Callanetics Countdown: 30 Days to a Beautiful Body
by Callan Pinckney
This book is out of print, but worth the money if you can find it.
It is an excellent book for those who want to do Callanetics but don't
want to do the hour-long program, or for those trying to work up to the
long program gradually. The exercises have been described in previous
Callanetics reviews.
Callan and some models demo most of the exercises from the original
book, using a chair as support. The book is divided into 4 phases, each
divided into 3 zones--stomach, legs and inner thighs, and buttocks,
hips, and outer thighs. The principle is the same as in the Quick
Callanetics videos--warm-ups, then work on whatever section you wish
(about 20 min total). Each new phase brings you closer in form to the
original exercises, and increases the reps so that you can go on to the
original program if you want (don't buy the QC videos, get the 1-hour
original instead if you want form pointers).
There is no summary sheet in the book, so to make it easier to
memorize I made up my own, typing up the exercise name and number of
reps for the final day of each phase. Currently I do an entire Phase I
workout (all sections) in about 30 minutes. For some reason it is easier
to do this most days rather than trying to block out an hour+ for the
original workout. Also, I don't get as bored , which is the major
complaint about Callanetics.
If you have tried Callanetics before and couldn't make the time for
the original workout, this book could bring you back again.
Amy
09/21/00
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