This workout will de-mystify the mystical so that anyone can experience the fabulous benefits of yoga. Today, many people use yoga to help alleviate back pain, reduce stress, and increase flexibility.

This unintimidating video explains Pilates mat techniques in easy-to-understand language. Not only can you tone and reshape your entire body by using this video - but you may even change your mind about exercise. What is the ultimate workout machine! YOUR BODY!!! With the authentic Pilates Method (developed decades ago by Joseph H. Pilates), you can reshape and tone your entire body to look longer and leaner by using these simple-yet-effective techniques. Anyone can do Pilates, regardless of age or fitness level - and that means you! <i> Pilates for Dummies offers step-by-step instruction for 18 popular Pilates mat exercises and makes working out at your own level easy to do. This video incorporates floor techniques that are taught as part of every Pilates mat class to help you strengthen and lengthen your muscles, improve your posture, and tone and tighten your mid-section.

About the instructor:
Michelle Dozois is a 14-year fitness professional and Method Pilates certified instructor. She's the co-owner of Breakthru, a personal training and Pilates studio in Pasadena, California. Michelle has appeared in over 15 exercise videos, including <i>Buns of Steel Platinum Collection and 10 Minute Solution.

Ranked #1 as the Best Calorie Blasting DVD for 2006 by FITNESS Magazine! This un-intimidating DVD explains basic kickboxing techniques in easy-to-understand language. Not only can you tone and reshape your entire body by using this DVD, but you may even change your mind about exercise! Fat-Burning Kickboxing for Dummies is a dynamic, energizing, and fun way to blast off extra body fat and tone up your trouble spots. As you punch, kick, jab, and shuffle, you get your heart rate going, burn calories, and work your abs, gluts, thighs, arms, and shoulders. To make it even easier to master this kickboxing workout, we include a unique tutorial that covers the ten basic moves used in the workout. This quick 15-minute segment allows you to get the basics of the discipline at a slower pace. This way, when you go on to the main program, you can be comfortable with the moves, apply them with correct form, and get the most out of every single move. About the instructor: Keli Roberts (keliroberts.com) is a world renowned fitness educator and trainer. She is the media spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Los Angeles. She is also a certified ACSM HFI, ACE Group Exercise, ACE Gold Certified Personal Trainer. Keli is also on the advisory board for Fitness Magazine and a Nautilus Institute advisory board member.

This workout offers step-by-step instruction of 12 key strength training exercises and makes it easy to work out at any level. It incorporates both upper and lower body exercises to help tone muscles and burn more calories per day which leads to fat loss. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 01/25/2005 Run time: 45 minutes Rating: Nr

beyond basic yoga for dummies is the next step for anyone who enjoyed basic yoga for dummies & is ready to enhance their practice with more postures that pick up the pace. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/24/2002 Starring: Sara Ivanhoe Run time: 73 minutes

Get on the ball to tone and firm your entire body! This unintimidating program shows you how to use a fitness ball in easy-to-understand language. Not only can you reshape and tone your whole body with this program,but you may even change your mind about exercise. Firm up your total body with the hottest exercise tool on the market — the fitness ball. With this workout, you can increase the fun and the effectiveness of your exercise. Because the ball constantly challenges your balance, you have to work your deep, core muscles harder to remain steady. Anyone, regardless of age or fitness level, can use the ball to get a better workout, and that includes you!

Fat-to-Firm Fitness Ball Workout For Dummies offers step-by-step instruction of 15 exercises that work your entire body. Many of the exercises have modifications that make working out at your own level easy to do. This workout incorporates upper-, middle-, and lower-body exercises to help you strengthen muscles, burn more calories daily, improve your posture, and meet your fitness goals. One to two sets of three- to ten-pound dumbbells are recommended, along with a fitness ball.

About the Instructor: Liz Gillies is a fitness professional who has been teaching for more than 15 years, specializing in the Pilates Method and fitness ball training. Liz is the owner of The InsideScoop, a certifying studio for the Physical Mind Institute, and has appeared in other ball exercise videos, including the Zone ball workouts.

Dance Workout For Dummies is a fun and easy wayTM to burn off extra  calories and improve your fitness level.Use these two 20-minute dance workouts regularly and you ll not only notice a difference in the way you look, but also in the way you feel because dance builds confidence and boosts energy levels.Don t worry if you haven't danced before these routines are easy to follow starting with simple foot patterns and gradually adding arm movements and style. To make it even easier to complete these dance workouts,we include a separate tutorial that covers the foundation moves.This quick segment allows you to get the basics of the dance at a slower pace. This way, when you go on to the main programs, you can feel comfortable and move with ease.
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About the Instructor: Michelle LeMay is a world-renowned choreographer and fitness instructor certified by the American Council<br />on Exercise (ACE). She was a pioneer of the dance and fitness workout
blend.Through her private studio and televised workouts shows,
Michelle has inspired students to get up and dance for more than <br />20 years.

Flatten your midsection by using these best-kept ab training secrets! <P>This unintimidating program shows you how to train your abdominal muscles in easy-to-understand language. Not only will you flatten and tone your tummy, but you may even change your mind about exercise. Take the mystery out of effective abdominal training by discovering how to trigger your abs to contract and respond. Follow this program to work your ab muscles from all angles, and you'll see major results! Proper set-up technique and variety will help you maximize the benefits of this workout.

Basic Ab Workout For Dummies offers step-by-step instruction of the ten best exercises for training your entire midsection and makes working out at your own level easy to do. This workout incorporates a progressive abdominal program that continually challenges your abs to give you a sleeker, more toned midsection in no time. <P>Discover How To:

Perfect your technique on ten ab exercises

Stimulate your abs to continually respond to training <P>Activate your deepest layers of ab muscle <P>Maintain flatter and firmer abs even when you're not training

About the Instructor: Gay Gasper is an internationally known fitness presenter who has been teaching group exercise for 18 years and was the first person to be named National Step Champion. Gay has appeared in 26 fitness videos including Fat Burning Workout For Dummies and Creative Instructor Aerobics.

Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/09/2003 Rating: Nr

Now you can experience all the traditional benefits of yoga — such as balance, flexibility, and strength — with an added calorie-burning advantage! This unique approach to yoga utilizes all the well-known yoga postures but blends them into a smooth, flowing sequence so that you’re moving continuously.This dynamic movement increases your heartrate and causes the body to heat up and burn extra calories, yet the workout always remains gentle and easy-to-follow. Yoga Weight-Loss Workout For Dummies offers step-by-step instruction for both standing and mat exercises and includes useful modifications so that you can move at your own pace and level. You can build stamina, strength, and flexibility while you burn extra calories. After you work out with this program, you’ll feel like you’ve done something extraordinary for yourself . . . and you have!