Three 15-minute workouts, targeted to work your buns, abs or arms. Do one two, or all three (make sure you also do the warm up and cool down!). Tamilee Webb instructs.

Intermediate exercisers — Tamilee does not go easy on you here! You will need 3 to 5 pound weights, a mat and (optional, but highly recommended) a step bench.

You know a workout is tough when even the instructor seems a little winded by the end. So after pushing myself through the last few moments of Tamilee Webb's "buns" workout, I was glad to see I wasn't the only one feeling it. All three segments of this DVD are challenging, but the buns one, hands down, is a killer. Webb has set up this classic squats and lunges workout to completely fatigue your lower body muscles. I have a step, so I used it, and it really helped target my backside. If you can do the runner's lunge with leg lift at the end and get any amount of height, my hat's off to you — I'm still working on it. Webb has taken equal care with the abs and arms segments; although they won't kill you in the same way the buns workout did, they are still hard. The abs section actually seems to start off a little easy, with variations on upper and lower crunches, but don't worry  — by the time Webb gets around to your obliques, your midsection will be begging for a break. For the arms segment, I found I needed two sets of weights, and if you have been working out for a while, you might keep this in mind. I used lighter weights for lateral raises and some of the floor work, medium weights for the biceps and upright rows and often doubled up for the triceps (but then, my triceps are abnormally strong — most people use heavier weights for their bis than their tris). Webb varies repetitions to induce muscle fatigue — sets of slower, then faster reps; starting off with longer sets, then shorter sets with fewer reps, etc. There's a whole science in sets and reps that enhances an exercise's effectiveness; Webb understands this and makes the most of it. That's why these three workouts give an extra kick. Just make sure you do the warm up and cool-down stretch, whether you've chosen just one routine or have cued up all three. If these workouts aren't enough(!), then there's a bonus fat-burning Yoga flow routine from Stacy McCarthy that is pretty nice. If you want results from your workouts, you will not only add this DVD to your library, you will use it often.

 

 

 

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