A Review On Some Exercise DVD's

Hey girls! I hope you are all doing well and finding ways to stay motivated.

I workout at home. With 4 little boys, it's just a HUGE pain trying to balance everyone's schedule and get to the gym everyday. So, I bought an elliptical and parked it right in my already crowded living room. On days when I want something different (and my husband isn't here to laugh at me) I workout with DVD's.

I am not very coordinated. And the results are often comical. But at least I'm getting a workout!

Here are a few that I have tried:


Turbo Jam - I borrowed a couple of the DVD's from a friend. I probably did the workouts a couple times a week for a couple of months. Turbo Jam is a really fun workout. The instructor is nice, and peppy. She's very encouraging. She says stuff like 'go at your own pace', and 'you'll be whipping through this in no time'. The choreography is fun, and not to terribly difficult. The music was surprisingly not annoying. Always a plus in my book! Overall I think this is a good set for beginners.

Slim In 6 - Another one I borrowed. From the same friend. Said friend brought this one over when I very first started exercising. Oh my! I thought I was gonna die. This DVD is not dance. So it's not hard to follow along. It's just an hour long workout. There are a lot of lunges. I couldn't sit comfortably the next day, my legs and butt were so sore. The music is extremely uninteresting. However, it's really a great workout. Yes, it was hard at first. But I really started seeing results, which is what it's all about!

Dirty Dancing Dance Workout - I should probably tell you that Dirty Dancing is my most favoritest movie ever! So as soon as I saw this I snapped it off the shelf faster than you can say "God wouldn't have given you maracas if he didn't want you to shake 'em!"

I just got it a couple weeks ago. ($9 at WalMart) On the box it says 'You'll learn 4 fun routines with music from the movie.' Not to be confused with 'You will learn 4 dances from the movie.' So I was a little disappointed at first. But the dances are similar.

What I liked the most - The options. You can learn all the moves first, or you can do the dances individually with instruction, without instruction, or you can do all the dances back to back with no instruction.

What I didn't care for - The annoying lady instructor. At first I couldn't even learn the dances cause I was so busy making fun of her. After awhile though she became slightly less annoying. I also didn't care for my smart mouthed 3 year old saying "Mommy, you's not berry good at this."

So I'm not very good at it. I won't be hitting the ballroom anytime soon. But overall it was fun, and a decent cardio activity.

Personal Training With Jackie - Miss Jackie Warner apparently has her own reality show called Work Out. I live in the sticks and had never heard of it. But I guess she owns her own gym and is a personal trainer. She charges $400 for her classes. I got the DVD at WalMart for $9! What a deal huh?

This DVD rocks! I like Jackie cause she gets straight to the point. You are here to workout. She is not here to be your friend. There isn't choreography to fall all over, just moves and exercises that will whip you into shape!

There are 5 different workouts to choose from. Four of them are 15 minute workouts and then there is one 40 minute workout. I did the 15 minute Ab Only Circuit. Holy Moly! My abs hurt for 3 days!! I've also done the 15 minute Lower Body Circuit, it's hard. But effective! I still haven't done the 40 minute circuit. I wanted to today so I could tell you all about it - my stinkin' husband held the TV hostage playing video games! Maybe tomorrow............

Well, there's my thoughts on a few of the DVD's Ive tried. Have you tried any of these DVD's? What are your fave DVD's to do at home?