Denise Austin - Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast

Buy This Item Denise Austin - Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast by Live / Artisan  Available from Amazon  $9.98  on 8-25-2008     Rev up the speed that you need to burn calories by alternating these two beginning-level cardiovascular workouts. Denise Austin (in a two-piece swimsuit and carrying no visible body fat) gives you two different 20-minute workouts in this 1996 video. First is a low-impact routine with simple moves: marches forward, knee lifts, side lunges, cha chas, and shuffles, for example, with even simpler arm work. There are no patterns--just one move repeated a bunch of times, then another move, so this video is best for exercisers who don't want to think about choreography. The setting is an outdoor park overlooking the ocean.<p> Austin's second workout moves onto the beach with a circuit/interval routine that alternates three minutes of aerobics with one minute of body sculpting with weights or a weighted bar such as the Body Bar. The aerobics are very simple--just a couple of moves repeated for three minutes. Each strengthening segment is one move, such as a lunge or military press, repeated for one minute.<p> Throughout both workouts, Austin cheerleads with her bubbly personality and encouragements like "You can do it," "You deserve it," and "If you rest, you rust!" The music is more energizing than in many of Austin's other videos. If you like Austin, you'll enjoy this one. <I>--Joan Price</I> Reader Reviews This was my first workout video I bought about 10 years ago when I was a slightly overweight teenager. It was difficult to follow. She often wouldn't tell you what move she was going to do next until she was already doing it. On one rep she would do a movement 2 or 3 times and the next time just do it once. She seemed to be making it up as she went along- you could almost see her thinking "hey, I should be doing something with my arms- maybe this!". The only other negative thing about it is her constant frantic shrieking. It reminds me of a miniature schnauzer I used to have that would get so excited to see us come home it would pee all over the floor. With the volume down, it is tolerable, and with all that being said, I did this video 5 times/week for the summer and lost about 35 pounds.

Denise Austin - Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast Available from Amazon Price: $9.98 Updated on 8-25-2008.

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