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Melt the Most Calories with Cardio Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body, Volume 2: The Edge ($20, amazon.com) Advanced What you’ll need: Nada Calories burned: 409 per 55-minute workout The skinny: This “no-excuses” high-intensity interval routine had testers pushing to the edge. Sweat-in-place exercises like plank jacks and tuck jumps are highlighted on-screen at the start of […]

Ever wonder how to use some of the fitness tools in your gym? Well, Amy Dixon, Equinox Group Fitness Manager in Santa Monica, CA stopped by “Summer Shape Up” to give us the skinny on the coolest fitness equipment that will fight the battle of the bulge. Here are five get-fit tools that you may […]

Sounds like an unrealistic promise, right? But it’s not—and I’ve got the American College of Sports Medicine to back me up. They recommend either doing 20 minutes of intense exercise 3 times per week, or 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week (with “most” typically translated as 5). So 60 minutes versus […]

Hello again from London! Welcome to The Manifestation Q&A Series. I am Jennifer Pastiloff and this series is designed to introduce the world to someone I find incredible. Someone who is manifesting their dreams on a daily basis. Today’s guest is the “Queen of Fitness” otherwise known as Amy Dixon, or Mommy to her kids. Amy happens […]

In case you haven’t heard of the Shake Weight, it is, according to its makers, the “revolutionary new way to shape and tone your arms, shoulders and chest.” Basically, it’s a 2.5 pound dumbbell with springs on either end, and instead of merely lifting, you, yes, shake it. Exercise physiologist Amy Dixon, group fitness manager […]

With my early-morning workouts getting depressingly darker as the year draws to a close, I’m starting to wonder if I should try to squeeze in some of my sweat sessions at lunch. The “sweat” part is what gets me, though: How do I do my exercise, stop sweating, clean up, make my hair presentable again, […]

More move for your elliptical groove. Amy Dixon helps push your pedals during this advanced 60-minute workout. Works on any audio player!

Malibu – Looking for some new workout moves to get into shape? You might want to check out Equinox’s ViPR workout. FOX 11’s Phil Shuman went through the paces on Good Day LA. ViPR… Vitality, Performance & Reconditioning… is a workout designed for energy, movement skills, and strength. According to its creators, the workout delivers […]

Interval Workout No. 1: Tabata Intervals Tabata routines are a style of interval developed at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo. The principle is that you’re “working” for twice as long as you’re resting. Here’s how it goes: Hop on the treadmill and run on a 1 percent incline for 20 seconds […]

Article Post: Self.com Post On: 9/25/2010 1:34 PM The Expert: Exercise physiologist Amy Dixon, group fitness manager for Equinox in Santa Monica, Calif., and star of the new “Super Fit Bod” workout DVD.