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Denise Austin - Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast [VHS]

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I just recently started a small fitness video collection to help me keep fit and tone up. I already own Denise Austin's "Hit the Spot: Thighs", and am waiting to receive "Hit the Spot: Arms and Bust; Abs; Buns", which I recently ordered.

Personally, I am not into aerobics, as I prefer walking and swimming. Whenever I go to the gym, I never partake in any aerobics classes, as I am not a `jump-around' person.

I read in one of my health books that it is important to incorporate a cardio workout besides toning the body. Therefore, I decided to get one cardio fitness video, featuring Denise Austin, as I enjoy her chatty persona. I decided on "Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast" after having read many of the customer reviews about it on Amazon.com.

"Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast" has two 20-minute workouts that are intense and a lot of fun. The first half with Denise alone doing a low-impact workout is good. I broke out into a sweat, and had to dry off and wait a little before starting the second portion.
The second half of the video (the `Circuit') portion is better, and more fun as it involves Denise and two other fitness trainers, Matthias (who is a gorgeous, muscled hunk!) and Caroline assisting her. It involves aerobics with brief intervals involving toning up with weights for 1 minute. By the end of the tape, I was sore, and drenched in sweat.

Generally, the whole video is good! The outdoor `beach' settings are nice, and the music is great. In the 'Circuit' portion, I love the musical interludes where Denise, Matthias and Caroline do their body sculpting before getting back to the aerobics. Denise's perkiness is in prime form in "Fat Burning Blast". Many people often complain about Denise Austin's chatty style in her videos. But I think her chattiness and perkiness is a big help in motivating us to tone up and keep fit, and makes the workouts enjoyable.

In conclusion, "Hit the Spot: Fat Burning Blast" will be my only cardio fitness video. I don't want any other, but this one! It is sufficient, plus it is effective and a lot of fun!

I own a couple of dozen exercise videos, and this one is my absolute favorite. For one thing, Denise Austin is simply the best when it comes to exercise videos. She is never boring or monotonous like some instructors can be. She is very energetic and motivating.
This is my favorite, because it is FUN! There are two 20-minute workouts. One is aerobics. The other is interval training where you alternate using light weights for one minute and then do aerobics for about 3 minutes.
The moves will definitely give you a great workout. (When I started using them, I lost 2 inches off my hips so fast I couldn't believe it). You will be sweating by the time it's over, but the time flies by. I swear I feel like a kid jumping around and playing when I'm doing this video.

This is one of my favorite Denise Austin videos. First, the two 20 minute routines can be done together or, as I do, individually. I like the outdoor locations, which don't seem artificial as a studio. They remind me of her show -- trim and travel. I find the 20 minute programs managable with my schedule. If I miss her show, I'll do this video. The steps are easy and repetitive, cha-cha, grapevine, lunges. The second workout which uses weights is an interval training session done with two other instructors. A good video which offers variety.

This workout is excellent for beginners and people who have problems with their knees, like myself. It helped me to move on to more challenging videos. Denise Austin is encouraging, if not a little bit cheesy. However, if you can put up with this you will get an excellent workout. I started out alternating between the two workouts and quickly advanced to doing both workouts back to back. The first workout can get old pretty quick because it is repetitive but the second workout is fun and seems to time seems to fly by when you are doing it. I highly recommend this video.

I love this video! I just did it for the 1st time...I was planning on just doing the 1st 20-minute workout (I haven't worked out in a few weeks, so I thought I'd take it slow), but it went by so fast and it was so fun, I ended up doing the second one too! Denise Austin is really encouraging, and the moves never got boring. The beach setting is nice, too...it gives you something else to look at instead of the inside of a fake aerobics studio, like some tapes. I've done a lot of videos, and I'd definitely rate this one in my top 3.

I was very pleased with this video. I find it hard to keep myself motivated to workout, but with Denise Austin and her energetic personality, I feel very motivated to workout on a regular basis. I have done other workouts with other insutructors, but for some reason I always get the best and quickest results when I workout with Denise Austin videos. I have only done the second segment of this video and I love it. I find it addicting and fun. She talks to you throughout the video and explains all of the steps very well. Her cueing is excellent. The second portion involves three minutes of high energy aerobics followed by one minute of weight exercise. What else can I say. Austin is Awesome!

Denise Austin is very nice and fun to watch, and it is in a great beach setting, but her steps are soooo COMPLICATED, you need to be a dancer to do them. I have been doing FIRM workouts for years, and I don't get discombobulated very easy, but I felt like I was tripping over my own feet ("Okay, grapevine, boxstep, mambo, turn and jump!"). I almost landed on my head, and the funny thing is, she even trips over HER feet when she is doing it (Watch carefully...you'll see her stumble). How does she expect us to do it???

She seems really nice, really. But I can't reccommend this video.

This video has two twenty minute segments that you can combine or use seperatly. The first is a low impact and very dancey, I have so much fun with this one that even on my bad uninspired to workout days I can get through segment one and actually enjoy it, it is a fairly easy workout in segment one so I use it on days I do not feel very motivated or I do both segments. segment two is interval training and is much more intense than segmetn one, you can get a good workout in a short time withy this segment. Denise is so motivated and I just love working out with her. I have no trouble keeping up with her cues after doing the tape once or twice and I ove the fact that she is a real person and an expert not just some celebrity trying to cash in on the fitness market.

I like this video. It is easy to follow and Denise is not showy, but very down to earth. She is a good teacher.

This is a great 20 minute workout. It includes a little bit of everything so you don't get bored with it. It's also great for anyone because all the exercises can be done at either a low impact or high impact. I used to teach aerobics but since having 3 kids, I needed something short but really good. This is it!!