Recommendations needed re workouts please!

xNJAx
xNJAx Posts: 170 Member
edited December 17 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello!

Please could I have some recommendations on workouts you enjoy and find worthwhile?

At the minute I do a 30 minute run with my dog most days plus exercises every day for legs/bums/tums, but I’d quite like to get some kind of DVD or routine in place to lose weight and tone up faster – there are so many though that I don’t know where to begin looking!

I work full time and have a part-time voluntary job plus I’m studying law, so I don’t really have a lot of time on my hands.

Do you know of anything quick (say 20-30 minutes) that gets fast results? (I lose motivation if I don’t see results!)

Also, someone mentioned strength training to me as well but I know nothing about that – any advice on what to do would be great.

Thank you

Natalie x

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  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    For fast result in 30minutes look into Tabata training.

    Its a form of interval training. 20seconds exercise, 10seconds rest, repeated 8 times. Pick four of five exercises and off you go
  • jennyph2006
    jennyph2006 Posts: 356 Member
    you can try Billy Blanks TAE BO he is really good
    and at the moment im doing a 90 days program on youtube, it very good and only 35 minutes.
    on the first 10 days i did no loe any weght but i lost 5 inches. hope you like it
    its called BEFIT in 90 here is the link.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/BeFitin90?annotation_id=annotation_879870&src_vid=Ssl5cMI7ACQ&feature=iv
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    if you youtube it you'll find it. Bodyrocks have a few good examples
  • builtforlife
    builtforlife Posts: 259
    Theres some DVD's at Wal-Mart or Target that should be pretty good...Golds Gym, Jillian Michaels etc. Barnes and Noble has lots too. :)
  • xjulesjx
    xjulesjx Posts: 75 Member
    I think the jillian michaels 30 day shred is a good dvd to be getting on with xx
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    For fast result in 30minutes look into Tabata training.

    Its a form of interval training. 20seconds exercise, 10seconds rest, repeated 8 times. Pick four of five exercises and off you go

    I agree. For minimal time and maximum results. It's also as hard as hell... but I'm not aware of any effective exercise program that is easy.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    If you do 4 or 5 exercises, something like star jumps, sit ups of some sort, ski slides and burpees I reckon you'd see a good over all improve in your body

    I do Skipping, sit ups, stars, and burpees. Only starting back at it, but has worked great before. Nevermind the DVD's

    Doing burpees is the longest four minutes of your life
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Try Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD. I bought mine at Target ($9). It has 3 levels each lasting about 22 min including warm up/cool down. I did level 1 &2 7 days each then moved on to Level 3 for the remainder. I just finished the 30 days and loved it. Lost some inches especially in my stomach. Moving on to Ripped in 30 (jillian).


    Hope this helps.
  • swt0pie
    swt0pie Posts: 327 Member
    try fitness blender on you tube
  • xNJAx
    xNJAx Posts: 170 Member
    Thanks so much for all the very helpful tips and advice - really appreciate it and I'll give them all a try! :)

    Natalie x
  • kalynn06
    kalynn06 Posts: 368 Member
    try fitness blender on you tube
    ^^^^
    This, I love Fitness Blender. They have all kinds of workouts for a variety of levels, and they are solid and not chatty. You can also play your own music to go along with them. Each workout is thoroughly described on their site. Also, the people that make them respond to pretty much every comment, answer questions, and they take requests.
  • crystut03
    crystut03 Posts: 25 Member
    If you have Time Warner Cable, they have videos that have really cool excercies and routines. From latin dance, to walking, and all around workouts. I just started them but they are pretty cool. GO to the ON-DEMAND, then marketplace...and Im sure other cable carriers have them as well.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    For fast result in 30minutes look into Tabata training.

    Its a form of interval training. 20seconds exercise, 10seconds rest, repeated 8 times. Pick four of five exercises and off you go

    Tabata would be dangerous for a true beginner, IMO.

    New rules of lifting is a great place to start for lifting, which is what I do, so I can't help you with your other questions. To maintain your muscle mass while dieting, you have to consistently prove to your body that it needs it's muscle. So a set of weights or resistance bands would be a wise investment in lieu of a gym.

    Best of luck!
  • seebeachrun
    seebeachrun Posts: 221 Member
    you can try Billy Blanks TAE BO he is really good
    and at the moment im doing a 90 days program on youtube, it very good and only 35 minutes.
    on the first 10 days i did no loe any weght but i lost 5 inches. hope you like it
    its called BEFIT in 90 here is the link.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/BeFitin90?annotation_id=annotation_879870&src_vid=Ssl5cMI7ACQ&feature=iv

    I am getting simlar results from BeFit in 90. No weight loss yet but already seeing a major difference in inches and I am only on day 7!
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