10 Minute Solution: Ultimate Bootcamp

I love the "10 Minute Solution" brand of DVDs; I've often found them fun and effective. This one is no different as it is an extremely challenging workout that I feel results from after doing it just a few times! Jessica Smith leads, and I personally find her as an excellent instructor. She pushes you to your limit while still letting you know that while you should never stop moving, you can always use a modification if things get too difficult. She has superb cues, and she also usually explain moves well. But now, onto the workout itself; like the other DVDs in the "10 Minute Solution" series, this workout is comprised of 5 10-minute workouts. Each workout will have a mini warm-up and cool down designed to stretch your muscles before and after each workout. The workouts included on this DVD are:Fat Fighting Skills & Drills - This high-impact routine has you doing extreme cardio moves the entire time. Most of this section is made up of jumps or runs, so get ready to really shed inches. To make it more like bootcamp, Jessica will often have you doing drills such as running around a "cone" with you imagining some kind of equipment on the ground, which I found really different from other DVDs and quite fun.Ultimate Total Body Training - This section is designed to work your arms and legs at the same time, and it utilizes hand weights. You will really decide the amount of challenge you want by choosing how heavy the weight are that you use. There are some challenging moves on here that will have you doing one-arm planks and such, so be prepared to work hard. I felt my entire body working here, but it didn't exhaust me so much that I couldn't go on to the next segment.Ultimate Upper Body Training - Arms, Chest, Back, and Abs are the body parts that you are going to work in this part, and I have to say that a lot of time was spend do some form of push-ups. The rest of the time you will be doing moves such as bicep curls, pull-ups, and other such exercises with your weights; and you will do each move so many times so that your upper body will be tired by the end of this workout.Ultimate Lower Body Training - Next, it's time to work the legs in this section, and, trust me, you will work your legs hard! With a lot of hops, lunges, and squats, your legs will burn at the end of this routine! You don't use hand weights for this section, but you really don't need them, because this will definitely strengthen your lower body.Six Pack Ab Attack -Finally, you will get a chiseled core with this last section, which also does not use weights. Crunches are definitely done here, but you will also do challenging sit-ups, table tops, and other moves that will keep you moving the entire time. There aren't really an moves done standing up, so you will be on the floor most of the time.After doing this workout, I am sore almost everywhere the next day, so I know that I am working virtually every muscle in my body. It's one of the best workouts that I've personally ever done, and with the modifications offered, it allows you to start off at a slightly easy level and progressively challenge yourself as you continue to do this workout. Just as a final note, although I highly recommend this DVD, I can't say that I would recommend this video to beginners because it's pretty tough. However, I think it's perfect for intermediate to advanced exercisers.

I love this DVD. It is my first 10 minute solution and I want to buy more now. With a length of only 10 minutes, there is no excuse and I don't dread it as much knowing it is so short. It goes by so fast. BUT, I am breathless and build up a sweat by the end of it. I also like that each day focuses on a different body part.I like that it's not just a bunch of jogging around pure cardio that doesn't burn as much throughout the day. There is fast paced weight training that will get your heart rate up as well as build muscle and core to really get the fat burning lasting a longer time after the workout is done.I HATE working out, but added this to my 10 minute rebounding in the morning and already see results after three weeks.Day 1 - Fat burning working out which is a quick cardio with a some boot camp moves like jumping through imaginary tires and agility ladders.Day 2- All over body work out.Day 3 - Upper body. Uses weights. I alternate between 10 and 5 pound weights to get my breath up.Day 4 - Lower body. I do kettle bell lunges but my legs were still so sore the first time I did this.Day 5 - Abs. Great because it is not just silly crunches, but a a lot of core training also which will burn fat better. Plank work, etc.I like that weights are used, every day is focused on something different, and its quick paced to get your heart rate up and fat burn in the short amount of time given.I wasn't able to do all the moves at first. Especially the imaginary agility ladder and several others, but I just fumbled along or stopped to watch her carefully and now I can do all the moves with her. I only do one 10 minute session each day followed by 8-10 minutes of my rebounder and already feel the difference in my jeans and see some tone in my shoulders.

As of right now, I've only tried the total body segment and the fat fighting drills and skills section. I'm going to go ahead and write a review, as these were the two workouts I really bought the DVD for. I have plenty of lower, upper, and ab workouts that I love, and I tend to get overwhelmed if I have too many to choose from. (I'm silly like that)That being said, I love this DVD. I've been working out for several weeks now with relatively disappointing results. I realize getting in shape is a lifelong commitment, that it won't necessarily pay off right away, but I've been feeling discouraged. I can feel myself getting in better shape, but I don't see the results in the mirror, on the scale, and only minimally on a tape measure.This DVD has totally changed that. The fat fighting skills and drills segment is kicking my big ole butt into shape. It's very high impact, lots of jumping and running around, and I'm dripping sweat by the end. I really like Jessica's instruction here too. I think another reviewer said she's not encouraging or gentle and HELLO! It's BOOTCAMP! Lol. She's here to whip you into shape and oh boy does she ever.The great part about the 10 Minute Solutions is that you really can customize your own workout. If I did 45 minutes of this DVD every day, I'd burn out quick. But with the short little workouts, I get in a half hour of pilates, some serious ab work, even some fun dance cardio, and I can still throw this in for a quick 10 minutes of serious high impact work. This is definitely going to get incorporated into my workouts A LOT.

The 10-Minute Solution series of workout DVDs are fantastic! I currently own several of them and have enjoyed the customizable feature on these DVDs. You can select one to five of the 10-minute workouts in any order. The boot camp workouts on this DVD are quite challenging, but the instructor, Jessica Smith, is very pleasant and encouraging. If you're a beginner, take it slow and build up the intensity. The results of regularly doing these workouts will definitely motivate you to continue.