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The 45/45 Split Routine Workout

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I have been a hardcore Gilad fan since the 80s when I was a little kid and he inspired me all the way back then to do his workouts. I needed an alternative for the nights I couldn't go to the gym and based on the reviews purchased this DVD. It takes a LOT to really give me a workout. I am a marathon runner and a lifetime athlete but this video really does it for me.

Normally I am disappointed in the instructional areobic videos that I have but this was a slam dunk. The first 45 minute routine is fast paced and intense. His moves are simple but connect and build on one another. You will feel your heart pumping and work up a sweat but won't feel exhausted after his workout. More like energized and feelnig accomplished. His cool downs and warm ups should not be skipped because they prevent soreness.

His muscle toning excercises kicked my butt! Again all the movements are small and simple not requiring any equipment or advanced knowledge of excercise but wow are they effective. You will feel the strain on your muscles and he hits your abs, inner and outer thighs, buttocks, arms, shoulders and chest. It was so intense I really was expecting to hurt the next day but again the cool down is so effective that I had very little soreness and felt great afterwards.

Just as a side note this is not for the casual athlete. You should be in decent shape and have some coordination if you expect to get through these routines. If you are a beginner to areobics get his low impact stuff and build up to this later.

There is nothing out there for men, just for women, except Gilad. My wife introduced me to all of her other workout DVDs which are great but the cardio hardly makes a sweat pearl run. Then she suggested Gilad. I am just very slightly overweight and I am getting now back into shape. Gilad makes me swim in sweat doing cardio. He also makes me not hungry after the workout which is also a good sign of a good workout, so you don't overeat and put the weight back on.
After the anaerobic toning workout part my WHOLE body is completely weak and tired, but I am not hurting. Another good sign of a good workout, because "pain is the bodies natural sign to make you stop" (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Gilad does the perfect workout for men. Women are not excluded. (After all, there are women in the exercise DVD.) But for men, this is THE DVD. "You gotta want this". This was a great buy. Gilad makes my fat run away and muscles tone out. I love it.

This workout has two of my favorite Gilad Bodies in Motion video workouts on one DVD. One routine focuses on cardio and the other routine focuses on stretching & toning. The Hawaii background is refreshing to look at while you are working out! Gilad is very motivating. I always feel great when I am done. Alternating the two 45 minute routines on different days seems to give the best results. I highly recommend this workout!

A bit of background info on me: Being a serial gym goer for the past five years (I am 26 and, according to my doctor, in "great shape") I have recently decided to mix things up a bit by purchasing some workout DVD's that I can do in the comfort of my own home, on the days I don't feel like trudging to the gym.

So while I am a relative "newbie" to workout DVD's, I am NOT a newbie to fitness. For the past several months, I have been doing workout DVD's about twice a week (to supplement gym workouts three times a week) and I already have several workout DVD's in my collection.

Gilad's "The 45/45 Split Routine Workout" is one of my favorite workout DVD's thus far.



PROS:
-The cardio workout is very basic. It raises your heart rate and keeps it raised to a pretty constant rate throughout the entire DVD. There are no intervals.

-Gilad keeps the workout interesting. Rarely is a move repeated twice. The movements flow from one exercise to the next, and the movements are ridiculously easy to follow. A completely novice could follow along with him. Someone with two left feet (like me!) will find this workout doable. Want to do jumping jacks? Jumping rope? Running in place? He incorporates very basic moves in a way that keeps it from getting boring.

-Gilad has a great camera presence. He's funny and engaging without being forced or cheesy. Okay, so the "play the guitar" move is a little cheesy. I love walking around after I have done this DVD and saying, "Good tunes, good tunes!"





CONS:
-I can't do the "toning" workout in this DVD, although I bet it's very good. That is precisely why I cannot do it. Even though you don't use weights, it is VERY challenging. I had to give up about 15 minutes in.

-Hello 80's! They are fully decked out in the high-top sneakers, socks, sheer pantyhose, and leotards. I think Gilad is even wearing a fanny pack. Sexy.

-For a good calorie burning workout, this falls a little short. The 45 minute cardio workout includes about 15 minutes of warming up and cooling down (plus another 5 minutes after the warm-up before you get to the nitty gritty) so that leaves about only 25 minutes of real calorie burning exercise.





Overall, this is one of my favorite DVD's to do on days where I need to exercise, but don't want to push myself too hard. This is a good DVD to do on days where I want something easy. This workout DVD is great for those who are new to exercise and also for those of us who have been exercising for quite awhile.

This workout DVD is NOT good for those who want weight training, interval training, or anything that is really challenging and really pushes the heart rate.

Nice variations so you don't get stale doing the same workout day after day. I use it often, it's an old standby. Second time I bought the DVD, my girlfriend stole the first one!

I love this DVD. The 45 minutes of high impact with low impact areobics is GREAT! It's funny I use to exercise to Gilad's show on TV when I was in my late teens/ early twenties and I thought he was great then. I just bought this DVD a week ago. I started the 45/45 split DVD and first thought "wow, this is easy." then I was barely keeping up with the excerises! It felt great to finally get a good workout. Worth every penny!

I am near 60 years old and Gilad and I meet most mornings for a work out. The split routine is one of his best.

I used to be a Billy Blanks devotee until I discovered Gilad on FitTV. He's energetic and enthusiastic without being preachy, and he actually pays attention to the workout, unlike Billy. The 45/45 split is a great workout, whether you do them alone or separately. Not for the beginner, though- you have to be in decent shape to avoid falling over during the workouts. They are pleasantly challenging. This one's a winner!

I am not able to do the cardio workout in this video because I have bad knees and the high impact aerobic parts don't work for the knees. My husband does the workout and likes it. The toning workout is a great one for the legs and the arms. And Gilad is a funny guy.

If you can only buy ONE workout DVD, get this one. It's complete, basic fitness for any level. There are no dancy moves to mess with your head, or to mess up your knees - you are free to really concentrate on your form and keep your muscles tensed.

The cardio routine is very good, but the toning one is great, one of my all-time favorites (I have almost 100 workout tapes) If you really put everything into it, and pay close attention to form, you not only get tight, focused toning, but just might break a decent sweat in that segment, too. It covers everything - squats and lunges, a butt routine, varied ab segment, good shoulder,arm and chest stuff, without the need for any weights or equipment - the instruction is excellent but not deadly serious, and there are NO silly or wasted moves. At only 45 minutes, it's compact and efficient.

I used to have this on a set of two VHS tapes, and felt it was worth upgrading to the DVD.