SELF, the premier magazine devoted to women?s health and well-being, presents a fully customizable sculpting plan that lets you target your trouble zones. Whether you want to de-jiggle your derriere, downsize your thighs, ... more »banish your belly or firm allover, there is a workout here for you. Follow the easy-to-use DVD navigation to mix and match routines or do the entire series for a total-body blast. SELF magazine?s Trim and Tone Fast! is the ultimate personalized workout experience. Equipment needed: one set of 3- to 5-pound hand weights and a floor mat About the instructor:
Kimberly Spreen is the National Group Fitness Director for Life Time Fitness and travels the country as a national presenter, motivational speaker, SPRI Elite Fitness Pro, GRAVITY Trainer and continuing education provider.« less
Actor:Self Director:Trim Team Genres:Sports, Exercise & Fitness Sub-Genres:Sports, Exercise & Fitness Studio:KOCH VISION Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 10/09/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 4min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: G (General Audience) Languages:English
"I absolutely LOVE this new workout, and I don't understand why SELF Magazine didn't put the instructor, Kimberly Spreen, on the cover! This is another of those "do it all" or "mix and match" DVD's. You can do one, some, or all of the following segments (times are approximate): 5-minute warm up; 5-6 minutes leg exercises, includes lunges; 5-6 minutes back work, including rows; 5-6 minutes shoulder and arm work, including biceps and triceps; 5-6 minutes chest work, including chest presses; , 5-6 minutes core work; a 15-16 minute Full Body workout; 5-minute cool down. I chose "do it all" for my first time, but I will skip the "full body workout" next time because I was totally fried by the individual segments! Kimberly puts her own spin on some familiar moves, and she is so friendly about doing it! The combination of effective exercises, great instructor personality, wonderful outdoor scenery, and pleasant music is sure to make this one of my favorites!"
Fantastic workout :-P
Little Miss Cutey | Melbourne, Australia | 03/09/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a really brilliant workout that I do a couple of times a week and find it very effective and fun. Kimberly Spreen is a great instructor who is friendly, motivating and knows what she's talking about. She's not annoying and she pushes you a little when you think you want to stop. It's a little under an hour, and 45 minutes of it is your toning workout. You WILL feel this in the morning, but you'll know you did yourself some good. There are six different segments and each of them work a specific body part. Within each segment, you change tempo or angle etc to really challenge your muscles. I find that that has been a big help in 'shocking' your muscles and making you push through plateauxs you might have. She cues really well and so you always know what to do next. I highly recommend this for anyone who does a lot of cardio but wants to trim down more by getting your muscles to elevate your metabolism. This is a fun workout (done outside so that is also motivational) that does get results for sure."
The BEST and QUICK
Melanie S | Corona, CA | 02/25/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this weight work out. Its simple and is flexible to your schedule. I've had many work out dvd's. I lost 50 pounds in the last year and this one is really helping to firm things up. I'm going to buy more in the series right now!"
One of the Best Workouts
Carol R. Lazzaro | Natick, MA | 12/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have been working with the Firm DVD's but needed a new strength training DVD so I tried out the Self DVD. It is fantastic! You can customize your workouts or do the entire DVD which is one hour long. Really targets all your trouble zones. I would say it is one of the better total body workout DVD's and can be used by beginners, intermediates or just by adding extra weights even advanced users will get a great workout."
Good Intermediate Workout
Kelly A. Daly | 01/10/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great DVD where you can mix and match all the different segments. You'll get a good workout if you do the 3 upper body sections. There are familiar exercises but Kimberly makes it interesting with tempo changes and different combinations. The core section is short but tough with "v" sit-ups, leg drops and a few crunches. The leg section is all standing with lunges, squats and plie combos. I would've preferred this section to be longer and include some floorwork. In the 15 minute total body section you'll work upper and lower body at the same time doing squats and lunges with a few bicep curls but mostly shoulder work. The last few minutes you'll do chest flies in v sit position then some plank exercises. The pace of the workout is good. I used 5 lb. weights for the individual sections and was sore the next day. For total body, I had to go lighter with the weights because of all the shoulder work. Kimberly is a friendly, soft spoken instructor. She reminds me of Tamilee Webb. The outdoor scenery with mountains in the back was a nice change."