BEST WORK OUT VIDEO

Insanity is my favorite for cardio. I lost inches but not much weight, and improved my fitness like crazy. Very high impact. Very challenging!

P90X is my favorite for weights. I lost weight and inches with it. I would say it's both high and low intensity. Depends on the workout

The Firm has great workouts too, and they are only like $9 a dvd. My Favorite workout is Calorie Explosion. It's high & low impact. I lost both weight and inches. Burns a ton of calories too. Uses weights for most of it along with cardio. I also love Standing Legs by the firm. Great workout for firming up the lower half.

JIllian Michaels is the best. I have 5 of them (and just ordered 2 more) and rotate them throughout the week so that I am doing a different one everyday.

I'm sweating my face off by the end of them and feel like i get a good workout. Plus they give me a much needed weight training routine.

I've lost 2.5 inches on my waist, 1.5 on my hips, 2 on my bust and 12 pounds. Plus I wasn't that big to start with. Started a size 6, now a size 2.

They are fairly low impact, but a lot of jumping involved. Not as bad as the beachbody routines (insanity, p90x etc). I had shin splints for awhile but once I got in better shape and got a better pair of shoes they went away. If you have bad knees though, I would be careful.

OOO, I forgot Turbo Jam! I love that one! So muh fun, and I burn like 380 calories in 45 minutes!

Jillian Michaels for me too! 30 day shred is my favorite. No More Trouble Zones is one I'm learning to love (it is really hard for me but I know I need the strength training). Banish Fat Boost Metabolism is good too. I liked the p90x ones I tried but 30 day shred is great because it is so short but so hard!

Anything by Cathe Friedrich. If you're gonna workout at home, she is THE trainer to use. But I did start out w/Jillian, too, so if you're just starting you can't really go wrong w/most of her stuff.

The program that I'm doing right now (that has given me hands down the most results of an at-home workout program) is Cathe's STS (Shock Training System). It's basically the best 90 day system on the market. Period.

Most people haven't heard of her, but that's because she's not a "celebrity," most of her stuff get sold strictly word-of-mouth because she's just that good..

cathe.com/sts
shop.cathe.com

You can also find tons of workout vids w/clips of the dvd, and reviews (from every instructor out there) at Collagevideo.com, they have free shipping on most stuff (you could rack up on some Jillian stuff there, and check out reviews)


ETA: I agree about Jillian and the jumping. It got out of hand for me, that's why I had to look elsewhere. I didn't even have knee problems til I started using her workouts exclusively and religiously. :grumble:

What is your favorite work out video to do?

what video gave you/is giving you the best results?

are you losing inches or LBs?

high or low impact?

The best one is the one you will do. Regardless of how "great" a video is suppose to be unless you do it, it's useless.

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I love Leslie Sansone walking dvds. I have been doing them for months. They are low impact. I have lost most of the weight with the help of them. I got a new one that I am doing now. ... Walk away your waistline.

]The best one is the one you will do. Regardless of how "great" a video is suppose to be unless you do it, it's useless.

completely agree

What is your favorite work out video to do?

what video gave you/is giving you the best results?

are you losing inches or LBs?

high or low impact?

The best one is the one you will do. Regardless of how "great" a video is suppose to be unless you do it, it's useless.

A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

This is 100% correct!

Bob Harper has some great workout dvd's!! He is awesome! I also love Insanity and Asylum. Shaun T is awesome too!

I like P90X.

If that proves too much, start with Power90.

Both are available from beachbody.com

Good Luck!

for super fun, but not too much of a workout I use tahitian hip hop.

I love Turbo Fire and Insanity

JIllian Michaels is the best. I have 5 of them (and just ordered 2 more) and rotate them throughout the week so that I am doing a different one everyday.

I'm sweating my face off by the end of them and feel like i get a good workout. Plus they give me a much needed weight training routine.

I've lost 2.5 inches on my waist, 1.5 on my hips, 2 on my bust and 12 pounds. Plus I wasn't that big to start with. Started a size 6, now a size 2.

They are fairly low impact, but a lot of jumping involved. Not as bad as the beachbody routines (insanity, p90x etc). I had shin splints for awhile but once I got in better shape and got a better pair of shoes they went away. If you have bad knees though, I would be careful.

I am currently using the P90 wightloss boot camp, the first p90 videos created. They are working well for me. I have had surgery on both knees for disintigrating cartlidge. I do have to modify several of the moves because of this. Unlike the P90X videos it is a series of cardio, circuit training sculpt videos done 6 times a week to increase fat loss. The P90X are designed for muscle gain.

I am hoping that after I lose another 20-25 lbs I can start insanity. There is a guy I work with that is a major lifter. He just started insanity as his cardio for cutting fat and says that the results are awesome. He is seeing better definition after two weeks.