Core Secrets Accelerated Core Training

Gunnar Peterson
Year Released: 2004

Categories: Abs/Core , Balance/Medicine/Mini/Stability Ball, Total Body Workouts


With strength work, I am an intermediate exerciser, who doesn’t really want to move up to advanced work. I have really enjoyed getting into workouts on the ball as an alternative to traditional strength training and Pilates. Recently, I have also been getting into shorter full-body workouts so I can get my strength work in. I’m more into cardio, so I try to use videos and instructors that don’t discourage me from doing weighted strength workouts.

I received this workout in a trade, mainly because I just wanted to see a Core Secrets workout. I was curious about them. I ended up really enjoying the workout and will be keeping it. Unlike my other ball workouts, this one is not Pilates oriented and includes what I consider more traditional strength moves. He does spend a lot of time explaining the moves, but I just used that time to go ahead and start them and get extra reps in. Given that I did this the first time I did the workout, I imagine I will sneak in more reps as I get more familiar with the workout.

Gunnar works out with several background exercisers. One of them is a modifier and they show her fairly often. She isn’t always on the screen though. He gives very good descriptions of the moves and explanations as to how and where you should feel them. Some of this, however, leads to those overly long intros to the moves. There aren’t a huge number of moves where you have to support yourself on your hands. This is an issue for me with a number of ball workouts because I have issues with my hands and wrists. There are some, but I could handle them (unlike TLP’s Core Foundations and workouts like that one).

Overall, I recommend this workout for people who enjoy ball workouts, but who haven’t done the most advanced ball workouts out there. If you have and enjoy those advanced ball workouts, you may find this workout too easy and/or slow paced.

Instructor Comments:
He is engaging and descriptive and motivating and straightforward, yet fun.

Laura S.

05/02/2005