Joyce Vedral On The Ball Workout
Joyce Vedral On The Ball Workout
New York Times best-selling author Joyce Vedral presents this totally new DVD workout On the Ball that allows new angles, new exercises and dreamy comfort with your exercise ball. At the same time it gets your entire body in shape in a very short block of workout time. How? You do your entire workout for a given day without stopping by doing your first light weight for every exercise, then your middle weight and then your heaviest weight. It takes minutes because of all the wasted rest time being saved, and the best part: because you never rest, you burn that much more fat. You do upper body on day one: Back, Shoulders, Biceps, Chest and Triceps. On Lower body day you can do Abs, Butt and Thighs. Requires three sets of dumbbells ranging from light to heavy and an exercise ball.
Shrink Your Female Fat Zones
Get ready to zero in on the zones and shrink the fat cells in places you never thought you could!
America’s favorite fitness authority Denise Austin has created the perfect workout to help target those tough spots where we tend to accumulate the most fat: hips, thighs, upper arms, tummy and buns. You’ll get a complete abs, upper, and lower body workout that will sculpt and contour your muscles, boost metabolism and lose inches. If you’re ready to banish the bulge and create flattering curves in all the right places, go ahead and take aim at the zones toady! You’ve got nothing to lose but fat!
2 Complete 20-minute Workouts:
- 20 minutes of metabolism-boosting exercises to dissolve bra lines, create sexier arms, chest, shoulders and trims hips, thighs and buns. Plus you’ll get great results from targeted lower tummy trimmers!
- 20 minutes with the use of a stability ball will transform your body and help you lose inches around the midsection through a series of tummy-flattening workouts. Shrink your thighs and hips with inner and outer thigh toners!
System Requirements:
- Running Time 40 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Squats Damaged My knees
The squatting exercises in this video caused one of my knees to have a lateral tracking patella (dislocated my kneecap). My orthopedic surgeon told me it was the squats with weights that probably caused the knee damage.
The other exercises in this DVD are good but be careful.
4 Stars My favorite workout
This is my favorite exercise DVD. I look forward to doing it for several reasons. First is that there’s nothing tricky in it like there can be in a dance-aerobic type workout. Also, it is about 42 minutes from start to finish which makes it easy to fit into my schedule. Because it has 2 parts, one using small hand weights and the other using the stability ball and hand weights, I can split it into two 20 minute workouts if necessary. I really enjoy Denise’s style, although sometimes the directions would be almost impossible to follow if you were unable to see what she’s actually doing! The best thing is that I see definite results from doing this workout regularly.
1 Star Still haven’t received
I contacted the seller a week ago and was promised a replacement which hasn’t arrived, I will give the seller some leeway since I know the USPS does not always deliver. I still want the video and hope that it does arrive soon.
5 Stars Good choice.
I have the “antiquated” VHS format of this and I bought it almost seven years ago after my first child was born and I was able to stick with it…for awhile. Then, I had another child 18 months later and got way too busy, both working and being a Mom of two busy toddlers!
Now, I’m coming to the end of my youngest’s Kindergarten years where you feel like you spend all day going back and forth from the school because of the “half” days…one in full days, one in half… I do try to walk as the school is not that far away. And my job is in a warehouse where I’m forced to stand all day and go up and down stairs, so I guess I’m not too out of shape.
Anyway, I forgot about this old tape and was thinking I should start something up again… I’m about 20 lbs overweight, and I just did this workout again and I have to say, it’s still “up to date” even after several years. I personally don’t mind Denise’s commentary (she’s very encouraging when you’re feeling the “burn”)and the music is not overwhelming or cheesey sounding. She knows her stuff and even though I had a car accident that affected one shoulder, I have no problems with any of her exercises. This workout ensemble, combined with some cardio and healthy eating will get you in shape.
5 Stars Excellent!
The item I purchased was in perfect condition – I really appreciate how quickly it arrived as well.
Zone Mat and Ball Workout
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Good workout for beginners
I’m a beginner with pilates and I found this DVD very helpful. Although I think that pilates isn’t much of a workout, it’s more to use it as streching exercises. If your a beginner with pilates I think this is a good choice; if you think this ones to easy step up to the next level.
5 Stars You don’t have to climb Everest to get a good workout
This isn’t a fast-paced, heavy duty workout, but those aren’t for everyone, are they? Liz Gillies is a knowledgeable, cheery instructor. The DVD contains three separate programs. All of them are sprinkled with Liz’s words of encouragment and instruction. You will get a good workout and even sweat (especially in the first program) if you follow her instructions. If this helps, I’m 42 years old and in pretty good shape, but I’m not (remotely) Karen Voight or Kathy Smith or Denise Austin…
In the Fat Burning workout Liz tells you how to keep your heart rate elevated–even while lying on your back. It starts with brief instructions about the ball, a short warm-up, and continues with a cardio section that consists of a lot of bouncing on the ball and lifting your arms which is fun, but also works your legs (if you use them instead of just bouncing). Then it has two segments that keep your heartrate up: a standing leg work section–mostly lunge-type exercises–followed by a good arms workout–standing up and lifting the ball. Maybe I’m a weakling, but it puts my arms to work! The last part is a challenging (for me) workout for legs and abs lying on the floor with legs on the ball which also challenges your balance. This is followed by a cool-down.
The second workout, Pilates on the floor, I don’t do as often as the others. My DVD is a few years old and I hope they’ve fixed the problem with the audio which cuts out part-way through the program and comes back later. You miss the audio instructions on several of the exercises, but can follow along by watching. Despite that problem I liked the ball workouts so much I kept the defective DVD. The exercises are good for toning,especially abs, and there aren’t so many repetitions that you end up hating life, Liz, and exercise.
The third workout is a toning workout on the ball. I think it’s a good workout, but I’m not as fond of toning as I should be, so I don’t do it as often as the first one. I like it that Liz says, “I know it’s hard, I’m feeling it too” and “I’m glad that’s over” during and after a couple of the leg exercises. She mostly works the legs and abs–Pilates stuff–and not the arms.
I think these are good workouts though a little short, about 30 minutes each. The DVD is a better value than some because you get three workouts.
3 Stars Not for beginners
Wow, I must be really out of shape compared to the other reviews! I found this tape to be really really difficult for a beginner 
But it was still fun to try!
5 Stars Easy to do at first, but still a challenge later on
I absolutley love these work outs.
The fat burning work out gets me puffing, and I break a bit of a sweat – but I don’t feel like I’m about to vomit because I have worked so hard! The first time I did this workout I found it really difficult, but I Was incredably unfit – I think like all Liz’s workouts they are ideal for beginners. I still use this workout and I favour it above all the other DVDs I own. Like anything, the more you put into it, the more you get out, but you can make your muscles work – legs, buns, stomachs and arms – and you break a sweat.
The second workout is the matwork out, and it is a challenge. Nonetheless it is definatley for the true beginner as well. I have been doing this when I want to mix up my routine a little, and I always feel my muscles, especially my abs for two days afterwoulds.
The third workout is strengthening but using the ball. This makes it a bit easier in terms of preforming the exercises the right way. This workout is not as hard as the mat workout – but there is one section for the legs that still kills me!
All in all these vidoes are really good for pilates beginners. Every step is explained, with reminders about form and breathing. Nonetheless, the chatter is not excessive, and I still find the reminders useful, even though I could probably recite them verbatum! There is the option of having only the music, in case you find her annoying.
5 Stars great way to -de-bulk
I have used these tapes for quite a while rotating them with others.,, Have been using more ball workouts these days and now want to say thank you! while these tapes can feel very easy at first , what liz should mention is that her workouts are realy different in form,then the typical gym workout. if you really watch her compared to others, she gets deep into core to legnthen mid section..Not bulk up and crunch, this really is harder, but seems easy at first..My body appreciates the difference, I am understanding how working deeper,more mindful not just copy and do..is what has changed my body to the way I wanted to see it..thank you for your insight, great form, and lean way of working!
