Bottoms Up! Review

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(More customer reviews)I have struggled with my weight all my life, especially since I turned 40. For three years, I religiously used a Nordic Track-- 5 days a week for 40 minutes--and it still did NOT change my body shape like this book did in three months!Vedral is so right. Put on the muscle and watch yourmetabolism change!Without consciously going on a diet, I lost 30 pounds.You can forget weighing yourself. Measure progress through the inches thatdisappear and then go shopping for beautiful sexy new clothes! At onepoint, I actually GAINED weight but LOST two dress sizes!Who cares whatthe scale says when your legs look great in a mini-skirt?Who cares whatthe scale says when you can sleep like a baby at night? Do this workout andyour clothes will start hanging on you in a matter of weeks, even if youdon't change your diet.
Forget the tempting Info Commercials with allthose expensive gadgets, gizmos and pills. You don't need to waste yourhard-earned money on a space-hogging Nordic Track, Total Gym or SusanneSommer's Ab machine. I have tried it ALL and bought hundreds of dollars ofworthless stuff that ultimately didn't work. NONE could do what this bookdid for me!(Example: I tried the Total Gym and found it very disruptingto have to stop and change the mechanical setup from exercise to exercise.I tried the Ab machine and it was awkward and boring.)
All you need withVedral's workouts are some hand-weights and a simple exercise bench thatyou can fold up and slide under the bed. You can pick these up cheaply atany yard sale. Don't fall for the unhealthy fad diets and the " fatbuster" pills that only make your wallet thinner. Vedral says thetruth. There are no shortcuts. If you want to stay healthy, vital andbeautiful you gotta exercise and eat right.
The hardest part is toSTART exercising. Once you start this workout, it is almost EASY to beginto eat right. When you work so hard, you are automatically motivated tostop eating fatty foods. When you give your body what it needs, thedestructive cravings for unhealthy foods begins to vanish. It's almostmagical. Your body wakes you up, and says, "Hey, listen to me now. Idon't want that soda, give me fresh juice... I don't want that ice cream,give me a slice of watermelon instead."Your bad cravings STOP, yourcolon is stimulated, waste moves faster out of your system, and your skinbegins to glow with health. When you exercise first for your health, theweight automatically does down. It's miraculous.
Something AMAZINGhappens to your body AND mind when you start to work out with weights. Yourposture changes and you feel deeply connected at the core. Not only willyou slim down and become firm and shapely, but you will gain an almostspiritual sense of what I can only call "centering," a kind ofinner balance... like one sees in martial artists.
I DO suggest that yougo slowly and DO NOT try and keep up with the instructions in the book.Even you are already exercising, you will be surprised at what this workoutwill do. Start with one set of exercise (not three) until you arecomfortable, then add another set for a couple of weeks, then the third setafter a month or more. Use very small weights in the beginning. I jumpedright in with 10 lb. weights and did it all vigorously the first day andwas so sore I couldn't move for a week. Dumb. Go slowly and gently and youwill be up to target at your OWN speed. It doesn't matter HOW long ittakes. You may feel like you have two left feet, but don't give up. After acouple of weeks, it gets SO much easier.This workout is good for anyonefrom teenager to senior citizen.
My only criticism (and it is animportant one) is that the book SHOULD have some stretching warm-up andespecially a cool-down to stretch out the muscles at the end. She has saidthat these ARE included in the Bottoms Up video, so I am glad to hear that.If you want to use the book only, be sure to do some basic stretching outat the end. Once you get good at it and don't rest between sets, you willfind that the Lower Body part of this workout is strenuous enough to keepyour heart rate up and give a decent aerobic workout too.
I originallybought this book because I admire the gutsy, no-nonsense, compassionateauthor. Vedral is a model of American rags to riches and her Bio isinspirational and heartwarming. She now has a website where you can buy herexercise videos (they're not here on Amazon.)I just ordered TheFat-Burning Workout Video Vol 1 and the set of 3 Definition: Upper, Middleand Lower Body Workout Videos and can't wait to get them!She also has 6different inspirational audio cassettes to motivate you even more. (Iordered all six.)Check out the Before and After pics too!... LOVE yourself. Buy this book. You are worth it!

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A guide to creating the perfect body shows readers how to work out in order to remove cellulite from thighs, hips, buttocks, and stomachs; shape arms; lose weight; increase metabolism; and have stronger bones and a healthier heart.

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