Exercise Reviews

The Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis shaping system, endorsed by Gwenyth Paltrow in her GOOP newsletter, is a unique full-body workout program designed to transform your body in 90 days.  Will this body shaping system be effective for you?  This Anderson Metamorphosis review will provide the facts necessary to help you make that decision.

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Metamorphosis Details

The Anderson workout is a 90-day workout program that is based on your specific body type.  It includes 9 DVDs and a Metamorphosis diet for individualized body types.  The workouts strategically exhaust your muscles to strengthen and tone them without creating bulk.

Read more: Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis Review - Can This Gwenyth Paltrow Endorsed Workout Transform You?

Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs developed by Jillian Michaels, health and wellness expert, is yet another successful home workout program.   Jillian is best known for her strength training and life coaching in the hit series The Biggest Loser.  She is dedicated to helping you change your life through fitness and healthy eating.   Is the Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs worth your time and money?   We have gathered information to help you determine if it is right for you.

What is Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs?

Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs is a high impact aerobics workout DVD that targets your lower body through aero/tone intervals.  You will need 5 to 10 pound dumbbells for this program.   The workouts are intermediate to advanced; therefore, expect to work hard throughout the entire program.  

If you are a beginner, you can still participate by simply putting in the DVD and performing to the best of your ability.  Beginners may wish to start off without the dumbbells for a less strenuous workout.  It is better to build up to the intermediate to advanced stage rather than to push too hard and injure yourself. 

Read more: Jillian Michaels Killer Buns & Thighs Review - Feel the Burn!

 The P90X2 nutrition guide is not a diet.  It is a nutrition plan for your life.  A diet is a temporary fix, whereas a nutrition plan is a lifestyle change.  Although it is not a diet, you can still lose weight.

The focus of this plan is health.  The premise is that a natural healthy diet will nourish your body after an intense workout and increase your body’s performance allowing you to lose weight naturally.

We highly recommend you read our p90x2 in-depth reviews of every workout here.

Nutrition Guide Sections

• Introduction
• Plans
• Nutritional Assessment
• General Guidelines
• The Plans
• Recipes

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X2 Ab Ripper is the 12^th DVD and final workout included in the P90X2 90-day home fitness program that lasts approximately 17 minutes.  While the X2 Ab Ripper comes on its own DVD, you will find the exact same workout at the tail end of other workout P90X2 DVDs.  These include:  X2 Total Body, Chest + Back + Balance, X2 Shoulders + Arms, and Base + Back.

The Concept:  Isometrics

Isometric exercises involve contracting your muscles without any joint movement.  Core engagement is the focus of this workout, not momentum.  Your muscles generate force (contraction) when they shorten, lengthen, and even when they remain the same length.   

X2 Ab Ripper will target the three basic target areas.  The most common is the Rectus Abdominus or more commonly known as the “six-pack”.  The Transverse Abdominus are the muscles that pull in your stomach to give you a “flat stomach.”  The Obliques, commonly known as your “love handles” are the V shaped muscles that taper your waist line.  Whether you want to focus on one or all, the X2 Ab Ripper will give you the results you want.

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