Sylwia''s Tonique workouts are some of my favorite workouts, and I am in love with this new one! I ordered it directly from the Tonique website a few weeks back, and have been using it two times a week, with great results. It (along with the Fusion Fitness Dream Body set workouts) has already been helping me slim down my thighs and tone my legs and rear end. It''s an advanced workout, there''s no doubt about it, but it''s fun and effective!If you like Sylwia Wiesenberg''s Tonique Premier DVD, you will love this workout! I have all of Sylwia''s workouts, but the Tonique Premier one has been my favorite of them all -with Born to Move now tying for first place! While she was filming this new Born to Move workout, she mentioned on her Facebook page that it would be closest to Premier, with lots of lunges and squats. This is definitely the case! While Tonique 2 Fitness Workout Sylwia Wiesenberg DVD and Tonique Sculpt Dynamics with Sylwia Weisenberg have a lot of jumping in them, this one (like Premier) focuses on lunges and squats, but it''s very low-impact. I have a tendency towards tendonitis in my right knee and have a hard time especially doing Sculpt Dynamics, but this new Born to Move set is easy on the knees -even though it''s tough on the heart in terms of its cardio effect!
Since some people don''t like Premier, it might be good to hunt down some clips of this new workout before purchasing it. Personally, I get into a "zone" while doing Premier and the segments from Born to Move, and love just working along with the rhythm of the moves.
To do this workout, you will just need a pair of 1or 2-pound weights and an exercise mat. While I had a set of 2-pound weights, I ended up buying a new pair that is about three inches longer than my original pair. That additional length helps me do some of the moves a lot better, especially the ones where she has you balance the weights on the floor and kick one leg back.
This disk has three workouts on it. The first part of Born to Move (which I''ll call 1.1) is about 70 minutes long, and the second part (1.2) is about 40 minutes long. Sylwia designed for these to be one long workout, but there is an option on the main menu to do them separately, which is what I usually do. In 1.1, she has you doing lots of lunges, and you end up working each individual leg for about 25 minutes, which is quite the killer! If you need to work up to doing the full 25 minutes on each leg, Sylwia said that you can alternate by doing about 10 lunges on each side, before moving to the next side.
Workout 1.2 also focuses on lunges and squats, with lots of variations. Since there is no real warm-up for 1.2, I''ve been doing a few minutes of her Energy Stretch to warm up.
Workout 2 is my favorite of the three workouts! It is about 53 minutes long, and has more variations on lunges.
Also included is her 30-minute Energy Stretch workout, which is like a mini-workout on its own. It has a lot of dynamic moves, and is done mostly on a mat.
There is also an overall focus on balance in all three workouts, and a good focus on core.
Since this is a tough workout, I''d suggest starting with 1.2 since it''s the easiest of the three segments on BTM. One you get comfortable with it, Workouts 1.1 and 2 will be easier to manage.
Throughout the set, Sylwia speaks in a voiceover, and she offers lots of encouragement, advice, and form pointers. She is such a sweetheart, and her encouragement is fantastic and helps you really get through these tough workouts! She really wants to help women succeed in their fitness goals, and her positive energy really comes through in Born to Move! She mentions at one point that she filmed all three workouts in one day and that she filmed/worked out for about eight hours -and I can''t help but feel that she is Superwoman! :-)
If you go to her website, she has also posted several new rotations that use this new Born to Move workout, her new Energy Mat workout, and the other Tonique videos.
All in all, if you''re looking for something to kick up your workouts a notch and to challenge yourself, this is a great DVD to own!
challenging, creative and effective one yet!
I consider myself to be an advanced level of exerciser. I truly love this
dvd!!! It''s exteemly high quality. It''s soooo highly effective.
Girls, it will give you the MOST SEXIEST curves above any other dvd out there.
I have tons of workout dvds if I counted my collection, I''m sure I have
at least 100. I have done all kinds of workouts...everything from kettle
bells, step, rebounding, ballet bar. (Jari Love, Cathe Fredrich, Laren
Brooks, Tracy Anderson...to name a few) I have my favorites and they are the ones that get real results.
This dvd is unique in that IT WILL GIVE YOU CURVE DEFINITION that''s unlike
any other dvd out there. I truly mean this.
I don''t remember the last time I ever gave a review for any workout dvd.
After doing this dvd for just a few weeks, my hips became very beautifully defined like a fine piece of art if I do say so myself.....ha ha.. And, my rear has NEVER had such a lift before!!! It''s seriously defined.
This is why I have pushed aside my other favorite dvds and favor hers. I know results when I see them. In addition to doing Slywia''s dvds, I also do Laren Brooks kettle bell dvds. I love to do kettle bell also because it also delivers great results but in different ways.
In addition to the incredible results I have experienced, I also enjoy the fact that her exercise moves unlike any that I see in other dvds...they are very creative. She uses dynamic stretching and when I am doing her workouts, I feel like it reaches "EVERY" part of my entire body. I don''t get this feeling from other dvds. I''m certain that this is why I see such high definition.
I love Slywia''s personality. She is beautiful from the inside out. You can tell that she really cares about her work and her passion to help others.
When I workout, I get up at 4:30 am and I don''t want to waste my time doing workouts that aren''t serious. Every workout on this dvd is "SERIOUS" .... I''m breathing hard and struggling but I know that''s a good thing. I almost always have to pause the dvd at various points to catch my breath.
I love the plain white background in this dvd, Slywia''s choice of clothing (would love to see a clothing line), and I also really enjoy the music she has chosen. All are tasteful and easy on the eyes and ears.
I am looking forward to her next dvd the sooner the better. In my opinion, they are all really good and tough; but this set is the toughest.
One final comment, I also have her new mat workout and it''s incredible also. I rotate between both these new workouts. I''ve never seen a matt workout like hers before. It''s also just as challenging, effective and creative as this dvd.
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