Customer Reviews

Donna Richardson - 30 Days To Thinner Thighs [VHS]

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The first couple of times I tried this video, I couldn't do it. I had trouble catching on to the moves and keeping up with the changes. So I put the video away for about 6 months. However, I recently took the video back out to give it another try. After I did it twice more, the moves didn't seem that hard at all. It is a great workout too! In just 3 or 4 weeks of doing the workout I already see results. Her creative moves really target the areas she promises, especially the toning ones. Since the unique toning section is done standing up, it keeps your heat rate up also. So you continue to burn fat the whole time. This video may seem hard at first, but be patient and give it a few chances. Once you catch on it's great!

I actually purchased this tape while I was still "in shape", but on a full-time student budget and too broke to maintain a gym membership. I started using it again after gaining 60 lbs during my pregnancy, but I remembered what a great time I had and the great results I saw, albeit more than 30 days. What woke me up instantly with Donna's workout was that the morning after, I actually felt the familiar "effective workout" burn that comes from a gym aerobics class! That was my first clue. The second clue was that I wasn't watching the clock on the VCR wondering when all of this would be over...I was having a lot of fun figuring out the steps, and Donna's conversation throughout the tape is friendly, encouraging and above all, sincere. Unlike that breathy, fake voice we usually hear...Anyway, the toning part is great! On mornings when I don't have time to bounce around for the cardio, I combine the toning from this video with her toning from "30 Days to Firmer Abs & Arms" and I feel like I'm on my way to looking like I did in my college days. Donna is truly a best-kept secret in the Aerobics market -- buy this tape and spread the word! She's GREAT!

I love this workout. Donna Richardson makes it fun - she changes up the exercises enough to keep it from getting boring. She explains how to do the exercises right. I have used this video for over a year now and still love it.

I'll agree with the other reviews - the aerobics is a little difficult to do at first, but after the 4th time, I was able to do the routine with no problems. It's a lot of fun, I really enjoy the dance routine. The toning section is very, very challenging, I have never seen nor done toning like this in another video. I have only done the workout 5 times and have already noticed a difference. It's worth a try.

I bought this video like a month ago and I've been doing it 3-4 days each week and I have seen already alot of results! I lost 2 pounds off this video in 1 week!! 1 WEEK!! I deffinitely urge everyone to purchase this video !

I love this workout - it's so much fun, and Donna stays energetic, and keeps the pace up the whole time, without being condescending, like so many instructors are. She's friendly, and her two helpers really seem like they are enjoying themselves. This is one of my favorites in my video library, and I must have 100 videos!! I'm not that coordinated, but I didn't find the moves to be too difficult at all, a couple of times through and then I had them down pat. I recommend this video to anyone who's been getting bored with their regular routine!

You will definitely be sweating once you get about halfway through the aerobics section, and the thigh toning section at the end is pretty challenging. The aerobics are tough to follow at first (as other reviewers have said), but once you catch on it's a lot of fun. Donna is upbeat without being annoying (for instance, Denise Austin is WAY too perky, and I really don't like doing her tapes). You may want to use this tape with another, purely toning tape for the hips/butt (I would recommend Quick Callanetics Hips & Behind, or Claudia Schiffer's Perfectly Fit Buns).

I love this workout. The aerobics are challenging, but not too difficult to pick up after a few times, and the toning really works. It just tends to get boring when done as much as necessary to see results.

I have been searching for a workout for so long now that would help me tone my legs without adding so much mass...well this video definitly toned my legs, adding 2 inches to my thighs..I cant fit in my jeans now! The aerobic part of it is a lot of confusing jumping around. I tried it twice, and now I just do the toning part...I combine this video with quick callanetics hips/behind....I must say the toning part is actually 'fun', and I enjoyed it...but i want a leaner look. I have been dieting also, so its not like ive been pigging out and wandering why the hell i got bigger thighs....If you are serious about losing weight, and creating a leaner look, TRY Body Flex by Greer Childs...I lost 40 lbs over the course of 3 -4 months doing this...Now im down to a weight that my body enjoys...but i do not...I still want to lose.

I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN A WORKOUT TAPE THAT HAD A DIFFICULT DANCE ROUTINE TO KEEP UP WITH. I WAS EXHAUSTED TRYING TO DO SOME OF THE DANCE MOVEMENTS.I AM USED TO INSTRUCTORS WHO TELL YOU WHEN A MOVE IS GOING TO CHANGE OR HOW AN EXERCISE IS DONE. I FELT AS IF I WAS THROWN INTO A BROADWAY SHOW AND WAS NOT TAUGHT THE DANCE ROUTINE.YOU KNOW LIKE THE EPISODE WHEN LUCILLE BALL JOINED THE BALLET AND WAS FRAUSTRATING THE DANCE INSTRUCTOR BECAUSE SHE DID NOT KNOW THE ROUTINE. I AM A QUICK LEARNER AND HAVE BEEN DANCING ALL OF MY LIFE, BUT SOMEHOW THIS WAS TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME. AFTER FIVE MINUTES I WAS WINDED. YOU WOULD HAVE TO WATCH THIS TAPE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE ROUTINE.