Woman is a Genius

For years now, I've admired Tracy Anderson, you know the one, the fitness expert, the impossibly good looking, designer of bodies with all of those famous clients?  Well, yes, she looks amazing, as do her clients and I've eagerly read and listened to what she had to say over the last few years, her philosophy, her advice.  Was she another flash-in-the-pan with a plan that no matter how rigidly you followed, you wouldn't see any more results than if you did nothing? 

I bought a TA cardio DVD years ago but while I may have been able to follow along in a class, in my own home, alone and in front of the TV, it was a lost cause

Queue "You tube" and a clip of TA demonstrating some very basic cardio moves.  There are a few simple rules to TA cardio, dance like you're performing and not doing a walk through, dance like either you are on stage or alone with no-one watching, whichever works best for you, change moves every 4-8 beats so that you don't build up bulk and if you really can't follow TA, then "free style", which is what I do.  I use the term "free-style" very loosely as there currently really isn't any stylish about it, think Bambi, in clogs, on ice.  But... with just 10 minutes every night, for the past two weeks and I've already seen a difference, and so have my work pants.

Darn it but that woman knows what she is talking about.  I'm clumsy, can't make feet move fast enough at the moment, tripped over own feet a few times but I'm yet to hit the deck.  It's fun, it's done within minutes and you sweat.  I can only manage 10 minutes each night at present but I'm aiming for at least 20 minutes per night in the not too distant.

I almost gave up on the first attempt.  I was only aiming for 5 minutes but 5 minutes of leaping about, in front of a mirror, in your underwear and trainers, almost put me off looking into a mirror, ever again.  Still, a couple of weeks in, and there is much less wiggle in the jiggle and pockets of fat which have simply camped out on my body for centuries, well... decades anyway, they have begun, to melt.  I hate to say it, but TA... she is a genius.  Dance if you dare.