I've been a big fan (pun intended) of the Biggest Loser workout DVDs ever since I discovered the fat-melting, muscle-toning magic of the Biggest Loser Cardio Max DVD. Combined with the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD, I lost over fifty pounds and my muscles were toned.
I decided to expand my Biggest Loser workout library with two more DVDs: Last Chance Workout and 30- Day Jump Start. Today, I did the Last Chance Workout for the first time and I'm going to go over what I thought of the workout.
I've never watched the Biggest Loser television show. I know what the premise is, and I'm supportive of the contestants meeting their weight loss goals, but I've never actually tuned in to catch an episode. The workouts came to me after some Google research to see what the best workout DVDs were for truly overweight people who needed to shed some pounds in a safe, effective manner. Biggest Loser workout DVDs kept popping up in all my searches, so I selected Cardio Max to begin with, knowing that cardio really melts the fat. I added the Power Sculpt DVD a few months later to help tone my muscles after my workout tolerance was piqued with the Cardio Max DVD.
After branching off into the Last Chance Workout DVD, I have to say, I'll be going back to Cardio Max and Power Sculpt from here on out. I think Last Chance Workout is intended for those who are most of the way to their workout goals, but just need an extra push to shed another pound or two, or need a shake-up in their routine. I don't have that satisfied feeling at the end of the Monday routine on Last Chance Workout that I do when I do the Cardio Max or Power Sculpt workouts. Last Chance Workout takes you through six circuits which consist of 30 second intervals of cardio moves, then 30 seconds of strength moves. This is a Jillian Michaels staple, one that I utilized quite well with her 30 Day Shred DVD (not associated with the Biggest Loser franchise, but an excellent workout DVD just the same).
I used Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred when I was several months into my workout regime last year and it hit all the right spots, shaking up my routine and waking up and wearing out muscles that had gotten used to the moves in the Cardio Max and Power Sculpt DVDs I was using up to that point. I think that is how Last Chance Workout will better benefit me, if I start using it a few months into my exercising rather than right now at the beginning. Those thirty second circuits, while keeping me from being bored, don't give me enough time to truly get the full effect of the workout.
If you're a beginner, I highly recommend the Cardio Max and Power Sculpt Biggest Loser DVDs first, then the Last Chance Workout later, after you're able to get through the three levels on the CM and PS. Its not that CM and PS are easier than the LCW, they just utilize longer circuits, so when you have to stop for breath before picking a move back up again, you still have a little bit to get back into the move rather than the DVD already moving on to another move. LCW moves too quickly for beginners, in my opinion.
You will stop to take breaths when you start out, you won't be able to complete all of the moves on your first, second, or even third try of the workout.The idea is that when the moves become "easy" and you're able to complete them successfully without feeling winded or sore, that's about the time you move up to the next level where you're going to be winded and sore all over again with new, harder moves. The problem with LCW is that it didn't give me a chance to feel winded and sore because when I had to stop for breath, I missed a move and half of the next one.
So, again, I would definitely recommend beginners who enjoy DVD workouts (and even if you think you don't, give the Biggest Loser workouts a try) I highly recommend the Biggest Loser Cardio Max and Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVDs, then moving on to the Last Chance Workout and Jillian Micheal's 30-Day Shred after you've made it through the 6 week program for CM and PS.
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