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How I overcame my cellulite
and got my body in fantastic
youthful shape in a pretty short
amount of time (Part II) —
A review of Dove's Bodies Total Body Workout
BTW, she’s a dancer. I don’t know her background or if she danced professionally but she truly understands dance technique and can execute it and cue it and when you see her vertical split, you’ll know she knows. She also demonstrates the opposite side than what she calls for. When she says get on your left side she does her right so as she faces you, you both match. Only an experienced dance teacher knows to do this in order to make it easier on the student.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO DO DOVE’S BODIES DVDS:
You need a step for two of the DVDs but I got a Bosu ball (it’s a half dome) and I love it. The steps used in the video are no longer sold although I sent an email and Dove’s assistant said Dove might manufacture them. I’m a big MBT shoes fan and the Bosu continues this feeling that as I step on it there is a give. I also use it to kneel on for push ups, or even leg lifts on all fours. I was happy I got this rather than a hard plastic step.
You need hand weights. Dove says 1 to 8 pounds. I use 3 pounds and 5 pounds: the 5 pounds hand weights for the easier things and the 3 pounds are for the stuff that kills like her “Red Hots” which I will rename “Molten Lava Center of the Earth Fire in the Muscles.” That also applies to that lying leg move in #2. I prefer the foam wrapped weights so that you can use them during her killer Triceps Sliders.
You need a mat. Through trial and error I discovered that 90% of mats compress too much and don’t provide necessary cushion. There are premium 5mm thick mats and they are much better. You can find out which one you have by pinching yours between two fingers. If you can feel your fingers touch through the material you have the cheap one. The other one you can’t pinch down. This makes all the difference when you are on your knees praying for help, wait, I mean exercising.
If you have knee sensitivities you may want to use knee pads (you don’t have to wear them just have them to cup your knees when kneeling). Dove isn’t on the knees forever but I use the mat, knee pads or the Bozu ball depending on the move and length of time down.
