Im on the forums and FB pages alot, scrolling through and looking at what everyone posts, and it seems that Alot of the time everyone is asking the same questions over and over!!! What dvds should I get, or Should I do cardio before my muscle structure work or after, What shoes are best for cardio, why have I only lost 5lbs and you lose 10? Do I have to follow her diet to see results, ect..
I Thought that having one long post about these questions could help clear up alot of those answers for some of you :)
So lets start with the DVDs... Over the years Tracy has released some amazing DVDs, her First being Dance Aerobics back in 2007, which is still my favorite for a few reasons. It Truly feels like im learning a dance routine, the music and set up & moves are hard to get "tired" of!! If you can find this dvd your in luck, as these were going on Ebay for quite a bit of $$. She also has The Mat dvd, Its a hour long, and focus's alot on Arms, & legs. It does have a Abs section, both standing and floor, but the legs are heavily focused on. There is standing legs, and legs on the floor, along with a very long and challenging arm section. This is still the best challenging arm workout she has released. Then she has released the Post pregnancy video, Boy oh boy what a crazy ab video!!! It is very very challenging very long, and REALLY focus's on abs. I really think that this is a staple video and everyone should own it wether or not you have a child it doesnt matter because these abs moves are fabulous!!! She also has arms and leg moves in this video but isnt as long as the mat vid.
Then she released Webisodes, I loved the webisodes because they were Short n Sweet. the arms webisode is about 11 mins long & had both weighted and unweighted. The Abs webisode is about 12/13 mins long with both standing abs and floor abs. The Butt/thigh webisode is about 17-20 mins long focusing on floor legs. Then there was the famous Treadmill Dancing!!! It is about 17 mins long of instruction/routine & warm up of how to dance on the treadmill. I will have to say that when this came out, it was my #1 way to do cardio. Then I found the rebounder!! lol but thats a whole different story!
I was sad when she didnt release anymore webisodes but thats okay because she then released the perfect design series. These are a "set" of dvds she released to have people Graduate from going from 1 - 2 - 3. Series one was made for beginners , and series 2 was made for people who have been doing the method for a little while, and series 3 was made for advanced method, which is the one I purchased right off the bat. I was pretty sad when i could do all the moves all the way through and all reps.
Now she has released the famous Metamorphasis. Metamorphasis is a 90 day program, a set of 4 DVDs. One being a 30 min dance cardio dvd, and 3 more dvds with 3 Different workouts on each dvd. So a total of 9 new different muscle structure work on each dvd. There are also 4 different versions of Meta. Hipcentric, for the ladies who gain weight first / more in the thighs and hips... Then there is Abcentric, For the ladies who gain more weight in the belly first.... Then we have Glutcentric for the ladies who have droopy butts, or who gain alot of weight in the butt area. Finally there is Omnicentric, For the ladies who gain weight evenly all over, or ladies who are genetically blessed with no problem areas and just want to tone everything up.
If you are UNSURE of which Meta you are, Go get in a swim suit or bra and panties.. or naked!!! and stand infront of your full length mirror, Look at your self honestly and point out the biggest areas on your body. For me, it is my Thighs and hips. So I am hipcentric.
After you finish Metamorphasis you will sign up for Continuity. It is a new dvd (with 3 new workouts) each month. So very similar to Metamorphasis, but this is a year long program of NEW dvds, NEW workouts to always keep your body changing to get to your "Perfect" body you have always wanted.
THIS ^^ program is so revolutionary in the fitness world because just 30$ a day, for a in home personal trainer who truly changes your body, and your workout every 10 days. Who could ask for more??
I do want to emphasis on the fact that EVERY Meta Centric works the ENTIRE BODY!!!! Dont feel you have to purchase "Omnicentric" to get a full body workout!!! Trust me... I have Hipcentric and my arms and abs get a total workout!! Trust me, You will get much better results for your body, if you are truly honest with yourself about what body type you are!
Then there are all the dance cardio dvds she has released thus far... I do own them, but I dont perform them, as I much perfer either Treadmill dancing or Rebounding. She does have a Rebounder youtube video that i followed for about the first week, and I use her moves but in my own sequence! I feel i can perform my moves better to my own music and sequence.
The Beginner dance cardio is something everyone should start with if you dont do any cardio before you started the method. It is easy, it is fast, its something you can do to work up to her 30-50 min long dance cardios.
Tracy says, that if you are over weight, and trying to loose fat, Do the Muscle structure work first, then move onto cardio. Do I do this??? yes i do! Because while researching weightloss way back when... I found out that your body doesnt truly start burning FAT deposits until about 45 mins into a workout. So if you fill that first 30-45 mins of your workout with Muscle structure work, then go onto cardio, during your entire cardio you will be burning off your fat more effeciently. With that said, Alot of you including I sometimes, split up the workouts sometimes for time restraint reasons.
Alrighty :-) Thats the Jist of all of the DVDs
I guess the next more frequently asked question that I get is What do I eat?? Do I Follow tracy's diet? How many calories do I eat.. ect...
I will say that Yes, I have followed Tracy's diet to a T before. I will say that I get FABULOUS results when I did, I saw amazing fast quick results when I followed it to a T. It was very hard for me to stick to any diet, because I have a husband, and a daughter who LOVE pizza, and spaghetti and Pasta, and ALL the things i have to cook for them, that I cannot eat, Then turn around have have to cook a completely seperate dinner/lunch for me.
I do enjoy & still cook tracy's meals, & I cook a lot of Vegan meals. I try never to eat processed foods & i buy a lot of my foods from Whole foods or my local Organic market (whole foods is 30min drive).
For the longest time I didn't know how to count calories, I would use an App on my Iphone called "Lose It" and I would record what i ate.. for about 6 months I would do this, Until I basically memorized the calorie intake of most foods I ate! So counting calories became effortless and easy. I would take Tracy's meals, and I would multiply the "intake" of that with my phone to see how many more calories I needed to make it to at least 1200 calories. As for my Height and weight. That is the MINIMUM I need per day! Anything Less than that, my body would be in starvation mode.
Here is one key thing I wish to express is that, YES you need to change your diet in some way shape or form. I gained quite a bit of weight, and it wasnt because I was eatting right. It was because I was eatting all the wrong things. If you have to ask "Do i need to change my diet", then you should automatically know that your eatting the wrong things and yes you need to eat better. Im still learning & yes I do still cheat on my diet and ill have a slice of cheesecake, or a handfull of chips, but i've learned how to eat in moderation. To have a bite here and there and not devour everything that smells good!
Tracy's Method is amazing. You WILL see results. You will LOVE your body and feel like your a supermodel. But it will be hard work. It takes commitment and dedication.
I wish all of you ladies the Best of luck in following the method & I love to hear your stories and talk more personally with you all.
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