Fit Chick in the City » As seen on TV http://fitchickinthecity.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:15:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Choose This Workout, Not That http://fitchickinthecity.com/2009/10/27/choose-this-workout-not-that/ http://fitchickinthecity.com/2009/10/27/choose-this-workout-not-that/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:40 +0000 Jess http://fitchickinthecity.com/2009/10/27/choose-this-workout-not-that/ I know that if I only have ten minutes to workout, I want those ten minutes to count! Sunday when I returned home from my run, I decided I wanted to mix things up with a core workout video.

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Exercise TV on Demand is a great way to get in a workout at home and excellent way to save money. There are a variety of options available: short workouts, long workouts, yoga, pilates, dance, and even a Jillian Michaels workout or two. The only problem is that some of the workouts are not as effective as others. If you have ten minutes to workout, you want that ten minutes to be an effective use of your time.
If you’re really want to make those ten minutes count here’s my suggestion:

Choose This: Pilates Abs

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Not That: Surfer Girl Abs

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Pilates Abs was a safe and effective way to workout my core. I felt that Surfer Girl Abs, wasn’t an effective use of my time. The Husband was home while I was doing these videos. He laughed at me while doing the Surfer Girl Abdominal routine.

Maybe it’s an effective workout for someone else, but it wasn’t for me. I would not recommend this workout to a client. I just didn’t get how I was working my abs through this video. This video could be nice for a warm-up, but not great for an actual workout.

If you’re checking out these videos, skip the Surfer Girl Abs and head straight to the Pilates Abs workout.
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Okay, enough about me. Here’s today’s fitness flashback circa 1991.

Is this the secret to shrinking the size of my thighs? ;)  Maybe I missed the bus on this one.  But wait…. they still sell it.  Can you believe you can still buy one of these things???

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What was the longest running television exercise program?

Clue #1: In 1956 the star of this program set a world record by completing 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes on live television.

Clue #2: During an interview with Katie Couric on The Today Show this fitness pioneer was quoted as saying “if man made it, I don’t eat it…” in regards to their own personal nutrition.

Clue #3: Its not this guy:

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Enjoy your evening!  I’ll post the answer on tomorrow’s post.

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