Abs and Legs Workout

Candice Copeland Brooks
Year Released: 1995

Categories: Abs/Core , Lower Body Strength


This is divided into two 25-minute sections, with a warmup and cooldown at the beginning and end, bringing the total workout to about 60 minutes.

Each section has both leg and ab work. The first section is standing leg exercises, using a step. It's sort of like Karen Voight's Lean Legs and Buns, except the exercises are different and -- in my opinion, anyway -- more interesting. You follow this up with about 10 minutes of ab work, which is your typical crunches, etc. There is also a little bit of back work.

The second section is floor leg work, and this is why I bought the tape. The routine is only 10 minutes or so, but during that time, you do inner and outer thighs, hamstrings, and quads. She doesn't bore you with endless reps, so you can use heavy ankle weights. When I used 5 lb weights, I didn't feel like I had exhausted my muscles, but with 10 lbs, I was really working. She does some really neat "rotation" movements, both for outer thighs and quads. After this, you again do ab/back work.

In the future, I will probably only do the floor leg work. I've had a hard time finding really good floor leg routines, so I'm very happy with this. I paid $12-$13 for it from Amazon, but I will use that 10-minute segment quite often! It's short enough to tack on to the end of any workout.

Annie S.

10/24/1998