Level
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Aerobics Impact
Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.
Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.
Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.
Aerobics Choreography
Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.
Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.
Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.
Toning Emphasis
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Level: Beg/Int/Adv
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Level: Instructional
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
SKU: BV0113
Certified instructor description: The “Tai Chi for Athletes'' workout DVD with Shane Eversfield is a series of moving meditations you can do with minimal space and no prior experience. Here is an effective way to improve your capacity for mindful, brilliant swimming, biking, running…indeed, any forms of endurance athletics. With a little consistent practice (20 minutes per day), you can experience that elusive “zone” so many athletes pursue – a heightened awareness and acute sensitivity that arises from the seamless union of mind and body. You can experience the effortless power of perfect technique.
Shane Eversfield is a Coach for Total Immersion, creator of Zendurance Cycling, author of “Zendurance, A Spiritual Fitness Guide for Endurance Athletes” (as well as numerous triathlon magazine articles), and an avid, passionate triathlete. His race resume includes 2 Hawaii Ironmans, 2006 Ultraman Hawaii World Championship, 2007 24 Hours of Triathlon, 2007 Course World Championship in Almere Netherlands. He was USAT All-American in 2008, and Honorable Mention in 2009.