Strength Training Video Review
by DFR Staff Member Julie Chapman
There are four strength training programs included on this DVD
Gin explains in the DVD's pre-class guidelines how to increase or decrease the intensity of any of
the programs making them all suitable for beginners through to advanced
exercisers.
The four strength training programs each use a different piece of
home gym equipment, so you can choose one
program and do it several times a week, do all the programs in sequence
or any combination. Whatever suits your strength training program best.
I found one of the greatest things about the strength training
programs was that they included a warm up and a cool down as part of the
program so you don't have to stop the DVD to go to separate chapters.
This make the programs
more like classes at a gym.
There is a wide variety of exercises in each of the
programs, as Gin has designed them so that you get a head to toe strength
training workout no matter which program on the DVD you do.
If you are just starting to do strength training my tip is that you should start with a low weight. Even when you
think it is far to light, go with a 1kg
dumbbell, or do the
ankle and wrist weight program with just the ankle weights on the
first time. I promise they will become heavier during the program, and
1kg will feel more like 3kg by the end!
And Finally…
I love this DVD (it’s my new favourite)! There is so much I can do,
and I can change my intensity to keep it challenging, which means I can
see myself still using it in a year or mores time.
But just in case you don’t believe me, here is a sample of some of
the exercises included in the four strength training programs to whet
your appetite:
Overhead presses, squats, hip hinges, flys, lunges, hammer curls,
bicep curls, tricep extensions, leg raises, calf raises, lateral raises,
push ups, arm rows… are you sweating yet? |
