Editorial Product Review: :Although Dr. Caroline Myss is not a physician--the Dr. is from a Ph.D.--she is a medical intuitive and teaches people how to link their own health with their states of mind. In this twin set of videos (running a total of about 3 hours), she outlines seven energy centers in the body and instructs viewers in how to focus the energy positively. She begins each tape with a brief introduction aimed at viewers of the video and then switches to ...
Editorial Product Review: :Although Dr. Caroline Myss is not a physician--the Dr. is from a Ph.D.--she is a medical intuitive and teaches people how to link their own health with their states of mind. In this twin set of videos (running a total of about 3 hours), she outlines seven energy centers in the body and instructs viewers in how to focus the energy positively. She begins each tape with a brief introduction aimed at viewers of the video and then switches to ...
Editorial Product Review: :Health and fitness experts are exhorting us to incorporate weight training into our fitness programs--it's especially important for women for building bone density, but the truth is that working with weights increases your metabolism (are you listening? this means more fat-burning) all day. As with the cardio workout, Smith has designed two 20-minute workouts; on hectic days, doing the first alone is plenty, and on other days doing both programs will combine to help you see fast results. The movements ...
Editorial Product Review: :The three 10-minute workouts in QuickFix Legs & Arms target arms and legs in an effective and varied sequence of exercises. The first workout works both arms and legs together with quickly changing, multiple-muscle exercises using a set of three- to eight-pound dumbbells. For example, you are lunging with the legs and doing a combination for the shoulders and triceps at the same time. The second workout offers powerful lower-body exercises using body weight: lunges, squats, pliés, and leg extensions. ...
Editorial Product Review: :The three 10-minute workouts in QuickFix Legs & Arms target arms and legs in an effective and varied sequence of exercises. The first workout works both arms and legs together with quickly changing, multiple-muscle exercises using a set of three- to eight-pound dumbbells. For example, you are lunging with the legs and doing a combination for the shoulders and triceps at the same time. The second workout offers powerful lower-body exercises using body weight: lunges, squats, pliés, and leg extensions. ...
Editorial Product Review: :The Firm Basics: Abs, Buns & Thighs Workout targets body parts that are coined as 'trouble spots' for many exercise enthusiasts. This 45-minute area-specific training session works the abdominals, gluteus, quadriceps, calves, and hamstrings. The series begins with ab crunches and flows with smooth transitions into leg work without a hitch. No time is wasted here as lunges, squats, and abduction (leg lifts that train the outer thighs) are performed. Some lower-body movements are simultaneously done with bicep curls and ...
Editorial Product Review: :Kathy Smith is so upbeat, sensible, and easy to follow that if you abide by her instructions, you can't help but get a good workout. Functionally Fit: Peak Fat Burning should definitely be one of your keepers. Smith's tried-and-true workout method here combines six two-minute intense bursts of aerobic activity, spliced between recovery exercises, which include loads of lunges and squats. The pace is just right for intermediate to advanced students--the high-energy segments really fly by. The presentation is clear ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:Chair Dancing®'s Original program is a fun and convenient way to get aerobic exercise and improve muscle tone and flexibility. You'll do the cha-cha, the can-can, a tap dance, and much more, all while comfortably seated on a chair. Originally scored music and up-beat choreography make Chair Dancing® the fitness program you'll look forward to doing regularly! Three exercise levels show you how to adapt the program to your current fitness ability. You'll continue to be challenged as your endurance ...
Editorial Product Review: :Continuing where she left off in The Joy of Stress, Loretta LaRoche, comedian-therapist extraordinaire, delves deeper into the techniques you can use to let go of your stress in Humor Your Stress. Learning to applaud yourself is the theme of this tape, and she does this by helping you to start 'ta-dahing.' Using her eight steps of enlightenment to relieve stress, you'll cover the serious and the silly (but all useful) in such advice as 'giggle at yourself daily' and ...
Small and light enough for a shirt pocket, Samsung's Helix YX-M1 is a one-stop audio entertainment center with an XM radio, a digital music player, and room for 50 hours of tunes, but it comes up short on battery life.
