Charlie Brooks - Before And After Workout DVD

Advantages: helps loose those pounds
Disadvantages: tires you out

Charlie Brooks Before and After Work Out DVD Most people will know Charlie Brooks for her character Jeanine Butcher in Eastenders a few years back, since then she has had various roles in other drams but in 2005 after the birth of her daughter Kiki, she released this before and after workout DVD. I have never been one for these sorts of DVD and have always thought it better to head off down the gym. After seeing so much about this DVD and Charlie ...
...no difficult moves. As Charlie Brook's says at the beginning of this section it doesn't really feel like exercise but you are actually working your body. By the end of the section I am getting pretty hot and feeling myself getting there! 3) Combat - This is my next favourite and this section really does feel as though you are working out your whole body. Lasting for 10 minutes as all the other sections but working a little harder with lots of leg ... Read review

Advantages: works, fun, honest
Disadvantages: exhausting at times, music is a bit much after a while

...be, sort of similar to Charlie so I needed some kind of help. I had flicked through Heat magazine around Christmas time and noticed the list of fitness & workout videos, I narrowed it down to 4 Colleen McLoughlin's dvd, Davina Mccall, Jordan or the Charlie brooks dvd. After looking on DooYoo and Ciao for some help I then went to Amazon and the Charlie Brooks one looked more like my kind of thing. I didn't want to pay £13 for it though incase I didn't ...
...is a pink cover with Charlie from a sideways view on the left hand side, looking worn out with a bit of a stomach and then to the right her face on with a toned stomach looking, tanned, happy and in good shape. I believe that there has been no cutting off by digital editing but this is true. The back cover is a little note from Charlie. The DVD consists of approximately 5 ten minute workouts, some run a little over. At the menu section, you can play ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to follow, not too long, fun
Disadvantages: Music not that great, some moves a bit repetitive and boring

...it was the fact that Charlie had lost 2 stone from doing this workout so I thought I just had to give it a go!! I paid full price for it (£16.99) as it had just been released but now they are selling much cheaper and of course there is always amazon, Ebay etc. which are reasonably priced. The front of the DVD is very attractive and shows you Charlie's figure before embarking on the workout, and after she had been doing the workout for a little while. ...
...a go. WARM UP Charlie and her instructor Dee are in a light, airy and very pink studio which is very girly. They are wearing white and pink outfits and Charlie looks extremely toned, tanned and very slim - this inspires me even more! Charlie is very smiley and enthusiastic and the instructor takes us through some basic dance moves which she says will be also used in a later section. We also do stretches and a few squats. The warm-up lasts quite ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to follow, Keeps the heart racing
Disadvantages: The trainer can be SOOOO annoying!

...I decided to but Charlie Brooks as i had looked at others and it seemed more my cup of tea. I like to dance and the iamge on the front really caught my eye. Damn she looks good now! I couldnt help but feel a pang of jelousy but i have to admit it made me want to buy it. Ok so onto the dvd itself. The menu gives you the option of playing the workout in full or you can choose chapters to work out to. I started off with the whole thing and just watched ...
...with ease and chats to charlie as though they are good friends. The warm up is combined of a bit of disco moves and some salsa moves as well. It is fun relaxed and while your thinking and getting the moves right you will be burning calories and not knowing it. Disco Not my favourite but it includes moves we saw in the warm up and again while you are concentrating you dont realise your burning fat. Its fun and the more effort you put in the more ... Read review

Advantages: Great fun, keeps you interested, different sections
Disadvantages: music, if you were really really unfit you would struggle

...can see the changes which Charlie Brooks went through on the DVD cover. It is not like other workout DVDs where the individual was always a model or a size 0! It made me think if charlie can do It so can I. The DVD had a number of sections each of which are different and target different areas and fitness requirements. The sections are: warm-up disco combat high intensity pilates cool down Each section lasts for about 10 mins - but it sure ...
...the burn! With regards to each section The warm-up is great and definately gets you going. For a non-dancer at first I got a little confused and was worried that if I was getting lost in the warm-up how on earth was I going to do with the rest of the DVD, but trust me stick with it and it becomes second nature. The disco section is good and definately more workout based than dance based - you could not do this on the dance floor at your local ... Read review