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Workout suggestions?

shauna9909
shauna9909 Posts: 56 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have my treadmill (which I love!), I am "trying" to do the 30DS, but it looks as if my knees may prevent me from doing my best at it, I do Zumba on my Xbox. I live in a tiny town and I HATE the gym here :(, does anyone have any suggestions on other workouts I can do at home? Any DVD suggestions?

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  • shauna9909
    shauna9909 Posts: 56 Member
    Nobody?????
  • fillvv
    fillvv Posts: 6 Member
    Insanity is pretty good. You get a cardio workout and some strength training. It is intense interval training
    :smile:
  • mabear74
    mabear74 Posts: 248
    I love Insanity too and TurboFire is one of my absolute favs, along with TurboJam. Insanity might be hard on your knees if the 30DS is giving them problems.
  • wells0707
    wells0707 Posts: 251 Member
    With bad knees you might want to try slim in 6. I have seen it on craigslist alot for a great price. Good luck
  • julieh1973
    julieh1973 Posts: 121 Member
    Bump. I live in a small town also and the gym is gross!! (smelly, broken equipment & plain dirty)
  • gerard54
    gerard54 Posts: 1,107 Member
    Netflix has good yoga vids, alot of planks and core stuff...
  • ajohn252
    ajohn252 Posts: 158
    I use Slim in Six (part of the Beach Body program)
    and its relatively low impact on the knees if done with proper form.
    Its a good workout and you'll really feel it in your butt and thighs.
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Depending on your TV services (I have AT&T Uverse) they usually have free FitTv shows you can watch to see if you like the program - if you do then you go buy the series. I have also heard of a lot of people finding exercise videos on UTube (I haven't done it yet so don't hold me to it) but this way you can try a few different things at your activity level and see what you like best. I used to love doing Jane Fonda's step aeorbics but the VCR ate my tape:explode:
  • bluegirl10
    bluegirl10 Posts: 695 Member
    Love Turbo Fire and Turbo Jam.. Also Leslie Sansone has a lot of dvd's...love the 4 and 5 mile ones!
  • ashhhhole
    ashhhhole Posts: 60 Member
    I like Jillian Michaels. Also, go to toneitup.com they have some videos that will really kick your *kitten*.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    pushups, pullups, squats, overhead press, rows, deadlifts..........
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    These are sooo many to choose from:

    30 Day Shred is high impact ..... I have wonky knees & can't do this one either.

    I LOVE Kelly Coffey Meyer. She has a series of DVDs called 30 Minutes to Fitness. Everything from weights, kickboxing, step, bootcamp ..... it just depends on what you like.

    30 Minutes to Fitness - Body Training is excellent, no equipment required. 2 - 30 minute workouts & premixes to keep it fresh. http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/kelly-coffeys-30-minutes-to-fitness-body-training-5756

    Collagevideo.com has lots of video clips, reviews (professional & consumer) .... I don't shop for videos without looking here first. You get impact level, equipment needed, choreography level (I have 2 left feet).

    Check your local library, on-line (Hulu.com, Netflix) .. test drive a few. Find what you like.

    For cardio - I really like Leslie Sansone Walk at Home. I had a treadmill, but got burned out. .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnsfbneFQ_8&feature=related These are chaptered, you can skip around, do as much as you have time for.
  • kellicruz1978
    kellicruz1978 Posts: 170 Member
    For low impact but good intensity, try Jeanette Jenkins Kickbox Bootcamp or her 21 day Hollywood Makeover...it's a book that comes with a great workout DVD. Very little jumping in the Kickboxing, no jumping in the other one.

    http://thehollywoodtrainer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=013&Category_Code=hwdtrainer&Product_Count=20

    http://thehollywoodtrainer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=002&Category_Code=hwdtrainer&Product_Count=10
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