Product Details

• Actors: Ada Jancwicz
• Directors: Rob Hearn
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Gilad Productions LTD
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2009
• Run Time: 61 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001EJYCOG
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #33,640 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The undisputed superstar of the bend-and-stretch set are the Janklowiczs. --Sports Illustrated Magazine

Product Description

Basic Training "The Workout"<b/> is a 60 minute low-impact aerobic and strength training workout, set on an action packed airstrip in Hawaii. It is based on the successful ESPN exercise program Basic Training The Workout.

Your host Ada Janklowicz uses her extensive background in fitness dance and military techniques to bring you a training program that helps:

1. Maximize Fat Burning
2. Increase Strength
3. Improve Flexibility

The workout is basic and easy to follow. Beginners will be expertly guided. Advanced will be challenged.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorites, January 1, 2009

By	beamcq - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Training with Ada: Low Impact & Strength Training Workout (DVD)

This is an older workout, from the early 1990's, but it doesn't seem dated. I've had the VHS tape for years and was glad to finally get it on DVD. The DVD is chaptered. I like the aerobics section best, it has basic choreography and is low impact, but delivers a very solid workout. It's about 30 minutes long (including warm-up) and the time flies by. I wish Ada had made more workouts like this, it's one of my favorites that I always come back to.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this one!, February 24, 2009

By	K. lewis - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Basic Training with Ada: Low Impact & Strength Training Workout (DVD)

This is my favorite work out of all time! Very effective! I like that it is low impact, yet it really raises your heart rate! Hoping for more Basic Training workouts to become available on dvd.....

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I hate her!, June 17, 2009

By	VideoPhile "j_cole" (Central Coast, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Basic Training with Ada: Low Impact & Strength Training Workout (DVD)

[Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine]
Simply, it has been said that if you 'hate' your workout instructor by the end of the first week - it is a good workout. By the end of the first week I 'hated' Ada. As others noted this is an older 'from VHS' conversion. That does not make it less effective. My primary interest is a cardio/aerobic workout that is 'low impact'.
It is neatly divided into chapter sections.

Three weaknesses in this routine.
First, there is no pre-warm up stretching.
Second, the transition from aerobic to strength training is very short - I pause it here to take a moment to slow the heart rate a little more than she gives time for.
Third, some of the transitions in the stretching portion are quick and do not give time for an adequate stretch. It seems like they were trying to get in a 'one-hour' workout so they sacrificed some time stretching to do it.

This is a good cardio/aerobic exercise video with some weight training - it won't make anyone 'Charles Atlas' but it does provide a decent cardio maintenance routine with the ability to challenge one's self and improve.

The best recommendation I can make is simply - by following the routine every other day [after consulting my physician] - it has lowered my blood pressure [taken daily] and increased everyday stamina.