Denise Austin : Hit The Spot : 10 five minute target toners

Good workout for home

I really liked this exercise DVD because the dial- up feature for a specific area of the body is something I am not used to. This makes sessions so much more enjoyable. Glad I ordered it. JBG

I did this DVD yesterday (the day it arrived in the mail) and now I'm feeling it. It's a really great DVD for toning and also has the added benefit of doing exercises that protect your muscles and joints. I got it to expand my options on the weight lifting routines I already do, but I was very happy when I got up this morning a bit sore. I can all ready tell this DVD is going to tighten up a lot of areas that were getting neglected. A lot of people dislike Austin's voice and find her either too cheerful or belittling. That is not the case. If you take the time to listen, she's actually very funny and is taking the stance of it being better to laugh in your workout than to get discouraged. She's clearly an expert in her field (I mean just look at her!)and that goes to show her disposition and approach to health work. Being positive and humorous go a long way in achieving sustainable results. I'm very glad I purchased this DVD. I can mix routines when I'm short on time, or I can do the whole thing. I like being able to tailor my exercise and at five minute intervals you do a lot of focused work but you don't feel overwhelmed by them--because you know the segment is only five minutes long and you can survive five minutes until the next segment working on a different set of muscles.

First of all Denise's face looks gorgeous on the cover. I think they must have taken a picture from high school or college because she doesn't look this young any more in the face, but she is still a pretty woman. Her body looks great as always which is very motivating to me. Looking at her makes me believe if you work hard enough you can transform your body into a better after baby body. However, I don't know anyone personally who can get rid of the C-section pouch. On to the workout itself...If you are crunched for time this one will work for you because those 5 minute segments go so fast. Also, If you do cardio for the day but need to work a spot this is great for that as well. I am a slim woman but I have thighs and I need to work them out alot and I can't always get that so it is no problem to just do a 5 minute segment on a day I am concentrating on cardio. This is one of those videos that is a must have. When I see it I feel like Denise has given us the secret moves that help Hollywood get those great bodies outside of the plastic surgeons and makeup artist as well as air brushing.

Love this, it's my favorite. Works!!! I used the DVD in the past too lose baby weight and was super toned and felt great and strong. Just reordered it for myself, on prime video because we no longer use dvds and got the dvd for my sister, because it's that time once again for us to shed some baby weight and get healthy and fit. Love how you can choose different areas of the body and alternate each day. The 5 min intervals on each area breaks it up and makes it feel not so difficult. She is very encouraging and knowledgeable.

I bought this DVD because I wanted to find a weight training video. It does a good job, especially the Abs portion. Denise is a little keyed up for this video. Lots of cheering you on. That's okay, but sometimes it's like "Shut Up and let me work out!" Some of the legs portion is not as challenging as I would have liked it to be. It is easy on the knees though. Make sure you have a chair ready for the legs bit and 2-5 pound dumbells before starting. I started with 2's and went to 5's after a couple of days. Also nice that you don't need a lot of room for jumping around, this is not that kind of DVD. More concentrated on movement and quality of form. Great video to combine with cardio.

I did customize my own workout when I got this video, as suggested on the cover. I started out with the lower body set, then built a workout using the warm up, chest firmer, and arm shaper. These exercises built upper body strength using weights. It was the first video I had shaping the upper body with weights and I got results. I noticed one day that my upper and lower arms were much more defined and I had little muscles!!! this was empowering for a senior citizen, believe me.Denise Austin is my favorite person to work out with because she is so upbeat. She makes me feel that she woke up with a smile on her face, ready to face the world and work out while she is doing it. I love her encouragement and sunny personality.These are good workouts because you can add to them or just do as many as you feel on any given day.

Although I find Denise a bit "cheesy" in this DVD, I still find myself using it every week. The 5 minute segments are quick and enjoyable; but not super-challenging. I started with a 5 lb. weight and found it to be perfect. 2-3 lb. weights wouldn't do the upper body segments any justice. I can feel it working from the slight soreness in my upper back & legs the next day. She does try to motivate through the DVD - but hearing her tell us how almost every single move is her "favorite move" & "Thhhaaaaattt's great" can wear on you a bit. I just focus on the exercises & add an extra move or two while she transitions. I'm not sure, maybe I find her just annoying enough to keep watching!

I like Denise Austin as she gets right to the workout and not a lot of explanations. This is a really good video to target areas you want each day.They are a qucik workout and then you move on to another area. You can do a quick 10 minutes of abs or a full 50 minutes of everything - you pick. I am using it daily for this convenience.

Great work out