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Top 10 Workout DVDs I Recommend

Apr 24, 2010

by Sheri_in_Reho

As 2003 began, I was at or close to my highest weight of my life. I knew the time had come to do something about it, but I also knew from a lifetime of dieting that dieting wasn't the answer. Luckily, I found my way to a very supportive online community and, with their help, began a lifestyle change. While I am still not at goal weight, I continue to eat healthy (most of the time) and exercise today.

For various reasons, these are my favorites of the scores of workout DVDs I have tried since 2003:

Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss

Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss is #1 for a reason--it works out every part of your body (down to your toes), it was filmed on Maui so it is gorgeous, and it offers three skill levels, but all on the same screen. I found this greatly helpful because I can do about 75% of the workout at the advanced level but, due to my knees or lack of spinal flexibility, I sometimes have to follow the moderate level.
See the full review, "Works every part of your body!".

Leslie Sansone: Walk Away the Pounds Express - Advanced Walk, 3 Miles

Advanced exercisers may scoff at Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds DVDs, but they are GREAT for someone who is just starting out with exercise, extremely obese, older, lacking in balance or coordination or otherwise not up to a more intense workout. I own 3 of her WATP DVDs

The Science of Fitness with Tamilee - I Want That Body!

One of the reasons I always enjoyed Tamilee's workout DVD is that I was still working full time when I was introduced to it and, because it is at two skill levels, offers 15-minute workout segments and has segments for arms, legs/buns and abs, it covers a LOT of territory in a short amount of time. Even the advanced arms track is not bad, but the legs/buns and abs ones will have you groaning.

10 Minute Solution - Kickbox Bootcamp

10-Minute Solution is a great and extensive series of workouts, each with a different focus. Kickbox Bootcamp features one of my favorite workouts (kickboxing) and one of my favorite instructors (Keli Roberts). It isn't full scale kickboxing (see #7 for that) but it works arms, legs and abs via a kickbox style. Another GREAT one for working people--you can do 1 10-minute workout, design your own mix of the 5 10-minute workouts, or do them all in order for an intense 50-minute workout.

The Biggest Loser Workout, Vol. 1

The Biggest Loser Volume 1 DVD is a nice mix--nice warmup (not fun but functional), a strength & sculpt track, two cardio tracks and my favorite cooldown of any DVD workout (Bob Harper leads it). The HUGE weakness of this DVD IMHO is that they were too cheap to buy the rights to good music so you end up doing cardio to the Biggest Loser theme and it just SUCKS to not have better music for cardio.

Scott Cole: Discover Tai Chi AM/PM Workouts

If you're wanting to start (or end) your day with something kinder and gentler, Scott Cole's AM/PM Tai Chi workouts are excellent. The AM is meant to rev you up for your day and the PM is meant to relax you and prepare you for sleep. Also filmed in Hawaii and also in the studio.

New York City Ballet: The Complete Workout, Vol. 1 and 2

NYC Ballet is filmed like a movie, so it is much better lit and has much higher production values than most workout DVDs. Gorgeous classical music complements the elegant setting. Narrated by the director of the New York Ballet and starring principal dancers. Great for toning, stretching & balance.

Balance Ball for Beginners

Balance Ball for Beginners is a relatively simple workout that came with my balance ball. It is a great place to start if you're new to exercising or new to the balance ball. I found it a supremely relaxing workout and it also helped me build up my back and ab muscles enough to be able to do other workouts (like the abs portion of Tamilee Webb's DVD at #3) when I was just starting out.

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Sheri_in_Reho April 24, 2010

Is there no way to put a hard return (paragraph break) in the description for these lists? I typed it with a paragraph break but it just balled all into one giant paragraph. Sheesh. :(

devora April 25, 2010

Hey Sheri, it would be best if you hit "Edit" at the top of the list, then copy and paste your explanations next to each DVD. You can do that by clicking on "Why #1?", "Why #2?", etc ;) As for spacing in the description, just click on "Show Text Editor" and that will do the trick. Please do let me know if you need any help. I can help you format it the first time around if you'd like. Just let me know :)

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Sheri_in_Reho April 25, 2010

WOW! I didn't know I could do any of that. Okay, thanks so much, devora! It looks MUCH better now, but I still have that "no title" thing, I guess because I used the "Lunch This" app to add these items to Lunch so that I could do this list.

Any way around that except copying my list description of each item into an actual review?

devora April 25, 2010

Yes, this does look much better! To add a title, you can do what I did in my Record-Breaking Bacon Activities list (total opposite of your great list, by the way! :P). I clicked on "Show text editor" above the explanation box, then the text editor popped up and I was able to bold and underline text to make a title :)

Sheri_in_Reho April 26, 2010

I tried that, devora...yes, it technically adds a title to the list item description but it doesn't satisfy the program's need for a title. IOW, I tried adding a title as you described in list item 1 and then saved the list. The "Finish your review! No title" reminder was still there. I think because these items weren't already existing on Lunch and I added them via the Lunch This app, Lunch is prompting me to write a full review of all of these items.

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