| For more than 20 years as an athlete and coach, | | | | machine at the gym. Like me, Virgil says that |
| I had used stair workouts with great success. So, | | | | these machines are O.K., but won't give you the |
| when I first came across Virgil Aponte's | | | | same results as actually moving your body weight |
| information, I thought that I knew everything | | | | up a real flight of steps. The experience just |
| there was to know about stair training. What | | | | doesn't compare ? and neither do the results. For |
| could a P.E. teacher from New York City possibly | | | | weight loss, muscle building, cardiovascular fitness, |
| teach me anyway& | | | | functional strength (or all of the above) these |
| But, the more I read information from Mr. | | | | workouts will get you where you want to go. |
| Aponte, the more I became impressed with what | | | | 2. The progressions demonstrated on Mr. |
| he had to say. So impressed, that I decided to | | | | Aponte's DVD's also impressed me. This makes |
| give his Ultimate Stair Exercises For Fitness and | | | | the exercises powerful for you no matter what |
| Weight Loss a fair shot. Good decision on my | | | | your current state of fitness. Whether you're |
| part. | | | | trying to get into shape or already performing at |
| First, let me tell you that Virgil is far more than | | | | a high level, there are stair exercises to take you |
| your average, ordinary gym teacher. He has also | | | | that next step. Young and old, man or woman, |
| worked as a personal trainer in New York City | | | | the progressions can move you safely from |
| for over 12 years and a high school physical | | | | beginner to advanced ? continuing to challenge |
| educator for over 10 years. During these years | | | | you as you reach new levels of success. |
| he has helped hundreds of people from all walks | | | | 3. Finally, there is enough variety in the Ultimate |
| of life reach their strength, fitness and health | | | | Stair Exercises For Fitness and Weight Loss |
| related goals. | | | | program to keep your workouts motivational and |
| Not only that, but in 2001 Virgil served as a | | | | fun for a very long time. Runs, hops, jumps, |
| baseball/conditioning coach with the New York | | | | lunges in a huge number of variations and difficulty |
| Mets Summer Instructional Baseball Academy in | | | | levels are presented in easy to follow |
| Queens New York. Here he got the opportunity | | | | demonstrations by Mr. Aponte himself. (He even |
| to work along side major league baseball coaches | | | | includes one of my all-time favorite exercises ? |
| and players like Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson, | | | | the stage jump - not to be confused with the |
| Bobby Ojeda and Cookie Rojas teaching baseball | | | | stage dive?). The detail is at just the right level ? |
| skills and concepts to kids ranging from 7 to 15 | | | | giving you information on why you should use |
| year olds. | | | | proper techniques without getting too bogged |
| Plus, in 2002 Virgil served as an assistant with the | | | | down in boring, scientific details? |
| WNBA New York Liberty's strength and | | | | All in all, I believe the Virgil Aponte has succeeded |
| conditioning staff? the same year the Liberty won | | | | with this product to fulfill his mission of giving and |
| the Eastern Conference Finals and played the Los | | | | sharing knowledge of strength and health with |
| Angeles Sparks in the WNBA finals. This | | | | people anywhere and everywhere. If you're |
| background and experience come across in Virgil's | | | | looking for "real world" exercises that work (and |
| stair training product. | | | | can be done in just a few minutes just about any |
| Here are the top 3 reasons that I recommend it. | | | | place you've got a couple of stairs), then I highly |
| 1. I was very happy to find out that Mr. Aponte is | | | | recommend you give the Ultimate Stair Exercises |
| a believer in using "real stairs" whenever possible ? | | | | For Fitness and Weight Loss program a try. |
| not jump on the latest and greatest stair climbing | | | | |