Joyce Vedral: Speedy Non-Stop Fat Meltdown Plus Stomach Zapping Abs

I was doing Tracy Anderson, and this is so much better. There's no annoying chatter or stalling. She's efficient with your time, and I like her personality a lot. She's like a no-nonsense mom or grandma who is beautiful and in great shape and full of helpful knowledge. I guess if it's important to you to have someone young and fashionable teach you exercise (seriously, I think those reviewers are beyond shallow and weirdly ageist), you should go elsewhere, but you'll be robbing yourself of an instructor who knows what she's doing, and helps you to get a good workout in quickly. I do turn the volume off and listen to music, but I did that with (the much more chatty and long-winded) Tracy Anderson too. And I've gotten better results with this one.

Just started back to working out but really wanted to dive back in as I gained 25 lbs over the past year and was used to being at my ideal weight and pretty fit. This video is great! It eases you back in while at the same time really making you work without even realizing it! I'm 4 weeks in and have definitely noticed a difference in muscle tone and strength. I'be also lost 8 lbs and my pants are feeling alot more comfortable in the waist and hips :) Week 3 I was able to increase my weights to 5, 8 and 10 and I will likely be upping them again next week to 8,10 and 12. Other pros.... Short workouts that make everyday commitment easy for a busy lifestyle. I dislike doing cardio unless its hiking or biking outdoors so the fact that this has a mild cardio component is really helpful, you will sweat if you challenge yourself with the weights. Cons: Joyce is a bit cheesy and he daughter who does the rep counting seems uninterested, but it can be kind of funny.... Also, only 4 weeks in I have been able to shut the sound off and just watch and listen to my iPod. Also, some exercises in the upper routine are difficult with heaviest weight and others seem too easy. If you really pay attention and are on the ball you can switch weights during a giant set, for instance biceps are easier and I can use a heavier weight where my heaviest weight is quite challenging for triceps, so I switch in between, it's a fast switch :) I made a 6 week commitment myself on this video, I may make another 6 week commitment and continue to increase weights and see if my results continue to be as good. Over all Quite PLEASED!

Purchased this workout a few weeks ago.....I love this workout!! I am in my late 50s and had been attempting to do workouts with my daughter, but was not able to do the acrobatics that her workouts called for, such as doing 15 burpees in a row, then 20 pushups...and repeat 10 times! . Even the modifiers were difficult to follow! This DVD consists of basic weight lifting moves. The degree of difficulty comes as the weights are increased gradually to increase strength. And the length of the DVD, which is approximately 20 minutes long for upper and 20 minutes for lower body, is short enough time to get it done even on a busy day....which leads to consistency with workouts.

My abs have never been so strong! I mainly use the upper body routine on this video. During the upper body portion, Joyce takes a break from lifting to incorporate the abs routine and then comes back off the mat to finish the third weight set. Highly recommended. You will feel proud when you can complete the 315 reps of abdominal work (7 different ab exercises at 15 reps each, performed three times in a row). Has really helped my low back pain.

I am 59 years old and have worked out with Joyces books and dvds since I was in my 30s. After gaining 20 pounds and not working I got this dvd because it only takes 20 minutes a day. I am not an exercise lover! After working with this dvd for 2 months I have 6 pack abs and have lost inches all over. It is quick, straight to the point and over just when you think you can do more. If you want quick results and no frills this is the dvd to get!

I wanted to try one of Joyce's workouts because she looks terrific for her age! Weight training has given her definition. I chose this one because it can be broken down into 2 separate 20 minute workouts, one for day one, the other day 2.Aside from her not being a great actress (you can see her reading the cues and making some mistakes) i would recommend this because its "speedy" and uses weights for resistance training. The DVD is really set up for a continuous workout with a warmup in the very beginning and no cool down! When you start in the middle to do workout #2 you need to do your own warmup/cooldown. The ab workout is a serious of crunches. She does 3 sets of each exercise using more weight/less reps each time. This DVD is ideal for the working woman (like me)...followed up by some cardio on the treadmill or walking. Its only been a week and I actually look forward to this because I can fit it into my schedule and I feel the burn. Joyce suggests increasing the weights as you get stronger.

This workout looks deceptively easy! At first u watched Joyce swinging those weights like toys and I wasn't too impressed but I kept the faith after all this is Joyce Vedral. But after 2 days using the workout I'll say this. I am in as much pain if not more than longer and more frenzied workouts. What I feel now there is potential to see results soon I believe if I am consistent. Whats also great is it's pretty short too. I couldn't believe I was done today in maybe 15 minutes or so. It went quickly and finito! As quick as this goes by I think sticking with it will be easy.I love this workout I have to say. As for Joyce she's colorful and very authentic she's terrific. I must be the only person who didn't know she had DVDs and videos but I knew some of her books. I see why this DVD is so well rated. I don't think I'll regret it and neither will you. Just up your weights if you're already pretty strong.

Joyce Vedral is a bit strange but I really do like the DVD. I am glad I got it!. I play my own music and just follow along. I really did see results. My arms are tone and muscular looking. I have had this for a long while and slowly progressed up in my weights 25 and 30bls is the heaviest so far.