ABSolutely

Charlene Prickett
Year Released: 1996

Categories: Abs/Core


This is the video that FINALLY helped me figure out how to do stabilization exercises! All along, I thought I was supposed to be able to "flatten my low back" completely to the floor, and I never could! Now I realize that this is just "imagery", a way of trying to get people to contract their abs hard enough to stabilize their spine in NEUTRAL position (which does have a slight arch in it) during the exercise! Because Charlene instructs to "pull the bellybutton in", all of a sudden, I could do these exercises! What a difference this has made! The format of this tape is two 30-minute ab routines (beginner and advanced), though it goes faster if you fast forward though the chatty rest breaks. Stabilization exercise are alternated with traditional (crunch-type) exercises. There is less variety of exercises than with the Keli Roberts' Abs & More tape, but the set is much brighter, and I enjoy the interaction with the cast. Highly recommended!

Instructor Comments:
She talks a lot, but mostly she is explaining form or dispensing fitness information, which is actually quite informative. Simply fast forward through the chat if it is bothersome.

Serena Schlueter

11/30/-0001