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get me some ear plugs and it'd be worth it

Advantages: made me feel like I had actually had a workout
Disadvantages: too much talk

I really enjoyed these dvds. They were a lot more challenging than I first expected (there was me thinking 'as if Jade Goody can teach me how to dance!!' ) The moves were really modern and fitted well with the styles of music used. I genuinely felt like I had had a really good workout at the end of each and have noticed my waist line shrinking (god send!!) The only downside was that each of them have quite annoying voices and decide to talk rubbish ...

meredith123 07.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Jade's Dance Workout / Dance Workout With Helen Adams / Latino Dance Workout With Nadia (Big Brother Triple Pack) (DVD)

Helen's Dance Workout

Advantages: Easy to learn and easy to follow. A Fun Workout!
Disadvantages: No chapter that just does the full routines

...DVD collection including Helen Adams Dance Workout. Due to being busy and moving house, I never got around to doing any of them, but with a bit of time on my hands and a few extra inches on my waist and hips, I thought I'd give one of them a go. And I picked Helen first. I can remember her as a favourite from a certain reality TV show however many years ago so thought her DVD might be the most fun of the three. Day One: I took some body measurements ...
...There's a warm up, dance section, cool down and toning section. And boy is it a toning section! The sweat still drips during the warm up and cool down and are the perfect way to begin and end. I've always been against the warm up and cooling down bit of exercise, but not on this DVD. As I said, the toning is a killer. There's a leg toning exercise that you can see the pain on Helen's face and she groans in pain along with you too. It makes you inspired ...

elisemarie9 20.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dance Workout With Helen Adams (DVD)

If you could package arrogance!

Advantages: Lucy, price
Disadvantages: Fitz, routine, effect

...knew of is the lovely Lucy Benjamin. She's famous for her role as Lisa Mitchell in EastEnders, and was the winner of Celebrity X Factor a few years back. It was great to see her in the Jungle - she'd been away from our screens for too long. I wasn't aware that Lisa had released a fitness DVD, so when I made this discovery I was thrilled. I purchased it straight away, costing me just £2.95 from eBay. It is an extremely cheap DVD, and will cost you ...
...promising, a lovely picture of Lucy on the front, dressed in pink with her flat stomach on show, a Cheshire cat grin from ear to ear. Titled 'Dancercise', I had a feeling this was not going to be like my usual beloved cardio aerobic DVDs, and was keen to find out just what I was up against. The DVD itself brings you up three options, the second being 'workout selector' which allows you to choose the part of the work out you want to do. Though seeing ...

Amy69 26.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lucy Benjamin's Dancercise (DVD)

2 prim ladies + scruffs!

Advantages: useful tips
Disadvantages: presenters so annoying!

...wondering who Kim Woodburn is, how is she a celebrity? Well she became 'famous' from her appearance alongside Aggie MacKenzie in the TV show 'How Clean Is Your House'. The concept of the show is really very simple- Kim and Aggie help people to clean up their houses. It sounds quite dull actually, why would you actually want to watch this? Well the truth is you just can't help yourself! Is one of those compulsive viewings like Come Dine With Me and ...
...and they quiz them about how the house has become to the state it has and what is happening in their lives which means that they can't even ever run a duster around the house. They then set to work! They take swabs to check for bacteria and then give cleaning tips. The cleaning tips can be really simple although sometimes when I watch this I start to think well I've never put white vinegar inside my washing machine, am I just as bad as this person?! ...

jamie_25 18.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of How Clean Is Your House? (DVD)

Are you getting your 3 a week?

Advantages: Good for those pushed for time; mostly well instructed
Disadvantages: Cardio Box difficult to follow initially; not really challenging enough

...fat through the whole routine. Davina has two trainers, husband and wife team Jackie and Mark Wren, and this section is lead by Jackie with Mark and Davina following. I really like workouts that involve weights so this gets the thumbs up from me, although when compared to the Super Sculpt workout on her later Superbody DVD it’s not as challenging. Jackie’s instruction is nice and clear here and she explains how things should feel as well as what ...
...The Core Stability section Davina describes as “working your insides” and is a Pilates style workout with lots of floor work which really works your abdominals. I really like Pilates and find that although it’s not a typical ‘drench yourself in sweat’ workout, the results you get from it are really good and give you a much leaner, more toned figure. This is lead again by Jackie. Instruction For those who find Davina a bit annoying then this is ...

bubblegum_princess 17.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Davina McCall - My Three 30 Minute Workouts (DVD)