The Biggest Loser: The Workout – 30-Day Jump Start
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Jump-start weight loss in just 30 days with the help of your favorite contestants from NBC’s “THE BIGGEST LOSER.” You’ve seen Ali, Tara and Sione shed pounds on the show and now it’s your turn! Burn fat and tone muscle as they lead you through five 10-minute workouts that cover every inch of your body. Now’s your chance to get started, get fit and lose big with this 30-day program! And it doesn’t stop there – in two special segments, Bob gives the diet tips and motivation you’ll need to get started and stay on track…. More >>
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Great workout. Taught by past biggest loser. You really work up a good sweat. Worth the money
Rating: 5 / 5
I have to agree with the other reviewer that I was hoping for another dvd with Bob as the trainer. I have always found his dvds to be high calorie burners and extremely motivational due to his warm yet strong training style. But one thing about the Biggest Loser you know if you watch it is that many of the contestants go on to become trainers themselves and they did choose some good trainers for this and it does mix things up a bit. However, with Bob at the center of the picture, one would think it’s the same as past dvds…Bob does give diet and motivation tips on the dvd but does not train you as a trainer.
CALORIC BURN: As far as calorie burn, like the contestants on the show I wear a Bodybugg (the black electronic gadgets on arm bands) which measures my daily caloric burn. Because of this, I am also able to measure exactly how many calories I burn per workout and how many calories I burn per minute of any workout. This enables me to compare how effective a workout is against the many other workouts I own. I mention this only so you know what I say is based upon scientific measurement rather than perceived exertion. I bought the other new Biggest Loser dvd which is Jillian’s “Last Chance Workout” at the same time I bought this one so I was able to compare both as well as compare them to the previous Biggest Loser dvds, all of which I already own. While this had a decent calorie burn, it wasn’t as high as many of the other ones already out, nor was it as high as the other new Biggest Loser dvd released on the same date. However, I actually ENJOYED this one more because I like the fact that it used the stability ball, bands, etc that I have and rarely have a good workout to use them with…you could do the workouts with just weights, but this adds interest for me and prevented boredom.
CUEING: The instructors all have their teaching methods down, in spite of the fact they were contestants trying to lose weight themselves not long ago. Beginners will be able to easily pick up steps but those more advanced can tackle the more strenuous moves and enable their own fitness level to increase. You will not only know how to do the steps, but how to do them safely as well and correctly so they are effective. Good training. Good energy. A good combo of moves.
STRENGTH AND CARDIO: I love the dvds that contain a combo of both strength and cardio, which you will find here. Cardio burns the most calories in the shortest amount of time, but strength training enables your body to keep burning more calories long after the workout is over and develop more muscle which also increases metabolism and allows your body to burn more calories even while at rest–in spite of the fact that you burn less during the workout with strength training. The most effective workouts have been shown to get your heart rate up in its target zone, then switch to muscle building to add strength while it’s still high, then go back to cardio and you’ll get this here for double the results.
MARKETING: They titled this dvd the same as their 30 day jumpstart book and their new website to lose weight of the same name. You don’t need any of the others to coincide with each other but dang that show is good at marketing. (grin)
MUSIC: Upbeat and to the pace of the moves. Keeps you motivated and revved.
SEGMENTS: 5 10-minute segments. The calorie burn in a ten minute segment is not going to be enough to make much difference unless you combine two segments and make it a 20 minute workout, according to my caloric measurement.
MUSCLES WORKED: This is very well-rounded and hits ‘em all.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should you progress to wanting a higher calorie burn but the same great instruction, cardio and strength training, you might try:
(in no particular order):
1.Body by Jake Total Body Workout
2.Jillian’s Banish Fat, Boost Metabolim and Last Chance Workout
3.Kathy Smith Build Muscle Shrink Fat
4.Crunch Total Resculpt
5.Star Trainers: Strength
6. Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt with Violet Zaki
CONCLUSION: Few dvds kept up my interest as much as this one did and I love it for that because it will keep you coming back to it. However, the calorie burn wasn’t quite as high as its predecessors and I was a little surprised to see trainers with less experience leading the moves rather than Bob but I can’t fault them…they did a nice job.
Rating: 4 / 5
What happened to Bob?? He’s my favorite trainer from this series and even though his picture is on the cover (as Jillian’s is on the Last Chance Workout) he does not lead any of the exercise circuits. I missed him. (He does show up giving motivational/diet/training tips)
Anyway, this DVD has 5 (five), 10-minute workouts with a short warm-up/cool-down included in the 10 minutes. Tara leads the first Cardio section. It includes marching, jumping jacks, knee-up (low or high impact), twists, etc. Liz and Daniel provide beginner modifications. This is a good place for beginners to start.
Ali leads the second cardio section. I like this one because it includes resistance to get the heartrate up and keep it there. You will need a weighted ball, dumbells, and/or resistance bands. (Daniel again provides beginner modications.) She does punches with weights, side lunges with a medicine ball, squats with weights over head, etc. A good full-body workout.
Sione leads the third upper body section. He again starts with a short warm-up emphasizes your upper body and core. He then uses weights and a large stability ball (or workout bench) to work the biceps, chest, back, shoulders, etc., and ends with a stretch.
Ali leads the lower body section starting with a warm-up and then completing lunges, squats, side, lunges. “donkey kicks (on hands and knees) and ends with a stretch.
Tara and Sione end the DVD with an ab and core workout. Again, the warm-ups and cool-downs are included in the 10 minutes, so if you want to get a constant workout, you’ll have to skip between sections.
All three of the instructors are encouraging and keep the class flowing, but there seems to be a “charisma” missing with them that Bob supplies.
Also included in the DVD is recipe booklet and an offer for a free workout music CD if you have an MP3 program on your computer.
This DVD is not as tough as the “Last Chance Workout), but if you skip the cool-downs and work harder on the warm-ups, you can make this a continuous flowing session. That’s what I miss about the programmable DVD the Biggest Loser produced before. It had a warm-up, cool-down, section and then you were able to group all of the cardion sections (or strength sections) together for a personal workout. That said, this is still a good workout.
Rating: 4 / 5