Charlie Brooks - Before And After Workout (DVD) > Reviews

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 ... Read review

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

...living room. 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 ... 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 ... Read review

Advantages: Well Presented, Easy to follow
Disadvantages: Can leave you cream crackered

...surprisingly it's an ex-eastenders actress. Charlie Brooks played Janine Butcher in the gloomy soap and went off to do other things. She has a baby and gained some weight but this fitness dvd shows how she shed the pounds and shifted over 13,000 copies in one week. JAAAANNNNNNIIIIIIINNNNNNNEEEEEEE! Now I've generally just been doing a basic workout for a few months, I've lost a nice amount of weight doing weights and general basic exercises. ... Read review

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: --

****Charlie Brooks before and after workout**** So it was the beginning of a new year and my jeans were felling a little tight after all the lovely Christmas food so i decided to buy an exercise dvd in an attempt to lose those extra pounds. The work-out itself is a mixture of intense fat-burning with dance movies incorporated in and there are five ,ten minute workouts these are Warm up,disco,combat,hi-intensity,pilates and cool down.Combat was ... Read review

Advantages: Easy and fun to follow, fast results
Disadvantages: none

...honest i couldn't see how charlie brooks had toned up and lost the weight (you get to see charlie before and after) in 6 weeks, as i didn't think the exercises were gong to "make you sweat" and get great results as much as it claims too. How Wrong Was I ! i'm not a stranger to exercise, used to go to the gym about 3 times a week and do a fair bit of walking, but when i actually worked through the dvd for the first time i was shattered and sweating ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, encouraging and adaptable. The moves are really well explained.
Disadvantages: Quite pricey (but I thought it was worth the money)

I've tried a few fitness DVDs and this has been the best so far. As the bright pink cover suggests it's quite girly, but not to the point of that being a problem. It's split into several sections, which is great because you can mix and match depending on which ones you like best and how much time you want to exercise for. I never stuck with any DVD before, but this is great because you can adapt it to suit your fitness level. It's really tough ... Read review

Advantages: Quite easy to follow
Disadvantages: Repetitive/Annoying music

This DVD starts off with Charlie Brooks telling us how she used these exercises and "a healthy diet" to lose all the weight she put on during her pregnancy. They have a clip of her before she started exercising and was being weighed and measured, then again when she was halfway through her goal, and then at the end when she achieved her target weight. The DVD has five sections - each lasting approx 10 minutes. In each Charlie does exercise while ... Read review

5 sections: Warm Up, Disco, Combat, High Intensity, Pilates. Warm Up: Fantastic, introduces you to moves due to follow, ends with stretches. Disco: Huge fun, well explained and great for toning. Combat: Very difficult in a good way, hugely effective. High intensity: Short, but very intense. Pilates: Relaxing but still hard work, I'm post natal and noticed huge results even after the first time. This DVD is brilliant. I've tried them ALL, and this DVD is hugely different because she doesn't start off looking all size 8 perfection, ending up the same way. Shows step by step her transformation (hugely motivating), and introduces you to the diet she followed also. Well worth the money and effort!! GO OUT AND BUY IT NOW.

Advantages: Variety
Disadvantages: Music is quite boring

...I found very encouraging. Charlie is very familiar with the moves as well and I really felt that this was a routine she had been following, unlike some celebrity DVDs where it's obvious they meet the trainer only on the day of shooting. The DVD is split into five ten minute sections, which is great if like me you get easily bored. The trainer is very down to earth and there is a good rapport between her and Charlie. The DVD gets straight down to ... Read review

Advantages: Getting a To Die For Figure
Disadvantages: You really have to work for it

...and after. We hear how Charlie had put on 2 stone as a consequence of pregnancy and is desperate to loose the weight, so enter the fitness trainer to help her get rid of it, and sure enough 12 weeks later charlie brooks has lost the 2 stone and looks bloody amazing,very inspirational.So, having just has a baby myself i thought "why not?" The work out consists of 6, 10 minute workouts: 1. WARM UP 2. DISCO 3.COMBAT 4. HIGH INTENSITY 6. COOL ... Read review

Advantages: fun to follow, actually works!
Disadvantages: none really, rubbish soundtrack if you are nit picking

...before and after bits of charlie (what an amazing transformation!) made me think it would be worth a go. And it was. It is easy to follow, and as it is split into five sections (warm up, dance, combat, high intensity and pilates), it doesn't drag, and the easy rapport between Charlie and trainer Dee makes it feel like exercising wth mates. While it never feels like ridiculously hard work, it has really toned my thighs and bum (i think this is the ... Read review