Instructor's name: Linda StejskalType of Workout: Total BodyFitness Level: Intermediate advancedEquipment Needed: light hand weights and matTotal Running Time: 99 MinutesRegion: 0 (Worldwide) - This is a DVD-RGET ALL 4 FOOT INJURY SERIES WORKOUTSWelcome to the Foot Injury series. If you have any type of injury that prevents you from standing or putting pressure on your feet, then this series is for you. You will see some fun combinations and varying rep patterns of traditional mat exercises as well as interesting and effective angle changes. All you need is a mat and some light hand weights to feel the burn and see the changes!The 4 Workouts are:Shoulders & Abs (25 mins) you will start in a pretzel position and do oblique crunch variations, then a side kneeling oblique crunch with bent and straight legs. Next a side lying oblique series with more extensions and raises with varying arm exercises. Next lay on your back and perform lower belly exercises with shoulder presses and extensions. You’ll see leg raises and angled arm raises before a final stretch. Arms & Thighs (26 mins) you will start in a seated position with front of thigh raises and extensions with various biceps curls. Next into a kneeling position with a hip tuck to activate the glutes and front of thighs. You will do various triceps extensions and back of arm raises. Finish with a stretch. Glutes (25 mins) you will start in all 4s position with various angled straight and bent leg raises. You will change your arm positions to activate your core and engage the upper body in different ways too. Next lay on your front and perform glute raises and extensions with angle changes and varying rep patterns. Finish with a stretch. Thighs (23 mins) you will start with a side laying outer thigh series of raises and sweeps. Then an L-series with pushes and raises and knee toe variations. Next move on to inner thighs with angled raises, sweeps and extensions. Then lay on your back to do various inner thigh raises and presses. Finish with a nice stretch. What is Barlates Body Blitz: Barlates is a fusion style workout that borrows from pilates, barre, ballet, yoga and more traditional cardio and toning. The idea was to create a workout, which flows seamlessly from one move into the next using the principles of isotension and high repetitions to build long, lean muscles. By using a lighter weight with high repetitions the exercises are designed to target all of those underused smaller muscle groups resulting in a defined, lengthened dancer's physique. This is a real girls workout in the sense that it is fun and feminine, but don't get me wrong it is still super intense with a big burn factor! The workouts are designed to be mixed and matched with an array of 20-30 minute upper body, lower body, abdominal and total body workouts that can be strung together for a longer session or done individually if you are short on time. These workouts will hit all those trouble spots and best of all you don't even need to wear shoes to do them! Get ready to sweat, puff and burn - hopefully you'll love every minute of it!
