GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Twenty Minute Workout is a new fitness facility that opened in Newport

Beach. The idea behind the Twenty Minute Workout is this: by lifting

weights slowly at low repetitions, you’ll lose weight and tone your body

in a very short workout. The SuperSlow method grew out of a study in the

early ‘80s funded by the Nautilus Exercise Corp.

“We do only one set of five weight-bearing exercises and each

repetition takes approximately 10 seconds to complete the positive

movement and another ten seconds to complete the negative movement,” said

Wes Scarberry, owner of Twenty Minute Workout, in a press release. “Our

goal is to bring the client to temporary muscle exhaustion within no more

than six repetitions on each of five exercises. We never train our

clients more than twice a week.”

The limit on two training sessions a week is to allow the muscle

growth that the client has stimulated to have a chance to develop,

according to Scarberry. The workouts are by appointment and are private.

At the facility there are “no mirrors, no music and no interruptions,”

Scarberry said.

This SuperSlow program has been getting some national media attention.

There was an article about it in Newsweek in February and a demonstration

of the exercise program on “The Today Show.” Two more Twenty Minute

Workout facilities are scheduled to open in the Newport-Mesa area later

this year. The facility is at 120 Suite F Tustin Ave. in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 650-4699.

If you are as crazy about orchids as I am, you’ll love the sale going

on at Green Systems International today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will

also be free orchid potting seminars at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Green

Systems International is located at 20362 Birch St. in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 756-1211.

A spring shoe sale is underway at Newport Center Orthopedic. Women’s

shoes and sandals are reduced 15% to 50% through Easter. They carry

brands like Footsaver, Drew, P.W. Minor and Laurevan. It’s located at 400

Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-0065.

Smart & Final always has bargains on cleaning supplies, paper goods,

party supplies and, of course, food. It’s the perfect place to find bulk

items and there are no club membership dues. It’s current specials are on

Farmer John whole spiral ham at $1.99 per pound.; fresh strawberries at

$1.99 per pound.; standing rib roast at $4.19 per pound.; Farmer John

meat wieners at $5.49 per pound.; and French lattice twist apple pie at

$4.99. Smart & Final also has a free SmartAdvantage card for extra

savings on specials. It’s located at 707 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 548-8473.

Between the Sheets has recently won a prestigious retailer award,

being named the 2001 Retailer of the Year for store design and display.

It’s the first year that the shop has received this award by the New York

Home Textiles Show and the Home Fashion Products Assn. The store is

filled with top quality bedding and linens. It’s located in the Atrium

Court at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 640-9999.

A progressive sale is happening at Miner Mistakes Designer Outlet.

Discounts get progressively more with the dollar amount of purchases.

Items priced between $10 and $200 are reduced 10%, items priced between

$201 and $500 are reduced 20% and items priced between $501 and up are

reduced 30%. There are other selected items reduced up to 50%. Miner

Mistakes Designer outlet is a huge showroom of furniture and home

accessories. Inside you’ll find sofas, coffee tables, mirrors, dining

room sets, lamps, art, bedroom sets and more. It’s located at 2925 Airway

Ave. Suite A in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 979-6679.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.