Extreme Makeover Fitness:Weight Loss

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Summary: Easy-to-follow, programmable workouts
Review: Extreme Makeover Fitness: Weight Loss Workout For Beginners is a 75-minute, full color, "user friendly" DVD from the popular "Extreme Makeover" ABC television series and offers easy-to-follow, programmable workouts that can be readily combined into three categories of exercise: Weekly Workouts (ranging from 30-45 minutes for best results); Time Crunch Workouts (3 targeted workouts under 30 minutes each); and Customizable Workouts (9 ten-minute mini-workouts adaptable to any time schedule and target specific problem areas including abs, upper body, butt, hips, and thighs). Personal trainer Robert Reames hosts this practical and highly recommended exercise DVD which is enhanced with Spanish and French subtitles for those would desire them, as well as style and fashion advice from celebrity stylist Jeanne Yang, and a booklet of "take Along Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle".



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Summary: Sweat, sweat, and more sweat
Review: I just got this Dvd and have done 2 of the "Weekly Workouts". I like the setup of this dvd. You can have a week planed out for you or pick a focus spot to work on. Lot's of good features. You will feel it working, and you will sweat like never before. Don't let the word "beginners" fool you, this is a full workout.

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Summary: "Feel the Burn"
Review: I just recently purchased Extreme Makeover Fitness. As someone previously said don't let the "for beginners" fool you. I started with the Weekly Workout for Sunday. It was Cario arms,abs and lower body. I have done TONS of workouts and I don't always feel them which really dissappoints me because I feel I work hard and then feel nothing afterwards. I like the reminder that I have actually worked some muscles. I did Sunday's routine and woke up sore. Not so sore I couldn't walk but "feeling it" sore. I could pin point to you the muscles I worked and that made me feel more confidant that I worked out like I should and that I will get results. It was hard.. and man was I sweating but there were no difficult moves. Also I weigh 200lbs and it was not too difficult for me. I did lower the impact when I started getting TOO out of breath. All in all I think it's a great tape with many features that I will stick with time and time again. I love how you can customize your workout, do a shorter target area or do the full one. Can never get bored. Give it a shot!



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Summary: Not really for beginners...
Review: The features of this DVD are very simple to navigate. You are given a choice of doing a full workout or a 'time crunch' workout. There are 7 workouts in all, one for each day of the week. Each daily workout gives you an upper-body, lower-body and ab workout. There is plenty of cardio and muscle toning, as well as a bit of yoga-type stretches in the cool-downs. You should expect to devote anywhere from 35-45 minutes on each daily workout.

"Time crunch" workouts are more target-specific (upper-body, lower-body or abs) and take approximately 20 minutes each.

There is no 'real' warm-up on these workouts. I started with Mondays' workout, and was disappointed to see that they immediately started by jogging in place and doing lunges and thigh exercises. There were no instructions to have previously warmed up or stretched, but I would recommend it.

These workouts are not for any beginners that I know, but more like 'intermediate.' Expect to sweat, and burn, and to hate Bob. Overall I really enjoyed the workout portion of this DVD.

I was expecting this DVD to have stories about the three women pictured on the back of the cover (one of whom is featured on the front.) However, their stories are only briefly mentioned, with before and after photographs. There is a section with style tips that features Autumn, one of the guests from Extreme Makeover, that was mildly helpful.

I wouldn't recommend this workout for severly overweight people, but for people with 20 or 30 pounds to lose, it's perfect.