The instructions are clear and Petra reminds you that you should focus on quality of exercise not quantity. This is often refereed to as keeping good form or technique. Not only quality of exercise give better results but it also reduces injury and makes the exercises more enjoyable.

Strength training for women explains how strength training not only tones the body to give you healthy and athletic curves rather than fatty ones, but it also explains that strength training increases your metabolism so that you burn at quicker.

The DVD provide 6 separate workouts which last from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. This ensures that no matter how hectic your life is you can still fit in a workout. The workouts:

• Upper Body Workout (10 minutes)
• Lower Body Workout (10 minutes)
• Total Body Workout (20 minutes)
• Strength and Balance Training (20 minutes)
• Abdominal and stomach exercises (5 minutes)

Petra performs the workouts with 2 assistants, one of which performs modifications of the harder exercises which can help if you are very new to the exercises.

Exercises performed in the upper body workout include bicep curls, dumbbell rows, tricep kickbacks, diagonal raises, push ups and a variety of other exercises. The lower body workout includes all the main strength exercises, such as squats, lunges and calf raises. These produce strength and help tone thighs, buttocks and the core.

The 20 integrated workout combines upper and lower body for a full body workout. This is great if you want to give yourself a full workout. This starts off very aerobic before moving on to some light weight dumbbell exercises.

The strength and balance workout is the most dynamic of the workouts and will provide a great fat burning workout that will tone bums, tums and thighs.

This DVD is called Strength Training but many of the exercises are quite aerobic, especially in the main 20 minute integrated workout. If you want a real strength training DVD that teaches you how to safely and effectively use heavy free weights and resistance machines to build strong, athletic muscle, then this DVD is not for you.

However, if you are looking for a refreshing new full body workout which also includes separate upper, lower, abs and balance workouts so that you can split your routine across the week then this DVD does provide. You can increase the weight of your dumbbells to make this more of a strength workout.

All you need to follow all 65 minutes of these workouts is a chair and a pair of dumbbells. If you perform one of these workouts 3 or 4 times a week you will get fit and start to tone up and strengthen your body. A strong body is a healthy body and this is something that many women neglect. If you want to start strength training for the first time then this DVD is a great place to start.

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Source: Step-by-Step Strength Training by Petra Kolber – Fitness DVD Review | Bums Tums and Thighs

Bearing that in mind – how do boxers workout? Do they spend hours on a the cross training machine, or pounding away on a treadmill? No, they skip (and run outside). Skipping is an excellent form of cardio exercise, and improves agility and footwork too. The monotony of a cross trainer or stationary cycle does not exactly challenge the mind – whereas skipping is almost an art form.

Speed ropes are the most popular ropes these days, designed to be light and fast, which makes skipping easier. Heavy ropes are no longer favoured, although they do still provide a challenging workout.

Here are none ropes that will go well in any home gym. They also make fun and cheap Christmas presents, ideal for motivating family and friends to get fit too!

	Everlast Leather Skipping Rope Buy new: £10.49 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	skip-hop Adult Speed Skipping Rope Buy new: £5.99
	York Leather Skip Rope – 8.5-Inch Buy new: £10.67 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	skip-hop Children’s 2.4m Speed Skipping Rope Buy new: £4.99
	Speedrope Skipping Rope Buy new: £3.99
	York PVC Speed Rope with Counter Buy new: £9.99 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	skip-hop adult (3m) speed skipping rope Buy new: £6.99 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	skip-hop Children’s 2.1m Speed Skipping Rope Buy new: £4.99
	Digital Skipping Rope Buy new: £8.99 Usually dispatched within 24 hours
	Nylon Skipping Rope Speed Ropes with Plastic Handles Red Buy new: £2.49 Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred has been a huge hit in the USA, and is now available here in the UK.

The 30 Day Shred combines intensive cardio workouts with strength training with focus on building a super strong core through abdominal exercises.

Jillian believes that you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days with her 30 Day Shred. Burn the fat off!

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Camilla Dallerup Dance Workouts:

• Warm up
• The mambo and cha cha workout
• The jive workout
• The funky workout
• The calorie burner
• Cool down

All the dance workouts are well explained and performed to excellent music.

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“In just 20 minutes you will feel fitter, healthier and you will be one step closer to getting your dream body, whatever size you want to be!”

This is Coleen Nolan’s latest fitness DVD. Is it a reall high energy session. Coleen has teamed up with GMTV’s Deanne Berry to develop this Let’s Get Physical workout that is designed to fit easily into your daily routine.

The DVD consists of 4 separate 20 minute workouts with some classic 1980’s pop hits. Each workout has its own warm up and cool down.

Coleen Nolan’s Workouts

• Neon Dance Out - A classic 80s dance off designed to really get you moving
• ‘80s Cardio Blast – High energy, high fun, flab attack
• The Leg Warmer Workout - Hit the dance floor! This will get you moving to some fantastic 80’s music
• Tone It Up – All over body toning with some retro 80’s moves – just for fun!

This DVD is ideal for all if you that love the 1980’s dicso tunes and working out to high energy club mixes.

Please note that wearing 1980 aerobic clothing is not required, or recommended!

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The DVD comprises of 4 training routines, each 30 minutes long. The workouts are designed by Davina’s own fitness instructors, Mark and Jackie Wren.

The 4 training routines target different parts of the body:

• Top Fit – to tone arms, shoulders
• Low Fit – to tone legs, buttocks and thighs
• Kick Fit – Kickercise style workouts that are high impact and high intensity to burn fat
• Aerobic Workout Fit – a heart pumping full on aerobics session!

Each workout is well structured with warm up and a cool down. There is a special section on yoga workouts too to help stretch and relax your hard worked muscles.

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The 2010 race calendar will be announced later this week, when the Silverstone showpiece will be confirmed for Sunday, 11 July – the same day as the 2010 World Cup final – a bit of very poor timing.

Hardcore F1 Fans will turn out en masse, however the eyes of the nation will probably be on the World Cup final.

Donington Park failed to raise sufficient funds to manage the race on its ground.

“It’s brilliant news. I always assumed it would happen in the end because everyone wanted the same thing. The new circuits are exciting and interesting but they always had to balance up with the historic circuits, like Silverstone.” Martin Brundle, former British F1 Driver.

2009 saw the introduction of ultra modern Dubai – now F1 is going back to its roots. Now we just need to ensure that all our drivers are fit enough and doing their F1 workouts!

Most fights were won by technical knockout. Terry Etim performed a guillotine on Shannon Gugerty to win his match. The fastest MMA knockout in Manchester was by Alexander Gustafsson after just 41 seconds.

• Randy Couture defeated Brandon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28)
• Dan Hardy defeated Mick Swick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Michael Bisping defeated Denis Kang via TKO at 4:24, round two
• Matt Brown defeated James Wilks via TKO 2:23, round three
• Ross Pearson defeated Aaron Riley via TKO (doctor’s stoppage due to cut), 4:38 round two
• John Hathaway defeated Paul Taylor via unanimous decision (30-26)
• Terry Etim defeated Shannon Gugerty via guillotine, 1:24 round two
• Nick Osipczak defeated Matt Riddle via TKO 3:52, round three
• Dennis Siver defeated Paul Kelly via TKO, 2:56 round two
• Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jared Hamman via KO, 0:41 round one
• Andre Winner defeated Roli Delgado via KO, 3:22 round one

UFC 105 fighter awards and bonuses

• Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping v Dennis Kang
• Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
• Submission of the Night: Terry Etim

Wii Fit Plus - Buy for Christmas

Earlier this year the that Wii Fit plus was approved by the National Health Service as a good way to get active and fit. It is an excellent way to have some fun with the family while also being healthy. There are so many games and activities, from boxing, yoga, Pilates to tennis and golf. The Wii Fit Plus is the second fitness package from Nintendo for the Wii and offers more strength training and yoga workouts. The Wii Fit Plus is set to be one of the most popular Christmas gifts this year.

What is in the Wii Fit Plus?

• The Wii Fit Plus Bundle includes the game software and the Wii Balance Board.
• You can input the amount of time you want to spend on your workouts or select an area for personal improvement, and Wii Fit Plus will suggest a number of diverse activities for you.
• For the first time, you can mix and match which strength and yoga activities you prefer on a given day. The seamless exercise flows make it easier than ever for you to maintain their daily workout routines.
• The range of games and customization options will make you want to play every day. You’ll be having so much fun that your workouts will seem to fly by in no time at all!

The Wii Fit is designed to be both fun and also to give a good workout. The games require anything from light to intense effort to perform well. The Wii Fit is like having a personal trainer at hand 24 hours a day! To play the Wii Fit you need a Nintendo Wii console (from UK: Nintendo Wii Console (or from USA: Nintendo Wii console) these consoles come with Wii Sports included.

Order the Wii Fit Plus in time for Christmas

• Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii) from Amazon.co.uk
• Wii Fit Plus – Game Only (Wii)
• Nintendo Wii Console with Wii Sports

Click here for information on Wii Fit in the USA

Here are 9 of the top selling and most popular healthy recipe books on the market this year.  For those expecting a baby then the Top 100 Baby Purees is a great choice, with a wide range of easy to make baby foods. Nosh 4 Students is a great gift for those away University, cheap and quick meals that anyone can learn to cook. Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol is a great resource – heart disease is still the biggest killer in the UK and lowering cholesterol levels is a good way to reduce risk of heart disease. Also providing many healthy recipes are 101 Healthy Eats and How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet.

These are just a few of the books available – check our healthy and fitness book store for more options.

101 Healthy Eats (“Good Food”) by Jane Hornby £3.49	Seriously Good! Gluten-free Cooking: In Ass… by Phil Vickery £11.98	The Harcombe Diet – Stop Counting Calories … by Zoe Harcombe £5.98
Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 Quick and Easy Mea… by Annabel Karmel £6.24	Nosh 4 Students: A Fun Student Cookbook. Se… by Joy May £4.49	How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Bal… by Gill Holcombe £5.98
CHINESE FOOD MADE EASY: 100 simple, healthy… by Ching-He Huang £8.99	Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol: In As… by Dan Green £7.94	Healthy Eating: The Prostate Care Cookbook … by Marga