10 Minute Solution Fitness Ball Workouts
September 29, 2009 by Jim Made
Filed under General Fitness
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NO TIME TO EXERCISE? We have the solution for you! Instructor Kimberly Spreen has developed 5 distinctive, ultra-effective Fitness Ball workouts, each one specially designed to tighten and tone your body. And the real secret of the ball is that it works your midsection without you even knowing it. Just by maintaining balance on the ball, you constantly activate your core muscles—so all the workouts will help give you leaner, flatter abs. Voted Top Workout of 2006 by Natural Health Magazine, this DVD allows you to split these 10 minute sections into 5 separate workouts, or mix and match to hit your own unique problem areas … or do all of them together! BUTT & THIGH TONE-UP: You’ll get incredible results from this segment – the ball allows you to really target specific muscle groups so you can tone, tighten and shape your entire lower body. ARMS & SHOULDER SCULPTOR: This segment incorporates light hand weights and utilizes the fitness ball to help you achieve sexy, sleek, and toned shoulders and arms. FIRM, FLAT ABS: The fitness ball gets you up off the floor and helps you to isolate the deepest muscles of your entire abdominal area so you’ll get better results, quicker. TOTAL BODY FAT BURNER: This surprisingly fun and unique segment is a whole different take on the fitness ball – you’ll bounce, toss and roll the ball while you burn stout and calories! ULTRA STRETCH: You can achieve the deepest, most satisfying and effective stretches by using the fitness ball. You’ll want to do this segment again and again. more info
I like it
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am really convinced of this DVD. I am a real beginner in this fitness / workout thing and all the workouts are simple for me to follow. But there are enough “tricks” to make it more demanding so that I am sure that it is also excellent for quite trained people.
I normally walk the hills for around 30 minutes and then I add 2 or 3 of the workouts afterwards (normally “Upper Body”, “Core” and “Flexibility”) and if it is raining and I do not want to go out I am just doing the whole 50 minutes and still feel excellent afterwards.
Highly Recommend
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic DVD and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a core ball fitness routine. I have two stability balls that came with their own dvd’s and they both stink. I like all the 10 min solution dvd’s and own four of them. This one is my favorite and I find that I do this about 3 times a week. The instructor is fantastic and not at all annoying. Kimberly is encouraging and fun. And the 10 min for each segment flies by so before you know it, you have done a 30 min workout. My favorite segments are the upper body, abs (and I HATE ab work), and flexibility. And since you can make your customized routine, I sometimes do the same segment twice! If you are looking for a core ball dvd – this one is it!
10 Minute Solution: Fitness Ball Workouts
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
You would reckon a 10 minute workout would be for a beginner but not so. The workouts were fantastic but not for someone first starting out. The target audience clearly needs to be already fit and just looking to maintain.
What a sweat
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I did this today and gave the same sweat as jogging for an hour. I loved it. It has some real challenges in it to target all muscle groups. Highly recommend it.
Fantastic workout!!!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic video for working out with a fitness ball. You can pick sessions for target areas or go through the entire video. Either way, you get a very excellent work out that lets you know you’ve done something for yourself.
fantastic product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The dvd is fantastic, I would recommend it to everyone. I have used it everyday for 3 weeks and I have already seen a huge difference.
No time to get bored with this DVD…
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
For me, the best part of this workout is that the sections are small and manageable. There’s no time to get bored because the time flies with this instructor and then it’s on to the next section. Exercises are well thought-out and simple on the back making this a low impact way to get in shape!
Fitness Ball workout
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It’s just what I needed. It was simple to follow and I reckon it will be beneficial for my health. Thanks.
Solid Workout
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This workout may look simple, but it gets pretty intense.
The cardio section is fantastic and really gets your heart pumping.
The weights section is also impressive and I would suggest for novices to use light weights as by the 3rd set your arms feel like dropping off!
This DVD also gives you the option of customising your workout by mixing up the sessions and by doing so there is the right amount of time to have a drink and catch your breath in between.
This is one of the best all-round workouts I have come across. The instructor is one of the better ones as well. Kimberly cues well, has a sense of humour and sounds like she knows her stuff. I will be looking for more of her workout DVDs.
Not terrible….
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
It’s not a terrible dvd, I just lose interest. I do like her upper body ‘toning’ section. I reckon it’s fantastic for beginners. I am just not huge on dvd’s so it takes a really excellent one for me to continue with it. This one will be one I do on occasion. Still not terrible for the $.
Fantastic work out, but make sure you have the right ball
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic work out. It really get’s my heart pumping, and Kimberly is a pleasant instructor.
But, I bought my fitness ball separate from the DVD because it was less expensive. Huge mistake.
My fitness ball seems to be smaller than Kimberly’s. Although I can do most of the exercises, there are parts where she is leaning forward on her ball, which I can’t do.
Most of the time I just do regular crunches when these parts come up, but I wanted to do the routine.
Disappointing – may be OK for beginners
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This DVD is the most disappointing offering from the “10 Minute Solutions” series that I have tried. Although Kimberly’s cueing is brilliant, I don’t reckon program design is her forte: there are far more fascinating ways to work your abs on the ball than doing standard crunches. The ab section also includes a “clamshell crunch” where you transfer the ball from your hands to your feet but in this DVD, Kimberly only goes halfway.
The flexibility section was OK, but again, Kim didn’t make excellent use of the ball. Ditto for the cardio section; many of the moves just involve prancing around the stationary ball on the floor.
Overall, I reckon this DVD would be OK for beginners, but anyone more advanced would want something more challenging.
Fantastic work-out and VERY enjoyable!
Highly recommended!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I must say, this is the first work-out I’ve done that I really feel soreness in my abs the next day… Even after doing ab specific videos, I didn’t feel anything like this! The cool thing with this set of work-outs is you use your core the entire time for balance using the ball. Also, when doing the core-specific 10-minute segment, you get an EXTRA intense work-out because of the ball. This is my first stability ball dvd and my first time using the ball so I can’t really compare it to others. But I really loved it and REALLY felt worked out! The instructor is excellent and the work-outs are perfectly paced. It was really FUN which means I’ll stick with it
Fantastic stability ball workout
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Fantastic way to use your stability ball. I really like the stretching section – really gets to my hip flexors and lower back. Nice way to change up your strength routine without using weights. The sides of my legs and abs usually ache a small the next day. One section is titled “Total Body Stout Burner” – but this video does not include enough cardio to really benefit you. I really like Kimberly Spreen and have bought her CIA kickbox workouts after this. She’s motivating without being too bubbly.
OK ball workout
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I usually like 10 Minute Solutions workouts and Kim Spreen, but this video is not her best. While the arms segment is pretty excellent, I did not like the cardio part at all. The rest of the workout was just OK.