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(More customer reviews)Workout Description: about 30 minutes of toning (most standing, with some floorwork towards the end; focuses on lower body with some abs and minimal upper body) with 7 minute warm-up and 10 minute cool-down / stretch for a total of about 47 minutes
Workout Level: intermediate, with one student demonstrating slightly easier modifications requiring a little less balance / strength
Instructor: Minna Lessig (Certified instructor, fitness correspondent for various TV programs, and contributing writer for several fitness magazines; 1997 Ms. Fitness USA Winner). Minna's cueing is very good, and she explains the moves well, although sometimes I wish she'd give just one more pointer or point out the muscle worked every time. She's very professional, encouraging without being too hyper or chatty, and she obviously knows her stuff, both in terms of the routine and fitness in general. I personally like this "girl next door," although some people don't find her warm enough. She works both sides evenly and expects you to mirror her moves.
Class: 4 young women of various body types
Music / Background: The instrumental synthesizer music is very beat-driven, although not exactly "the spicy Latin music" promised by the cover. The interior set is very bright, with hardwood floors and back wall lit with various bright hues (pink, blue, etc.)
Equipment Needed: sneakers, mat
Caveats: Pay attention to your technique, particularly with the squats, lunges, and plies. Your knee should never go past your toes in any version of either exercise.
Additional Comments: You do not need a lot of space for this workout. You should be able to lie down lengthwise with your arms and legs extended, and you should be able to take kick front and back without hitting anything.
Strength & Grace combines squats and lunges with yoga- and Pilates-inspired moves to help you increase strength and balance. It's one of the few yoga programs out there that have people in sneakers; it's also one of the few yoga programs with a good warm-up and cool-down.
This was one of the first exercise videos I ever bought, and I still use it 1 ? years later. I credit Minna with taking me from a "beginner" to an "intermediate" level of exercise and for helping me tone my lower body and improve my balance. (I no longer fall over when I'm just standing there or trip over my own feet; the queen of klutzes is now normal!) Now that I'm fully at an intermediate level, I find that I need more abs and upper body work, so I often add on Tamilee Webb's I Want Those Arms and maybe I Want Those Abs or Pilates. A more advanced workout that's along these lines is Kari Anderson's Angles, Lines & Curves (either I or II).
If you purchase this program on DVD, you will also get Minna's Fat Eliminator, a 30 minute toning / interval workout that will really shape your lower body followed by an extra 15 minutes of exercises for your butt, arms, and abs.
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Minna Lessig's strength & grace is one of the first programs that combines strength training exercises with the conditioning power of Yoga and Pilates*.This workout blends the best Eastern and Western exercises for the most innovative approach to total body conditioning. *based on the original works of Joseph H. Pilates
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