Ride The Wave - DVD 1 Review
This is a 10 minute instructional DVD to give you the flavor of The Firm Wave. A perky instructor beams at you and gives good, clear instructions on how to get safely on and off the Wave – this is great for new exercisers. Too often these DVDs start off like a runaway train, leaving you floundering behind, trying to keep up, and ruining your confidence. This one’s good; I’d recommend it to my mum – a lifelong non-exerciser with the co-ordination and core stability of a bowl of jello!
You do a warmup based on Step moves, Wave curve side up (and therefore stable), and then move on to using the unstable, “surfing” side. Lots of teaching points are given, along with how to check your posture is correct; you learn that standing with a foot on either side is “Horse Stance” and 1 foot forward and 1 back is “Carving the Wave”. Well, it’s different! A lot of thought has been put into this.
So now you’ve done Step; rocking from side-to-side, and back and forth. Arm moves like curls and rowing are added, but you can leave those out to start with if you feel unstable. Time to get down on the floor and put your hands on the Wave in a pressup position. This is “Trimming the Wave”; it works all your upper body and core muscles, and you’ll find it hard at first. Don’t even attempt to progress to resting on your toes until you are stronger! Joking apart, if your core is weak and you go onto your toes in a full pressup position, your lower back will end up taking all the strain and you could pull a muscle.
The workout ends with stretches. Even though it’s only 10 minutes in length, it’s a wonderful introduction to The Wave, and particularly suited to beginners. Well Done The Firm!
All the best,
Carol J Bartram
(Personal Trainer & Pilates Instructor)
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