The Women's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts: A Leaner, Sexier, Healthier You--In 15 Minutes a Day!

This is a detailed book made for both beginners or novices. The explanation of each exercise and what muscle group it works is excellent and has helped me in preventing injuries. I highly recommend this book.

This big book shows dozens of quick workouts. Many of the workouts are basically about 15 minutes of circuit training. These exercises are designed to get a lean, fit and toned body as pictured by the lady on the cover, as opposed to buiding up.Here's how the workouts go. In general, a few specific exercises are performed intensely and then repeated in a cycle or circuit. The key to getting the workout down to 15 minutes is that there is minimal rest between the exercises. The rest between the circuits is minimal too.In terms of layout, color photos are large and clear, illustrating the exercises well.I liked the range of workouts, including bodyweight exercises with no equipment required. Some workouts use dumbbells. If you are at a gym or have workout equipment, you may make use of the workouts that use a barbell, a step, a large (Swiss) ball, a medicine ball, tubing, a bench and a few other tools.There are 77 workouts.(71) 15-minute workouts(2) 1-minute workouts(1) 4-minute workout(3) 5-minute workoutsHere is a list of some of the 15-minute workouts. Exercises are listed for a few workouts.High school reunion workout 1: Here are the exercises for this workout.-Test the water squat and biceps curl-Take a walk-Rotational lunge and shoulder press-Warrior 3 triceps extension-Plank with front raise-Sumo squat side knee raise and side crunch-Lying 1-2 punchHigh school reunion workout 2Bikini workout 1Get my body back workout 1Stress Busting workout 1-Runner's lunge to knee skip-Plie jumping jacks-quarter-turn squat jump-donkey kickMood-lifting workoutTighter tush workoutI need some lift in my Levis workoutSo long, saddlebags workoutJiggle free triceps workoutPushup bra workoutBelly blast workoutPear body workoutHourglass body workout-Tai chi lunge-Side planks with moving knee-Lateral stepups-Glute bridge with triceps extensionKettlebell workout 1Exercise band workout 1Exercise band workout 2-Squat-Standing incline fly-Resisted supine crunch-Rubber band sidestepsMedicine ball workout 2Hotel room workout 2Cowgirl workoutPost partum workoutAge eraser workoutGolf workout-Windmill-Leaning hamstring curl-Lawn mower-Low cross chopTennis workoutTriathlon workoutYoga metabolism workoutFat burning flow workoutBallet workoutPilates workoutPerfect posture workout~~~Besides this book, there is a men's version. It offers more use of different tools or equipment. If you liked this book, I suggest you get the men's version.Another fine book is, "You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises" by Mark Lauren and Joshua Clark. This is excellent for exercises which do not require equipment. All you need is your own bodyweight.

I was a bid fed up with all my workout DVD's but was unsure how to exercise at home, what exercises to do and for how long etc. This book has solved all of that, I can pick 1 or 2 workouts that are balanced. There is so much variety in the book, workouts will never get boring and you don't have the irritating people annoying you like you get on exercise DVD's. When you have done 1 or 2 of these workouts you really feel like you've done a good workout which is lacking in a lot of exercise DVD's. One thing I would say is to get a good selection of dumbbells, you can lift more than you think you can and the last few reps of any exercise needs to be hard work to gain the benefits. You can use other equipment if you want to, I have a Bosu, stability ball, step and a skipping rope but if you are new to exercise start with the bodyweight exercises which need no equipment, move on to using weights, stability ball or step later on if you feel you want to add variety.

This is good for basic moves and also shows great progressions for more experienced athletes. Good clear photos and explanations.

You'll find workouts here for all levels. Great for guys as well, of course, but it's so much easier if you just let your wife do it.