Working out at home has become more popular due to the guidance of instructional exercise videos and video series. Quality workout videos should provide you with a comprehensive workout with easy-to-follow steps and minimal equipment requirements. Additionally, the best workout videos should have more than one level of intensity so that you can gradually increase the volume of your workouts. There are a variety of videos that cover all styles of exercise.
Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
The latest DVD series from fitness enthusiast and NBC’s "Biggest Loser" personal trainer, Jillian Michaels, includes three separate 30 minute workouts. Each workout is designed to increase your strength, form and power while improving your overall health. Diets in Review--an online resource for diet product information--claims that this video series is not for substantial weight loss, but rather for anyone looking to lose up to 20 pounds through high-intensity exercise. Each of the three workouts begins and ends with a warm-up and cool-down and they get progressively more difficult. Additionally, each workout was created with Michaels’ signature 3-2-1 Strength/Cardio/Abs circuit in which three minutes of strength, two minutes of cardio and one minute of abdominal training is repeated throughout the 30 minutes. In just 30 minutes, Michaels will provide you with an effective workout that combines her unfailing motivation and knowledge of physical fitness.
Leslie Sansone’s 30 Minute Walk
Build endurance, burn calories and rev up your metabolism with this 30 minute walking DVD. Sansone combines power walking, jogging, brisk walking and a combination of all three for interval training. This two mile walk takes 30 minutes and can be done in the space of your living room, since all of the moves are stationary. The walk begins with a gentle warm-up and slowly increases the pace to make sure you are burning the most calories possible.
Quick Start Pilates
Ana Caban, an award-winning certified Pilates instructor, walks you through a 30 minute low-impact floor routine that is a mix of full body movements and targeted abdominal conditioning. Additional features include a 15 minute Pilates energy boost workout and a 30 minute guidebook that addresses healthy food choices and positive self-talk.
Strong Knees
If you suffer with knee pain, Strong Knees workout may be beneficial to gaining strength in your knees and becoming pain-free. This stretching and strengthening routine is for the painful areas in your knees to speed healing. It also works the muscles that protect your knees to avoid unnecessary stress and tension. This routine is led by physical therapist Chantal Donnelly and includes exercise modifications for all fitness levels.
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