Workout DVDs: Three Emerging Trends in Do-it-Yourself Fitness and Exercise
To lose weight, gain muscle and get the best body shape you must learn the proved and tested workout routines that are widely available on workout DVDs. It’s easy to find a fitness DVD that include light exercises that will tone your body, or a workout video that works all your major muscle groups. Here are three emerging trends in customer searches for workout DVDs that will help you make a selection that’s suitable to you:
- Reading Customer Reviews. Actual customer reviews are one of the best ways to gauge the effectiveness of the workout DVDs you have in mind. Find a DVD that offers a workout routine that you think you would truly enjoy. Working out should be something you look forward to, or else it’s unlikely you’ll stick with it.
- Assessing Workout Preferences. Customers today are weighing what type of DVD they want before they buy, for example whether they prefer training with weights or whether they should look for workout DVDs that do not involve strength training. It’s easy to do a search for your particular preferences. Do you prefer to workout with music or without? Do you want to watch just one trainer onscreen or a bunch of people doing the exercises? Make sure you buy exactly what you’re looking for.
- Purchasing “Bodybuilding” Workout DVDs. Resistance training is the best way to build lean muscle and get a toned or defined body. Even at a resting rate, people with more muscle will burn more calories, since muscle burns twice as many calories as fat. There are plenty of DVDs that will show you resistance workouts that are just as effective as going to the gym.
Here are some top picks: for making you sweat, Amy Bento: Hi/Lo Extreme; for head-to-toe sculpting, NYC: A New You Coming; and for a good abs workout, Keli Roberts Time Saver Workouts: A.S.A.P. Abdominals, Spine and Posture.