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Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
I decided to get this based on other reviews and it does not disappoint. It has a section at the beginning to teach and motivate you to start and then it also has a list of things you will need like a yoga mat, free weights, kettle bell and stretchy bands. The style of this book reminds me of a well planned magazine layout from women's health. It has a 28 day plan to get you started with a routine that you can then create your own routines or continue with the same plan past the 28 days so basically that saying it takes 30 days to create a habit is what this book helps you accomplish. Each week is a different workout plan with warmups and workouts. They start simple and get more complex as you go but most of these workouts you can easily do on a yoga mat with the free weights and stretchy bands. The exercises are broken up into categories like upperbody, lower body, core, and total body, so you can pick a different exercise if you can't or don't want to do a specific exercise in that week's workout routine. It has a place to write in your free weight amount, current weight and reps etc. if you choose to track to stay motivated. It also has a place in the back to write in full page notes. This book really is great for anyone of any age. I'm really glad I got it because I recently got all of the items to exercise with and had no clue where to start with kettle bells and stretchy bands. Very happy with this.
toolgirl40
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
As someone with a lot of fitness/workout experience, I know how to do these exercises safely. I only say that because, even I found some of the instructions not easy to follow, which could result in them being done incorrectly. I'm not at all saying this woman doesn't know what she's doing or how to teach people; I don't think the book was edited well. (This lady knows a lot, she's actually pretty cool if you care to look her up, she is the beautiful WOC on the cover and throughout the book, not a blonde that someone else referred to.)The written step doesn't always match the example photo, which is all you have to go on. A great example is the "squat to overhead press" one. Her posture isn't even a little like it should be to start out (elbows bent), then the written instructions aren't easy to follow, either. And in the "deadlift and row," I don't consider her knees to be slightly relaxed. I feel like some people may be having to look up how to do some of these correctly (ie: safely).It's got a lot of good information, and you can log various stats. (I'm guessing this is why the paper is like planner paper.)Nice hardcover with a spiral binding. Mine arrived bent of course because they always do, lol, but it bends back.All in all, I'm a bit disappointed with the execution of this, but I will keep it on hand for days when I can't come up with my own routine or am just bored with what I'm doing. A decent tool in the toolbox.Purchased through Vine for a discount (3/02/25); $26.95
Regan Taylor
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2025
What a super book. I've been looking for a comprehensive, day to day, fitness book for an older woman. I've gone to gyms, I've looked at other books, I've joined online groups but none of them are as comprehensive as Ashley Nicole's book. It's great for all ages, but in particular us older women who need to be a little more careful and at the same time need a little more help.
S Christian
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2025
The workbook is a great guide for daily workouts. The exercises are easy to follow and straight forward. It takes the not knowing what to do out of workouts. The photos are large and clear. Nice to have for at home workouts.
citymom
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
This book is easy to use - spiral bound, good strong cover, good size type and it comes with a bookmark, which was handy when I flipped from the daily workouts to the descriptions in the back. The workouts themselves, a handful of exercises for each day to be repeated 3x each are a good mix with days devoted to arms, total strength and lower body. Each daily workout took me about 15 min - 18 minutes so I used this as an add-on to cardio or more functional strength. The short time commitment would be great for someone getting back into exercise or looking to form a daily exercise habit.
Truthtreasurer
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
I almost didn't get this book because I just turned 60. Was I ever delighted she addresses people who are 50 and 60 in here too! I just finished the first workout and it took me about 45 minutes since I needed to flip to the instruction pages and read the instructions. I expect once I understand the different exercises it will only take around 30 minutes. The warm up was fun! There is a lot of variety and some moves I haven't done before. There is space for each day to record how many reps and the amount of weight used for three sets of each exercise. There is a different workout for every day for 28 days (though about two days a week are designated for rest and active recovery.) I am so looking forward to doing all 28 days. I found I needed to go with lighter weights than usual when learning new exercises so I could focus on form and not risk hurting myself - especially as she encourages explosive moves. My only wish is there'd been a video of the exercises. The pictures are great and they really help, but there were a few moves I would've liked to see someone actually perform. But overall this is an excellent, fun workout program and definitely worked my muscies and most importantly I really enjoyed doing this! The book is beautifully designed and the layout works well. It's a little frustrating at first having to flip back and forth between the workout page for the day and the instructions for each exercise but this was a wise layout as I expect it will help with finding exercises in the future. And once I know how to do all the exercises it is really going to be so great to have a 28 day plan I can return to and do again and again, increasing weights used. You do need dumbbells to do this and she also uses kettlebells and bands. If you have those you are good to go! I highly recommend!
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