Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: 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: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 155 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0004Z3260
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,972 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/03/2004 Run time: 54 minutes

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71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thorough, Comprehensive Workout Series in One DVD, February 6, 2006

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M. Rudman "verse47" (Littleton, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body By Jake - Total Body Workout (DVD)

This DVD is one of the top three videos/DVDs in my HUGE collection. It should be much better promoted than it is.
I've been working out for 20 years, and have had three pregnancies, and am now in the best shape of my life, am strong, hardy, defined, tight and slim, even after extensive bladder surgery and an hysterectomy in late 2005. This January, 2006, marks the first time I have ever even seen a "Body By Jake" video. I am VERY impressed, as this DVD is thorough, organized, the cueing is excellent, the motivation is strong, and the techniques taught are rock-solid. And although this DVD is derived from three videos from a series that is over ten years old (I thought I'd get that out of the way), it does not matter one bit, even if you are picky about costumes and music (like me). Jake is an EXCELLENT, vastly professional instructor/trainer/motivator. Set looks new, participants are strong, music is fine-really!). He encourages you to work hard, instilling in you the confidence, mental and physical strength, and even humor (yes, humor) it takes to work out diligently every day. Who cares that Jake does infomercials promoting his fitness gadgets? Maybe they're good gadgets. BUT again--his videos are excellent--at least the three that are in this DVD, which consists of: Total Body Workout (45 minutes divided into three 15-minute workouts, or circuits.); Lower Body Workout (a total of three 20-min. circuits, or workouts); and Awesome Abba-Dabbas Workout (a 30 minute long video that is divided into two 15 minute workouts, or circuits). Buy this DVD. Use it. Listen well, and learn even more than you think you already know. You will sweat, and you will actually enjoy doing so, because you will know you've done one of the best workouts of your life, whichever one you choose to cue up on any given day. I like to do the Total Body on M/W/F, the Lower Body on T/Th/Sat, and I tack on one of the Abbas to each throughout the week. Or I alternate this DVD with a Kathy Smith Lift Weights to Lose Weight or a Yoga Zone DVD, or something else. And I take Sundays off. BUY this DVD! You'll be glad you did.-PS : You'll need dumbbells (at least three different weights, and if you are a beginner, start with none or with 1#, 3# and 5#), a firm-backed chair or workout bench, and a broomstick.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great calorie burner, great muscle toner, great instructor and cueing...what more can I say?, September 22, 2009

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Chandler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body By Jake - Total Body Workout (DVD)

My workout regimen is an extensive collection of fitness dvds. If I feel my motivation waning, I'll buy one or two new ones so I wound up with quite a rotation of a library of workout dvds. Because of this, I'm picky about which ones I like, which ones I keep, and I have quite a comparison.

Instruction: That said, this one ROCKS!! He is charming and fun personality-wise with some of the best instruction I've seen out there in doing the moves right. But don't think this is a beginner's dvd because of the great instruction, while you can alter the workout easily to fit your level, even those who love to workout will FEEL it.

Caloric Burn: Body By Jake takes to heart the evidence that the most effective workout will get your heart rate up then do strength training while it's up and alternate this fat burning and muscle building circuit through the workout. I wear a bodybugg to measure my daily caloric burn so I can actually SEE scientifically how many calories a workout I do burns and how many calories I burn per minute doing it...and this was a scorcher!! However, the moves really worked my muscles well too which means, with strength training, you continue to burn calories long after the workout is done in addition to the cardio he has which burns them fast during the workout.

Cueing: His cueing is beyond reproach and extremely easy to follow...no need to hit "rewind" on this one or get tripped up and frustrated. He acts as a personal trainer in the dvd so his instruction is constant and fluid and engaging.

Music: The music is nothing special but it's not irritating either...typical fitness dvd music.

Negative: the dvd shows the participants using a weight bench for leaning in some of the exercises which is not something everyone has in their home gym or livingroom. However, the moves he does on these are the exact ones other dvds do by simply standing up and leaning over so don't feel you have to have one. It's easily altered...when he put one knee on the bench and leaned over and then did arm exercises, I simply leaned over standing doing the same ones which is what I was already taught to do. But any couch or chair would work too if you didnt want to stand and lean which is equally as effective.

Set: love the set...very different. Looks like a livingroom of a modern mansion with pool through the windows, great art, sculptures etc. My kinda place to workout!!

Great idea: Rather than everyone constantly counting during the dvd or him stopping to say how many more reps you need to do, there is simply a count down timer on the screen. This way all he has to talk about is instruction and cueing and you know right where you are and how many reps you have left. Brilliant!! Why doesn't everyone do this?? It allows him to concentrate on instruction and cueing which is what the viewer really benefits from...not stopping and counting or keeping track of counting in their head...that is all freed up for making the workout flow with a personal trainer telling you the most helpful info. I like this a lot.

Conclusion: This workout is TOPS in my favorites. It's effective beyond reproach, burns off the fat, builds the muscle and the instruction is excellent and everyone doing it should learn something about form, no matter how long you've been working out. Great for both men and women in my opinion. You'll feel it and it'll work. Very happy with this dvd purchase! I'd easily buy more of his workouts. If you are a beginner, don't be intimidated...he'll tell you that you can do some of the exercises without holding weights whereas those who are more advanced can get more intensity by holding weights and there's nothing to trip you up here.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great discovery from the past, June 3, 2007

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Ryan (Illinois) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Body By Jake - Total Body Workout (DVD)

The Body By Jake brand may have reached its peak a number of years back, but this DVD proves that fundamental routines really work. A fellow sales rep suggested checking out the Body By Jake book for a toning and cardio program that maximizes results in an efficient amount of time. I found the DVD instead and have not been disappointed. Most of what you need to know has already been well written here, but I wanted to say "affirmative!" I haven't worked out in several years, and have finally made the commitment to 3 days a week, plus some running. No fancy equipment, just some dumbbells and a bench, but you could make do with nothing for a while...as Jake says during one of the circuits, "there's no excuse not to work out!" I'll skip all the new trendy DVD workout productions, this one is working great for me.