Thinner This Year: Preparation for Movement

This DVD is the companion to "Thinner This Year" by Chris Crowley. It is a great series of warm-up exercises to prepare your body for movement. I try to do the sequence every day -- even if I don't have time to do other exercises, this is a great way to stretch and warm up before you begin your day. My only criticism is that he suggests you do anywhere from 5-10 repetitions of each movement, and that each movement be done fairly slowly, i.e.,10-15 seconds. However, he only allows enough time for you to do about 3 repetitions before he moves onto the next exercise. So, you either have to continually press "pause" and then move on, or you have to make notes and do the sequences without watching the DVD. I wish he had actually done the movements for the suggested repetitions; however, his method does allow you to get a faster overview than my way would. The exercises are very "senior-friendly," so this is a great DVD for someone who is new to exercise, but he provides ways to make the movements more challenging, so it is also useful for someone with more experiences. A great DVD for anyone interested in fitness.

I am 63 and fall into the category in the Thinner Next Year book of 'fit & fat". I have consistently and persistently been exercising 3x per week since I was 25. I also enjoy lots of outdoor physical activities such as bicycling and horseback riding. As an aging male, despite my traditional exercises with machines and old-style calisthenics and static stretches, I have been losing flexibility. Troubled by IT band issues, I searched for answers and about a year ago, found great lower body help with Active Isolated Stretching exercises originated by Aaron Mattes. After reading Thinner This Year, and buying the Preparation For Movement DVD, my upper body flexibility has been greatly enhanced. I had no idea how much my shoulders and mid to upper back needed stretching. My posture has improved significantly. Excellent horseback riding is achieved when the horse and rider's movements are in unison. Until yesterday, I have not had the sufficient flexibility to enjoy that feeling of unity of movement. While riding at a canter yesterday, I suddenly realized that I was fluidly, flexibly, and unconsciously in unity with my horse. Wow! Get the book and the DVD to regain whatever you define as fun!

I have been following Younger Next Year, and now Thinner This Year, for four years and it has truly changed my life. I met Bill at one of the first YNY Total Immersion weeks at the Aspen Club in Aspen, Colo. He was developing and using his Preparation for Movement program and I could not believe what a difference it made in my flexibility, range of motion and balance. I have been doing Bill's Preparation for Movement every day for over three years and would not miss a day. The DVD makes it easy to learn and do, and Bill makes sure you understand the right posture and technique so you get maximum benefit without any risk of injury. I could not recommend this more highly.

Great instruction, but old fashion recording techniques. No menu to be able to advance to exercise I want, must fast forward the old fashion way. Only shows a few repetitions of each exercise so must pause as you do all the repetitions on both sides of each exercise. Not a standard workout video, but more basic demonstration type video

This is a good video with clear directions and reasons why we should be doing these exercises. What I thought I was buying: like most exercise videos, I expected the directions and modeling. I also expected a second section where I could follow along with the Bob and/or the model without the background information. I expected the actual 20 minute workout.

A must if you plan on learning this methods described in the "Thinner This Year" or "Younger Next Year" books. I thought I understood how to do the warmups, but I was not. This video showed me the important details on each exercise and added many more optional ones so you don't get bored. I noticed a difference after just a few weeks of using these. Work every penny.

The exercises in Thinner this year: prep for movement are good for strength and mobility. I plan to do them daily to keep my aging body working. This is a "how to" DVD, not one you can exercise to.

I am a 68 year old male wanting to continue being functional. This video clarified important details that are impossible to communicate on the printed page. My body moves differently now, and I can feel functional strength gains as I engage in normal daily activities. Please do a video of the 25 exercises in the book to supplement this one. Old guys like me need it.