Personal Training System

I love this dvd. It's very easy to use and you can pre-program what workout you want to do, depending on your time constraints, your own physical needs and level.1. 20 minute cardio workout. I'm doing the low intensity (a high intensity is also available) cardio and I find it very enjoyable to do. I love all the workouts in this segment - those which include the grapevine, shuffle, lunges, rainbow, and almost all the movements. Even my 3-year old daughter loves them, so she imitates me while watching me workout. I went through the high intensity and for me, the low intensity is a lot more fun.2. 10 minute upper body. I'm also doing the low intensity (but dvd has medium & high too) but instead of the chair, I use the stability ball when I'm doing the weights. I find it's more flexible to do it with a ball than on a chair.3. 10 minute lower body. I don't consider my lower body a main problem spot, so for now, I skip this section due to time constraints. That's why this dvd is so good, you can choose what you want, depending on your needs! This is also available in low, medium and high intensity. I went through the section, though, and find variety of lower body exercises which I haven't seen some yet. I have to try this when I have the luxury of time. ;-)4. 10 minute abs. This is my problem spot so I always make it a point to do this all the time. This is tough and you would really feel it working in all sections of your abs. There are a lot of variation in the basic crunches which I find very useful. I hope it works visibly, though! I have a lot of flab hiding my 6-pack. LOL!5. The last segment is the stretching which is basically the usual stretching we see, but of course, very important in the cool down.All in all, I give this dvd a 5+ stars for being easy to use and the workouts being doable but effective. I guess I'm fast becomming a Denise fan. I enjoy her workouts and for me her talkies are not distracting. But if you get annoyed with her voice, there's also a function to play music only. Buy this, it is worth it!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this DVD. I hadn't worked out in years and needed to get my booty in gear having gained 50 pounds over the past 4 or 5 years. I started out slow and LOVE the custom workout option on this DVD. What a great use of technology! I mostly do the high intensity upper body, medium intensity lower body, abs and stretch routines on a daily basis. For cardio, I've added walking, as I don't care for the cardio routines on this DVD. I've lost 25 pounds over the course of 3 months and I haven't felt this good in years! Anyone can start and grow into a workout program with this DVD!UPDATE (October 26, 2007): I've added running to my routine and I've made it up to running one mile straight! But for strength training, I STILL go back to this DVD. Love the high intensity upper and lower body workouts. Eating right and moving has really paid off! I've lost 45 pounds to date and I'm 8 pounds away from the goal that, at one time, seemed so impossible! This DVD was the BEST investment I've made in my health and fitness - and potentially my life since it helped start it all!

I love this workout DVD, I have only been useing it about 5 weeks now and I'm starting to see alot more tone all over my body. I'm at a beginner to intermediate level and went from 3 pound to 5 pound weights in just a week. I really like the low to med workouts best and I like the fact that it works all the muscles in my body. It has such a big variety to choose from and only 10min each, with the custom options I have no excuse not to find time. The time goes by fast but I do feel it working. Plus Denise Austin has such a cheerful fun and positive encouraging personality.She has a nice soothing soft husky voice. I personal don't want to feel like I'm working out with an angry drill sargeant. I don't mind her being chatty, I need to be encouraged and reminded to hold my shoulders straight and zip up my abs since these are problems for me. I also feel inspired that Denise is now 52 years old and the mother of 2 children and still has a gorgous feminine figure. This video may not be the hardest workout out there, but I don't want to workout to the point of pure exhaustion, if I did I would never look foward to the workout and be finding excuses not to do it. My goal is to be fit , toned and feel healthy. I think the cardio will also be great on winter days when I'm stuck inside but most days I walk outside. I love this workout and feel so motivated, I will be be buying more Denise Austin DVD's soon, Thank you Denise!

I just put in my DVD for the first time and I am amazed. I'm 19 years old turning 20 in Feb. I was a captain on my varsity volleyball team through out high school...since I've graduated I've done NOTHING...no working out no nothing. I played the first 5 minutes of the low intensity workout and I was pumped up! It was a little difficult but I felt so revived! My husband (yes I married young) wants to do it with me! And the options on how you want to customize is so neat! I'm so excited!********I've been reading on here a lot and noticing that there are a lot of people who dislike hearing Denise talk and motivate you through the whole thing. I'm not one of those people but IF YOU ARE...before each workout you can choose whether you'd like to hear Denise & music, or just the music itself through out the workout. And the music is very upbeat and motivating. So, if Denise gets on your nerves...turn her off and just listen to the upbeat music!I think this is a great product! If you are just looking for an all around good workout you can customize yourself (you can choose not to customize too).....look no further! =D