Intent of Fitness Program

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is designed as a muscle toning program. The program contains workouts for the various areas of the body, and includes a total body stretching routine as well. The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is a fairly typical fitness routine, focusing on reducing excess body weight and gently toning your muscles. It is not a program that focuses specifically on strength training, and it is not intended as an aggressive calorie burning weight loss program.

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program includes the following DVD workouts:

• Thin Thighs Workout
• Great Abdominals Workout
• Great Stretch Workout
• Great Arms Workout
• Great Buns Workout

Primary Areas Worked

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program focuses on five primary body areas: thighs, abdominals, buns, arms and stretching. Each exercise workout is designed to target one of the five specific areas. The workouts consist of common exercises that can be found in most fitness programs. The thigh routines include various forms of squat exercises, the abdominals are challenged with modified crunches, the buns are worked with leg flexions and extensions performed from a plank position, and the arms are worked with exercises such as woodchops. The overall focus of the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is to tone the muscle groups associated with each of the body areas.

Program Length/Frequency

The individual exercise workouts can be completed within approximately 7 to 11 minutes, and are best performed one after the other. However, each Great Body Guaranteed fitness exercise workout is designed inclusively to completely exercise its intended specific muscle group. Hence, each workout can be performed by itself. The Great Body Guaranteed fitness workouts can also be combined however the user chooses.

Since the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is an at-home exercise routine, it can be performed whenever you wish. It is recommended that you perform each of the 5 workouts once a day, 6 days a week, with one day for rest and recovery. However, for individuals with time restrictions, each of the workouts can be performed individually or in any combination that can be completed within your given time constraint.

Effectiveness/Results of the Program

There are a limited number of testimonials associated with the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program, making it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program was designed under the concept of "Sectional Progression." Sectional Progression, simply stated, describes how certain exercises target certain muscle groups. For instance, abdominal exercises such as cycle crunches will help target the abdominal and oblique muscles.

While the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program provides a reasonable level of exercise, it is not designed to produce rapid weight loss, large improvements in cardiovascular endurance or serious increases in lean muscle mass. That being said, the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is well designed for general fitness, and is ideal as a complementary exercise routine and for individuals that are just beginning a fitness routine.

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is excellent for individuals that have chronic pain, limited physical capability, or who want to supplement their current physical activities with a targeted floor exercise routine.

Equipment/Space Requirements

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program does not require any additional exercise equipment (i.e. resistance bands, dumbbells) and can be comfortably performed within a standard living room space. However, an exercise or gym mat can make the floor exercises more comfortable. You'll also need a few basic pieces of exercise gear, such as comfortable athletic shoes, water bottles and loose-fitting clothing.

Physical Requirements

The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program provides a fairly typical exercise workout that is generally suitable for most individuals. More specifically, the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is best suited to individuals who are looking for a workout program that will focus on toning their entire body.

In addition, the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is not geared towards offering significant gains in cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength or flexibility. Similar to many all-encompassing exercise programs, the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program incorporates a lower level of all three into each of their five separate exercise workouts.

Support

Customer support for Great Body Guaranteed is provided by Beachbody, a company known to stand behind their products and provide helpful advice to their customers. You can contact Beachbody through the following channels:

• Toll-free phone
• Live chat
• FAQ section
• Email

You can also connect with other Great Body Guaranteed users via message boards found at the Beachbody website.

Cost

Great Body Guaranteed is very inexpensive in comparison to many Beachbody products, costing only $ 24.95 plus $ 4.95 for shipping and handling. For this price, you'll receive 5 workout DVDs. Each DVD contains a separate exercise workout routine that targets a specific set of muscle groups. Each of the individual workouts are designed to be completed within 7 to 11 minutes.

Great Body Guaranteed is ideal for individuals that are limited in terms of the amount of time that they can commit to their exercise routine. The Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is a fairly lightweight exercise program, and the price is very fair considering the value that it provides. However, the Great Body Guaranteed fitness program is somewhat outdated and has been surpassed by newer and more complete workout programs.