The Body Sculpting Bible Express for Women: 21 Minutes a Day to Physical Perfection

I love this book. I'll be honest, what attracted me most was the fact you only need to do exercises for 21 minutes every day. I enjoy activities like cycling and hill climbing, but exercises I do mostly to tone my body, not for fun. I was looking for exercises that are easy to do, I can do preferably from the home, and don't take up too much time. I tried to combine exercises from various books I had, but as I did not really know if I made the right combinations I was soon discouraged. The great thing about this book is that it has already done all that for me. The exercses are clearly explained and the photos are helpful too. But more, there is a whole exercise plan already made up. You start with 21 mins of exercise every day for a period of 21 days. On the days when you do abs exercises, you only do 8 mins of exercises, the rest of the 21 mins you can fill with the cardio activity of your choice. This is perfect for someone like me who has had little training of abs. After 21 days, you get a more flexible training plan and you don't have to exercise every day although it is recommended. There is a lot of variety in the exercises and if you follow the routine your whole body gets toned. I am thinking of getting another book in this series to throw even more exercises in the mix. I gave this book five stars because the essential part of the book are the exercises and the exercise routines, and I love these very much. However, the book as a whole is not perfect. The section of nutrition is too hard to follow and also rather fussy for someone who is just trying to get fit. This does not matter much to me because I got the book for the exercises and I follow my own nutrition rules (which is basically just trying to eat healthy) Also, I think it is wrong to assume that this book is suitable for absolute beginners. I recommend this book to everyone who has had a bit of exercise before and is looking for an effective way to tone the whole body in little time.

For my background, I have done weight training off and on for many years. While I agree with the others that this book is written for a women with some weight training experience, a person in reasonable shape who took it slow could also benefit from this book. I used this book in my second trimester of my pregnancy to get back into shape after being sick for 3 months and was not able to exercise much. I got back into shape fast much to the help of using exercises from the book. I love how it combined workouts and had many great pictures to illustrate to exercises. A must have for busy women who want to be in good shape but don't have a lot of time to spend in the gym.

This book works well for me. I have also used his previous book - Body Sculpting Bible for Women plus I have done weight training for many years. I'm not sure how this would be for a beginner as it is pretty fast paced, but if you're used to weight training and exercise in general and are looking to vary your routine, then this should work well for you.