Callanetics Countdown Review & Giveaway
It’s safe to say I have been out of the exercise game for a while now. With various joint and back issues hindering me I have been taking it easy on the workout front. But 2017 is the year for doing. Not just talking about doing something actually doing it. So when the option arose to review a DVD I thought, yeah OK let’s do this! Callantics is a new workout for me and not something I have tried before. No longer confined to the ’80s with leg warmers and flashbacks of Jane Fondaesque movements. Callantics is back for 2017. Read on for my Callantics Countdown review.
Overview
Callanetics is a series of stretching and contracting exercises that activate the body s largest muscles groups, using tiny, gentle, precise movements, called pulses. These pulses reach deep into the muscles to give you a strong, firm body, without adding bulk.
Callanetics Countdown Review.
I honestly didn’t know what to expect for my first time. A complete Callantics virgin. I was grateful it wasn’t a full aerobics fest but my previous attempts at yoga/pilates/Pi-Yo laid bare just how inflexible I actually was. Sure I could bounce around to an energetic 20 min HIIT workout but could I do controlled slow movements and stretching and would it hurt?
I was pleasantly shocked. Slow paced and calming but not ineffective, not by a long shot. Split into 3 sections to gradually take you to progressively more challenging moves. For me the challenge was keeping the movements small and controlled. Used to bigger movements for more impact, I had to wonder if these small repetitive pulses and stretches would actually do anything under my excess winter layers.
I got my answer the very next day. Even laughing hurt. My abs definitely feeling it the next day and I looked forward to getting back to it once more. I think I have a new favourite workout. Sure it won’t do as much to me and my excess layers cardio wise in regards to burning a lot of fat, but for me, it was gentle on my old joints and worked great as a toning workout for core and stability.
Would I Recommend It?
If you are looking for a workout that’s easy and enjoyable and doesn’t make you feel like you will collapse afterwards then you need to try this. It is very effective and I have no doubt following it completely through the 30 days will do wonders for me. For faster weight loss/fat burning I would have no qualms in using this alongside a high impact cardio workout but equally, it will be effective on it own.
Callentics Countdown – 30 Days To A More Beautiful Body is now available to buy. Currently £12.99 on Amazon.
*Disclaimer: I was provided with a copy of the DVD mentioned for purpose of this post. All thoughts and views are my own*
Win A Copy Of Callantics Countdown
If you would like to try this yourself then enter my competition to win yourself a copy and enjoy the benefits you can gain from a Callantics workout.
T’s & C’s
The prize is one copy of Callantics Countdown on DVD as mentioned in the above review. Over 16’s in the UK mainland only. The prize will be directly dispatched from the competition sponser. The competition will run from 23/01/17 to 14/02/17. The winner will contacted within 5 days of the competition ending and has 28 days to respond. Please allow up to 28 days for delivery. Please enter all entry options correctly. Any incorrect entries will be void. Please answer the mandatory question, Did you make any new years resolutions? All other entry options are optional.
Comments
Learning to drive
To go for more walks with my young family.
mine was to get fitter and healthier
To make more homemade meals for my family
to get fit + healthy in 2017
Mine was no more chocolates, haha it only lasted 2 days
To try and get fitter so I can keep up with my daughters
To keep on fighting cancer and get through the rest of my chemotherapy treatment.
I want to lose a stone by April – I’m already half way there! 🙂
Mine was to spend more quality time with the kids
to have more time for my self
No, I’ve given up on resolutions as I never tend to keep them for more than a week or two
My New Years Resolution was to work and study hard
To try to always look forward
Nope
Just to try be more happy
Yes – to pass my driving test
I did, to get more fit, so far not happening!
To be more organised and exercise 3 times a week. i love callanetics. it transformed my body back in the 90’s after my first baby. had it on video. missed it and would love to try it again
Yes to lose more weight- but I need a bit of a boost this might just do it!!
To lose lots of weight!
I don’t make resolutions. I try to eat well, and get enough exercise all year round 🙂
Yes, i need to lose weight (a lot of it) so I am eating healthy and trying to up the fitness. I have lost 1 stone, 7 to go
I made my annual resolution of losing weight, eating healthily and doing more exercise!
This is just what I need to help with my new healthy lifestyle! I’m in the process of losing 4 stone, I’m eating whole foods and staying away from processed foods, chocolates etc. I’ve been looking for an exercise routine to do at home and would love to try this DVD!
My new years resolution was to lose weight and be more fit so i can join in with more active activities with my family instead of just watching them.
to try and walk more to keep fit
I would like to lose some weight and get fit 🙂
To get fitter and lose those extra pounds.
To finish the book im writting.
Stop smoking, alcohol and start running!
I didn’t make one, as I can never keep it
My resolution was to take up yoga. I’m a few weeks in and I absolutely love it. I only wish I started years ago.
I want to eat healthier
I made a new year’s resolution to go for a run several times a week. I managed 6 runs before an old knee injury reappeared and grounded me. I’ve now been told by the doctor that I should choose a different type of exercise, otherwise I’ll keep aggravating the problem. So this DVD could be just what I need.
I’m on a diet plan & hope to drop 2-3 dress sizes for my daughters Wedding early December. I want to get into a nice chic outfit.
I did, and I STILL haven’t started it!
I did make a resolution to make better food choices – I have had mixed success but intend to keep trying.
Yes the same one I make every year, to lose weight. Aslo to spend weekends having fun adventures with my husband and kids.
I want to lose a stone
Yes, not to stress about things out of my control
Yes to try and make sure that I eat my 5 portions of fruit and vegetable a day!
No, but I should have made one not to get man flu, bit late now
To give up caffeine, im slowly starting to let it creep back into my life again, I need to stop!
I’m determined to lose the baby weight and I also vowed to crochet 50 octopus toys for preemies 🙂
My resolutions are to drink more water and run my first marathon this year!
Only to spend less money this year
Dont make resolutions as such just anboutline of what id like to achieve and write on my journal how im doing -no such thing as failed -just updates -psychologically better for me
I’m old enough not to make any concrete New Year’s Resolutions as I’ve see too many of them bite the dust early in years gone by, but I do resolve myself to try to eat more healthily and take better care of a body with ever increasing miles on the clock 😉
to cut down on all things sugary! Refined sugar in particular, Sugar is not needed in our daily diet so when I discovered this I decided to get it out of my life! (well try to..)
Yes to declutter the house
to eat less junk food
I did !! … To continue losing weight … I went gluten free in July last year and managed to lose 3 stone in 6 months and keep it off … I want to continue losing and tone up properly, which isnt easy as I have Fibromyalgia, M.E. and other conditions which hamper me some days xx
to live more healthily
I didn’t make any new year resolutions.
To sort out my finances and to live more healthily and reduce stress
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions because I can never usually stick to them!
To eat more healthily and I’ve lost 2 pounds so far: not by eating less or dieting, just by eating more healthy food.
To lose weight and get fit.
Yeh. I am eating healthier and would love to lose at least 2 stone.
I decided to swap full fat drinks for diet or water – still doing it 🙂
eat better and exercise more
I joined a gym and attend two sessions a week. But I am not loosing any weight yet
Yes, to start a new hobby/sport to have some more me time x
To lose weight
yes to go to the gym more and to eat more healthy
To lose 4 stone in weight, and to exercise and tone up
To lose weight
yes to keep healthy x
to travel more x
yes , to leave the car at home and walk more x
To walk more, to prepare more meals from scratch and to keep on top of chores to avoid them piling up
walkmore
Yes to get fitter and lose weight – Its going well so far
My new years resolution is to train more than once a week. I currently do a fitness class once a week, this dvd could be the other one 😉 x
yes, drink and smoke less and eat healthy to lose some weight! going well so far – changed wine for vodka (less calories!) and lost 6lbs 🙂
I don’t make them as I have no willpower whatsoever
I simply promised that I would socialise more and not hide out at home so much!!
To eat less junk food / be more healthy
To get healthier
Just to be more healthy
To try and meal plan each week, hopefully saving money, being less wasteful and making healthier food choices
I don’t make them, I just try to do my best everyday x 🙂
Yes Ive joined a gym and I’m loving it
To regain weight and energy following a bad illness in hospital for a month
To eat more green veg xx
i didnt this year as getting divorced
Yes, to lose weight. 10 lbs gone already and already feeling happier
To enjoy the year with some new experiences
To eat more fruits and vegetables
None – but I do set myself targets such as a half marathon
To finally lose my baby weight…my “baby” is 2 yrs old!
more walkung
I hadn’t , though when asked and encouraged settled on :- Will try new things, visit new places etc. As they do say that variety is the spice of life. Also we are advised / encouraged Life Long Learning. The Best way to learn being by Experience.
To walk more
To help as many people as I can during2017
it definately has to be to lose a few more pounds in weight
I don’t really make resolutions – I have aims – to try a new vegan recipe at least twice a month, cook more from scratch and use fresh, local organic produce where possible.
To start my exercise regime up again to tone up in time for our holiday
To eat more fruits and vegetables.
Mine is to be much kinder to myself x
I don’t like New Year’s resolutions particularly as I always break them so instead last year I joined the gym in October rather than wait for Jan in the hope I would have some sort of routine sorted out as wanted to be healthier and fitter. It appears to be working as I am still going!!
Well Done!
Just to be kinder to myself inside and out.
To really try a get a new job.
To complete my emergency fund savings 🙂
How do you know when they are complete? There are so many financial commitments nowadays.Also more difficult to save anything given prices of essentials etc. Older generations were always keen on saving for a rainy day, being up to date with bills etc. I wonder how future generations will manage, especially given the vast competition they have to face, they are stressed with pressures, targets etc in Education, Employment and sometimes even hobbies.
Did callanetics when I was younger I now want to go back to it as it is a lot gentler than some of the classes around. The stretching makes you a lot more supple.
To eat healthier. Big fan of chocolate & cakes so trying to eat more fruit instead this year. I used to Callenetics years ago & I think I still have the Video somewhere – just nothing to play it on!
I want to get on my bike with the family