17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid full-body strength/cardio circuit workout, October 10, 2007
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout (DVD)
In Total Body Workout, instructor and exercise physiologist Tom Holland gets a lot done in a short amount of time. Although this workout is just 43 minutes long, it packs a punch: it's fast-paced, and Tom keeps you moving the entire time. Furthermore, the workout is filmed in "real" time, so there are no edits, no breaks. This is a circuit workout, with Tom alternating free-form cardio intervals (you can do whatever you want here: march, jog, jumping jacks, grapevines, etc.) with strength segments.
The Main DVD menu offers the option of playing the entire Total Body Workout or going to the Exercise Menu, which breaks up the exercises into 19 chapters as follows:
1. Squats
2. Bicep Curls
3. Plie Squats (inside quads)
4. Squats (outside quads)
5. Crunchs
6. Push-Ups
7. Shoulder Press
8. Static Lunges
9. Obliques
10. Dumbbell Rows
11. Front Lunges
12. Raised Bent Knee Crunches
13. Triceps
14. Alternating Front Lunges
15. Front Raises
16. Backward Lunges
17. Lateral Raises
18. Alternating Backward Lunges
19. Putting It All Together
Although it doesn't appear on the menu, Tom begins with a cardio warm-up (again, allowing you to choose the moves) and then does a few brief stretches; he does the same thing to cool-down at the end. The general format of the workout is weighted upper body work, unweighted lower body work, abs, push-ups (these are skipped in a couple of series), 1-minute cardio interval, and repeat. For the "Putting It All Together" segment at the end, Tom repeats every strength exercise once (no abs, push-ups, or cardio).
This workout has some upbeat music (performed by Tom's brother and including some lyrics), but it's just Tom exercising alone on a rather sterile white set. Furthermore, the moves are pretty basic and traditional, so there's not much of a "fun factor" here. However, if you are looking for a no-nonsense circuit workout to target your entire body in a relatively short period of time, Total Body Workout is a solid choice.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Add this to your Arsenal for a Longer Life-Span..., November 6, 2006
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout (DVD)
Watch this DVD once through and then just jump into it.
You will: Sweat, stress-out your big muscles and jump around enough to feel the ol' ticker tick and, yes, you will change your body.
There are two workouts included here (listen, whatever you do, do not buy the "Total Body Workout 2"; it is one of the two workouts already in this DVD) a basic but challenging beginner's set and a second more weights-intensive version.
Mr. Holland is very effective at motivating you just as he was in the first "Men's Health Abs Diet" DVD. In this one he works alone and in real-time, the workout is longer and stronger. You will use weights, you will do pushups, ab crunches, and Squats. And you will feel the burn...
I think this DVD will be a great addition to your arsenal, it will come in handy as you join the battle for good health.
Do it!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Complete workout, September 6, 2008
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout (DVD)
The total body workout is a good workout as it uses minimal equipment. The only investment required are pairs of dumbells. All the exercises can be done at home
However it will require a great deal of fitness for anyone to complete the 42 minutes of workout
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