Pop Pilates Total Body Workout with Cassey Ho

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker Brand: BayView

30 Minutes to Fitness Muscle Definition with Kelly Coffey-Meyer utilizes light weights, various moves and tempo changes to achieve stronger, leaner muscles. The workout does just as the name implies: helps to sculpt and define your overall look. This DVD has two 30-minute full-body workouts and numerous premixes: Shoulders/Arms, Back/Chest, Lower-Body Trimming, and individual muscle groups that you can add on to any workout. For those who have time, Kelly's Extensive Full-Body Compilation is a 'must-do'! Recommended Equipment: Beginner: 5 & 7 lb dumbbells; Intermediate: 7 & 10 lb dumbbells; Advanced: 8 & 12 lb dumbbells

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker Brand: BayView

The Older and Wiser Workout with Sue Grant is a gentle, safe workout that is perfect for beginners or those who have not been exercising regularly. All of the exercises are done either standing or sitting on a chair with no lying down on the floor. This fun, well rounded workout includes the three vital components of fitness: easy-to-follow low impact aerobics (23 minutes), gentle stretch training (21 minutes) and relaxing cool down & stretch (10 minutes). You may mix and match these different sections depending on how much time you have and how you are feeling each day. In addition, you will see three different levels for each exercise, so you will be able to ''customize'' this workout to meet your particular needs. You'll love the upbeat encouragement and helpful cues, and you will be amazed at how quickly you progress! Equipment needed: sturdy chair with no arms, 2-5 lb. hand weights for strength training, a small pillow (optional). Sue Grant, certified Master Instructor for FallProof, an internationally recognized Balance and Mobility training program is also certified by the American Council on Exercise and the Arthritis Foundation. Sue holds a Professional Certificate in Fitness Instruction and Exercise Science from UC San Diego, specializing in both Personal Training and Group Fitness Instruction. She is a certified Older Adult Fitness Specialist.

Manufacturer: Entertaining Fitness Brand: First Look Home Entertainment

This safe and gentle approach to stretching is a necessary addition to your fitness regime. Your body will quickly respond with a leaner, longer appearance. Experience the simple pleasure of stretching and get a renewed sense of well-being every time you do it.

Manufacturer: Gaiam - Fitness Brand: Gaiam

Get ready to tone all those muscles and turn them into lean, mean fat-burning machines! Join me for a full-body toning workout that will slim and shape you into "Body Gorgeous". It's a fact-if you want to send fat packing, you've got to add muscle. Now, you can release all the power you've got inside with my new 30-minute toner that will help you lift, press, row, stretch, crunch and BLAST your way to a stronger, better body. You will love the real results you get from this super, fat-blasting, muscle-sculpting workout-terrific triceps, amazing abs, beautiful buns, shapely shoulders and divine thighs. Who's gorgeous? You are! So don't fight it-it's time to blast off and tone every fabulous inch of you! Love, Richard Simmons There are 5 fabulous new songs, each with a special routine for special results! "I'm Ready" is a fun, concise Warm-Up with new upper-body stretches specific to weight work. In "Full Potential," we use lighter weights to train our muscular endurance so our muscles can go the distance. In "Tight," we use heavier weights to train our muscular Strength. Strong muscles build strong bones. "Burning Desire" is a hot new song, with a hot new Abdominal Routine. Finally, "Where There's a Will" is an inspiring, uplifting Cool Down that completes our toning program and leaves you wishing for more!

Manufacturer: YMAA Publication Center Brand: YMAA

In this best-selling video, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming instructs and demonstrates "the Eight Pieces of Brocade", one of the most popular sets of Chinese healing exercises. These gentle breathing, stretching and strengthening movements activate the Qi energy and blood circulation in your body, helping to stimulate your immune system, strengthen your internal organs, and give you abundant energy. With both a sitting and standing set, anyone can practice these simple and effective exercises in as little as 15 -20 minutes a day. "...thousands of illnesses vanish into dust..." Known in China as the Ba Duan Jin, the Eight Pieces of Brocade has been practiced for over 1,000 years. Also included are the ‘secret words’ - poetry that has been used to pass this knowledge down from generation to generation, which contains the key to each of these ancient medical qigong movements. This DVD edition includes a detailed and fascinating qigong lecture by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, with over an hour of additional explanation and instruction of each of the qigong movements, and the history of the Eight Pieces of Brocade. • Two complete sets of exercises • Time-tested, traditional Chinese healing art • Modern scientific explanation of healing principles • Multi-Language Edition- Narrated in English or French, with original Chinese poetry narrated by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming Special Features: Over 50 Scene Selections • Menus in English or French • Language:...

Manufacturer: ACORN MEDIA Brand: Baldwin Model: 27576384

Simple, effective workouts for all trimesters. “This yoga practice that I’ve designed has kept me fit and feeling great.” —Hilaria Baldwin In this exciting time in your life, prepare for your baby with these three safe and effective prenatal yoga workouts from popular yogini Hilaria Baldwin. Designed to address the specific needs of pregnancy, they feature modifications for each trimester, so you can continue with the practice as your pregnancy advances. The first workout relieves pregnancy-related back pain and tones the muscles needed for good posture and alignment. The second opens your hips to alleviate growing pains and prepare your body for childbirth. The last segment helps you de-stress quickly, releasing tension from your body as you regain your focus and connect with your baby. Doctors say that the more you stretch and keep active during your pregnancy, the easier your delivery and recovery will be. Join Hilaria for some fun mommy-to-be fitness for a healthy pregnancy. Hilaria Baldwin is a certified yoga instructor based in New York City. She has been teaching yoga since 2005 and incorporates her extensive dance and fitness background into her practice. Recommended equipment: yoga blocks, pillows, and a mat.

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker Brand: Christine Feldstead

Christine Felstead's ''Yoga for Runners: Intermediate Program'' - the follow-up to her best selling ''Yoga for Runners: Beginner Program'' - is a complete yoga workout designed to deepen flexibility while also including key strengthening work for runners. It includes an energetic sequence of yoga poses including details on how they benefit the runner specifically. While this is a program aimed at an intermediate level, Christine's instructions are precise and clear enough for anyone to take part. Participants are encouraged to stay within their limits while being given the tools to explore deeper. This yoga program will result in greater balance and symmetry by stretching tight areas (hamstrings, hips, lower back) and strengthening weak areas (inner quads, adductors, core, upper body and back). Equipment needed: yoga mat, yoga belt, yoga block (optional), towel (optional).

Manufacturer: Total-Content, LLC Brand: TOTAL CONTENT

The Sit and Be Fit Arthritis Workout is a combination of medically sound exercises, creatively choreographed to a variety of music by Mary Ann Wilson, RN, Creator/Host of the Publc Television program Sit And Be Fit. These workouts are slow moving and gentle, ideal for managing arthritis pain. Tips for exercising with arthritis are presented by Dr. John Klippel from the Arthritis Foundation. Some of the exerciese use a one-inch and ten-inch ball.

Manufacturer: Gaiam - Fitness Brand: Gaiam - Fitness

Internationally-acclaimed yoga instructor Rodney Yee guides you through four beginner yoga practices, each with a different benefit. Learn correct form, and move through a variety of simple poses and sequences that will help increase flexibility, energize the body and calm the mind.DVD Includes:Yoga Basics (20 minutes)This slower paced routine walks you through the basic yoga poses, including Mountain, Plank and Cobra, and guides you through simple bends and twists.Yoga for Flexibility (20 minutes)Stretch the body slowly and deeply with this relaxing practice that focuses on increasing your range of motion.Yoga for Energy (20 minutes)A perfect way to start the day. These gentle yoga sequences will get your blood flowing and draw energy up and through the body.Yoga for Relaxation (20 minutes)Transition from your busy day to a series of slow, mindful movements allowing you to calm the mind and release stress.Bonus Practice: Yoga ExpressTen-minute digital download practice perfect for the yogi on the go!Pose Guide:Download Rodney Yee's complete beginners pose guide for easy reference.