Anne Samoilov

Yesterday, I talked about types of workouts based on your learning style.

Today, I’ll give you a few specific programs in 3 basic categories to try in order to help you figure out your own style.

The simplest method is to just try 1 of each.  Most people learn or absorb information in 1 of the 3 following ways.  Now, there are definitely sub-categories and much more defined categories when applied to education learning for school, but these 3 are broad categories that seem to work for fitness.

Do you like to WATCH?

Here are 3 video/dvd programs you might want to choose from.

Pilates – On the Go Pilates with Maria Leone
Maria trained me to teach pilates and I love going to this video for inspiration on teaching my classes, but also getting in shape.  You will need a stretchy band – theraband.

Circuit Training – Action Hero Babe Training System
For more information about this program, please check out my review of the AHB program.  I’ve done it 2x already and will go back to it again when I want to build muscle or change up my current routine.

Yoga – On Demand
Check out your Direct TV, Cable system to try one of the free Yoga on demand workouts.  I’ve done some great short workouts through this service and highly recommend it if you don’t want to spend money just yet on a bunch of dvds.

Wanna try to LISTEN to your workout?

Lynda Lippin’s Audio Workouts
Lynda has several 30 minute audio workouts that are really easy to follow.  Back pain, Neck & Shoulder Pain…it’s all here.  Go check her out and also read my Rainy Day Pilates post for more information on her Pilates Ring & Roller Workout.

Click here to buy Pilates with Ring and Roller

Balanced Body Audio Workouts
Balanced Body provides a lot of different types of workouts and these audio instructions are really worth it.  Usually you get more than 1 workout when you order and they have programs designed for people interested in different sports like running and golf.

Do you want to READ your workout?

Check out these books, ebooks, and websites for some great workouts that you simply look at, read a description and then do!  Some have pictures, some don’t, but for the most part they are read and do.

The Female Body Breakthrough by Rachel Cosgrove
My review of this book is coming soon but the exercise program in the book is great, easy to do at home or at the gym, so if you are looking for a workout you can READ, check this one out.  There are a lot of mindset & nutrition strategies laid out in the book too!

Red Carpet Ready
Valerie Waters is my girl. I love this workout. This is the first and only ebook workout program I have ever purchased.  It’s an easy to read workout program with simple instruction and pictures that do show the start/end positions for the moves.  Highly recommend this to women looking to get in shape with a home program that requires little props/gear.

The Pilates Body by Brooke Siler
This has to be one of the best books on Pilates. There is a lot of great information on how to do pilates, the fundamentals to remember while performing exercises, and great descriptions of how to do the exercises.  I still use this book for my own workouts and love Siler’s use of imagery in some hard to get pilates moves.

The Abs Diet
I never followed this book to the T, but do still use the idea of eating the superfoods they suggest to keep your belly flat.  Also, I reviewed the exercises laid out in the book and they are straight forward, solid, core building moves.  You can get the original book and I think the author even has a For Women edition now.

Ok, now that you have some options…experiment and see which ones give you the best workout.  You might find that a combo of Reading/Listening works for you or WATCHING/READING might get your heart rate up.

If your workout leaves you feeling energetic, pumped and feeling amazing, you may have found the right one for you.

One MORE thing to Remember

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