Tracie Long Longevity Series: Defining Shape

Fitness expert Tracie Long is back with this first volume in her Longevity series focusing on total body strength. Warming up with a marching combo and squats, Defining Shape incorporates the use of two or three sets of weights (preferably light, medium, and heavy). Featuring segments that exercise the legs, butt, shoulders, and upper and lower body, moves here include kickbacks, stagger squats, pushups, pliés, side lunges, and step squats, as well as taps and reaches (for balance and core). Also including matwork for abs (including side plank and sit-ups) and a cool-down stretch, the program provides two “premix” workouts: “Below the Belt” and “Hour Glass.” Also newly available in the series are Staying Power and Step Forward. A solid exercise title with precise and focused attention on techniques for optimum strength training and resistance, this is recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)