Quick Fix - Stability Ball Workout | 
| Director: Keli Roberts
Studio: Peter Pan
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 6557
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 35 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 5622-6
ISBN: 0739604600
UPC: 071083562266
EAN: 9780739604601
ASIN: B000089QAP
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: January 28, 2003
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Product Description
If you have 10 Minutes a day you can strengthen your muscles and improve your balance and coordination! QuickFIX Stability Ball Workout brings an exciting spin to the same old workout routine. Broken into three 10 minute segments the first segment will concentrate on the lower body. The second segment you will shape and tone your arms and back. The third segment is a focused ab routine.System Requirements:Running Time: 35 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 071083562266 Manufacturer No: 5622-6
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There's no doubt that that adding an exercise ball to your routine will perk it up, but--depending on your sense of balance--it may also land you on the floor. Instructor Keli Roberts and her two able assistants make no such descents, but beginners are bound to wobble, which Roberts acknowledges with reassuring frequency. The three 10-minute workouts can be done individually or combined since they focus on different areas. Round 1 concentrates on the lower body with squats while holding the ball, balancing on it for a variation of the yoga bridge and squeezing it with the upper thighs. Workout 2 tones the arms and back by lifting dumbbells while sitting or leaning on the ball and using it for pushups. The final routine is specifically for the abs: sit-ups, curls, yoga's plank and downward dog, and Pilates scissors--all atop the ball. Weights are recommended for the second routine. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 72 more reviews...
 great for beginners-too short/easy for the more advanced March 31, 2003
kelly rossiter (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)
133 out of 139 found this review helpful
while I did enjoy this workout-a lot of focus was put on executing the exercises and proper positioning on the ball which is key for everyone novice or experienced-I found just doing a single segment at a time was ineffective but the geat aspect about dvd is that you can do all three in a row-very effective or do 2 of one type, 3 of another ect.Overall a good purchase, I have over 50 exercise dvds and movies-not sorry I bought this one!
 Great Quick Workouts June 30, 2003
audrey72 (Boulder, CO USA)
91 out of 93 found this review helpful
These workouts are fast and effective. They are only for toning, so I usually add one or two to a cardio workout. There are many creative uses of the stability ball in all of these workouts, and the instructor moves through the exercises quickly and gets a lot done in 10 minutes. The upper body segments requires heavy and light weights thought I found using five pound weights for both effective especially the first few times. Some of the exercises are difficult the first time, but there are alternatives for beginners. A lot of the exercises in all the workouts require good balance and core stability.
Perfect!...almost June 22, 2006
citywulf (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
39 out of 41 found this review helpful
Doctors recommend three 10-minute strength workouts a week, and this video provides just that. The workouts are challenging and thorough (addressing all muscle groups in the target area), without actually killing you. The stability ball is perfect for those who, like me, have a very sensitive back that can't handle Pilates or other mat exercises. The presentation is not hokey, fake, cheerleader, or in any other way insulting - just calmly assuring and relaxing. I am surprised and disappointed when the 10 minutes are up - but my muscles are relieved!
I say "almost" perfect because there is no warm-up or cool-down on the DVD. I need to jog my memory for stretches and walk my dogs for warm-up/cool-down. I'd love some great stretches to complete the DVD.
Nice Change to the Typical Workout October 13, 2003
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
This 30 minute workout is broken out into three, 10 minute segments that target first the lower body, then the upper body and lastly, the abs. The upper body portion is done using two sets of dumbbells; I used 5 and 8 lbs. You can choose to do one, two or all three segments. When I previewed this workout, I thought it might be too easy for me, an intermediate level exerciser. Well, I just finished it, and I am whipped. I was sweating after the first segment and was so motivated that I completed the other two segments as well. There is an exercise done in the lower body segment that really worked my hamstrings. This is my first stability ball workout, and I recommend it.
The best of six ball workouts I've tried. April 2, 2005
M. Marshall (Grand Canyon, AZ USA)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
Enjoyable and effective workout for the whole body, especially the core muscles. I have a bad back, so I do the 10-minute session on back & abs every morning plus a few push-ups and bridges with the ball. Two or three times a week I fit in the whole 30-minute workout, with 5- & 8-lb weights.
To be safe I went through it with my physical therapist and he was impressed at the well-thought out working of all the major muscle groups without anything harmful (although he did recommend doing some sections at a slower pace, and not lifting your arms too high on the side weight lift).
A couple of modifications I like that I got off of other tapes:
--In the Back & Abs section: For the back extensions, try bracing your feet against a door or wall. You can work your back more effectively if your feet are securely braced instead of sliding along the floor. (I don't have a yoga mat; maybe they give you a better grip than carpet or linoleum but the door method sure works for me.)
--In the Lower Body section: Instead of doing the single-leg bridge exercizes (which put a lot of strain behind my knees) I do a set with the ball close up to my knees instead of under my heels. And then a set with my legs bent and the soles of my feet planted against the ball instead of the floor. Each set works different muscles and works my spine in a different way, which feels great to my bad back.
I tried two Gaiam tapes at the local gym (which I thought were totally worthless), then bought this one and three others, but this is the one that's Just Right and almost the only one I ever actually use! Nothing in it is a problem for my back, no time is wasted, it's not too hard but since you control how you do each exercize it's a good resistance workout whatever your fitness level, the pace is great...and the price is right! You can't beat it.
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