Customer Review(s)
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Summary: Total arm workout
Comment: 8 Minute Arms is exactly that: 8 minutes of arm exercises with very, very little breaks in between. This is an excellent tape to add to your collection for the days that you really don't feel like working out (but would feel even worse if you don't) or for the days that you want to go easy and just have to do have do a little something.
This tape assumes that the viewer is familiar with the exercises and that you have warmed up beforehand. There is no warmup, Jaime jumps into the program immediately after explaining what types of weight to use. Each exercise lasts for 30 seconds and the triceps, biceps, upper back and shoulders are targeted.
This tape is challenging for beginners, those who have backslid and someone who wants to get a quick workout with out leaving the house.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Can't praise the "8 Minute" series enough!
Comment: I'm female, in my late 30's, and have had two kids--and I used to weigh over 245 lbs and was a size 24. After a good year of working out at home with tapes, and eating somewhat better (though I still love food too much), I managed to get down to a size 10 and hope to be even smaller by this summer. The 8 Minute tapes, together with a bunch of longer cardio/aerobics tapes that I rotate (because otherwise I get bored), get a lot of credit for my transformation.
The Arm workout actually gave me definition I never thought I'd see in my chubby arms--helped firm up the jiggly areas under the triceps, etc. The way I used the 8 minute series was, I'd use an aerobic tape (like a Crunch Fat Blaster, for example) then while I was warmed up I'd do the 8 minute workout for Arms, then Abs, then I'd stretch. That was every other day. In between, I'd do pretty much the same thing but tacking on the 8 minute Legs & Buns instead of arms & abs. When the exercises got easier, I added weight and/or an extra time through the 8 minute videos. To me that's very important--I've "outgrown" a lot of videos--I won't outgrow these!
I have to say that in order of preference I like the abs, then arms, then buns, then legs videos--but they all are very good. They're short enough that I don't get bored or lazy about using them, and when I'm travelling I remember the moves to do on my own away from the VCR. And as everyone says, ANYBODY can find 8 minutes here & there to squeeze a session in--I've been known to serve my kids lunch, pop in a tape, and be finished before they are--etc.
The only complaints I have: no warm-up, so unless I've already done something else I have to take time to do that; and, with the arm video, the sets CAN be too quick (I'd prefer to work with less speed and more control)--but both of these fall under the price one pays for having the workout only be 8 minutes long. There was a time years ago (before the kids) when I spent more money and time than I care to admit in the gym--I've had better results at home with these tapes as the foundation of my regimen.
Hope you have the same great results!
