Core Envy: A 3-Step Guide to a Strong, Sexy Core

by Allison Westfahl

Allison Westfahl’s Core Envy will tone and sculpt your abs, back, stomach, and sidesand build a strong, sexy core you’ll love showing off. Her Core Envy program solves the problems other abs programs ignore with a three-part approach to slim down and tone up. You’ll clean up your diet, fire up your metabolism, and tighten up all the muscles of your core without a gym or equipment. In just three weeks, you’ll start seeing results. Westfahl is an acclaimed personal trainer who developed her effective core sculpting program for women at several of the nation’s most prestigious health clubs. Her clients came to her because they were frustrated by traditional abs programs that involved impossible diets, endless cardio and crunches, sketchy supplements, and tedious calorie counting. Allison’s 8-week Core Envy program is a better way to tone and sculpt. Core Envy lays out a triple threat of cardio workouts, sculpting routines, and a diet makeover. It’s a balanced approach that promotes both fitness and weight loss, and you won’t need a gym to make it happen. Allison’s cardio and sculpting workouts average just 30 minutes and don’t require special equipment. Her high-intensity cardio workouts coupled with full core functional exercises will make sure you slim down while you sculpt all the muscle groups you need for a sleek, toned core. Three levels let you amp it up or tone it down to match your current fitness level. Allison streamlines dieting with healthy, flavorful foods and snacks that will keep you energized as you rev up your metabolism. Her tasty recipes and complete meal plans simplify calorie counting and make weight loss painless. Core Envy will help you get the sleek, sculpted core you want. After Westfahl’s 8-week program, you’ll look great and feel confident rocking a fit and feminine look.

353 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the information and exercises for the core, however I am greatly disappointed that she did not give more information on cardio section. For example: RPE (rate of perceived exertion) you choose the level you are working. She adds Basic high-intensity intervals, then the levels you choose to work and she put the RPE you work for amount of time.... but that is it.... okay- what kind of work outs should I do with high intensity intervals???? Then there is Anaerobic Endurance Intervals, Tababa- style Intervals, recovery week Intervals, turbo-charged tabata Intervals, and much more where it is like okay give some more examples or detailed exercises????
Cardio section is not planned out very well at all.... It is worth the read though.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Immediate response to reading the book:

I love this book. Highly motivative, informative and a necessary purchase for 2016.

Highly recommended

[Y T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great workouts with photos to demonstrate how they were to be carried out, with different levels of intensity.

However, the HIIT workouts only gave a rough guide to how it should be done in terms of effort and timing. Would have been great if the exact exercises were spelt out.

Overall a nice reference to get started!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well structured book that gave you everything you needed to know and no more (no filler, no 100 pages of recipes). Picked up some great core strength routines in this and the rest of the program looks good too.

[Priscilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Motivating, informative, easy to understand. Provides workouts and meal plans/recipes with options based on ability and taste, respectively. Bye-bye, crunches!