I first saw an advert on television for this workout DVD just after the New Year (2005). I remember thinking, "Yes, after all that Christmas binging, it's time to lose weight!" - but then forgot about it. After a few more chance viewings of the advert - and a few more times looking in the mirror and thinking "Yuch! I MUST get back into shape!" - I decided to give it a go.
I tried a few different shops: HMV, Tesco, Woolworths, ASDA, Silverscreen... but they were all in the range of £18.99 - a bit too pricey for me! I decided to resort to Internet shopping, and found that the cheapest price was Amazon.co.uk at a special offer of £12.99.
On receiving my DVD, I found that it came free with a '30 Minute Stretch & Tone' DVD which was nice, but I find that the Dance Mix Workout is enough!
The cover of the DVD is pretty eye-catching - the big pink letters, the popular television star Angela Griffin, and best of all, the quote: "How I danced away 2 stone in just 2 months". 2 stone in 2 months?!? I'll give that a try!!
There are a four selections on the DVD menu:
- Play DVD: Plays the whole DVD with an introduction from Angela Griffin first.
- Play Workout: Plays the whole workout: Warm Up, Pop, Hip Hop, Salsa, and Cool Down.
- Chapter Selection: Choose the chapter you want.
- Extras: Food Tips - A short video on foods you can eat to aid you with losing weight. Diet - A few pages of food ideas.
The workout is devised by fitness trainer Niki Wibrow, it is not too difficult to follow - if you're good at aerobics, this'll be a breeze! Each section is roughly 10 minutes long and will definitely get your heart pumping. The warm up is really good at... well... warming you up. It gives you an idea of what is to come later on, and it is not hard at all - don't be afraid. The pop workout is the least difficult of all the workouts, it combines basic aerobics with dance moves and is quite enjoyable! The hip hop workout is a little more difficult - it requires more co-ordination (which I unfortunately lack!), but when you master it you'll really enjoy it! The same goes for the salsa workout - the only difference here is that there's a lot of twisting involved i.e. don't do it when you've just eaten or you'll get heartburn!
The first time I did this workout, I was dripping with sweat and I felt like I had been beaten up! The next day I was in agony, but I was pleased because it was obviously working! 3 months later, I'm still doing this workout 3 times a week - I have lost at least 3 inches round my waist and I feel and look more toned ALL OVER. By the way, once you do the workout a few times, the aches and pains will subside - thankfully.
The "chart" music isn't great, but I suppose that's subjective. After a while, Niki and Angela's quips do become a bit tiresome, but they can hardly change them for everytime you use the DVD!
The only thing I am still not clear on is whether you should do ALL the workouts in one go or not - I normally do the warm up, one workout, and the cool down in one session, and this seems to be enough for me.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to lose a bit of weight and tone up - it seems to be effective for a lot of people!
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