15 min workouts for dummies

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for today's workout i chose '15 minute workouts for dummies' with

gay gasper. i really like gay -- she has a great physique and can

cue properly. it is always so nice to workout with an instructor

who can cue! this workout is an hour long, consisting of four 15

min sections - thighs, arms, buns, abs. the thighs workout is

squats and lunges, with some leg extensions and side lifts thrown

in. most of the buns workout is done on all fours, doing

variations of leg lifts. the upper body workout is the only one

that is done with weights (although dumbells and/or ankle weights

can be added to the other sections to make them harder) and back,

triceps, chest, biceps, shoulders are all worked. the abs segment

is all crunch variations, most of which i did on the stability ball.

each segment contains a good little warmup and then a few

cooldown stretches at the end and modifications are shown to make

the exercises easier for absolute beginners, and more advanced mods

are shown too. i dont like the 'dummies' title, but ive always

enjoyed doing this workout, especially when im trying to get back

into my exercise routine. i used it quite a bit when i was first

starting out with strength training. i can tell that im kind of

de-conditioned because i actually burned 300 cals doing this one

this morning...LOL

:*carolyn.