If you gained a few pounds over Christmas, or you want to look slim and trim for the swimsuit season, then workout DVDs are a great way to tone up and get fit. They can be done in the comfort of your own front room, without the hassle of going to the gym. There are hundreds of workout DVDs available, many of which have been endorsed by celebrities, but which workout suits you?
Each workout DVD offers a different program of fitness. Intense workouts involve a lot of high physical activity, such as skipping, squats and jumping, which increases the heart rate and burns fat. However, other DVDs focus on toning and strengthening the muscles. So if you are online, looking up diet recipes and browsing though various workout DVDs between games of Partypoker with your friends, this blog post will compare two contrasting types of workout, so you can decide which one is for you.
Pump It Up! By The Ministry of Sound—This is a dance themed workout which teaches you intense and complex routines, all choreographed to chart topping dance hits. The hour long workout is divided into four main sections; warm up, power-dance, abs/tums and the cool down. You can select a difficulty level which will alter the intensity of the workout and the complexity of the routines.
Super Body Workout by Davina McCall—From presenting many UK shows including Big Brother and The Million Pound Drop, this charismatic and bubbly presenter has now released a fitness DVD. It is a beginners workout which alters between toning and fat burning exercises every few minutes. You constantly switch from low intensity exercises such as side steps, to high intensity sequences like jumps and kicks. This raises and slows your heart rate every few minutes, which helps you gradually build up stamina. The routine is simple, easy is aimed for people who want a gentle workout.
I haven’t tried Pump It Up yet. How is this fitness DVD working out for you?