Thank you Charlotte for telling us what not to do. I wanted to ask what the Bootcamp is. I like to go all out in the beginning. and then I like to slow down afterwards and will go back to the basic workout.
hello dear! m a new bee and just started with BWO+ its my 3rd day really excited to see my results.. I wanted to know can i have my dinner or lunch after doing t-tapp? as my working hours are like that I cant do t-tapp empty stomach.. so can u tell me if i can eat post workout then how long i should wait after having my food to perform t-tapp? plz reply me ASAP.
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hi I have been doing the basic workout.every other day for two weeks now and so far no inches lost. I do see quite a bit of muscle tone forming. should I be doing the basic workout every day to see inches lost?
I have never t tapped and I know that it is advisable to start with Basic Plus, but I only have access to Barefoot Plus. In your opinion, could one start with Barefoot, as long as they followed the instructional workout beforehand?
I would like to start back up. What is basic workout plus? This might help me stay focused if I mixed it in with the total body workout. I see that she has added new things, but for now I need to get started again first before going crazy adding to much.
Hello and thank you in advance for your help. I have a bootcamp question. I have done TTAPP off and on over the years but have decided to really focus primarily on TTAPP in hopes that it helps with my overall health and fertility. I plan to do the 55 minute total workout for 10 consecutive days as a bootcamp and then switch to every other day (using either Total Workout or Basic Wkout Plus). I have read that people do the instructional 1 and 2 back to back but it would seem to be faster and more doable to complete the 55 minute Total body workout as that is the program that I normally pop in when I do TTAPP.
A bit of background, I'm 33 and have practiced yoga regularly since my teens. I also do Pilates, barre and kettlebell workouts occasionally. I'm naturally quite thin and don't build muscle easily, plus I easily get burned out from too much exercise so usually gravitate to gentler styles which are more energising than tiring (yoga and the like).I have been doing T-Tapp on and off for a few years (from the book), usually just doing the Basic Workout Plus (which is the first 15 minutes of the total workout).It does seem to improve muscle tone (especialy the abs & waist) and posture quicker than anything else I've tried. I decided to buy the DVDs as I thought it might help me be more consistent with the practice.In January I the T-Tapp site had a "free shipping" offer, which was great as I'm in the UK (and shipping would normally be $40!) so I purchased the total system which included:* Instructional 1 & Basic Workout Plus* Instructional 2 & The Total WorkoutBonus workouts:* Basic Plus Tempo* Tempo 8 reps (this is the total workout straight through without instruction)* Tempo 10 reps (as above, but with 10 reps of each exercise to give more of a cardio boost)There was also a seminar, audio CD and radio interview, but I have not explored these yet.I had a quick look at the Instructionals and the Basic Workout Plus, but I found it difficult to get over the awful scenery (a hotel lobby with a hideous carpet LOL) and cheap feel of the DVDs . Perhaps that is a bit shallow of me, but my other workouts are ones with gorgeous scenery like tropical beaches and beautiful landscapes (e.g. Rodney Yee and Shiva Rea's yoga DVDs).The Total workout is a bit nicer as it is filmed in Teresa Tapp's living room, with a couple of the ladies that feature in the testimonial videos on the discs.My favourite workouts are the Tempo ones however, these are also filmed in Teresa Tapp's living room (with just her) and it gives the feeling of having a personal trainer. The tempo DVDs run through all the exercises at a fairly quick pace assuming that you know them already, so you don't waste any time. The Basic Plus Tempo DVD is pretty much the same as the first 15 minutes of Tempo 8 reps.I usually do the first 15 minutes of either Tempo 8 Reps or Tempo 10 Reps (I gave the Basic Plus Tempo DVD to my Mum), and occasionally add in the exercises at the end of the disc (Arms Sequence to Lawn Mowers) - I don't particularly enjoy the middle bit (Lunges, Thread the Needle etc.). The good thing is that each exercise is a new chapter on the disc, so you can just skip ahead.The thing I like most about the T-Tapp workout:* It trims my waist & abs quickly and keeps me trim as long as I do at least 15 minutes 2-3 times per week.* It energises me for the day and clears "brain fog".* It eliminates water retention and helps with other "hormonal" stuff.* It improves my posture and makes me feel taller.* The same workout somehow stays challenging, as you improve, you work more on form and posture and take the exercises to a deeper level.* 15 minutes of T-Tapp can be a good stand alone workout or a good warm up for something else - I have lots of fitness DVDs which I enjoy, so sometimes do these after T-Tapp.* The whole workout is done standing and you don't need much space. I have had really good T-Tapp workouts in my tiny kitchen, in hotel rooms, on balconies etc.!Things I'm not so keen on:* It doesn't seem to do much for my arms and legs. These are not problem areas for me though so I'm not so bothered.* There are some exercises which feel like a chore and have a dread factor, but I'm getting over this, I just try not to think about it too much and focus on the benefits. I just have to tell myself "it's only 15 minutes and then I can get on with my day"* It lacks a stretching / relaxation section at the end, you just kind of stop and do some shoulder rolls. I guess I'm used to Yoga where you do a lot of stretching and relaxation after the main workout. That said, there are stretches interspersed throughout so your flexibility is not neglected.* It lacks the enjoyment factor of other workout DVDs, such as nice music, scenery, production values etc.p.s. apologies, I accidentally posted this review twice in two different places!
(two instructional tapes, one beginner tape, two audio cassettes and bonusp.o.p. tape - Organs In Place)Teresa claims she can take inches off your body because her system puts yourinternal organs in place and exercises the deepest muscles. She furtherclaims she can transform cellulite into smooth skin. Teresa also wishes to sell you supplements and other products as part ofher exercise package. Due to the Video Fitness ban on discussion ofsupplements I will not comment on those products, except to suggest thateach person should conduct their own research into those products and maketheir own informed decision in this matter. I broke down and purchased the introductory kit (4 videos, 2 audios) for$80. I did each tape once. I placed that kit on ebay and got my buy-it-nowprice within an hour. T-Tapp is red hot. It left me cold. The production on her videos is low-rent. It's her, an occasional acolyte or two, in her livingroom or patio doing the moves. There's no music, you can hear sirens and airplane noises from the street. They're packaged in plain white or blue sleeves. The four tapes I got were one 8 minute "points of perfection", or POP tape, two 20-30 minute instructionals, one 55 minute beginner tape, one infomercial cassette touting her supplements, and an audio cassette version of one of the tapes. Eighty bucks - and that's just the starter set. If you're going to really do it there are many many more purchases upcoming in your t-tapp future. She has some notions about posture and some theories about glands and heredity that she's parlayed into a "system". Lots of talk about lymph nodes and slouching organs and body types . (long torso short knee v. short torso long knee). She gives posture tips (put your weight on the little toe portion of your foot so you hold your saddle bags in). Teresa literally has you physically manipulate your internal organs with your hand in her "organs in place" p.o.p. video in an effort to counteract the effects of age and gravity. If that trick works I'm going to spend the next month holding my breasts up with my hands in hopes of a return to youthful perkiness. The exercises themselves are a series of quick, low rep, often jerky moves. They're typically done with full range of motion, often with the joints held locked. There's attention to posture, balance and form (a good thing) and one gets the impression that she has put some thought into the routines. I found the pilates, yoga, and strength training I practice made the t-tapp instructional/ beginner movements pretty doable. I *don't* think I was doing them wrong. Teresa has not cornered the market on core work and posture. In my opinion core work and posture are the "kernals of truth" she's wrapped her hype around. What's conspicuously absent is a nanosecond's attention to grace and rhythm. What's omnipresent is the resounding insistence that her way is the only way to get "results". Supporters argue that the exercises work and you have to look past the marketing hype. Teresa has many believers including VF'ers who's posts I admire. They say its worked for them. I'll never know if it would have worked for me. I went running for my Moira Stott pilates tapes. I literally popped Power Mat into the VCR after my initial plunge with Teresa. It was like I'd returned home to my nice sensible mom after spending a weekend with my girlfriend's psycho family. I don't know enough about physiology etc. to dispute Teresa's claims, but I have to wonder why, if she's the reason all these fashion models have stayed thin and cellulite free, she appears free of celebrity/model endorsements, and why she's the only one who's managed to unearth these deep secrets about glands, nodes and organs. I note that while she talks about having fashion and medical industry jobs on her resume and diploma's on her wall, they're never specified. Her website has no personal biography or "story of T-Tapp". She seems pretty isolated from the medical, fitness and fashion communities she emerged from. Teresa is not particularly articulate. Her sentences (and logic) are rambling and confused. Her students show incredibly poor form doing the exercises. Ordinarily, I like videos that show a range of body types and fitness levels, but you have to wonder, given Teresa's perchant for talking about appearance ad nauseum, why no fashion model types were available to assist her with these productions. Apparently she couldn't dig up a foleyman either. Or a set designer. Or a dynamix tape. Teresa Tapp has taken the natural assets that the universe gave her (a slender build) and parlayed them into a marketing tool to extract money from women who are concerned about their looks and the aging process. She's not the first or the last. And I sent her 80 bucks, didn't I? I think what ultimately offends me is her world view, which is all about thin and young as the final arbiter of success. I've got nothing against those things, but 1) I don't think she has the key to their attainment and 2) the world she's living in is pretty small. I got my 80 bucks back, but those four nights with Teresa that are gone for good. 2ff7e9595c
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