Home fitness DVDs are designed to motivate and coach you through a fitness workout. The programs take the guesswork out of fitness as you can just insert the DVD and follow the workout. The best home fitness DVDs require minimal equipment, such as dumbbells and resistance bands to mix cardio and strength training.
P90X
P90X is a popular home fitness DVD that uses a 12-DVD set to take you through a 90-day workout routine. The 12 DVDs are broken down into separate body parts or types of workout, such as chest and back, plyometrics, shoulders and arms, yoga, legs and back, kenpo, stretch, core, chest and shoulders, back and biceps, cardio and abs.
Each workout is designed to reduce body fat and increase muscle. The program is designed to create muscle confusion by constantly changing the workouts. The program advances through the different workouts over a period of 90 days using minimal equipment, such as dumbbells and a pull-up bar. Bonus features include a nutrition plan and an online community to discuss workout questions with trainers or workout partners.
Slim in Six
The six-week program, Slim in Six, cycles you through three phases to reach your fitness goals. Over the course of the fitness program, the intensity gradually increases to increase strength, endurance and energy levels. The DVD features Debbie Siebers, celebrity personal trainer, as she coaches and motivates you through each workout. Workouts--called Start it up!, Ramp it up! and Burn it up!--are designed to maximize muscle gain and fat loss by utilizing exercises that build muscle and keep the heart rate elevated.
Jillian Michaels: The Complete Workout for Beginners
Jillian Michaels is the main trainer on the TV show, "The Biggest Loser," and her home fitness DVD, The Complete Workout for Beginners, produces fitness results. Each workout on the two-DVD set has the ability to help you burn 370 to 460 calories to help achieve weight loss goals. Required equipment consists of a set of light dumbbells--three to five lbs.--and optional resistance bands. The circuit-style training with the dumbbells will build lean muscle and burn fat. Michaels makes the workouts easy-to-follow as she coaches and motivates you through each workout.
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