View Full Version : Fitness/workout DVD's- any recommendations?
Im looking for a good fitness DVD, not really to lose weight but to improve body tone and general fitness.
So far I have tried Jade's Dance Workout which I found too energetic and fast moving, and Yoga for Beginners which I found difficult to follow and too slow! So Im looking for something in the middle, does anyone here have any suggestions??
I saw one advertised from the Corrie girls, has anyone tried it?
Any suggestions very much appreciated!
Thank you!
SoapRach
10-05-2005, 12:37
I found Taebo good - cheesily funny but a good workout.
Davina McCalls DVD is really good! :)
LUSHLOOKE69
10-05-2005, 22:52
I tried the corrie one didn't really get on with it that well i prefer aerobical videos to dancing.
stacyefc
13-05-2005, 12:49
jade goodys one is really good and also the heat magazine workout
I used Elle McPhearson the body.. it had a great balance and I got a lot tones up, until I got to lazy and went back to been a slob :)
luna_lovegood
12-06-2005, 17:14
I bought Pump it up : Dance workout yesterday.
It's the girls from the "call on me" video, I thought it would be rubbish but all the reviews I read said it's really high impact.
I did it this morning and I thought I was going to collapse from heart failure! I think i'm just very unfit.
There is a warm up section, then dance section 1 which is pretty easy to keep up with but wears you out so that by the time I reached the dance setion 2 (its called the "hi energy" section) I was flat out on the floor trying to reach the remote so I could pause it :lol:
There is also a 'bums and tums' section and then a 15 minute cool down.
The best thing about it is that you have the option of selecting which section you want to do so for me I would just skip past the hi energy section! Another advantage is that you get to exercise to club music from bands like Angel City and Boogie Pimps so it feels more like your dancing and having fun....well its fun for me but it might not float everyones boat.
The only disadvantage I have so far is that the moves aren't shown to you before hand, you just have to pick it up as you go along.
I'll let you know if its working well in a few weeks, I'll be finishing college for the holidays soon so I'll have lots of time to do it.
xCharliex
12-06-2005, 18:11
Davina McCalls DVD is really good! :)
Yeah Davina's is fab, 1st time i did it i done the whole thing, which i really wouldnt recommend if its your first time exercising, lol i was in pain 4 days!!!
bubblegum_fairy
19-12-2005, 13:45
I bought Pump it up : Dance workout yesterday.
It's the girls from the "call on me" video, I thought it would be rubbish but all the reviews I read said it's really high impact.
I did it this morning and I thought I was going to collapse from heart failure! I think i'm just very unfit.
There is a warm up section, then dance section 1 which is pretty easy to keep up with but wears you out so that by the time I reached the dance setion 2 (its called the "hi energy" section) I was flat out on the floor trying to reach the remote so I could pause it :lol:
There is also a 'bums and tums' section and then a 15 minute cool down.
The best thing about it is that you have the option of selecting which section you want to do so for me I would just skip past the hi energy section! Another advantage is that you get to exercise to club music from bands like Angel City and Boogie Pimps so it feels more like your dancing and having fun....well its fun for me but it might not float everyones boat.
The only disadvantage I have so far is that the moves aren't shown to you before hand, you just have to pick it up as you go along.
I'll let you know if its working well in a few weeks, I'll be finishing college for the holidays soon so I'll have lots of time to do it.
I love both Pump it Up work out DVD's they are fab, escpecially because its all my favourite music,
I find these two really easy as i can pick up moves really quick and i like high energy.
Davina McCall is wicked i love that one, teh Hollyoaks one is good too, but a bit slow and like your stepping up for a porn vid or something
luna_lovegood
07-01-2006, 00:05
I love both Pump it Up work out DVD's they are fab, escpecially because its all my favourite music,
I find these two really easy as i can pick up moves really quick and i like high energy.
Davina McCall is wicked i love that one, teh Hollyoaks one is good too, but a bit slow and like your stepping up for a porn vid or something
I've lost about 9 pounds since I started doing it! Though i've slacked of recently because of college work and Christmas. Ill probably by the new pump it up dvd which has just come out when its a bit cheaper.
pookie1968uk
08-01-2006, 18:33
what about this one, could be funny lol!!........
Max and Paddy's road to fitness
Max and Paddy's new DVD is out on Dec 26 PETER Kay's creations Max and Paddy are set to score the year's biggest-selling exercise DVD.
The comic duo are releasing a fitness workout, Max and Paddy - The Power of Two, on Boxing Day.
And it is outselling the rest of the top 10 by more than 10 to one in the pre-order chart at Woolworths.
The Phoenix Nights creator's offering is way ahead of nearest rival Davina McCall, and DVDs by the likes of Jordan, Martine McCutcheon and Olympic champion Kelly Holmes.
"The Max and Paddy fitness DVD is the most pre-ordered fitness DVD we've ever had," said Woolworths DVD boss Jim Batchelor.
"They are the funniest guys on TV at the moment and their cult status means they can cross over into other sectors and still pull off an entertaining show.
"If people get fit at the same time as laughing then that has to be a good thing. Celebrities release fitness videos every year - this one is unique."
the_watts_rule
08-01-2006, 19:14
I saw that advertised on the TV.
i seen one advertised that teaches you how to dance as well as helping you get fit. does anyone know what this one is called. i don't think it's been mentioned in this thread so far.
I'm thinking about investing in one but i'm not sure which one, as there are so many that have just been released.
I've just bought Charlie Brook's Before and after workout, it had a really good write up, am trying out tonight so i will report back! :p
http://www.soapboards.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=41952
How good she looks after sliming!! ^^^^
theres always so many i bought the hollyoaks one last year. I think it was near this time last year. THere is one that i saw advirtised called Workit 06. i think. This looked good as it had 4 different workouts and a CD, or something. Im looking to get one as idont have time to go to the gym.
crazygirl
17-01-2006, 22:18
how about jordan's dvd
how about jordan's dvd
well i was tied between getting that or charlie brooks, but there is pictures of Jordan in the new 'new' magazine, and she looks really skinny!
crazygirl
17-01-2006, 23:43
she lost 2 stone with the work out she is somewhere just over 7 stone
Daisyduck
17-01-2006, 23:50
theres so many out there to buy, every one cashing in on it. but the number1 in top 10 is charlie brooks so i guess it must be good
crazygirl
18-01-2006, 09:57
i noticed in asda the other day that a lot of people had brought out fitness dvd's i bought one a few years ago called 'hot pants' but i never used it
I have Davinas original dvd which i bought last yr and its great (although as soon as i started doing it, i fell pregnant!! lol) I would recommend hers for sure
sbbb_odessa
18-01-2006, 10:12
i love davina's won i also like the use of martine mccutchens one
Chloe O'brien
18-01-2006, 12:28
i bought angie from corrie's dvd last year but i haven't stuck to doing the exercises three times a week
crazygirl
18-01-2006, 16:13
im gonna have to buy one myself its either buy a dvd or go to the gym
Well, hopefully my hubby is coming home with my eliptical strider tonight (or at least he'd better be if he wants any tea :angry: :lol: ) so that will be a good aerobic workout, that along with doing some rowing too. With the amount of gym equipment we have here, we could start charging entry fees :rotfl:
Well, hopefully my hubby is coming home with my eliptical strider tonight (or at least he'd better be if he wants any tea :angry: :lol: ) so that will be a good aerobic workout, that along with doing some rowing too. With the amount of gym equipment we have here, we could start charging entry fees :rotfl:
lol well i'll be round tomorrow then :p :lol:
lol well i'll be round tomorrow then :p :lol::cheer: Someone to train with!! I'm no good on my own lol First session for free :rotfl:
crazygirl
18-01-2006, 19:15
i wish i had loads of gym stuff
Well, we have a fan rower, a multi gym, a speed ball, a punch bag, a rower thing where you use your own body weight at certain percentages depending on the angle and an air walker. And like I say, soon to be added an eliptical strider (though I hasten to add it didn't arrive tonight when hubby got home :angry: )
crazygirl
19-01-2006, 10:05
Well, we have a fan rower, a multi gym, a speed ball, a punch bag, a rower thing where you use your own body weight at certain percentages depending on the angle and an air walker. And like I say, soon to be added an eliptical strider (though I hasten to add it didn't arrive tonight when hubby got home :angry: )you will have a body like jordan in no time and your hubby will have a peter andre 6 pack
you will have a body like jordan in no time and your hubby will have a peter andre 6 packDon't think I'll ever had a bod like Jordans (haven't got the chest for a start :rotfl: ) and my hubby is 17st so can't see it happening :rotfl:
:cheer: Someone to train with!! I'm no good on my own lol First session for free :rotfl:
Bargain! I think you'll have to do annually memberships too! :lol:
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