TERESA TAPP
COMMENTS ABOUT INSTUCTOR: Teresa is very thorough in explaining how your
body should look and feel throughout the exercises, and seems to know
EXACTLY when to tell you to fix your form. Again Teresa points out that a
few reps with good form is far more important and effective than doing lots
of reps with bad form.
COMMENTS ABOUT VIDEO: In this video Teresa teaches how using Knee to Little
toe makes lunges a lot more effective in debulking rather than bulking up
the lower body. She shows all three parts of her lunge sequence; the first
one reminds me of a fencing move (her side lunge), the next is a regular
lunge (front lunge), and the final are drop lunges. For those lunge haters
out there these are all stationery lunges so it saves the knees. All three
utilize KLT principles. You do lock joints in some movements, but she
explains where and why. Because you NEVER rest the muscles (so as not to
bulk) you end up working the lower body until it fatigues, and when done
correctly that is with only 8-10 reps (which amazed and amazes me). There
are a LOT of pointers in this tape and while the instructionals are very
thorough in explaining this move, I found that this POP gives you a little
more information to get the most out of lunging if you feel your form is
off. She also gives a little bit of form pointers on doing plies, i.e. how
far apart are the hips, KLT, butt tuck, and feet at no more than 45 degrees.
Again I found a mirror quite helpful especially for drop lunges. This is
about a 14 minute video. There is a little mini-workout (four reps of each
kind of lunge, both sides) in this tape, but it is in between and during the
instruction.
Stephanie Bridges
firm_mom@hotmail.com
9/03/00