Andrea Ambandos Movies
- 2003
- Add Stability Ball Workout For Dummies to QueueAdd Stability Ball Workout For Dummies to top of Queue
This video in the popular Dummies series introduces neophytes and amateurs to the wonders of the stability ball, a large, inflatable rubber ball used for a variety of upper- and lower-body exercises. Host Liz Gilles walks audiences through the routines - many of which crossover with some Pilates exercises - and offers tips and what-to-avoid advice. Viewers may want to have a ball on hand, as well as free weights. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Liz Gillies
- 2003
- Add ZenMama: Prenatal Yoga Workout With Rainbeau Mars to QueueAdd ZenMama: Prenatal Yoga Workout With Rainbeau Mars to top of Queue
In this instructional yoga video designed specifically for pregnant mothers, yoga instructor Rainbeau Mars offers a series of postures designed to increase sensitivity to the changing needs to both a mother and her growing baby while simultaneously preparing the mother for the strains of childbirth. In order to make the workout effective for mothers-to-be in all phases of pregnancy, Mars is joined by two assistants who demonstrate the changing moves that relate specifically to each trimester. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rainbeau Mars
- 2003
- Add On the Ball: Yoga Workout for Beginners with Sara Ivanhoe to QueueAdd On the Ball: Yoga Workout for Beginners with Sara Ivanhoe to top of Queue
On the Ball - Yoga Qorkout for Beginners with Sara Ivanhoe features the respected exercise figure of the title leading the viewer through a series of maneuvers that combine a yoga workout with ball exercises. The workout is designed to increase a person's strength as well as flexibility, and should be worthwhile for anyone regardless of fitness level. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sara Ivanhoe
- 2003
- Add On the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners with Lizbeth Garcia to QueueAdd On the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners with Lizbeth Garcia to top of Queue
Fitness trainer Lizabeth Garcia puts a new spin of pilates with this exercise video. On the Ball With Lizbeth Garcia: Pilates Workout For Beginners demonstrates a workout routine that combines traditional pilates exercises with a stability ball, resulting in a fitness plan designed to tone and strengthen muscles, boost energy levels, and create a better sense of balance and centering. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lizbeth Garcia
- 2003
- Add Leisa Hart: Fit to the Core - Chisel Your Body Lean to QueueAdd Leisa Hart: Fit to the Core - Chisel Your Body Lean to top of Queue
Buns of Steel alumna Leisa Hart instructs in this release from Goldhil Home Media. Known for her vast experience in the fitness industry and excellent cueing, this workout offers a variety of quick, target-specific workouts for the buttocks, hips, thighs, and arms. If weight loss is the goal, Fit to the Core - Chisel should be combined with a more aerobic video, as it is primarily a toning workout. Hart also uses this production to introduce her new "Core Bar," which can be adjusted to different weights depending on an individual's level. For those who don't want to buy the bar along with the video, Hart provides options for using hand-weights and other weighted fitness bars. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2003
- Add Leisa Hart: Fit to the Core - Burn to QueueAdd Leisa Hart: Fit to the Core - Burn to top of Queue
Buns of Steel alumna Leisa Hart instructs in this release from Goldhil Home Media. Known for her vast experience in the fitness industry and excellent cueing, Hart focuses on strength training and mid-tempo aerobic dance in an effort to burn fat and tone all the major muscle groups in one workout. She also uses this production to introduce her new "Core Bar," which can be adjusted to different weights depending on an individual's level. For those who don't want to buy the bar along with the video, Hart provides options for using hand-weights and other weighted fitness bars. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2003
- Add On the Ball: Abs Workout for Beginners with Leisa Hart to QueueAdd On the Ball: Abs Workout for Beginners with Leisa Hart to top of Queue
Workout balls have become a widely popular tool in toning and muscle sculpting for beginners and veteran fitness practitioners alike. In this video, instructors Leisa Hart and Sara Ivanhoe provide a combination of yoga and ball work designed to encourage flexibility, strength, and a heightened sense of balance. In order to make On the Ball more accessible, modifications are provided for those who want to increase or decrease the difficulty according to their individual fitness level. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Like other videos in the Quick Fix series, Quick Fix: Power Yoga features a variety of short mini-workouts designed to prevent the user from getting too bored with one workout, as well as to allow short periods of exercise for beginners or those who are pressed for time. Power yoga, in addition to implementing stretches, also offers more strenuous muscle building exercises, such as squats, lunges, and upper-arm toning. In addition to providing all of the meditative benefits of standard yoga, power yoga also offers an increased physical workout. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Quick Fix: Stability Ball Workout to QueueAdd Quick Fix: Stability Ball Workout to top of Queue
The addition of an exercise ball to a workout routine has been proven to intensify results, and instructor Keli Roberts can certainly testify. This video includes three 10-minute workouts, all of which can be done individually or in combination. The first workout focues on the lower body, the second tones the arms and back, and the third has been tailor made for improving the abdominal muscles. Though they are not required, weights are recommended for the second routine.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Longer, leaner, more supple muscles can be built in just ten minutes a day by using the Quick Fix series. This exercise video provides three ten minute segments designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles. These mini-workouts keep one's muscles stimulated by utilizing exercises which encourage muscle sculpting and definition, as well as improving core strength and posture. The incorporation of pilates allows for an acute abdominal focus, and the three segments, all of which feature different exercises, allow for variety. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains to QueueAdd Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains to top of Queue
The Healing Yoga video series from Anchor Bay was created by Lisa and Charles Matkin to help people get through their illnesses or injuries with yoga. People of all ages and fitness levels can benefit from this video as a step toward overall health. This installment, Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains, is especially beneficial for those with back pain, neck pain, arthritis, or injuries. People suffering from asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, migraines, or other health issues may also experience relief from yoga. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lisa Matkin, Charles Matkin, (more)
- 2002
- Add Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Beginners to QueueAdd Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Beginners to top of Queue
Rainbeau Mars is your instructor for Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Beginners. Set in the tropical island location of Maui, this introductory-level fitness video offers a 40-minute workout. Vinyasa Flow is a variation of Hatha Yoga where each position is connected through breath and balance, resulting in a dance-like series of movements. This title is available individually or along with the Sacred Yoga Practice four-volume gift set from Natural Journeys. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Join hula instructor Kili on the beautiful beaches of Maui and learn a truly unique method of weight loss. This program has combined a choreographed traditional hula dance with an aerobic workout, and is designed to target the heart rate as well as speed up one's individual etabolism. Combined with a healthy diet, Hula Workout for Weight Loss is a fun way to lose those extra pounds.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Hula Workout for Beginners from Goldhil offers a basic-level introduction to Hawaiian dance along with a fitness workout. Instructor Katie Ka'aihue teaches hula dancing on the island of Maui where she is a featured performer in the musical production Ulalena. Set in a beach environment, this 40-minute program combines aerobic exercise with a choreographed hula dance for a workout that is effective and informative. Appropriate for all fitness levels. Hula Workout for Beginners is available individually or as part of a two-pack set with Hula Workout for Weight Loss. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Sweat to QueueAdd Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Sweat to top of Queue
In Pure Yoga: Sacred Sweat, actress and yoga instructor Rainbeau Mars concentrates on "Sacred Sweat", an aspect of the Vinyasa Flow method of yoga. This technique, borrowing from the theory that inner peace can be achieved by yoga's relaxant effect on the mind, uses yoga techniques to stretch the body into a more relaxed and peaceful state of being.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Power to QueueAdd Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Power to top of Queue
Actress and yoga instructor Rainbeau Mars focuses on gaining tranquility from the stretching and breathing exercises in this volume of the four-part Pure Yoga series. This aspect of the Vinyasa Flow yoga method is known as "Sacred Power" and is meant to empower the practitioner with inner strength and peace of mind. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Tranquility to QueueAdd Sacred Yoga Practice: Vinyasa Flow - Pure Tranquility to top of Queue
Yoga instructor Rainbeau Mars has appeared in a number of small parts, many of which she feels were achieved and perfected by her dedication to the Vinyasa Flow method of yoga. This volume of her four-volume series concentrates on an aspect of the Vinyasa Flow called "Sacred Moments of Tranquility" and provides breathing and stretching techniques which are decided to tone the soul as well as the body. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 2002
It's been said that the hardest part about beginning a new fitness regimen is simply getting started and staying on track. This video is designed to help those new to a workout program get solid results fast and stay with the plan to get the most out of it. 7 Day Solution features exercise instructor and author Johnny Bowden, who demonstrates two special workouts (the Ultimate Calorie Burner Workout and the Tone and Firm Workout) as well as a 7-Day Custom Diet Plan, which, when used as instructed, will help users lose weight, gain muscle, and develop the fitter body they've been hoping for. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Anyone looking for a way to help keep themselves in shape while alleviating stress and promoting healthy relaxation of the body and the mind should consider yoga, and this video offers a beginner's course in this healing discipline. Crunch: Candlelight Yoga features Sara Ivanhoe guiding viewers through an introductory yoga routine, designed to promote strength and flexibility while easing tension and anxiety though subtle movement, breathing, and meditation. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Fitness trainer Ellen Barrett is your guide for this exercise video, which uses principles based on the pilates regimen to create three separate ten minute workouts, each of which targets a different area of the body -- the belly, the thighs, and the buttocks. The three routines on Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates can be used together for a complete lower body workout, or separately to focus on specific problem areas. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Gay Gasper guides you through ten basic exercises which can help thin out your waist and strengthen your abdominal muscles in this home video. Basic Ab Workout For Dummies is designed to help put beginners on the road to better exercise habits, with a workout that's effective, efficient, and simple to follow. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Are you interested in yoga but don't know very much about the nuts and bolts of it? Sara Ivanhoe is your instructor in this fitness video which offers beginners a simple and practical breakdown of the basics of yoga, and guides viewers a workout that will help novices learn this new exercise routine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Tamilee Webb: Fit to the Hits - Motown Moves to QueueAdd Tamilee Webb: Fit to the Hits - Motown Moves to top of Queue
This edition from Tamilee Webb's aerobic workout videos, Fit to the Hits - Motown Moves is a low-impact workout for beginning- to intermediate-level viewers. Featuring Webb's trademark easy-to-follow teaching style, you will always know what move is coming up next. The moderately paced exercises are set to high-energy versions of classic Motown hits, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "This Old Heart of Mine," and "Uptight." ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Tamilee Webb: Fit to the Hits - Rock Hard Assets to QueueAdd Tamilee Webb: Fit to the Hits - Rock Hard Assets to top of Queue
This edition from Tamilee Webb's aerobic workout videos, Fit to the Hits - Rock Hard Assets is a mixed-impact workout for beginning- to intermediate-level viewers. Featuring Webb's trademark easy-to-follow teaching style, you will always know what move is coming up next. The moderately paced exercises are set to high-energy versions of classic rock hits, including "Free Ride," "China Grove," and "The Kid Is Hot Tonight." ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- 2002
- Add Tamilee Webb: Tighter Assets - Cardio Blast to QueueAdd Tamilee Webb: Tighter Assets - Cardio Blast to top of Queue
This edition from Tamilee Webb's aerobic workout videos, Tighter Assets - Cardio Blast is a high-impact workout for intermediate- to advanced-level viewers. Featuring Webb's trademark easy-to-follow teaching style, you will always know what move is coming up next. The moderately paced exercises are achieved with relatively simple choreography. This video features Tamilee's "cardio blasts," which are polymetric hops and jumps, along with a section about building strength and improving balance. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
