Customer Reviews

Denise Austin: Hit the Spot - 10 Five Minute Target Toners

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(3)
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People make fun of Denise Austin, but, hey, this workout is one of the best for toning. It seems deceptively easy; she doesn't spend that much time on any exercise, but she covers all the muscle groups. It doesn't take long to see some really good results (like goodbye "old lady arms.")

I bought this DVD because I wanted to find a weight training video. It does a good job, especially the Abs portion. Denise is a little keyed up for this video. Lots of cheering you on. That's okay, but sometimes it's like "Shut Up and let me work out!" Some of the legs portion is not as challenging as I would have liked it to be. It is easy on the knees though. Make sure you have a chair ready for the legs bit and 2-5 pound dumbells before starting. I started with 2's and went to 5's after a couple of days. Also nice that you don't need a lot of room for jumping around, this is not that kind of DVD. More concentrated on movement and quality of form. Great video to combine with cardio.

Unlike some of Denise's other dvd's this one has excellent instruction and encouragement. Not like the old Denise workouts where she is practically shouting at you. I use this dvd on easy days when I don't feel up to pushing myself and I still feel like I had an adequate workout depending on the weight I've used.

This is an all around great work out. It works every major muscle group. I like it because five minutes is a manageable amount of time to work one muscle group. I would recommend this work out to a friend.

I was looking for something to give me a workout with weights. I happened apon this DVD at a store the other day.

I have to say love this video! You'll get a pretty good workout doing this. (I had my Polar F6 heart rate monitor on and it said I had burned up 250 calories for the 30 minutes - upper body segments warm-up/cool down - I did today. Not bad!)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how you can customize your workout by picking and choosing which 5 minute toners you would like to do for your workout session. That comes in handy if you don't have the time to do the whole video our would like to break up your workouts.

I recommend this DVD to any beginner/moderate exerciser like myself!

My husband & I are in our 60s, and we both have had spinal surgery. We both have rotater cuff issues, but no surgery on that. We are each trying to lose about 15 pounds. We only started using Denise Austin's "Hit the Spot" a few weeks ago, and WOW! My husband is truly amazed at the improvement in his golf game. Both of us have noticed the benefit to our shoulders (cuffs). I can already feel & see the difference, especially in my upper arms.

Perhaps very fit kids in their 20s & 30s want something more taxing than this, but we could barely do it badly the first few times. This is a thorough workout from head to toe. We are improving rapidly now. (And the school reunion is coming.)

We can both tell that our strength & flexibility, in fact our entire muscular structure, along with our tendons & joints have benefitted immensely from doing this workout 4 - 5 days a week. We do the whole thing at once, but that's just our choice. Try it! You'll be so proud of how you can improve your body with this cd.

We think 5 stars is not enough for this one, and we want oldsters to know that THEY can do it too! But prepare to SWEAT!

Thanks, Denise! You've made a huge difference in our lives.

I do aerobics every day and weights 3 times a week and this workout is great! I have to modify some of the moves due to my fibromyalgia and bad back, but when I am done with the workout, I can tell it is working. This is one strength training workout that keeps the heart rate up there and you really work up a sweat. Sue D.

This is the first Denise Austin DVD I've done and I'm very pleased with it. The workouts are 5 minutes long, but they are targeted to 1 or 2 areas, so you actually feel like you've worked those muscle groups. Something that I liked about this DVD is that she includes workouts for areas such as your chest and back, areas which I've found don't receive a lot of attention. Also, I like the fact that the workouts are only 5 minutes long. I feel that it motivates me to do more workouts and to work harder than if I did a continuous 15 minute segment. I do have a few words of caution, though. Since the workouts are short, she does not discuss proper technique. If you are an exercise beginner, I don't feel like this is a good DVD to start with. Learn proper technique first. Also, the routines require you to change positions frequently. For example, at times you are standing, next you're on your hands and knees, next you're laying on your back, etc. If you have knee or back problems, I feel like this may not be the best video for you. But overall, I think that this is a very good addition to many workout collections.

Denise Austin Rocks! She has such a positive upbeat personality and is coaching you all the way, reminding you of the body parts you are working and why you are working them out. I.e. BATHING SUITS! Ladies this video really works. I have lost over 120 lbs so you can imagine how much loose skin I must have, right? Well after using this video for a month working out 3 days a week: Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays my skin has become tightened and toned! I can actually see my muscles! That is very exciting to me! If I keep this up I may not need to have that cosmetic surgery after all! How GREAT is that? I wish you all great results!

I bought this DVD on a whim (along with several others) one day after I had decided I was going to get in shape starting then and there. Understand that it's a toning video, and with any toning exercises, if you do not do cardio, you aren't going to see major results. That aside, I think this is a good toning workout. I am moderately active anyway, and there have been days I've done this DVD (alternating between 3 or 5 lb weights) and I've been too sore to move the next day.

I've been doing this workout for about 4 weeks (mixed in with cardio or pilates), and although you can't see physical results as of late, if I flex, you can see the muscles this DVD has produced.

I also like that you can customize your workouts based on time crunch, or what you would like to target, in a specific sequence.

As far as Denise goes, if you can concentrate on the workout rather than her, you won't be as annoyed by her and her off-kilter instructions. Plus, after you've done it about 3 times, you'll be used to her jumping around and know what's coming next anyway.