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The S-Factor: Strip Workouts for Every Woman
Hipper than Taebo, sexier than Pilates, The S Factor --stripping--is the hottest new fitness trend. Created by actress Sheila Kelley ( LA Law, Sisters, and a host of film and Broadway roles), S-Factor classes are wildly popular and generating an avalanche of attention from Extra, Entertainment Tonight, The Los Angeles Times, Allure, Us magazine, Fox News , and CBS's 48 Hours , which "Women don't even know they're working out until two months later when they say, 'I've never had a better body in my life. I'm strong, I'm limber, I feel great.'" Sheila even convinced Barbara Walters to try a pole dance on The View .
No wonder. Combining yoga, dance, and erotic movements, The S Factor is a program that tones muscle, firms the body, increases flexibility, promotes weight loss, and gives you a few new tricks for the bedroom. Illustrated in hundreds of photographs that show step by step how each move is done, the exercises are sensual yet demanding, requiring a balance of strength and finesse. There are slow, rounded warm-ups, the Spine Circles and Hip Circles. Strenuous motions, like the Rocking Cat-Cow. Peels and rolls, grinds, pounces, arches. And pole work, from the Firefly to Descending Angel.
Something else happens, These exercises and routines boost self-esteem and give women a new way to think about their bodies. Stripping is a liberating act, out of which comes a new look, new body, new confidence, new you.
No wonder. Combining yoga, dance, and erotic movements, The S Factor is a program that tones muscle, firms the body, increases flexibility, promotes weight loss, and gives you a few new tricks for the bedroom. Illustrated in hundreds of photographs that show step by step how each move is done, the exercises are sensual yet demanding, requiring a balance of strength and finesse. There are slow, rounded warm-ups, the Spine Circles and Hip Circles. Strenuous motions, like the Rocking Cat-Cow. Peels and rolls, grinds, pounces, arches. And pole work, from the Firefly to Descending Angel.
Something else happens, These exercises and routines boost self-esteem and give women a new way to think about their bodies. Stripping is a liberating act, out of which comes a new look, new body, new confidence, new you.
241 pages, Paperback
First published December 10, 2003
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October 20, 2014
5 Stars!
This amazing book is a combination of Coaching, self-help, self-exploration, practical step-by-step, and finally putting it all together with lots of step by step B/W photos, this is the ultimate How-To and Reference Book for kick-starting that Strip Workout for yourself to feel good and feel sexy!
I really appreciated the very detailed, photographed step by step moves with explanations, there are around 50-70 stripper moves beginning with the warm ups and then going into the more detailed, including outfits and costumes, all geared to your own "erotic personality" (there are a few quizzes to help determine what your own erotic personality is). I also appreciated the sample Playlists that you could use to create your own Stripper Soundtrack (although I read this book in 2014 so some of these songs are on the older side).
There is a section with many Pole Work moves which look harder. I don't have a pole installed in my home and not all of them look hard so I'm considering it. In Total, there are photos/descriptions of probably 100 different dance/erotic moves, so you can create your own original routine! It was very helpful to have names for all the various moves.
At the end are step by step Sample Routines that are short, longer, for a "new guy (not as raunchy)" and then one for "Valentine's" that is long and includes an intimate lap dance.
Sheila Kelley, you rock!! I'm getting more of her DVDs too.
This amazing book is a combination of Coaching, self-help, self-exploration, practical step-by-step, and finally putting it all together with lots of step by step B/W photos, this is the ultimate How-To and Reference Book for kick-starting that Strip Workout for yourself to feel good and feel sexy!
"[Stripping]....is a metaphor for the journey that takes place between me and my students. We are stripping away layers of social conditioning, negativity, and criticism. The desire to control women's erotic power practically defines our culture. We absorb our culture's negative messages; we experience our sexual selves as threatening, embarrassing, or off-limits. Confide in your journal. Its a safe place to explore the emotions and thoughts that might come up as you unlock your sensuality."
I really appreciated the very detailed, photographed step by step moves with explanations, there are around 50-70 stripper moves beginning with the warm ups and then going into the more detailed, including outfits and costumes, all geared to your own "erotic personality" (there are a few quizzes to help determine what your own erotic personality is). I also appreciated the sample Playlists that you could use to create your own Stripper Soundtrack (although I read this book in 2014 so some of these songs are on the older side).
There is a section with many Pole Work moves which look harder. I don't have a pole installed in my home and not all of them look hard so I'm considering it. In Total, there are photos/descriptions of probably 100 different dance/erotic moves, so you can create your own original routine! It was very helpful to have names for all the various moves.
At the end are step by step Sample Routines that are short, longer, for a "new guy (not as raunchy)" and then one for "Valentine's" that is long and includes an intimate lap dance.
Sheila Kelley, you rock!! I'm getting more of her DVDs too.
April 20, 2021
Schitterend boek van Sheila Kelley, dat me zeker na de vrouwenworkshops van Tantra intense, inspireerde om iets met strippen te gaan doen voor vrouwen. Samen met Joyce Hellendoorn werd dat dus Strip je Vrij. Het boek staat vol leuke tips en oefeningen om lekker langzaam in sensuele vorm te raken. Ook lapdance en paaldansen!
June 30, 2014
Loved it! As an S Factor student, I'm already fortunate to experience Sheila Kelley's vision for all women. This book is a helpful tool to understanding the beauty, sensuality, and pride of being a woman. If there is an S Factor studio in your city, I recommend signing up. If not, read this book and get the dvds. Your self confidence will soar!
June 8, 2013
Every woman should read this and if open mindness moves you,try it.
You won't be sorry.
You won't be sorry.
March 13, 2016
I have had many times in my life that i wanted to be a stripper. I should find this book and reread it. If I remember correctly it is an informative workout
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