day - that is also an option.

The tips were interesting and Gay gives advice like using a sponge mop for balance.

The music is highly motivating, the set is uncluttered and Gay's personality and voice are pleasant and inspirational. She also uses humor throughout the exercises. Her professional attitude towards exercise makes you feel confident and you can really trust her advice.

What will you need?

A space large enough to do lunges
Two sets of weights.

You could use 3-5 lb weights or even start with smaller weights and in a few weeks you will notice you are ready to move onto heavier weights. 3lb weights sounded right to me, but they say you can use two eight-pound dumbbells. It is better to work slowly into using weights and see gradual results. I started with one-pound weights and in about 30 weeks I was up to using 3-5lb weights. I no longer believe that faster is better. If it takes you 30 weeks to get to a point where you are really proud of yourself and you are keeping with an exercise program, then that beats a quick fix any day.

15-Minute Workouts for Dummies might even become a staple in your exercise video collection. I loved it and will keep doing this workout because it is highly motivational and the exercises are very effective. You are increasing muscle that eventually helps you to burn more calories each day. If I am ever having trouble feeling motivated to exercise, I just put this video in the VCR and within minutes I'm in the mood to burn some calories.

~The Rebecca Review

P.S. You might also enjoy Basic Yoga for Dummies with Sara Ivanhoe. She is also an instructor in Candlelight Yoga which is one of my absolute favorite evening treats before bed. I feel soooo relaxed after Candlelight Yoga. It is also especially beautiful with all the candles.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, is there a "Fitness for SUPER Dummies" workout?, July 31, 2005
This was recommended to me as a great workout for beginners, but I was totally lost in the first 60 seconds of the warmup! She keeps adding steps without a whole lot of explanation and making it look easy, which seems a bit baffling considering that she's talking to a bunch of people who think they are "dummies" at fitness!

The ab exercises were WAY too hard! I couldn't even make it halfway through that section. She does give "basic" modifications for some exercises, but even the basics were too hard for me.

To be fair, I think this program is probably pretty good--and I will keep working on it as I progress in my weight loss program--but if you are are a true sedentary beginner and looking for something to get you started, you might want to try something else first.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, May 11, 2004
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This is absolutely the best workout video I've ever owned. Broken into 15-minute chunks that fit the little cracks in my daily schedule, these workouts are fun and rewarding.

My favorite is the abs workout. I also own the Ab Workouts For Dummies video, and I figured this segment of the 15 minute tape would just duplicate the other video. I was thrilled to see that it was a new ab workout. Sure, every ab workout is going to have a few variations on crunches, there's no getting around that. But there were several new exercises included, and the presentation was completely different.

I've been recommending this video to just about everybody I know. If you want a great workout that's fun and fits your schedule, give this one a shot.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Workout for Couch Potatos, too.
I was sedentary from a long bout with cancer which lasted many years, cluminating in a bone marrow transplant. Needless to say, I was very out of shape. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SquareMouth

4.0 out of 5 stars A good part of an at home fitness program
This is a 4 part dvd that can be made as an at home fitness program. It has 4 parts the thighs, arms, gluteal muscles, and abs. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alice L. Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars A good choice
This is a great work-out (don't worry about following the somewhat complicated warm-up exercises step-by-step; it's just important to warm up). Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. Wells

4.0 out of 5 stars 15 Minute Workouts for Dummies
Arrived on time and in good condition. Easy to follow and keep up with. Provides good supplemental information while working out. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sharon Holloway

3.0 out of 5 stars I must be dumb
If this is for dummies then I am dumb. It is very bland and boring. The instructor routinely changes moves before she says what she is going to do. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Cooper

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
It arrived timely and in excellent condition. I haven't gotten "round to it" yet - but I promise I will!
Published 4 months ago by Celtic Lady

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be better
The warm-ups in this video are not for dummies. They are too quick and too complex. I do a Leslie Sansome exercise dvd for my warm-up and skip the warm-ups. Read more
Published 8 months ago by gaylelbf

5.0 out of 5 stars Great workout video
I love this DVD because you can do a quick 15 minute workout in the morning even if you don't have much time. Then if you do have more time you can do 2 or 3. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kathy in Central OH

5.0 out of 5 stars It really works!!

I love the whole "For Dummies" line of workouts, books, etc. This dvd is instructional (basic, intermediate, advance); and it provides helpful facts and comments that has... Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. Spigner

5.0 out of 5 stars Talk about Feeling the Burn!
I bought this DVD two years ago and STILL use it. It's better than any weight machine I use at the gym (particularly the abs workout). Read more
Published 18 months ago by C. Hagar

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