Product Details

• Directors: Linda Shelton
• 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: Good Times Video
• DVD Release Date: February 9, 2010
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002UJIY5W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,127 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 02/09/2010 Run time: 45 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Workout!!!, March 23, 2010

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R. Mccoy (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Men's Health: The Belly Off! Workout - The Body Weight Routine (DVD)

Since making the decision to live a healthier lifestyle, almost a year ago I have amassed quite the collection of workout dvds. Being able to workout at home keeps me on track because it eliminates the excuses that keep me from going to the gym or for a run; no personal training appointments to miss, inclement weather, etc. After doing this workout just once, I can already tell that this is going to be one of my favorites. It reminds me of a group fitness program that I participated in earlier this year that gave me fantastic results, both in terms of pounds and inches lost.

The current description of this workout leaves a lot to be desired so here's my attempt at breaking it down:

* Warmup (8 min)
* 2 minute drill: series of 8 cardio moves done for 15 seconds each to elevate your heart rate
* Bodyweight Circuits (5 mins): challenging strength training moves
* Bodyweight 100 (8 mins) different sequences of toning exercises. For instance, you might do squats, pushups, & mountain climbers, then repeat the sequence before moving on to the next sequence.
* Power of 10 (10 mins): Just when you think the workout is over (or that you can't go on) the instructor challenges you to do a series of 10 cardio and toning exercises for 30 seconds each.
* Cooldown (11 mins)

Pros:
* The workout left me sweaty.
* I felt it the next day.
* David Jack (the instructor) is really likeable and not overly chatty (when he speaks, it's to explain the exercises or to issue brief encouragement).
* David does the entire workout with you. I also liked that you could tell that he was pushing himself throughout the workout (I hate it when I feel like the people on the tv are just breezing through a workout... especially when I'm still doing the beginner modification lol).
* As far as modifications, there are beginner, intermediate, and advanced moves for most of the exercises that are done. So you should be able to get quite a bit of mileage out of this dvd.
* The dvd has a menu so that you can choose to do individual parts of the workout when you're pressed for time. I can see myself using the drill or Power of 10 to warmup before going out for a run and the Cool-Down after.

Cons:
* There were a couple of times when I found myself wishing that the instructor would count off the reps (especially when doing mat work).
* There were a LOT of pushups in this workout! Pushups work a lot of muscles at once so I understand why they were there. I couldn't do any more after a while so I grabbed my dumbbells and did chest raises and chest flys instead of idly waiting for those sections to be over.

Oh, and I should mention that I am a woman... so don't let the "Men's Health" in the title scare you away from this excellent workout dvd.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward workout, July 11, 2010

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Feles31 (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Men's Health: The Belly Off! Workout - The Body Weight Routine (DVD)

I would consider myself at an intermediate level of fitness and, overall, I felt like I got a good workout with this DVD. The instructor is great - pleasant voice, not annoying at all. If anything, it would probably be better if it was a full hour long workout and, yes, had a few other exercises substituted instead of all the push up varieties but it is the body weight routine, after all, so there were no weights incorporated. That being the case, liked the Strength Training DVD a little better.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a very great burn, September 27, 2010

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anthony mack - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Men's Health: The Belly Off! Workout - The Body Weight Routine (DVD)

Hello I'm Dee from Hollywood,Fl. I ordered the belly off body weight routine because I wanted to drop some weight without lifting any weights. I had just been cleared to start working out again since I had surgery a few months ago. An anyone knowns how the weight can add up on you when you not able to do anything. This dvd is a great killer... It gives you that burn an you feel the fat burning off..Just so you know when you first start pace yourself the first week. I was able to start doing the whole dvd after the second week an i feel great... I would tell ever man or woman to try this dvd and go for the burn..