The Commercial Break Workout: Trim and Tone Two Minutes at a Time

By Linda Buch

Book Overview

Shape UpandImprove Your Health-from the Couch! No more excuses: With this fun and motivating book, you can actually get a workout and enhance your physical conditionwhile watching TV! It's true. This lighthearted book produces serious results and is the work of top-notch fitness experts. Inside are spirited and spunky beginner, intermediate, and advanced exercises that cover everything from posture and balance to stretching and strengthening.The Commercial Break Workoutwill guide you through a series of safe and progressive exercises that work on your chest, back, and shoulders and shape up the arms, torso, butt, gut, legs, and heart-all during commercial breaks! Best of all, there's no equipment to buy, no special clothing to wear, and, of course, no schedule changes to your TV plans. By usingThe Commercial Break Workout,you can begin to accomplish all this in just one hour of television: ?Increase your energy level ?Improve your moods ?Decrease your blood pressure and bad cholesterol ?Enhance your appearance ?Improve blood circulation ?Enjoy a healthier life!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761528180
• ISBN13: 9780761528180
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.5" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Physical Therapist using the book for ideas

I am a home health Physical Therapist who deals with many "couch potatoes" This book gives great ideas for getting people with low motivation to begin moving. It also provides a way to progress the exercises. The explanations of body mechanics and anatomy have helped me with patients who may not understand more technical jargon.

Great gift idea for all your couch potato friends and family

After a hard day's work it can be hard to think about going to the gym. This is an easy introduction to staying in shape without leaving your home. An easy read. Little or no equipment needs. Fun to read!

If you can sit on the sofa, you can get fit with this book!

I am not even a TV addict, but I figured if someone can get fit during commercials I could certainly spend the same time using the same techniques from this book! For those of us who can't bear to think of a 20 minute walk or the drive to the YMCA, this book gives easy to maintain, achievable exercises. Well written, easy to understand and follow, and fun to boot!! This one is a winner!Here's to more commercials and less flab!

The Commercial Break Workout

Very clever, informative, fun to do, - and it works!

Great stuff! Guiltless TV time!

I'm hooked! What a great use of wasted TV commercial time!"The Commercial Break Workout" offers great info and exercises, clearly explained and illustrated -- and it is NOT just for "couch potatoes." I'm a "jock", a consistent sports and exercise junkie, but despite my training in athletics, until I read this book and did the simple exercises I would never have believed I could GET in shape and STAY there with so little effort and time expended. Recently I had a mastectomy, complications and reconstruction -- and during my recovery my activity level has been necessarily limited. Doing the workouts in "The Commercial Break Workout" has worked great to get me back in shape and keep me there during my continuing medical treatments. Even after I return to my former level of exercising, I know I will continue use that TV commercial time to exercise. Why not?!