Shrink Your Female Fat Zones

This video is excellent if you don't want a lot of slow repetition and want to move quickly from one exercise to the next. However, it still offers excellent aerobic workouts and toning. Its perfect for impatient people like me.

I went from sedentary to relatively toned primarily through the virtues of this routine, which I have been doing now for about 6 weeks. The DVD bills itself as containing two separate routines--weights and exercise ball--but as other reviewers have noted, it's really one workout you can break into two. The warm-up is clumped with the weights; the cool-down is with the ball. It would have been nice if they had taken advantage of DVD technology as they do in Denise Austin's Personal Training System to allow users to stretch & cool-down with either routine. I had intended to break them into two, but gave in and simply do it all at once. If you choose to do the ball portion only, you might want to do a few warm-up stretches of your own before you start. Cool-down after the weights may not be necessary for you, unless it leaves your muscles feeling tight.Many people find Denise Austin grating. She talks nonstop. Some of this inane chatter ("That's right; you've got it!"--which I still find cheering even though I know she can't possibly know), but some of it is pretty informative. She tells what each exercise is meant to work and discusses proper form--though not always early enough in the exercise. Sometimes we'll be halfway through something, and she'll suddenly say, "Exhale when you lift up." This can be a bit of a problem when you first start doing the routine, but as you get used to it, you'll start anticipating these belated reminders.The best part about this workout is how fluidly Austin moves from one part of the body to another. It keeps the cumulative impact of the exercises from overwhelming you--you don't exhaust your arms, for instance, by doing them in one fell swoop. They get a bit of a rest while you work the legs and the abs before you come back.I love this DVD. I'm still finding parts of it challenging, though I can now do all the exercies, but I can see an incredible difference in the muscle tone in my body. I am now varying it with Denise Austin's Personal Training System for variety, but I can say with all confidence that whether my female fat zones have shrunk or not, they're definitely better sculpted.Equipment required: 3 to 8 lb. handweights & a stability ball. Be sure to get the right size: the one I started with was too big for my 5'2" frame, and I eventually had to replace it.

Once again Denise Austin is there to help me out! Many years ago, I bought a denise austin tape because I wanted to loose weight and I did fast! Unfortunetly, I did not keep it off and am now going to be married. So, I searched and purchased other tapes and no real results were happening. I found this DVD from Denise Austin, purchased and have been doing it every week at 3x a week minimum, for about 2 months and I cannot believe the results. I am getting so many compliments, something I have missed for the past 2 years. She has given me my confidence back and I now look forward to my engagement party. This work it amazing! Honestly, before you know it you are done. To advance the workout, I have added heavier weights so that I can continue with this same DVD and get a harder workout. I know this is something you hear about almost all workout DVD's, but this DVD is honestly easy to do and the results are so fast and amazing I honestly have no words to describe it. Best part is that I really am not dieting, just working out. I don't know how she does it, but if I could talk to her I would say, "Thank you Denise for saving me yet once again!" I have 9 more months until my wedding and I am no longer afraid that I will not loose the weight, I know I am. That is how much confidence this DVD gives to you. Oh! and I was completely out of shape when I started this DVD, but not any more. Literally, everyday I feel better and better about myself and that is something that you cannot get from most DVD workouts, but you will from this one. I give all you women who are reading this review my word!Tip: I never take this DVD out of my DVD player so that it is there constantly reminding me that I need to work out. I put in a movie and I see there's Denise and I need to work out. And that little "trick" has really helped me out. I am starting to feel like my old self again and not that somewhat depressed woman who never wanted to dress up.

I like this DVD a lot. Although Denise's voice and her little catch phrases are kind of annoying, I find that this DVD does a good job of toning the whole body if you do it at least 4 times a week. If you do it every day and take a break on the weekends, you'll see results. My clothes don't feel as tight and I'm definitely stronger. I usually only do the first part of the DVD and its enough. If you want more of a workout, then do the 2nd half which involves the use of a stability ball. She says you don't need one but you should get one if you're gonna try the ball exercises- I mean it only makes sense and will strengthen your core faster using the ball. Oh one more thing- you need a lot of space to do the ball exercises because you'll be bumping into things when you're rolling on the ball doing the various exercises. Hope this review helps all of you out there trying to loose the hard to shrink female fat zones.