| The Bar Method Body - Fat Free | 
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Sales Rank: 10552
Category: DVD
Actor: Burr Leonard
Publisher: Goldhil Home Media
Studio: Goldhil Home Media
Manufacturer: Goldhil Home Media
Label: Goldhil Home Media
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1594435200
UPC: 743457182225
EAN: 9781594435201
ASIN: B00011D17M
Release Date: December 9, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Description
The Bar Method elongates the thigh and seat muscles so that they sit higher on the hips. After about 10 lessons your legs look longer, your seat lifts, your abdominals pull themselves further back under the rib cage, and your shoulders, arms and chest become lean and defined. You will also burn away fat as The Bar Method keeps you feeling challenged throughout its workout. Before long your intramuscular fat will burn away to reveal your new smooth, narrow, defined body. FAT FREE: Fat Free challenges all the body?s major muscle groups in a quick succession of expertly designed exercises that add muscle while burning fat. Burr gets you into one muscle group quickly, and then right into another one until you have run the circuit of your muscles. You will feel energized and amazed at the ability of these small, subtle moves to reshape and tighten areas that need it most. This tape will make the difference in your body! Join Burr Leonard as she instructs you how to achieve healthier, more beautiful body throughout life. A former journalist with Esquire, Forbes and Adam Smith?s Money World, Burr began studying at New York City?s Lotte Berk Method in 1981. After training and teaching at the Lotte Berk studio for a year, she opened her first studio in 1991 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Today she owns Bar Method studios in Connecticut, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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 I'm calling in sick to work the day after this workout! July 21, 2008
Because I can't walk or sit! This is an amazing routine! This will work especially well for people who want to tone up more than they want to lose weight, because you will see results in no time at all. Highly recommended. If you're new to this, go easy on how low you go with the dips and squats.
Strenthen and stretch September 29, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After years of only doing cardio exercises I realized that I needed strengthening exercises as well. I tried the usual exercises: weights and squats but wasn't really happy with the results. Plus, after 3-5 cardio workouts and 2 workouts with weights per week, I had no time for yoga which I really needed because a recent pregnancy had left me very stiff, especially in my back. Then I found The Bar Method: Fat free and the Lotte Berk dvds. Both methods are a combination of strenthening exercises and stretching to shape the muscles and improve flexibility. The advantage Fat Free has over the Lotte Berk dvds is that Fat Free works your whole body in one workout (the Lotte Berk dvds are shorter and focus on fewer areas of the body in each workout). The exercises are great--generally using body weight and small movements to achieve the results. I particularly like how the exercises are efficient: for example the push-ups work your whole upper body at once and the standing seat exercises work both the moving leg and the standing leg. The reverse push-ups are great for the triceps (they're similar to tricep dips, only on the floor so you lift more of your body weight). After each section, there are stretches for the muscles you've just worked as well as a general stretching section at the end. The stretching is supposed to shape the muscles you've just worked. My flexibility has improved tremendously because of the stretching. My muscles are more defined: my arms and legs are starting to look shapely for the first time in years and I feel stronger. If you like pilates and yoga you may like this workout. If you're like me and want to be both stronger and more flexible, you will benefit from this method.
Total body workout that burns- but not too much August 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this after having the Lotte Berk Method DVDs for a few years (and using them sporadically), so my review is going to be colored by that method. For the most part, I would say that if you had to choose between these two systems, go with the Bar Method. Although not perfect, this DVD hits your whole body enough to feel the burn, but not so much that you can't move the next day.
After a quick, stretchy warmup that includes pushups and reverse pushups to get into the back and chest, Fat Free goes into work for the thighs using plie and tuck variations. These really burn, but not so much so that they can't be relieved by the stretch that follows. Next we do three variations of seat work to get into the side and back of the buttocks. Burr explained this section particularly well to give you an idea of where exactly you should be feeling this. For both the thigh and "seat" work, she usually did ten slow and then 10 or 20 quick reps. It still burns, but it's nice to know what to expect.
After a stretch for the seat, move into Burr's version of knee dancing. Whereas the LBM begins from sitting, this starts from kneeling, making it a little bit easier to get into. Next we get into our abs. Here, Burr uses several different variations of the C-curve, varying the leg positions and then releasing the hands from the legs for more of a challenge. After a nice cobra or cat stretch (depending on your flexibility), we move onto bridging, or back dancing as it's called by the Lotte Berk instructors. This always works my seat no matter what else I've done.
I do not feel overly worked or gasping for air after doing this, but my muscles are pleasantly buzzing. I think part of the reason is that she does a great job of integrating the stretching throughout the resistance work. They do that on the LBM tapes as well, but here there are more stretches held for a longer period of time. However, I do feel like I am missing just a little bit from this workout, and I have no problem doing both on the same day. Not only that, I don't have significant soreness the next day from this either. Which is fine, but I like to feel maybe a touch more worked out than this leaves me.
As I said, this works the whole body, including back, chest (and arms to a lesser degree), legs, seat and abs. That makes it a better bet than the LBM DVDs, although the LBM add-ons/bonuses do have more advanced movements. So ideally you could have both but again, if you have to choose, go with the Bar Method.
 GREAT WORKOUT August 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been exercising all my life and i'm in pretty good shape but age is kicking in and lack of motivation is as well. This video has effectively toned my thighs and butt as well as my arms. My legs still shake when I do the exercises. I particularly didn't like the abs however I probably am too advanced and I think it is more for a beginner. Overall, I love this video and will continue to use it.
Really Terrific! April 10, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am so happy with this workout. I had owned Designer Sculpting and really dreaded doing it, so eventually got rid of it. However, with all the hype about this program on my favorite exercise websites, I really wanted to see if this other program would be different. After trying it through Netflix, I bought it and am so pleased. The abdominal section is less of a contortion, the upper body gets a better workout - without those weights, and for all who swear by that pretzel move, I really find the standing legwork takes care of the same areas. The only dread is that it leaves me quite sore and I can't necessarily do it 3 times per week!
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