I completed the Lindsay Brin’s 60 Day SlimDown and I have to say I loved it! If you’re following the dates though you’ll see that I completed the system in more than 60 days. My family took a ski vacation for 2-weeks and between travel days (we drove) and ski days which required rest. Let me also say working out at 7,000 feet is hard stuff! Anyways, I’m very happy with the results so far:
BODY MEASUREMENTS:
DAY 1 |
DAY 60 |
|
Dominant Arm |
12 |
12.5 |
Chest |
41 |
39 |
Neck |
14 |
14 |
Natural Waistline |
36.5 |
33 |
1” Below Belly Button |
39 |
37 |
Hips |
39.5 |
37 |
Dominant Thigh |
24 |
23 |
Dominant Calf |
14.5 |
14 |
Rear-end |
42 |
40.5 |
Weight |
166.0 |
157.8 |
FITNESS TEST:
|
DAY 2 |
DAY 60 |
Wall Sit |
45 seconds |
1 minute 35 seconds |
1-Minute Push-Ups |
6 men’s + 20 women’s = 26 total |
17 men’s + 12 women’s = 29 total |
1-Minute Sit-Ups |
46 crunches |
40 crunches (I was sore!) |
1-Minute Squat Thrust to Jump |
24 |
33 |
1-Minute High Knees |
90 |
110 |
Why did I say “so far” at the beginning? When you buy the 60 Day SlimDown you don’t just get the DVDs and 60 days worth of instruction. You have the option to continue using Lindsay Brin as your workout guru for a monthly fee of only $5 and you can continue for as many months as you’d like to lose or maintain weight. I think this is a great deal considering the verity and instruction. Knowing I had an assignment every day really make me feel I had to workout; it was my job. Better than the prices at the gym for the same old treadmill machine.
My opinions on the videos:
Shed 5 Fast DVD – $15.99 – This video offers two different workouts each with beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. This is an interval workout which takes you through 2-minutes of strength training exercises before a cardio series, and then repeat; Lindsay calls this “3/3 Interval”. The workout last 24 minutes plus a 3-minute warm-up and cool down. If you give this your all, you will hurt!
Postnatal Boot Camp – $15.99 – I think this might’ve been one of Lindsay’s first video. The production company did a poor job of creating, transitioning, and editing the fill (for example the boom continually appears in the screen). However, this video offers a unique mix-n-match option for both core and intervals. The video offers 6 different core routines each 3-minutes long, 10 different cardio and toning intervals each 10-minutes long, and a 3-minute each warm-up and cool down.
Core Firing Sequence Method – $9.99 – This is as Lindsay promises, a “Tummy tuck without the surgery!” This video really got me standing up straight again after YEARS of being pregnant and not correcting it post pregnancy. I could feel my core changing with this video. I really felt the burn with Phase 3 (the final phase); though you need to properly follow the sequence to get the full effects of strengthening your core.
Core Metabolic Jumpstart – $13.99 – This DVD only offers one workout that lasts 23 minutes total, start to finish. The DVD is great for the mom who needs to workout within the constraints of a busy day. The video is short but not easy.
Do be advised that the workouts in the first 30 days are 30-minutes or less. However in days 31-60 the workouts are about 40 minutes long to increase your workout, stamina, and calorie burn.
The total value of the 60 Day SlimDown is $55.96. On the Moms Into Fitness site you can get the system for $49.99. Thanks to Lindsay Brin, Mom Start readers can get the 60 Day SlimDown for 30% off using promo code 60daydvd30.
You can also follow Lindsay Brin on her NEW Facebook page and on Twitter @LindsayBrin. You can also follow Lindsay Brin on her blog.
Summer received samples to facilitate her review.
About Summer:
Summer is the President of our Local MOMS Club chapter, she is the mother of two adorable active boys, and is always thinking of ways to help others. She is a friend, a wife, and always busy as all mommies are. She is very active on Facebook, addicted to Geocaching and very interested in organic and green living.