Debbie Siebers
This 10 minute "bonus" tape from
the Slim in Six series is a well
choreographed ab routine that hits
the abs from every angle. Its just
Debbie and her two students, Tracy
and Greg, exercising along with you
in an amber-lit hardwood floor
studio for 10 solid minutes of ab
work. There's soft rock guitar
instrumental music in the
background to help you keep the
pace while Debbie cues you through
the routine. All moves are done in
a controlled, focused count -- no
jerking, neck-straining, or unsafe
moves that I (or my sensitive lower
back) noticed.
Like other Beach Body productions,
it has the countdown clock on the
screen, as well as an audible
"beep" at specific time intervals
for position changes. Its not
distracting but probably
unnecessary as Debbie cues
precisely and all transitions are
super smooth. Sound quality is
very good -- none of the
"boom-box-stuck-in-a-corner" sound
that plagues so many otherwise
excellent video workouts.
Here are the approximately 17
different moves and the sequence
they were performed in:
reverse crunches
slow, traditional crunches
tight pulses at the top
rt. leg crunch/leg extension
double time rt. leg extension
oblique rt. leg extension
double time of same
repeat entire sequence left leg
rt. leg straight leg crunch
double time
reaching through pulses
oblique crunch
oblique crunch reverse curl
repeat sequence other leg
tight pulses
bicycles
upper/lower crunch w/ tight pulses
After 10 minutes of non-stop work
you're done. There's no cooldown
or stretch but its still a solid
program and a great "ad
Instructor comments:
Calm and thoughtful, Debbie only
talks to instruct -- no jokes,
filler chatter, or long pauses.
She and her students are obviously
working hard as you can hear some
exhaling with each
Ann
anniesmailbx@redshift.com
9/29/04