Teresa Tapp - Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes

FIT and
FABULOUS
in 15
MINUTES

Teresa Tapp
with Barbara Smalley

BALLANTINE BOOKS

Contents

In memory of Corenna Booten Tapp, Minnie Endsley, and Joy Holiday, whose words of wisdom were instrumental in developing my passion to live life with purpose and to always look for the positive in any challenge.

I dedicate this book to God for giving me the ability to speak, educate, and elevate. He has blessed me in so many ways, and I am forever grateful for His unconditional love, support, and guidance in helping me understand the power of movement within the human body.

Acknowledgments

W riting these acknowledgments is difficult because after 30 years of living, learning, and researching the power of T-Tapp, it is impossible to mention all those who have helped, inspired, and influenced me along the way. However, I would like to recognize those who directly helped bring T-Tapp to print.

Ive always known that writing a book about T-Tapp would not be easy, but writing and publishing it within a year would have been impossible had it not been for my co-author, Barbara Smalley, my publicist, Kitty Eatherly, and our incredible agent, Heide Lange. I will never forget how it all began in NYC, the long hours at WaterMark, or the multiple phone calls in between. Kitty, your title as publicist doesnt nearly indicate the amount of work you did in helping to write this book, and no one can type as fast as I can talk except you.

Id like to thank my editor, Caroline Sutton, who realized and believed in T-Tapp right from the start and saw it through to completion.

Additionally, I want to thank my staff for maintaining business as usual at the T-Tapp office without my presence and for providing excellent service and support for T-Tappers when needed. A special note of appreciation to Lauren Lucernoni and her support team of Casey Ellis, Jennifer Decker, and Brian Hashey for helping to deliver all the testimonial images in proper format and on time for production.

Thanks to my fellow daybreak divas and dude (Alex, Barb, Berei, Brenda, Cheryl, Jeanne, Jill, Judy, Margie, Rhonda, Scott, and Theresa) for your supportive spirit. Our 6 a.m. workouts allowed me to start each morning with humor and clarity of mind along with energy to stay productive all day. But an extra thank-you to Berei for calling me each morning to make sure I was there!

Many thanks to my T-Tapp Certified Trainers for sharing my passion in helping others build better bodies. Your quality of instruction has helped T-Tapp expand with outstanding clinics and classes across the world.

Above all, thanks to everyone who has spread the news about T-Tapp. Your word-of-mouth advertising has inspired many to join the T-Tapp team and has fueled T-Tapp to grow with strength and stability. I am especially thankful for those who were willing to share their success stories with pictures in this book. Results always speak louder than words, and your before-and-after pictures are sure to motivate many!

I am indebted to Dave Monroe, our photographer, for his extra efforts in bringing each exercise to life. I appreciate you and will never forget those long days of editing at your studio with Buddy and Nala-Linn.

To my parents, sister, brother, nieces, nephews, and all my in-lawsthanks for your encouragement and for understanding my absence from family events while I worked on this project.

But most of all, special thanks to my best friend and partner in life, Mark Dinkel, for your love, support, and patience during my relentless drive with T-Tapp. I love you and thank you for providing me heaven on earth and for teaching me the importance of play. I promise, deadlines are over.

And I am grateful to my two precious pets, Ivy and Buddy, for bringing such joy and peace to my life. Nothing compares to horse kisses or puppy play to make me smile at the end of each day.

Teresa Tapp

I first met Teresa Tapp when I was assigned to write an article about T-Tapp for Womans World magazine. After several in-depth interviews with herand hearing many of her success storiesI couldnt believe she had not shared her workout with the rest of the world by writing a book. When she agreed to let me help her with this project, I felt extremely honored, and what began as a business collaboration quickly blossomed into a friendship. Teresa, what a privilege it has been getting to know you. Your knowledge of the human body and your expertise in health and wellness never cease to amaze me!

There are just two names listed on the cover of this book, but in all fairness, Kitty Eatherlys name belongs there as well. Aside from being a crackerjack publicist, Kitty was instrumental not only in helping us to meet tight deadlines, but also in coordinating T-Tapp contests that enabled us to share our latest and greatest success stories. Kitty, its rare to click so quickly with someone, and Ill always treasure our work sessions at the land. (Oh no, the laptop crashed again!)

This book never would have been published were it not for our agent, Heide Lange, who literally sold the idea by becoming a T-Tapper herself and wowing her colleagues in the publishing world.

Sincere thanks to our editor, Caroline Sutton, who realized this books potential from the beginning and edited it with pure professionalism and a (welcome) sense of humor. The Random House team is also impressive. We are fortunate to have such an outstanding group of professionals in our corner and owe a debt of thanks to Christina Duffy and everyone in the production department there as well.

I am especially grateful to my husband, Tim, and sons, Logan and Ben, who have helped me to maintain a sense of balance throughout this project. I am also grateful to my mother, Zelda Steinberg, and my sisters, Avra Hawkins and Dale Steinberg, for providing me with a lifetime of love and support.

How could a book be written without the support of close friends? It cant! So, many thanks to Laurie Fowler, Connie Glaser, Judy and Dan Hees, Lynn Massey, Kelly Rodgers, Gail and Kim Stearman, and the whole gang at the Prescription Gym for always listening and for providing much-needed distractions.

Finally, a special thank-you to my late father, M. K. Steinberg, who always believed in me and whose kindness to others continues to inspire me.

Barbara Smalley

Hi, Im Teresa Tapp

F it and fabulous in fifteen minutes? I know what youre thinking. It sounds too good to be true and even a bit sensationalized, doesnt it? Well, get ready, because in this book, youre going to discover that yes you can!

Welcome to T-Tapp, the wellness workout that works wonders for your body, mind, and spirit. I take a rehabilitative approach to fitness and spent nine years creating this workoutplus over two decades perfecting it. As you learn the exercises in this book, youll immediately feel the difference between T-Tapp and other workouts youve tried, and youll experience head-to-toe results like never before. Youll also discover how less is more, since T-Tapps special form and techniques maximize muscle development, enabling your body to shed inches in record time. In fact, the stronger you get, the more you get out of T-Tappand the less you have to do it to stay in shape!