Core Secrets Review

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Core Secrets Review

Core Secrets is a new home fitness and weight loss program designed by well-known trainer Gunnar Peterson. It focuses on strengthening and toning the 'core muscles' of the body - mainly the abdominal muscles and back muscles - while also helping you burn fat at the same time. Every workout involves exercises for the arms, butt, and legs as well.

In reality, Core Secrets is an at-home circuit-training-style workout that utilizes the increasingly popular 'fitness ball' as its primary tool. In fact, every single exercise utilizes the ball (included in the package) in one way or another. Many exercises involve sitting or laying on the ball - and trying to keep your balance - while performing a bodyweight exercise (e.g. crunches, pushups, bridges, etc.). This can be more than a little challenging for even the fittest people!

The best things about the Core Secrets program are that it:

• utilizes 'functional' strength and flexibility training
  
• develops real core strength and conditioning
  
• incorporate fairly short, efficient workouts (less than 30 minutes each)
• doesn't cost too much ($40-$80 - depending on the package you get - from the Core Secrets web site)

Overall, this is a good, effective workout system that will give you some nice full-body muscle toning and fat loss results if you follow it on a regular basis (they suggest doing a 25-minute Core Secrets workout 3 times per week). It's also a decent value for the money. But, as with all exercise programs, you do need to eat a healthy, clean diet to see results fast. Luckily, every Core Secrets package comes with a pretty good meal plan.

In case you're wondering, the only real 'secrets' revealed in the Core Secrets program are that:

1. you don't need to workout very long to see good results - you just need to workout efficiently and consistently!
2. functional strength training is the key to developing 'real-world' strength and fitness
   
3. focusing on your core strength should be a priority in order to avoid injury and low-back pain - and to get the greatest benefit in the least amount of time!
   
4. heavy weights and machines are not needed to get a great-looking body

If you decide to try the Core Secrets program for yourself be aware that it takes many people a little while to get used to the feeling of working out on a fitness ball. This is mainly due to the fact that you have to keep your weight balanced and your body in alignment. But, after you get used to it, you'll probably enjoy it quite a bit!

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By the way, here is the 'official' overview of the program from the Core Secrets site:

To successfully train your core, you need a wide variety of exercises that target the muscles from many different angles and planes of motion - and the Core Secrets "on-the-ball" system can help you accomplish that. The Fitness Ball's round, mobile surface forces the core muscles to work harder to maintain balance. And unlike traditional exercises and floor-work, the ball enables you to work more muscle groups, with more efficiency - for better, faster results!

Efficient, effective-and fun!

The Core Secrets program helps you burn more calories, tone more muscle groups, and melt away more inches - more efficiently than traditional exercise programs. How? When you alternate exercises between the upper and lower body, your heart and lungs have to work harder to send blood through to these major muscle groups at opposite ends of the body - burning more calories than you would with weight lifting or aerobics alone. Plus, since your entire workout is done on the Fitness Ball, your core muscles are engaged during every exercise just to maintain your balance. What's more, thanks to constant mobility, your muscles have to fire differently each time you do it - so your workout always stays challenging, fresh and fun.

Tailored training in the comfort of your home.

Core Secrets offers you something few fitness programs can: total flexibility with proven results. Almost any exercise you can do in a gym, on a machine - you can do on the ball, in the comfort and privacy of your living room. The program is designed to progress with you, so you can make it as easy or as difficult as you want. Try gradually adding weight to your workouts or build up to our Accelerated Results videos. Best of all, you'll see guaranteed results in as little as 25 minutes, 3 times per week - a fraction of the time (and money) you'd spend on a traditional fitness program.

Specially designed with you in mind.

The Core Secrets program was designed to virtually guarantee your success. It can be done just about any where - your living room, a hotel room - even the back yard. Once you're familiar with the various exercises, it's easy to customize your workout by shuffling the segments with your DVD player - or if you're away from a TV, by simply shuffling your Fitness Flash Cards. The Fitness Ball and pump pack easily for travel. And since it takes just 25 minutes, 3 times a week, it's easy to squeeze an intense, full-body workout into the busiest of schedules.

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Related info:
Core Secrets FAQ
Core Strength Training