Need Recommendations for Great Aerobic/aerobic Dance Dvds

i've tried MANY tapes and my favorites are always "the firm"...they use weights and it just seems like i see results fast!!

I don't have the extra time or the extra money to join a gym, so I have a variety of workout videos. I start about 5 out of 7 days with a video, and I never feel as good during the day when I don't. My favorite right now is Turbo Jam with Shalene Johnson. It is a combination of funky dancing and kickboxing and martial arts. I love it!! It is more fun than any other video I have used. Exercise fun??? Absolutely with the Turbo Jam videos. You can get them from Beachbody.com or watch the infomercials very early in the morning.
I also have a couple from Prevention magazine and one called Dance Party from Crunch. I picked both of those up at Hastings, but I think you can probably get them on line also.
Have fun!!

C.,

I live in a small town with no access to a gym. Anyway, after having my daughter nine years ago and really needing some exercise I started doing the TaeBo and TOTALLY LOVED IT! i have been doing it since! Billy really makes it easy to get into it, keeps you motivated, and it works taking off the pounds and firming up! Good Luck!

T.

I am sorry I don't have an anser for you, but I would love to know what people tell tell you! I am in need of the same thing. I have one dvd that I used a couple of years ago and lost weight with. But I did it so much that it is boring now. I need something new and exciting! I hope you will pass it on!

K. M

Hey C.,

I have Charter Cable, and this cable company has a fitness channel. All I do is tape aerobic shows that I am interested and save them on a DVD or I save them on my favorite list of tv shows on my tv recorder. The shows are 30 mins, and I get up every morning at 6am and work out in my living room. Howerver, I do switch up my work outs by lifting weights sometimes. Best wishes to you on keeping fit.

R. T.

I have been doing the workouts Bodies in Motion and Total Body Sculpt by Gilad and really seeing results and loving it. I record the shows that come on Fit TV channel and then do them when I get a chance. I'm not sure if you have cable but if you do you probably have the channel. I love it because it means my workouts are different every day as I am very familiar with doing the same dvd's over and over and having them memorized. I like that with Fit TV you can mix it up. They also have great yoga workouts and dance workout programs as well. I have just really preferred Gilad because I don't get lost in the steps and all you need is some hand weights and you WILL feel the results after a 30 minute show.

I love Women's Health, "Perfect Body Workout", with Amy Dixon. The workouts are so easy that anyone can do it. I would recommend it to anyone in any level that just wants to lose weight. The thing I love the most is that I have tried so many workout dvd's and this is the first one that I can burn off as many calories as running 2 miles in just a couple of minutes and it's not strenuous on my body. I also do the "Perfect Abs" dvd, it's great because just when you think you cannot possibly do one more push up, it changes to something else, and by the time you know it you're done.

"Lindsay Brin's Post Natal Boot Camp" by Moms into Fitness. Whenever I do the workout, it really works. It combines different types of exercise including yoga, pilates, cardio, kickboxing, aerobics and more. It's short in length, only 20 minutes, but very intense and quick to burn calories. It also lets you select different short workouts for whatever time you may have to exercise, or there's a 20 min. 12 week program too. I've really liked it so far. I ordered it online thru Amazon.

I also love Leslie Sansone's "Walk Away the Pounds" videos . . . there are a million of them! My husband used to do them with me too. Easy to do - and they really work!

I'm a big fan of Leslie Sansone "Walk Aerobics". You can also fine her videos pretty cheap on ebay. "Walk Away the Pounds" is one of her more popular series.

C.,
I would look on e-bay for some Zumba tapes. Our local YMCA offers the classes, and I am hooked. It is sooo much fun, you don't even realize that you are getting a great work out!
HTH

I used to do Tae Bo alot which I still like and recently bought Turbo Jam. I love the philosophy of finding something fun in your workout. You can find more info on beachbody.com I am also on weight watchers and on the message boards the latest dvd everyone seems to be interested in getting is called Shred by Jillian Michaels.

Let us know what you get and if you like it!

I have Turbo Jam and absolutely love it! You can get it on E bay for a pretty decent price!

I can tell you from experience that if you really want an overall workout that doesn't take forever to see results try Slim in 6. You can get it at beachbody.com. If you will commit to do it, it will work. It doesn't take much time nor space to do it. I have tried multiple others and have never felt the results like this one. I have competed in body building in the past and now just try to workout to keep a decent figure. This is a good mix of circuit traiing, abs, stretching and use of resistance bands. I think if you want results, this is a great one. My friend has also used this and loves it. Hope it works for you. Just don't give up.

you have some great suggestions here. just wanted to add to not forget about the public library. you can try the tapes out before you buy them. free is a great thing! LOL