This Kindle Edition eBooks item from Ballantine Books was reviewed on 4-Nov-2008.
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1) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. Ttapp is a wonderful system for rehabbing the body. As many others have noted, it has also helped to fix my own body. Although I was not terribly out of shape, physically my body was suffering from years of misuse from dance and other forms of exercise. Ttap´s emphasis on body alignment is so important, and it helped me tune into my body, re-learning how it needs to move so that it can stay healthy and pain-free. This book has so much detail, I keep it on my desk for quick reference. It´s excellent, but it does require a little work, as anything truly worth it requires work on our part. We need to take responsibility for our own health and well being. Books can give us the wisdom, but we ourselves have to apply it.
I´ve been reading some of the comments here and I just wanted to touch on turnout issues, since some people have commented on it. If you´re a dancer (especially ballet), you know that standing with knees turned out is not a proper way of expressing turnout. Very often, this is a concern with adult learners of ballet. You need to be aware that adult females who start learning ballet after puberty will have a more difficult time keeping a good turnout simply because their hips are already formed. Young female dancers (pre-puberty) gradually train their hip flexors as they mature, and thus have a much stronger turnout than adult learners. So please don´t force your turnout! It´s safest to stay at 45-60 degrees than shooting for a perfect turnout.
I also wanted to say that I am an ex-ballerina, had to retired after ankle injuries and such, so I understand about pain. T-tapp was instrumental in my finding alignment in my body again. As a ballet dancer (and I hate to say this because I´ve adored ballet since I was a child, and lived and breathed it until I was 26), we push and pull to very unnatural positions, and put our bodies out of their natural alignment. Sure, we´re in proper "ballet alignment", but ballet alignment is nowhere near natural for the body. It was developed so that the audience could see a beautiful "line", but it´s awful for the human body. I´ve known so many ballet dancers to get injured or wind up permanently crippled in some way. That right there tells you the alignment is not good for your body. However, in Ttapp, you turn out only from the hips while keeping your feet straight. It´s more like riding a horse, if you´ve ever done that. You don´t need to push your knees out, just concentrate on getting them more toward your little toes. This helps put your body back in alignment. My yoga instructors also advise knees toward little toes. It protects the body from improper alignment.
Chances are, if you´re a dancer who is trying Ttapp for the first time and you´re noticing pain, it is almost certainly a ballet/dance issue rather than a Ttapp issue. You may be feeling pain during Ttapp because your body is trying to get back to it´s natural alignment, much like the discomfort you´d feel during physical therapy. Even though your knee, etc., may feel fine during ballet, chances are good that it´s only USED to that position; it doesn´t mean that that position is good for you.
Ttapp is very much like physical therapy and yoga. It brings alignment back to the body. It´s a great gift to give yourself or a loved one. You only have one body. Take care of it!!
¤ 2) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. I wanted this to work for me. Teresa Tapp seems like a delightful person and the reviews promised such great results.
I´m not an inexperienced exerciser. I´ve done everything from Tae-Bo to pilates to dance. I get the concepts behind how to exercise effectively and am not easily confused by most workout books or videos. This book was IMPOSSIBLE to follow. The directions are convoluted and verbose to the point of unreadability. The fifteen minute workout took me two hours to complete! I tried it every day for over a week and even though I was able to get the fifteen minute workout down to thirty minutes I was bored out of my mind.
Also, I take ballet lessons and am quite used to standing with my knees turned out, but the position recommended in this book- with toes straight ahead and knees pushed towards the little toe- seems unnatural and caused terrible pain in my right knee.
Maybe, if you get the DVD´s (which are ridiculously expensive) or attend the seminars T-Tapp will work for you. But, I am reviewing this book and I wouldn´t recommend it to anyone.¤ 3) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. I think Teresa Tapp´s program is wonderful. The book got me started on her program, but I have to admit I needed to buy the dvds to truely understand the moves. The book is a wonderful companion though as technique is extremely important. Results are immediate. The book also gives contact information for further discounts and discussion forums. The best money I have spent in a long time. Amazon did a wonderful job delivering my order without any problems.¤ 4) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. I have been doing the 15 minute t-tapp workout since Spring. I really love it. You get an all over workout in a short amount of time. The book was helpful to get me started. Then I bought the DVD using the 30% off coupon you get with the book. I highly recommend it.¤ 5) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. This is a very readable book, explaining the need and "how to" of exercise and detailing a safe way to accomplish it. The exercises are explained in detail with pictures, but I find it hard to try to do them while having to look at the book frequently to make sure I am doing them correctly. I do better at watching the DVD I ordered, to learn the moves, and then duplicating them. Teresa Tapp is a very motivating personality and I would recommend people try out her plan, and reading the book first, is a great place to start before buying the DVDs. It gives a good overview of the process and the "whys" and the basic "hows." I found it very interesting.¤ 6) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. She has sold over three million workout videos. Her nationwide seminars attract crowds of 1,500 plus. Her website receives more than 90,000 hits a day, mostly from T-Tappers who support one another through thick and thin–literally. Yet, despite this phenomenal success, chances are that you haven’t heard of Teresa Tapp, creator of the revolutionary T-Tapp fitness program. That’s about to change.
T-Tapp is the most efficient and effective workout you’ll ever do. It requires no equipment, no weights, and no bands. There is no jumping to stress your joints. Everyone gets results regardless of fitness level and you never need to do more than eight repetitions of any movement. T-Tapp reshapes your body while it fires up your metabolism so that it burns fat faster. All you need is four square feet of space and just 15 to 45 minutes a day in order to see a dramatic loss of inches. Most T-Tappers see results within seven days. How does this happen? T-Tapp’s unique sequence of comprehensive, compound muscle movements work the muscles layer by layer, from the inside out, to cinch in, tighten, tone, and burn fat better.
Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes is the complete introduction to this amazing program. It includes Teresa Tapp’s signature 15-minute workout, as well as an extended 45-minute workout for those who want a higher level of fitness–or faster results! No matter which you choose, you can
• lose a clothing size–in just two weeks
• flatten your belly without doing a single crunch
• develop strength and improve bone density without lifting a single weight
• build sleek muscles and improve posture
• lower blood pressure and cholesterol the natural way
Recent medical studies even show that T-Tapp improves blood-sugar levels in type 2 diabetics. Plus, the no-impact workout is safe for those with shoulder, hip, knee, neck, and back concerns–it may even alleviate chronic pain. Additionally, T-Tapp is effective as a wellness workout for such conditions as arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, and multiple sclerosis. So with T-Tapp you build a better body–inside and out.
Completely illustrated with step-by-step photographs that show how to do the exercises, as well as incredible before-and-after photographs, many in full color, of real-life T-Tappers, Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes also includes inspiring testimonials and an easy-to-follow food plan that lets you eat the food you love without guilt or ever going hungry. If you want real results–real fast–tap into the power of T-Tapp!
From the Hardcover edition.¤ 7) Kindle Edition eBooks Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Ballantine Books. Less is more, even in excercise! In her new book Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes, Teresa Tapp reveals her signature T-Tapp Workout, and teaches you how to "use your body as a machine so you can lose inches quick, build bone density, and condition your heart, all with only 8 repetitions and no equipment." Watch our exclusive video with Teresa, featuring a quick demonstration that you can do at your desk!
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