Intent of Fitness Program

The Slim Series fitness program is intended to be a more spartan version of the Slim in 6 exercise routine. The Slim Series fitness program continues along the same theme as the Slim in 6 program by providing workout routines designed to exercise your cardiovascular system and improve your lean muscle mass and strength.

By doing so, your body will burn the necessary calories to perform the exercise routine and increase your overall daily caloric expenditure. For most individuals, this will promote an effective weight loss regimen that will also tone all major muscle groups.

Since the Slim Series fitness program is a mere extension of the Slim in 6 fitness program, it is not as in-depth. However, if you perform the exercise routines as scheduled, you will achieve fitness results similar to the larger and more comprehensive Slim in 6 fitness program.

The Slim Series fitness program contains the following:

• Tone it Up! Workout
• Shape it Up! Workout
• Tear it Up! Workout
• Firm it Up! Workout
• Mix it Up! Workout
• Cool it Off! Workout
• Slimming Guide

Primary Areas Worked

The Slim Series fitness program includes six workout programs. The workout programs provide a well-rounded approach to obtaining overall good health and fitness. In general, the exercise workouts include cardiovascular training, resistance training, isolation and core training and a stretching routine.

For example, the Tone it Up! fitness routine focuses on elevating your heart rate and exercising all the major muscle groups to promote, through the burning of calories, weight loss and muscular tone. You will perform modified squat movements, high knee with arm extensions, frontal lunges and kickboxing-oriented movements to achieve a cardiovascular workout that will also improve your coordination, balance and flexibility.

The Slim Series Shape it Up! fitness workout includes a variety of exercises that are designed to increase your muscular tone and definition. The Shape it Up! exercise routine is designed to be performed with a resistance band and/or a set of dumbbells. However, it should be noted that the resistance band and dumbbells are not included in the Slim Series fitness program.

While you can perform the exercise routine without the resistance band and/or dumbbells and simply use your body weight as resistance, it is recommended that you purchase some form of resistance equipment to increase the effectiveness of the workout.

The Cool it Off! stretching exercise routine is primarily targeted as a cool-down workout that is performed immediately after the completion of the other workouts. You will perform various stretches ranging from the butterfly stretch to overhead arm stretches, and slightly more advanced stretches from the plank position. Similar to other stretching routines, the stretching exercises performed within this routine target the upper, lower and core sections of your body. It is recommended that you perform the stretching fitness program after each of the other exercise routines to allow your heart rate to slowly return to normal, while stretching your muscle tissue and continuing to promote blood flow to remove the built up lactic acid.

Program Length/Frequency

The Slim Series fitness program is intended as a 4- to 6-week program. It begins with 30-minute workout sessions and eventually progresses to workout sessions that are performed for one hour. The exercise routines are to be performed on a schedule of one session per day, six days a week.

Since the Slim Series fitness program is an extension program of the Slim in 6 fitness program, it does not include a workout schedule depicting exactly which workouts you should be performing on each day. However, you will want to either add the workouts into your existing workout routine or perform one Slim Series workout per day, 5 to 6 days per week.

The entire Slim Series fitness program is designed as an at-home DVD-based exercise routine, so you can perform the exercises whenever you have time. In addition, the Slim Series fitness program is ideal for adding to an existing workout routine in that you can choose which workouts will specifically target the areas that your current workout is missing.

Effectiveness/Results of the Program

The Slim Series fitness program is a continuation of the Slim in 6 fitness program. The fitness program is designed to promote weight loss, improvements in cardiovascular endurance, increases in muscular strength and tone, and improvements in coordination, balance and flexibility. Reasonable fitness results include reductions in body weight in the range of 15 to 45 pounds, decreases in body fat percentage on the order of 3% to 8%, and increases in cardiovascular stamina and muscular strength. However, as with any fitness program, your personal fitness results will depend on your adherence to the fitness program, your initial level of fitness, and your dietary routine.

The Slim Series fitness program is designed as a total body workout that will exercise all the major muscle groups at a rate that will elevate your heart rate and burn a fairly high number of calories while providing a light strength workout to promote lean muscle mass development. In addition, the stretching workout is designed to lengthen the muscles and improve joint range of motion.

Equipment/Space Requirements

The Slim Series fitness program may require the purchase of a set of dumbbells and/or resistance bands and an exercise mat. The Slim Series fitness program is basically a smaller version of the bigger Slim in 6 fitness program, so it only contains the actual exercise workouts and a slimming guide. Normal living room space should be enough to comfortably complete all of the exercises routines.

Physical Requirements

The Slim Series fitness program is most ideal for those who have already completed the Slim in 6 fitness program and are looking for a few extra exercise workouts that will add to their variety. The Slim Series fitness program is more or less targeted toward women who want to lose weight and inches off their waist line.

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Support

The Slim Series fitness program falls under the Beachbody customer service department and includes the following:

• Extensive online customer support FAQ database
• 24/7 customer support toll-free phone line
• Online email support
• Online message board
• Live chat support via the Beachbody website

Cost

The Slim Series fitness program costs three payments of $ 19.95 plus $ 9.95 for shipping and handling. For this price you get six exercise workouts and a slimming guide. The Slim Series fitness program is intended as an extension of the Slim in 6 fitness program, and is ideal for individuals that have completed and enjoyed that program or a related one from Beachbody.

In addition, The Slim Series fitness program is a solid choice for individuals that are looking to add variety to their existing workout routine. By doing so, you will reduce the boredom associated with performing the same fitness routine day in and day out, and you will add a variety of different exercises to your workout that will promote an ever greater rate of health and fitness results.

Since the Slim Series Express fitness program does not include any support equipment, it may be necessary for you to purchase a set of dumbbells and/or resistance bands, as well as an exercise mat. As mentioned earlier, the program is ideal for those who have already completed the Slim in 6 fitness program and are looking for a few additional exercise routines to add to their workout regimen, or for individuals that are just beginning a workout routine.