Personal Training with Chris Freytag

Bored with the repetition of conventional workout routines? Personal Training with Chris Freytag, part of Prevention magazine's fitness series, enables even the busiest (ahem, laziest) of viewers to make the most of their exercise time. Focused and energetic instructor Freytag presents targeted workouts aimed at achieving particular goals (“lose weight,” “get firm,” “improve your health,” “flatten your belly,” or “slim your hips and thighs”), while also advising viewers on how to create their own routines drawn from various cardio, toning, and area-specific (i.e. legs and butt, arms and shoulders) segments here, bookended by the usual warm-ups and cool-downs. Excellent bonus features include tips for “Smart Portion Control” (with analogies such as the size of a fish portion should be about the same as a checkbook), a “Waistline Checkup,” and four moves to help alleviate knee pain. Highly recommended. [Note: Get Moving with Chris Freytag is also newly available.] Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)