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Tom Holland's Total Body Workout

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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.

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!

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

This is a no nonsense workout that will make you stream with sweat while working every part of the body. The workout incorporates cardio with strength training for maximum calorie expenditure and fat burning. Even the most fit will be challenged by this workout, since the intensity level can be raised with the simple addition of heavier dumbbells. If you want a straightforward workout that will make you sweat and feel like you have thoroughly conditioned your entire body, this workout is the one to get.

I run and use dumbells regularly to maintain a decent shape. I'm not a muscle guy at all, but someone who just wants to hold on to a decent shape as long as I can in middle age. But I wanted something a little more rigorous than my past routine, so ordered this DVD. I am really enjoying it. It is a rigorous workout for me at this point. I'm also glad that the tape doesn't have a lot of distractions in it like scantily clad women, or industrial dramatic settings in the background. This is a no nonsense tape, that is motivational to me, shows me how to correctly perform the exercises in a safe way, and that is giving me definite results. I definitely recommend the DVD.

This dvd is a complete body workout. I find it challenging as well as fun. Tom Holland has you work every area of your body within a 48 minute span. I finish each session feeling stronger and more toned. Very effective! My daughter borrowed my first copy and loved it. I had her keep it and ordered a second for myself.

Previously, I had never used exercise DVDs, preferring instead to base my exercise routines on various books. After searching through Amazon and wading through a multitude of cardio DVDs aimed largely at women, I spotted Tom Holland's Total Body Work Out.

I noticed that this DVD only lasts 45 minutes, therefore it did not strike me as being very ambitious. I figured that, as a minimum, this DVD would be useful as a warm up tool. WRONG. This is definitely NOT a warm up DVD.

Tom Holland's Total Body Work Out DVD is very challenging and is very well done.

It requires only a few sets of dumbbells, an exercise mat, and determination.

This video was recorded with no edits with Tom going through the paces of a varied circuit routine. The background decor is simple with the focus being on the work out itself. The background music builds up nicely from the initial warm up to the final stretch of the work out.

The follow up to this video is Holland's Total Body Work Out II (another DVD), which is a shorter but more challenging routine. It was shot separately and is centered around compound moves. Holland's Total Body I & II make an excellent combination.

I would really like to see more videos by Tom Holland.

A great workout video that gets right down to business. No infomercials or needless chatter. The workout is recorded in real time without editing, so, its just you and Tom doing an awesome workout. Tom keeps it interesting by mixing up the upper body, legs, and abs routines. The music is motivating and the exercises are very effective. I've toned up and slimmed down more since I start using this video then ever before.

I've purchased about 10 workout video and this is the only one I use, the rest are just not worth going through the infomercials and talk to get to the workout. I just pop in the DVD and start working out. I've also purchased Tom's Total AB workout which also gets right down to business and has some great exercises and which I totally recommend.

I find Tom Holland's Total Body workout enjoyable and effective and I think you will too.

After 2 months on the Holland's Abs Diet workout (3 times per week) and including the Abs Diet book principles, 2 sizes down - even though very little actual lbs lost. If you are ready for the next Challenge, try Tom Holland's Total Body Workout - it is like having a personal trainer - no nonsense, simple instructions. All for $8 on Amazon - a steal compared to personal tariners at $60 per hour. Same concept as the Abs Diet workout except it is about 60 mins in length and you will feel the brun effects :-) longer... like 2-3 days

This is a good variation from the other things I am doing, once or twice a week. The only thing I would change would be all the lunges he does..ouch, my knees! Don't have trouble with them usually, but they can get sore with this one. My husband does have bad knees and can not do this one..wouldn't suggest for everyone.