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What are your favorite workout DVDs?

I'm a busy college student (with no car) and I often find it very hard to find time to go to the gym. I've turned to working out at home using DDR(dance dance revolution) and a DVD I recently brought featuring a woman named "Shpresa" who leads a really fun workout that is a mix of pilates tai chi and yoga. I am looking to expand my collection! Any input you guys can give is greatly appreciated.

Mine is Turbo Jam its a dance aerobic and the instructor/she makes it very fun you get addicted..I also do windsor pilates and tae bo.

Yoga Booty Ballet! It's fun, it's easy (but hard at the same time) and will really work your cardio. I have the following: Beginners tape, Hip Hop Abs, Cardio Caberet and Latin Flavor(2 disc set). My fav is definately Hip Hop Abs. When I do one of those tapes, the 35 minutes just fly by, and I'm already seeing great results from their ballet sections in my booty :)

carnen electra strip areobics (hip hop dvd),  crunch pick your spot pilates, kathy smith walking workout

Billy Blanks Cardio Circuit 1 and 2 kill me every time.

Slim In 6 with Debbie Siebers :)

Prevention 3-2-1 Workout w/ Christine Freytag. It is a circuit training type of workout.  I have several different dvd's and this one is my favorite. Great workout.

slim in 6 is what i do :)

i wanna try sim in 6...but i've got three that i use on a regular basis: MTV pilates (AWESOME) Prevention's 3-2-1 workout, and Prevention's Belly, Butt and Thighs. first is good for toning, second is a great cardio workout, and third is a great muscle builder and toning.

Penny Lancaster workout DVD.

She's good and under-rated.  

Yoga Booty and Power 90, I only to the Sculpt portion of the Power 90 because the cardio (although effective) was kinda boring.  I also do the Denise Austin Core Complete with the Stability Ball.

I love BIlly Blanks.. I recently started doing workout videos b/c it's the winter and it's too cold to walk. I have been doing the cardio circuit dvd's at least 6 times per week (either the 36 min or 52 min) for the past 4 weeks. I have really gotten into them! Just due to consistency with doing them, I feel like I need to come home and do the tape..

I also have been on LA Weight Loss since October but I am a "slow loser" so I am trying to step up my excercize. I walk to work and back at a very brisk pace so that's 1 hour per day but I sit at a computer all day so I need other options. I am not a gym person so this is a cool post about favorite workout videos..

After a long rant here (I just signed up for this site today), I was hoping for more results with Bill Blanks... I can do the workout all the way through and no longer in pain the next day and I can breath normally all throughout the videos so maybe I'm just getting resistant to it, but I was hoping to see more results on the scale :( Either way it's a great workout!

Cold rainy day, don't want to get all bundled up! 

  This is a great 2 in 1 DVD by Leslie Sansone, "Walk Away the Pounds"  it has 2 choices on one DVD, 1 or 2 mile.  Great for any age group. Low impact, great for seniors also, as I'm 60 and it's a good one for me.

  Fun to do with your kids, no jumping involved so it gets them moving with getting them hyper.

Thanks for the input everyone! I'll be trying these DVDs out shortly!

Kendra from The Girls Next Door has a good kickboxing and cardio DVD

I just bought this new dvd. Its called 10 minute solution/fat blasting dance mix. There's 5 different 10 minute work outs. Its pretty cool.

Also, I can't help it I love Richard Simmons, he makes me laugh.

My daughter bought 4 of his tapes on ebay. My favorite is Sweatin to the Oldies.  Their old but they still work. I would try to convert them to dvd but I might get in trouble

:>)

I like a Crunch DVD that is a yoga / pillates mix.  Its a great strength training and easy enough for those of us with no coordination.  I do a class at the college and have a hard time doing some of the moves, but this DVD I can do and feel it in the muscles even though its not a cardio workout.

It was also cheap $10 at walmart

Core secrets with Gunnar Peterson on the stability ball. 

Tae Bo alllllllllllllll the way!!!!!!!!

The Boot Camp videos kill me.  oh, those bands.... OWW!!!!  I haven't done those videos in a long time... but boy oh boy, do they ever work fast fast fast!!!

I was in my best shape doing tae bo.  Had a 4 pack, and like 14% body fat (Im a girl)  Um... my fav. workout with Billy is the old school Get Ripped Advanced, and just the regular ol' Tae Bo Advanced.


Also, my other one I swear by is Callanetics.  Its just so great.  Boring because of so many reps........... but, the workout is so gentle, and super effective.  Great for pear shapes... It got my waist down to 23" at my belly button, not sucking in either!  www.callanetics.com  Just wonderful!!

Anything with Gin Miller.  I'm currently loving Simply Step. 

Tae Bo - Fat Blasting Cardio and Total Body Fat Blaster

I also love this 2-DVD set I just picked up at Target for $2.50 (!!) with Kathy Kaehler.  Packaging is cheap, but I really like the workouts!

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• By PSyoudontfoolme
• Posted November 28, 2007 at 10:44 am · 28 replies
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I started this discussion so people can share their favorite exercise dvds. I personally love exercise dvds because then you don't have to go to the gym and workout in front of all the skinny/muscular people. So what do you love? Why do you love it?

I have two favorites.
The Biggest Loser Workout 2- It has customizable plans....it has four different workouts that you can mix and match as you see fit. It also has a 6-week plan on it, so you don't have a customize, you just have it laid out for you. Bob is the trainer on it, which makes me happy because he is kind of the happy medium between Jillian and Kim. Also I love that the people on it are contestants and you can see them struggling with it too. There is something about seeing real people as opposed to super skinny health nuts like more workouts.

Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance- I LOVE dancing. I was in show choir in high school and I was dance captain and everything. I absolutely love dancing, it was one of the best workouts ever in high school. So I found this (its from the mid-90s) and it is fantastic. Some of the dance moves are hard, so I wouldn't suggest it if you have no dance experience, or if you can't move quickly. But if you are interested in dance, and ever watched a Paula Abdul music video and wanted to dance like her, I STRONGLY recommend this. (And if you live in an apartment like I do, maybe warn the people that live below you.)

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• By NurseK
• Posted January 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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Netflix is awesome for trying out different fitness dvd's. It is great how long u can keep them, then send them back when you get bored!
Has anyone here tried Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred? I have been hearing alot about it. I just ordered it off ebay, should be here any day now.

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• By Storm2009
• Posted January 8, 2009 at 6:46 pm
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Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred...Its tough enough to where I dont want to do it everyday...3 times a week is good. (until I get in better shape) It's broken up in three different levels, so you can move up to the next level when you get ready.

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• By kbsgrrl
• Posted January 12, 2009 at 10:37 pm
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i love Mari Winsor Pilates it is great for the abs, Carmen Electra's dvd set (especially the hiphop one) because they are fun and easy to follow, and Masala Bhangra Workout - this is a fun Indian dance workout, good because it is different :)

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• By b4e8l4Bellarosa
• Posted January 13, 2009 at 10:27 pm
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I have the billy's boot camp elite last year I do it once and I stop but I want to do it again the only thing is a lost my calendar to do it right, anybody has it?please help me and send me the calendar

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• By pitty-pat
• Posted January 14, 2009 at 8:57 am
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all I've managed to do so far is just go online and read about DVD's. There are so many out there that it is just mind boggling for me. I have been trying to find something for beginners as I am not young anymore and I want something that I feel I can stick with - any suggestions?

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• By LayLay9406
• Posted January 23, 2009 at 8:54 am
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I love the "Dance Off the Inches" series. My favorites are Hip Hop Party and Sizzlin Salsa. I love to dance, and these videos really make it fun!

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• By hplbm
• Posted February 8, 2009 at 10:28 am
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pretty much, the most AMAZING workout ever is the p90x program. If youre really serious about getting in shape, you HAVE TO get p90x, but its really extreme, you have to administer a self fitness test to see if youre ready to "bring it". The first couple work outs were hard, but im a week into the program and it is sooOO GREAT! ive done i think 7 or 8 workouts now, and im already seeing CRAZY AWESOME results in my body, and my physical stamina. Does anyone else do p90x?

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• By lizinva

I love Leslie Sansone DVD's. I have most of her workouts but my favorites right now are her new series Walk Yourself Slim. They are only being sold at select Target Stores right now.

If any of you haven't heard of Leslie I will explain a little about the workouts.

My favorite is Punch up your walk. It is a 4 mile walk with arm movements using the gloves.

Walk off ten pounds comes with a pedometer and is a solid and fast 3 miles.

Walk off your belly, Bun;s and Thigh's Slim Down which comes with a fit cuff that goes around your ankles so you can do toning exercises at the end of the workout.

I was so impressed with these workouts that I went back and bought the other 3. One, Walk Off Even More Weight is 2, 2 mile walks with a weighted belt.

Another is a great 5 miler with a stretchie and one is the 3 mile calorie blast with a walk belt.

I was able to use a coupon for each walk I bought. Click on the Region link and you will find the coupon.

http://www.walkathome.com/associates/target/