Are you new to fitness and feeling a little overwhelmed by the huge number of exercise DVDs lining the shelves of your local store? Consider the following list of the top 10 exercise DVDs for complete beginners. That means you!
They all sell for around $15 through Amazon, they are often on sale for as little as $6. Some can be found in local stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy as well.
1. Absolute Beginners Fitness: 3 in 1 kettlebell
Kettlebells are one of the newest and most effective forms of strength training out there right now. While they are often aimed at more advanced fitness enthusiasts, this DVD offers two 20 minute workouts that will take you from complete beginner status to an intermediate level kettlebell user. Actually, you could combine these workouts to form a more advanced workout as your strength improves. An informational section is also included to help you understand what kettlebells are and how to use them with the proper form.
Also, look for a variety of other workout DVDs released by the Absolute Beginners brand.
2. Leslie Sansone: 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk
Walking is the easiest form of exercise for beginners. It is gentle on the muscles and joints while still toning and burning fat. Now, you can walk right from your own living room! Leslie offers a long list of walking DVDs ranging from 1 to 4 miles, and now the 5 mile release. With just a few very basic moves she will show you how to get your heart rate up and burn off some calories while increasing your cardiovascular fitness rather quickly. Save yourself some money and just buy the 5 mile right from the start. You are informed as each mile passes and can stop the DVD after 1 or 2 miles, working gradually up to the entire thing.
3. The Studio Fat Burning Fusion
The instructor for this exercise DVD is Ellen Barrett, and that is a name you may want to become familiar with. In fact, she will be mentioned again here on this list in just a moment. If intense workouts are not your thing, then she is going to be your source for challenging workouts that are extremely effective at strengthening and stretching your body while making you more flexible and more physically fit without a lot of jumping around or fast paced weightlifting. This workout uses a nice blend of ballet and Pilates moves for a fat burning workout that really delivers results. It can be done by literally anyone at any fitness level.
4. The Studio Slim Sculpt
Another gentle yet very effective workout by Ellen Barrett. You still get a nice blend of slower paced workouts that are a pleasure to perform, but this workout is more focused on the arms and muscles of the upper body.
5. Rodney Yee’s Yoga for Beginners
If you want to try out yoga, this is the best place to start. 20 different poses are explained in detail to ensure that you learn the proper form as well as breathing techniques. Yoga really depends on form and breathing to be done effectively, so take the time to learn it from one of the best experts in the fitness industry. You do not have to be extremely flexible or even mentally calm to start yoga, but you will likely become more of both if you do this on a regular basis.
6. Pilates for Beginners with Kristin McGee
On one easy to follow exercise DVD you get four different workouts that first introduce you to very basic Pilates concepts and then gradually increase the skill level from beginner to intermediate. You will learn the correct forms and breathing techniques to ensure that you get the most out of every move. Pilates is not something you want to jump right into with an advanced or even intermediate workout. Take the time to learn slowly and accurately and you will reap the rewards with a beautiful, elongated and sculpted body in no time.
7. Silk and Feathers
This is a new exercise DVD series that teaches the art of burlesque dancing. While it is not designed specifically for beginners, it is an excellent form of exercise that will deliver great results. The the DVDs are instructional by design so you will be able to learn at your own pace. If you want something sensual whip out that fan, put on your heels, and get your booty shaking.
8. Luscious: The Bellydance Workout for Beginners
If you are interested in a low impact form of exercise that really delivers great results (especially with the abs), then you have to consider learning to belly dance. There are some rather complicated moves in this form of dance and not everyone can catch on right away, so it’s a great idea to learn the basic skills from an exercise DVD such as this one. There are a variety of sections, each teaching a different skill of the dance.
9. Extreme Makeover Fitness
Do you love the show and want to learn more secrets from the stars of Extreme Makeover? If so, then check out this ultimate guide to getting in shape designed just for beginners like yourself. You need no exercise skill or fitness talents whatsoever to really benefit from the wide variety of workouts on this exercise DVD. From quick workouts to more intense weekly workouts, there is a little something to fit into literally any lifestyle on this DVD.
10. Kari Anderson: Go – Step Workout for Beginners
Step is capable of burning massive amounts of calories if you stick with it long enough to learn more advanced moves and put together longer sequences. This DVD is an excellent introduction to stepping that will get your feet tapping and your heart pumping right from the start!
There are huge varieties of exercise DVDs currently on the market and in the future that collection is only going to grow. This is because the fitness world is constantly expanding and developing new ways to get the body in shape. This is an excellent thing because it means you will eventually find something you really love and can stick with long term. Until then, you just have to pick an exercise DVD that looks interesting and run with it.
