Shed it Now by Anna V.

The Shed 2 Wed Stability Ball and Sport Cord DVD incorporate several workouts to maximize toning and weight loss results. Lose weight and feel great by performing a different workout each day starting with Anna’s Dynamic Warm-up and finishing with her Flexibility routine. The Total Body Training Circuit is 30 minutes of intense sweating and toning for the entire body. The Advanced Circuit will take you to the next level of fitness for 20 minutes, burning hundreds of calories, and increasing your endurance. The Butt/Gut Challenge Circuit will focus specifically on tightening and toning these problem areas for maximal results in only 15 minutes!

Dynamic Warm up

It’s an absolute must to warm up before starting any type of exercise. Whether it is cardio exercise or strength training exercise, some form of warm up is needed to prevent injuries and perform at your best.

Like most warm ups, the dynamic warm up is going to stimulate the cardiovascular system and bring more blood and circulation to the muscles, increasing the tissue temperature. Even better is that it increases the range of motion at the joints, recruitment of the neuromuscular system, and improves coordination. These are all very key players in getting ready for exercise.

Additionally, you can use the dynamic warm up as way to get more cardio conditioning in your daily routine.

Total Body Training Workout

Total body training consists of two exercise circuits. Each circuit consists of 7-9 exercises that will be repeated twice. Between each circuit we will perform the cardio conditioning exercises that allow us to boost the metabolism, burn more calories and improve our cardiovascular health. This type of circuit training is geared to keep you moving quickly from one exercise to the next, challenging your fitness level.

We will be using the exercise ball and resistance bands for almost every exercise but there are ways to modify these exercises if you have never uses this equipment or feel too unstable at first. I recommend that you modify any exercise where you cannot keep the correct form as we demonstrate.  Please modify your exercise until your fitness level progresses. It’s more important to perform the exercise correctly and gain the benefits from it versus performing an exercise incorrectly and getting hurt. When you no longer feel challenged by an exercise, it will be time to move on to the next level.

Advanced Circuit

If a challenge is what you need, a challenge is what you get with this advanced circuit.

We will move straight through one large circuit of advanced exercises with a small break midway to perform some cardio conditioning exercises. It’s not much of a break but a way to keep our heart rates up and to keep shedding those pounds.

What make this circuit advanced are the exercises themselves. Each exercise performed is multidirectional, meaning that we will move in two planes of motion for each exercise versus one. This requires stability and strength from several muscle groups at once during each exercise making the workout very efficient. It’s similar to combining two separate exercises into one. This is how shorter, more intense workouts still give great results.

Performing them on the ground or with lighter band resistance can modify some of these advanced exercises. Be certain to use correct form or modify your exercise position to be safe.

Every once in a while you need to give special attention to those areas around the waist and hips. As with most women, it’s a challenge to slim and tone the midsection and hips. It’s always the number one problem area! Well, I’ve heard it too many times and I’m here with solutions!

The Butt/Gut challenge consists of 11 exercises that will focus directly on firming and toning the waist and hips. The circuit is 15 minutes and is perfect for that extra challenge at the end of a cardio workout or on a day when you have only a few minutes to workout. Everyone has 15 minutes a day, so no excuses!

Flexibility Finish

It is equally important to include a flexibility finish to every workout, as it is to start with a dynamic warm up. Elongating the muscles before they cool down will better prepare your body for the next workout and will reduce the amount of stiffness and soreness in the body. I think of it as a type of Pre-habilitation for the body. You are taking the best care of your body so that it feels good and is ready for the next big workout! This is the way to stay healthy and injury free!