Product Details

• Actors: Your Personal Best Work
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 14, 1996
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304061951
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,805 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great change of pace, February 9, 2004

By	M. Parra "skaitey" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This workout video is very good, the scenery, the music, the exercises themselves are very tasteful.

It is an "interval training" workout video. It is roughly 4-5 mins warming up, then starts to the first aerobics section, moves on to some toning for the legs for some 10 mins then moves to aerobics section 2, then again to some more toning for the legs and arms, then back to aerobics 3 and so on, till the end there is a 6-7min abs section.
The aerobics sections, eventhough they are short, they bring the heart rate up.

The video is a great change of pace video for those days that you want to workout, and want a little of aerobics and a little of toning the whole body.
Although, the video is roughly an hour long, time flies rather quickly.

I would highly recommend this video to anyone who wants both - aerobics and toning in one video who is a beginner/intermediate.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun tough workout, July 16, 2003

By	Shannon B Davis "Nepenthe" (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I thought this was a great workout. The set was a beautiful natural outdoors set, perhaps filmed in Australia. The background varied, and the music did too. The music was vocal rock, for example, INXS.

The workout:

It's circuit training. Three aerobic segments and three weight-training segments. The aerobic segments get harder and higher impact each time. The first is very gentle, the middle one concentrates on your legs and butt. The last one is a mixture of various sports movements - skating, swimming, basketball, and boxing. It's the most strenuous, but it's also the most fun.

The strength-training workouts are very hard. I only had 5 pound weights, so I couldn't use light weights like Elle. She does a full leg workout, an abdominals and glutes workout, but the arm workout seemed to concentrate most on the triceps.

This video requires handweights, although I stopped using them and continued without when my arms got fatigued. Optimally, you would also have a weight bench, but an armless kitchen chair will do you just as well. A sturdy one - both my antique chair and my director's chair were unable to hold up to my weight during one of the butt toning segments.

My back muscles and hamstrings are probably the most sore after this workout, as the other workouts I've been doing have not emphasized these areas.

The instructors:

Karen Voigt is fantastic. She talks just the right amount and her cueing is amazing. The first time through I didn't miss a single step, because she clearly let you know what was coming up next. Elle is a nice person. Her motivational speech in the beginning was great. She also was very helpful during the video, talking about muscles and sympathising with the exerciser.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best fitness video I have ever purchased!!!, February 14, 2003

By A Customer

I purchased this workout video about six years ago, while I was still in high school. At the time I was part of the track team and averaging aout 4 miles of running everyday. Despite this, the video tape was a great addition to my work out. Now as a 20 something year old, I have come back to the tape and realized its full potential for someone who is always on the go and who also happens to be gym shy. Its a great video. The steps are easy to follow, and target all the right places on my body (butt, legs, thighs, arms).
Another thing I love about the video is the absolutely gorgeous scenery! The background scenery is so beautiful, and in addition to this, Elle picked out great upbeat music. I think the combination of good music and nice scenery adds to my workout. I hate workout tapes where the instructor has annoying music in the background, within a bland, blank environment. It makes doing the excercises even tougher under such circumstances.
I also liked Karen Voight alot. She is not annoying and perky like so many fitness instructors tend to be. In addition to this, I appreciated the fact that Elle, let Karen Voight take control. Elle McPherson doesnt try to pretend to be a fitness expert, she leaves this all up to Voight.
This video is great for anyone on the go like the average working woman, college student, etc. I've got my sister addicted to the video. Now she and her dorm mates all religiously work out to this video.
Overall, I have to give this video my highest rating. Great for all ages!!!!!!!! I just wish that they offered it on DVD.