Prevention Fitness Systems: Flat Belly Workout! Express Belly Blast [DVD]

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I like this DVD, it is fun, has some good music, and the moves are interesting. I try to do all the power-up versions, and that makes it a good workout for me. My only complaint is that although the instructor is good at direction and has a positive personality, she is physically awkward and I can also hear her shoes stomping on the floor during some parts of the DVD. You'll know what I mean if you watch it. This can be annoying, but I try not to think about it! Overall, this is a fun DVD that presents a moderate, decent workout. I will be using it for some time to come.

I had this dvd before and fell in love with it no its not an intense workout but thats why I got it I wanted something sweet and light where I would not feel so exhausted or a lot of pressure however the dvd is light but the results are amazing I lost weight and saw an immediate change the first week of doing it so just purchased again because I lost my dvd and cant wait until it get here!!!!! Defintely recommend.

I really like Ellen's style of music- kind of world music combined with new age jazzy funk :) The asian tunes with the cardio moves are refreshing and different.I am a beginner-intermediate and when I choose to do all 3 level moves I work up quite a sweat. I also wear weighted gloves. I have done a lot of Jillian Michaels and this is like a milder version of No More Trouble Zones.Wish there would have been more direct ab work but because it is short, I still have time to add on from another workout dvd.

Absolutely love this workout. I didn't think I could do it and was afraid I'd be sore and not want to continue it.I can't what to get back to it after I work a day or two...

I have this video in constant rotation.The aerobic 20 minute routine is a challenge if you really push yourself! I wish it had an abdominal toning section, but it does have an all-over weight training add-on workout.I usually just do the aerobic part, then put another dvd for toning.

This is a good workout, but I must say it's not my favorite Ellen Barrett DVD. She's not quite in her element with this one, but as always, she does her best, and she delivers. It's a good addition to your "Ellen Barrett DVD Collection".

I can tell this will be a great workout but only once, maybe twice a week, due to the amount of work it does on your knees. I have arthritis in my knees and the workout may aggravate it but am willing to give it a try.

This is a brilliantly well put together exercise DVD. This is based on the Flat Belly Diet books, Gaiam and Prevention Magazine in the USA have produced two exercise DVD's to help people lose weight and to be used along side the books. I don't have the books, but was attracted to the DVD's (I am still awaiting the other one in the series to arrive though). The trainer is Ellen Barrett, I really like her style of teaching, she is very down to earth (and not cheesy at all) her cueing during the workouts are excellent, she explains the moves really well and the sessions are very well put together, with some moves I haven't done before (which is quite rare). The other ladies working out with her are always genuinely smiling and like the trainer all have amazing figures, so it really motivates you to get into shape yourself, one lady does the beginners option throughout.The title screen is Introduction, Warm Up, Cardio Intervals, Metabolism Boost, Yoga, Cool Down and Extras.The Warm up is 4-5 minutes long, with well paced exercises to get you warmed up nicely and ready for the full workouts.The Cardio Intervals section is 18 minutes long, it is worked out as level one - which is low impact, level 2 - slightly higher impact and power up - high impact, these levels are repeated regularly and come up on screen to let you know where you are in the workout, you are taken through the exercises in this section once and then you do them at a faster pace to the end. I really enjoyed this section, it got me puffing (in a healthy way) very well, making me sweaty and red in the face, so I definitely had a good workout. I am of an intermediate level.The Metabolism Boost is just over 8 minutes long; ideally you need to use weights and a mat in this session. This worked your whole body and contained exercises that worked dual areas of the body at the same time, the first section for instance was working on the right leg first with lunges and arm raises with weights at the same time, then side lunges and arm exercises again, then working the leg further with the arm area again, this was done on the right side first then the left side, followed by mat work which worked the core. You could certainly feel your whole body working though this session, I loved doing this part.Yoga just took 6 minutes. This was just lovely, using the warrior poses and light lunging, twice on the right side and twice on the left side of the body. I found this to be relaxing and strengthening at the same time. It helped me align my posture correctly and I feel if done regularly, my joints would become suppler. There were no complicated moves. You need a mat in this section and to do this in bare feet.The Cool down took 4 minutes. Nice relaxing standing exercises which stretched out the muscles used in the workouts, with the usual calf and leg stretches. A beautiful end to this fab DVD.During the workouts you get little pieces of advice pop up on the screen, which I found interesting, useful and not too wordy, so you could read them and workout at the same time.In the Extras section it talks about the Flat Belly Workout and the diet plan.I highly recommend you get this DVD, as I do all the Prevention Fitness DVD's - I just wish Prevention would come to the UK, I have to wait ages for the DVD's to became available through Amazon UK.