?Testimonials? claim to have used the product and to have lost as much as 3 inches on their hips in as little as three days. Additionally, the music and Shaun T are not for everybody, which is fair enough. It is in no way real Hip Hop what you are learning there. The moves are not for everybody and take some time getting used to. In order to challenge it more you will have to ?upgrade? to the advanced workouts, which basically means buying more stuff from them. With time you get used to the drill and as your muscles adapt and your movements become more efficient your body will be less and less challenged. If you are in halfway decent shape, the workout routines of Shaun T won't make you break out in a big sweat. Hip Hop Abs is not a cardio vascular exercise. This is one clear point where the people selling the product are trying to mislead you.
A muscle shortening by bending slightly as shown in Hip Hop Abs does not stimulate you abs and make them grow bigger and stronger. The ?standing crunch? advertised as the core movement is in no way as effective as cycling, the captain's chair or real crunches. Cons: The key problem with Hip Hop Abs is that it is not the ultimate workout for your abs. In that case the short workouts will fly right by. Depending on the type of person you are, you might have a good time watching the Shaun T working his sexy body up into a sweat and listening to his talk.
It can make sense to add it to your daily routine and you can get a nice endorphin boost. If you do it right, work up a sweat and actually get your heart rate up, you can lose weight especially if you stick to the diet plan that comes with the package.
So, what is the Hip Hop Abs workout good for? Check out these Pros and Cons: Pros: Doing the moves shown on the exercise DVDs sure beats sitting on the couch and just watching the tube. So, if sexy abs is your only goal, if you can motivate yourself and eat healthily, just do one of the aforementioned three exercises every day and you will get a better result than with anything sold through an infomercial. The most important thing you have to know is that, in order to get tight, strongly defined abs, nothing beats bicycle manoeuvre, captains chair and crunches on an exercise balls, as recently proven again by a study conducted at the University of San Diego. The Hip Hop moves shown on the DVDs are nothing you can boast with at a club, so if you want to learn real moves, I suggest you take Hip Hop classes at your local gym instead. Straight males might be somewhat irritated by his constant chatter (although you can turn up the volume of the music over the talk) and the way he moderates the program. The target groups of this workout program are evidently women and gay men, like Shaun himself.