10 Minute Solution: Quick Tummy Toners

This is the first 5 star review I've ever given to a workout DVD, but I loved this one. Jessica is an excellent instructor, she talks enough to give instructions and be motivating without getting obnoxiously perky and over-the-top. Also I thought all the sections are effective ab workouts, although differing intensities, and I often use them to replace ab sections on other 10 minute solution DVDs. Section Breakdown: Crunch-free abs: this first section is just what it claims to be, an ab workout with no crunches. It's a nice change from the usual crunch filled routines, however to make it effective you have to be consciously engaging your core muscles the whole time (unlike in a crunch where your core muscle have to engage to do the move at all) or else you're not really getting an ab workout, you're just moving. It's nice because it takes strain out of your neck and back and it can be done multiple days in a row without straining the muscles. I thought it was medium intensity. Yoga Abs: this is probably the easiest workout on the DVD. I enjoyed because she really makes you focus on how you hold your abs in different yoga poses. Being someone who pratices some yoga I thought it added an interesting new dimension to what I'm doing with my abs rather than just letting them go. However, I think this is an easy core workout and mostly use it as a stretching cooldown. Bikini Belly: Here Jessica uses cardio to get an ab workout that I would say is moderately difficult. It'll get your heartrate up (especially if you get into it) and the moves are not hard to follow and jessica cues well. Here again you've got to think about engaging your core but if you do it right its a moderately difficult abs workout and a good cardio. Ab & Waist Definer: This is a hard ab workout focusing on the obliques. The idea is to workout on twisting and building a belt of muscles that will pull in your waist. This is high intensity abs. Sexy, sporty abs: This is another high intensity ab workout and probably my favorite on the DVD. She focuses on strengthening the muscles in the abs to improve balance and athletic performance. Overall, I loved this DVD and highly recommend it to everyone.

I already got my copy and have done this once through and really love it. It is another great workout that like all the others, can be done in the shortest of time or in 50 minutes if you want. I really love in particular, the standing rotational moves because they really work your obliques and doing these standing up makes a great change and makes you work a little harder to feel it. There is even a 10 minute cardio segment to burn the fat that lies over your ab muscles and this is essential to shrinking your abs. The instructor is Jessica Smith and she is motivating and cues quite well. She gives you different ways and positions to try the exercises so you work at your own level. She also goes through the usual pilates and crunch type moves, but overall there is heaps of variety to attack your stomach and help shrink it and burn off the fat around it. Like the other 10 Minute dvd workouts, you can do these routines in any order and that is always a help to keep it feeling new and fresh. I've done three segments already two days ago and I'm still feeling it a little today. This is a new favourite of mine and after work this afternoon, I plan on doing it again. I think that exercisers of any level will love this too and highly recommend it.

thought it would be more appropriate for seniors. More breathing and stretching exercises. Too intensive for older people. A few exercises could be performed without hurting oneself but not many.

I cannot say how great this DVD is - mostly because of the "Bikini Belly" workout. I originally discovered bikini belly in a promotional DVD I found in a box of Special K. I used it so much the disk became damaged and I had to replace it... I decided to replace it with the workout DVD it originally came in, as opposed to buying someone's secondhand Special K DVD. I can't say how much I like this workout. It's fun and easy and quick and I actually SAW how it cinched in my waist. Other people noticed and remarked about how small my waist looked. Alone, it's probably not enough (I combine it with running and weight training), but it's a good supplement to my other workouts and helps with an area I have a hard time working on otherwise. I dislike crunches and I don't really think they work all that well anyway. Bikini belly doesn't require any weights or other equipment, and you don't have to get on the floor or strain your neck! Now, I just have to try the other workouts on the disk, but honestly it's worth it for that one alone.

I love ten minute solutions, but this is definitely not my favorite. I purchased this expecting to like some routines more than others, but was surprised that I prefer the ones I thought I would dislike over others. The yoga segment is definitely my favorite. Now the cardio routine is terrible. I mean, it's horrible to watch and I laugh so hard I can't really get through it... not that I could do better myself, but I just end up needing to skip this one. The routines are a nice variety, but I've found more challenging segments as a "bonus" on other 10 Min DVDs.

I have to admit, I was a little concerned about purchasing this because I had loved Blast off Belly Fat with Suzanne Bowen so much and I was afraid it wouldn't measure up or would be too similiar, but not so! This is a great video! The only workout I don't like is "Yoga Abs." I, personally, found it not so challenging. I've really only dabbled in Yoga, though, so it may have some benefits I'm not really aware of. As for the rest... Crunch Free Abs- Don't be fooled by the title, just because there's no crunches, doesn't mean it's easy... on the contrary, it's quite difficult. Some twisting, turning, and variation on pilates moves. Bikini Belly- I love this one! It's a standing cardio segment, which helps to burn fat. This is great because it's actually fun to do, and while it gets your heart rate up, you don't feel like your going to die. Waist Definer- It's all about twisting here! Some very innovative twisting and rotational moves that really help to pull your waist in. Sexy Sporty Abs- some of your more basic crunch style moves and also some side plank raises. Very good. The whole video is a good combination and it's not just a bunch of moves you've already seen. Jessica is pretty and perky. I liked her, even though she seemed just a tad too enthusiastic at times. You can tell she knows her stuff. Oh, and I always try to include this: you don't need any equipment or even much space to do this workout. A mat would be preferable, but really not necessary as long as you have carpeting. Enjoy!

I bought this video recently on Amazon. My whole life I've been one of those women who has that awful "apple" shape"... where most of my weight falls in my middle, even when I'm at a healthy weight my belly is always bigger in proportion to the rest of my body. Well, I decided that I was sick of having a big belly and bought this video as a beginner to abs exercises. I liked this video from the beginning, because the excercises are simple enough to understand and get started right away, but its not so easy that you feel like you are not getting a good workout. I did get my heart rate up and broke a sweat! I felt like the bikini belly section of the video really works my abs. I especially liked the crunch free abs because I really dont like breaking my neck or injuring my back trying to work out my abs, and this video was great for that. I loved the fact that the video was not complicated and overzealous, because I felt motivated to do come back and do it again and again. The other thing I liked about the video is that you really can jump right in and it doesnt take a whole lot to catch on like some workout videos, where you have to keep rewinding to perfect a step and get it down right. This video was energetic, simple, and effective. I thought Jessica did a great job and I would recommend this for someone trying to get their abs into shape! Lastly, I think there is only one portion of the video where I didnt really get as good of an ab workout, and that's in the YOGA ABS section, only because it felt more relaxing than workout. But it was still good, and if you really want to get a good YOGA AB workout, then I recommend 10 minute YOGA solutions (the all Yoga one) and you will get a really good yoga workout for your abs on that one, but overall, this video was great. Good luck!

Jessica Smith does it again with another wonderful DVD. This has quickly become one of my favorite concentrated abs routines, because it is just so diverse. The segments include: Crunch free abs--a good basic introduction to proper ab "engagement," that won't leave you sore so you can repeat it day after day Yoga abs--I love this routine. Yoga is actually a great abdominal workout but often doesn't get enough credit for that. Smith takes you through some very basic poses, postures and flows that will leave you feeling balanced and rejuvenated. Bikini belly--this is the "cardio" segment. It's not intense but it will get your heart pumping for sure, and it's good for getting a mild endorphin rush. Ab & waist definer--this one focuses on the oblique muscles and your lower back. As I said this makes the workout very well-rounded and it truly targets every muscle in your abdominals. Sexy, sporty abs--this one is your "back to basic" moves (with crunches, bicycles etc). A strong way to end the DVD. Overall, every time I finish this DVD I really feel like I have accomplished what Smith talks about so often--creating a "muscular girdle" to hold in your abs like spanx but without the actual spanx! This is not the most intense ab routine out there but it is effective and I've already noticed significant improvements in flattening my stomach and making me feel more confident after going through it around 4 times. Also very time-efficient if you are in a hurry.

i can't review the dvd because it does not work on my dvd player. Very disappointed

大分前に購入したままですっかり忘れていて最近やってみました。 トレーナーのジェシカ・スミスは最近ではWalk OnシリーズやPower Walkシリーズなどのウォーク系エクササイズがメインですが、これはそれ以前に出たDVDです。 ジェシカ・スミスの教え方は非常に上手で英語が分からなくても、スムーズに進める事ができます。 こちらは10Minutes Solutionシリーズの1本で、10分のフックントレーニングが５つ収録されています。 通してもできますが、好きなのを選んでやる事も出来ます。 強度的には中級程度でしょうか？ 全く運動していなければきついと思います。 ジェシカの腹筋プログラムは他のDVDでもそうですが一見簡単そうにみえて意外と難しいです。 その分しっかり効かせられれば効果はありますが、私はビリーズブートキャンプの腹筋プログラムとかの方がしっかり効かせる事ができる感じです。 ちょっと動きが難しいです。 あと、ある程度体幹がしっかりしていて柔軟性も求められる部分もあるのが難しい点かと思います。 ちなみに、こちらはリージョン1で日本のプレーヤーで再生できないのでご注意を。 私はリージョンフリープレーヤーで再生しました。

A great video if you're short on time. I was looking for something to tone up my core, as a complement to running, so this fit the bill. Each workout is quite different, so you won't get bored, and the trainer - Jessica Smith - is likeable and knowledgeable. Some of the moves are quite challenging, even if you're already in decent shape. Would highly recommend.

awesome. decently hard. for me .... I like a challenge

腹筋を鍛えるためのエクササイズが10分ずつ5つ収録されています。ジェシカ先生はさわやかで、モチベーションも出ます。今、流行のメソッドよりきつくないと、私は思いました。だから続けられます。筋トレのみではなく、エアロビあり、ヨガもあり、ピラティスを含んだエクササイズも入っており、連続50分は無理ですが、10分ずつできるので、時間のない時でも続けられます。