High-priced gym memberships and overcrowded fitness centers can make it difficult to stay on top of your fitness. Consider taking up workout DVDs for your exercise routine. Workout DVDs can benefit your body and your pocketbook. If you're ready to work up a sweat right at home, turn on one of these home exercise DVDs.
Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown
Jillian Michael combines both traditional yoga poses with her own exercises to create a challenging workout designed to burn calories, improve balance and strengthen your body. The DVD offers two intense 30-minute workouts.
Get Ripped: Slim & Lean with Jari Love
Considered by "Fitness Magazine" as the Best DVD for Total Body Sculpting, this workout could help you burn up to an estimated 700 calories in one 65-minute session, according to the magazine. Jari Love's clear step-by-step instruction may be the only thing you find easy; each of the 15 sequences can challenge all your muscle groups.
Swiss Ball Abs: Adam Ford
With three-20 minute workouts progressing from beginner to advanced, Ford integrates various exercises with the Swiss ball to give you a total workout for the abdominal muscles and lower back. Each functional movement works to help build strength, coordination and balance in a way that challenges your midsection.
Billy Blanks Tae Bo Amped
A seasoned fitness guru, Billy Blanks brings a 3-pound weighted bar to his calorie-burning sessions for extra resistance. Each DVD set provides a variety of workouts ranging from 31 to 55 minutes. For those seeking variety in their workout regimen, Tae Bo Amped offers a combination of kickboxing, Taekwondo and aerobics.
Denise Austin's 3 Week Boot Camp
This intense 52-minute workout is designed to show results in three weeks. Burn calories with the cardio and strength interval section, train your body with the athletic training section and sculpt your abs with the workout called Ab Fat Blaster.
Personal Training with Jackie / Power Circuit Training
If you're looking for a power workout in short time, try this circuit training DVD by celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner. Each of the five workouts ranges from 15 to 40 minutes and involves different body parts with a set of three exercises followed by the quick-paced Power Circuit.
10 Minute Solution: Kettle Ball Ultimate Fat Burner
Using either kettle bells or regular dumbbells, challenge your body in 10 minutes with this workout by Michele Olson. With the deceleration and acceleration movements typical of most kettle bell workouts, Michele's instructions guide you through each full body movement.
P90X
An in-home fitness video, P90X offers the structure of a personal trainer. Each workout is designed to work and challenge your body to get results. Its system includes cardio, strength training, martial arts, yoga and stretching.
Shiva Rea Daily Energy Vinyasa Flow Yoga
In this DVD, yoga teacher Shiva Rea offers seven 20-minute sessions to encourage the daily practice of yoga no matter your lifestyle. Each session is distinct; the DVD offers workouts for energy, stress management, relaxation or endurance. You also can use the Yoga Matrix to customize your workout.
Pilates Core Challenge
To work toward a lean firm body without weights, challenge yourself with Ana Caban. As indicated by its name, the workout focuses on the core muscles including abs, lower back, hips and buttocks. The idea is to not only strengthen your muscles but to improve posture, flexibility and balance.
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