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Hip Hop Abs: A Hip Hop Dance Workout to Firm and Sculpt Your Body

Elizabeth Renter — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:59:01 +0000

If you enjoy hip hop, or at least enjoy dancing, Hip Hop Abs will have you moving to some great beats, sure to get you heart rate up. The moves will firm your midsection and do so in a fun and hip way. Shaun T. created Hip Hops Abs as a hip hop dance workout to get big results. With the level of energy in this series, you likely won’t even realize you are working out. It’s a fun, rhythmic way to get fit to some hot music.

Shaun T. uses his “Three T’s” to get your abs rock hard and your body on track for fitness. The Three T’s include: Tilt, Tuck, and Tighten, a sort of standing crunch that is incorporated throughout Hip Hop Abs. Never before has a hip hop dance workout delivered the abdominal results like Hip Hop Abs. By following Shaun T.’s instructions and keeping your core engaged as you “tilt, tuck, and tighten”, you will create the abdominal muscles you have dreamed of.

Pair the Three T’s with great cardio and you’ve got a recipe for a hard body. Cardio burns fat, while the Three T’s build muscle. Like any fitness routine, cardio and strength training must work together to get the best results. Unlike running or biking, moving to the beat in a hip hop dance workout is a fun way to get your heart rate up and your body’s fat burning on high.

Shaun T. won’t lead you blindly into this hip hop ab workout. With the instructional and introductory DVD, Secrets to Flat Abs, he will lay out the basic moves that are going to get you fit. Breaking the moves down into easily learned steps, you will be ready to take this hip hop ab workout by storm. Fat Burning Cardio is the DVD that will have the calories melting away as you dance to high energy music with big beats, certain to get your heart rate up. Ab Sculpt focuses specifically on the abs and transforming them into a rock hard group of serious muscles. The final DVD, Total Body Burn combines the high energy of cardio with some serious sculpting to give you a great total body workout.

When searching for a hip hop dance workout, you want something that is fun and productive. Hip Hop Abs pairs great music with fun moves, a great combination to keep you interested and get you fit. Hip Hop Abs even has the option of turning the music up while keeping the instructional voice of Shaun T. down. So on days when you just feel like dancing or once you get the moves down, you can crank the beats and drown out everything else.

Hip Hop Abs is a great hip hop dance workout that will get you fit and do it in a fun way.

Today’s Aerobic Workout Videos: Not your mama’s aerobics!

Elizabeth Renter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:28:22 +0000

In the late 1970s and into the 1980s aerobics were all the rage. Videos (VHS and BetaMax) filled with women with big hair and tight leotards dominated. It was during this time that at home fitness videos began their popularity boom. Since that time, aerobic workout videos and home fitness in general has undergone many changes and developments. Aerobic activity is defined as activity that optimizes oxygen use within your body by elevating your heart rate. So with this technical definition we can see that an aerobic workout video does not have to involve the leotards, big hair, or limited moves of yesterday.

Videos that elevate your heart to that fat burning level range from those that appeal to the dancer in you to those that involve kickboxing or martial arts. Aerobics does not have to mean jumping, running in place, or doing excessive lunges. Aerobic workout videos or DVDs must elevate your heart rate and burn fat, beyond that the options are nearly endless.

A great modern day fitness program that fits the old genre of aerobic workout videos is Turbo Jam. This isn’t your mama’s workout routine though. By combining high energy moves with modern dance music and choreography, you are able to burn fat and calories while having a good time and maintaining enthusiasm.

Trainer Chalene Johnson uses years of choreographic and fitness experience to deliver a high energy and maximum calorie burning aerobic workout. If you are looking for the fastest way to burn maximum calories in a modern aerobic workout video, Turbo Jam is for you! It’s been shown that you can burn up to 1,000 calories in an hour of Turbo Jam.

Don’t let the term “aerobic workout videos” lead you to believe you are in store for boring routine with less than spectacular music. Turbo Jam will have you wanting to move and ready for more. And we all know that fun is a necessary component in fitness success.

How to Choose the Right Kid Workout Video

Elizabeth Renter — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:44:31 +0000

Childhood obesity is at an all-time high. Kids are accustomed to sitting in front of the television, computer, or video games and taking little time to stay fit. Kids don’t think about exercising and it is rare for parents to consider a kids workout video. But for today’s children, sometimes it is the perfect high tech childhood fitness solution.

Shaun T’s Fit Kids Club provides the kind of fitness that children will enjoy. They will enjoy it because it is fun! Simple dance moves set to rousing music will get children moving and sweating without making them feel like they are doing dull repetitious exercises. Kid workout videos must be created for kids, not simply repackaged and re-titled.

When choosing a kid workout videos, you want to be sure your child will feel good, not ashamed of what they are doing. Complicated movements or following along with an adult program will leave your child feeling that they are doing a chore and they will not feel confident in their ability. Simple funky moves set to popular dance music will increase your child’s confidence and leave them feeling good about what they have accomplished.

Shaun T is a professional dancer and choreographer. Tell your kids that he has danced with stars like Mariah Carey and Aaron and Nick Carter and they will no doubt be impressed. Shaun has a way of motivating children in his kid workout videos. He is able to teach dance moves to kids of all abilities, taking them through a workout that is more dance party than exercise routine.

Just as you wouldn’t send your child to an adult dance class or aerobics class, why would you want them working out with a video full of adults? Chances are your child would not be interested in a kid workout video that included no kids. It is very important for youth to feel like they fit in. Anything that makes a child feel different has the potential to discourage their self esteem. By providing them with a kid workout video featuring other “cool” kids and a role model like Shaun T, they will feel motivated and more confident.

Children are as turned off by the word “exercise” as they are by the word “vegetable”. If it sounds remotely healthy, they typically don’t want anything to do with it. However, kids love sports and love to play. If you can find kid workout videos, like Shaun T’s Fit Kids Club, that seem more like fun and less like work, you are more likely to have a fitness system that your child will enjoy.