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Burn calories, increase your metabolism, and lose weight!
This program provides everything you need to lose weight – and have fun while you do it. High-energy kickboxing moves keep your heart rate in the fat-burning zone, while the interval format maximizes calorie burn, increases your metabolism, and gives you the results you want – fast.Define your arms, shoulders, and back using light handweights and a variety of punches. Kicks target the inner and outer thighs and lift and tighten the glutes. The moves engage the core, so you'll be working your abs, too. Pick one of the 20-minute programs to do both together for a full, calorie-blasting workout.
You don't have to be a black belt to perform the moves – we've broken them down in a tutorial segment to teach the proper technique. Plus, since healthy eating boosts weight loss, we've included tips and recipes fro Cooking Light, the magazine dedicated to helping you eat smart, be fit and live well. You can finally lose weight – starting today!
Violet Zaki, an international fitness expert and Karate black belt, teaches at Equinox in New York City. Her emphasis on correct form and defined fitness goals – as well as having fun along the way – have earned her an enormous following.
Weight Loss Cardio Kick with Violet Zaki
Ark Media
Level: Intermediate
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Aerobics Impact: Higher
Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.
Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.
Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.
Aerobics Choreography: Basic
Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.
Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.
Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.
Toning Emphasis: Lower Body
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Toning Emphasis: Upper Body
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Instructor: Violet Zaki (Instructor Profile)
SKU: AMP8211
Runtime: 51 min.
Region: 0
Street Date: 08/12/2009
Product Description:
A powerful, athletic program that begins with aero/tone intervals and ends with pure cardio. The first section sculpts your body as it raises your heart rate; the second keeps your heart rate elevated to maximize fat-burning. You'll learn the exercises in the first segment — a mix of classic kickboxing and dumbbell weight training (e.g. squats, dead lifts, bicep curls). Then you'll use the moves you just learned in the faster paced, slightly more challenging, all-aerobic combos (e.g. kicks, punches, jacks and shuffle steps). Easy-to-follow cuing by a motivating kickbox pro. Requires two sets of dumbbells (e.g. 3 lb. and 5 lb.). ©2009.
