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Kettlebell Total Body Workout Routine Popular for Fat Loss! Have any of you “Biggest Loser” TV show fanciers cited the incorporation of the kettlebell into this past season’s fat-blasting workout routines? When I primary saw this amusive little piece of workout equipment, I asked myself: “What in the world is that thing? And how may I use it as portion of my own workout routines to blast away fat?” The kettlebell – which is commonly mispronounced as a kettleball – was in the first place made out of cast iron. Its shape is described as similar to a cannonball (or bowling ball) with a handle! Ranging in weight from 8 to over 80 pounds, you may probably only imagine how toned your body would look after lifting those suckers assorted times per week! Rather than pumping iron, kettlebell workouts have been described as “swinging” iron. Exercisers lift and swing the kettlebell around for assorted repetitions above the head or throughout the body. Lifting the weight of the kettleball for various repetitions with little rest among sets causes the heart to pump quicker as a portion of overall aerobic conditioning. Kettlebell workouts are used by trainers to increase strength, agility, endurance, and balance. Among exercise fanciers (no doubt, similar to the Bob and Jillian from The Biggest Loser), the kettlebell has earned the reputation of being competent to totally transform and shape the entire body by combining cardiovascular and lean muscle building! Even though kettlebells have been around for years upon years, there has been a recent resurgence in popularity. While this may be share of Biggest Loser Effect, it is likewise very likely that exercisers have fallen in love with how effective a kettlebell workout procedure may be for overall fat loss. Many humans are peculiarly likely to use “not sufficient time” to make it to the gym, but those excuses are blown out of the water through incorporating kettlebell routines, which are competent to get you fit by engaging the entire body with a comparatively short amounts of each day time commitment. Not to mention that a heap of exercisers find the use of the kettlebell as a fun substitute to lifting stacks of weights. As they are effortlessly transportable and do not take up much space, kettlebells may be integrated as share of a larger indoor or outdoor workout procedure to get in shape and blast away fat. |
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320 of 322 people found the following review helpful.
One TOUGH workout!
By D. Couse
Let me preface this by saying I have lost and maintained a nearly 40lb weight loss through eating and working out. I’ve completed a half marathon, run 20 miles weekly and have done numerous workout DVD’s…including the original Biggest Loser DVD and even Jillian’s separate workout DVD’s. I don’t say this to toot my own horn, but to give you a gauge as to how someone who’s in good shape views this DVD.
At least I thought I was in good shape until I popped this DVD in. This is a crazy hard workout that will workout every fiber in your body.
Bob starts with Level 1 and gives you 20 minutes of heart pounding, lunge screaming and weight lifting cardio…at Level 1??
Jillian is next and she doesn’t fail at delivering a 10 minute, high intensity level 2 cardio workout. Like I stated earlier, I’ve got her whole collection of workout DVD’s and this 10 minutes with her, is just as bad (good) as a few of the 20 minute DVD’s I’ve got with her.
Bringing up the rear is Kim…and this one is a let down. For a level 3 cardio workout, she barely breaks even with Bob’s Level 1. Now, if you do all 3 in a row like I do, then it does get a little tiring at the end with her, but if you just pop in her section for 10 minutes, I don’t think you’d be pushing yourself very hard. In my own opinion, the workout difficulty would have gone Kim, Jillian and then Bob…do those jumping lunges and tell me that’s not Level 3 cardio!
All in all, this is a great workout DVD to add to your collection. The ability to customize your workouts is great and the some of the moves are new and I’ve never done them before.
Start 2008 off right and lay down the cash for this. You won’t be disappointed in the workout it gives you.
147 of 147 people found the following review helpful.
Future Big Loser
By Meghan L. Mclaurin
So I am hugely overweight, and just had a baby. I thought that I would give this video a try, and I LOVE it. I am still on the level 1 work out, but am getting better every day. I can now do the whole 30 minute level 1 work out. Next week I am going to be adding level 2. In only 2 1/2 weeks I have lost 14 inches and 12 lbs. Now I still have 80 to go, but it is a good start. Bob does the level 1, and he keeps me motivated thru the whole work out. Right when I think I am about to die, he starts counting down, and tells me I can do it, and I believe him. Rather than sitting on my couch hoping the Biggest Loser comes and casts me, I decided that the more logical option would be to bring the biggest loser trainers to me. I would recommend this to everyone, from those who only have 10 lbs to lose to people like me who have 50+.
84 of 87 people found the following review helpful.Pretty good 
By Little Miss Cutey
As you can tell by the cover, this workout is led by the three Biggest Loser trainers, Bob, Jillian and Kim. They are all outgoing and motivating and in this 50 minute workout, you will definately burn calories.
You can play any segment in any order which I like to avoid boredom, or you can choose some of the challenging premixes. Bob leads a bootcamp segment where you can do the moves with or without weights to make it tougher if you want. Jillian doesn’t mess around with her high intensity drills. They are tough, but stick to it for a while and it will get easier. Then at the end, Kim does kickboxing (which really gets your heart rate up). Some of seasons 3 and 4 are here too and they look great.
I like this workout because it’s tough and yet fun and I’ve only done it once so far, but I’m still feeling it and can’t wait to try it again because I know it will get easier and it’s a definate calorie and fat burner.
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great dvd
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I waited and waited before I bought this workout dvd, I finally bought it and I was glad I did it is wonderful, especially the 10 mintues with jillian and kim I would recommend this to everyone who likes to workout.
great workout!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I wasn’t sure about this workout since I know the premise of the show is to help people who are significantly overweight and since I’m in good shape, so I was worried it would be too easy. Little did I know! This is a GREAT work out. I’m still sore 2 days later!
I’m ordering several others in the biggest loser series.
awesome!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this DVD… i am an avid fan of ALL biggest loser workout dvd’s… This dvd is definately cardio, it is a great workout all 3 of them. Just be prepared to have sore bum muscles for the 1st few days after you do it, once you keep doing it it wont be as sore:) I really love it has helped me get more toned and get my cardio in at the same time.
Great Workout!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I barely got through level 1! When i finished I was sweating like crazy and I never sweat. This video is definately going to have me bikini perfect by next summer!
Never arrived
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I waited the full time alloted for this DVD and it never came. Cancelled by the shipper and money refunded!
I AM LOVING IT
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I love this dvd I started with level one for two weeks as recommended I am not really overweight I only have a few extra pounds but still at first I thought well this fat people on the video can do it I will be able easier WRONG they could resist more than me but as Bob says just relax keep at your own pace so I kept doing it losing my breath resting slowing down low impact. Now it’s been two weeks I don’t get to tired I started lever two it is kind of hard but I am doing it I have already lost the few extra pounds I had I am so glad besides that I feel very energized I just feel a new me. So I would def recommend this dvd and workout to anyone but remember nobody did it in one day so relax and do as much as you can little by little you will improve
This Will Get You Sweating!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is my second Biggest Loser workout DVD and I think I might be hooked on them. The Cardio Max is just what it promises–your heart will get pumping and the sweat will start pouring as you move through a variety of cardio exercises.
Level 1 is led by Bob Harper and he does a great job of teaching the movements and encouraging you along. The cast’s form isn’t always the best–watch Bob not them!–but its nice to know there are other people working alongside you. Level 2 is a quick 10 minutes with Jillian Michaels. Its tough because she moves FAST, but the exercises get changed up quickly so the time flies by. I gave the DVD only 4 of 5 stars because Level 3 wasn’t really a Level 3 to me. Compared to Jillian’s Level 2, Kim Lyons’ Level 3 was like a cool down. Its nice to add 10 more minutes to the workout, but it isn’t any harder than the other two levels. Which maybe I shouldn’t complain about…
All in all–a great DVD that keeps me excited about working out.
Worth the money!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is not a normal DVD in home workout, you sweat! and the next day you can really feel it, its great!!! I like to follow this with the body sculpt for a complete workout!
Great Workout Video
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoy this workout video. I started using it by using On-Demand. I loved it so much, I had to purchase it. Bob not only gives a good workout, he makes you laugh. And you will feel it afterwards. It’s a good hurt!
Fantastic video
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this video; I respond so well to Bob’s encouragement. I recently added Jillians workout, and I found with hers, just like Bob’s, that I couldn’t finish it the first attempt, but finished the whole thing the second day. I mostly wanted to write this to give a tip I’ve found useful with the cool down: I’ve found that I can’t go from the intense workout directly to deep breaths for yoga at the end. My heart is racing and I can’t get my breathing under control while standing. Now after I’m done with the cardio before the cool down starts I drop into a “Child’s Pose” and focus on deep breaths for a while. From a kneeling position I join Bob in stretching my arms out and into a prayer position. Once he starts with the oblique stretches I stand up to join him and find my breathing is much easier to focus on.
WAY HARDER THAN I IMAGINED!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I thought I was in really good shape before starting this dvd. There are three levels of cardio, and I was positive I could do all them easily one after another. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS SO WRONG! I am really active girl at age 19, 130 lbs. and 5”7. I go to the gym at least 4 days a week, and this dvd kicked my ass!!!!!! I was having a hard time finishing level one and going onto level two. I was sweating bullets. ANYONE THAT WANTS TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUY THIS NOW!
Good if you are new to working out.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I bought this dvd because I already have all of Jillian Michael’s videos and love them. I have been doing her Banish Fat Boost Metabolism for about a week and lost 4 pounds. So I bought this and was going to do the above plus one of the levels from this video. There’s no way this workout on it’s own, doing the levels as instructed on the dvd is a good enough workout. Unless you are completely new to exercise, you’re going to have to do more than the levels as they are.
Both Bob and Jillian’s segments are good. Jillian’s is more intense and feels harder even though it’s only ten minutes and half the time of Bob’s. The other one, what’s-her-face (sorry, I don’t watch the show that much and did not watch when she was on it), her workout is utterly pathetic. Skip it and just do Jillian’s twice. Seriously, it’s terrible. Her workout is a mess. There is little direction, her exercises are rather pathetic. She does not really tell you any proper form, so it was killing my back. (There is also a part of Bob’s that hurts my back, but at least he tells you what to do if your lower back is hurting.) I have no idea how they think this woman’s workout should be a level three. If it has to be included at all it should be level two, and Jillian should be level three.
The third trainer, and the fact that the levels being set up like they are…not very challenging, is why I’m giving it three stars. When I do this video, I go through the whole thing, except I do Jillian’s segment twice. Most times I only do Bob or Jillian’s segment as a supplement to doing something else.
I think this video is okay for people just starting out, and may even be too hard for people who are older or very out of shape or have arthritis or other conditions. If you’ve been exercising for awhile this isn’t going to cut it if you do it as instructed, do yourself a favor and buy one of Jillian’s dvd’s instead.
Not Safe!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
As one of the other reviewers mentioned before, this looks like a dvd/workout thrown together to profit from its reputation. I have been working out for quite sometime and have done the research on how to work out correctly and safely. The workout(s) contained here are not safe at all, for anyone to do. There is no transition from one movement to the next, not even a small one. The cueing is terrible and the past contestants look as if they could care less about being there. Owning the majority of the Biggest loser workouts, even quite a few of Jillian Michaels workouts, where the cueing is superb, there are safe transitions and motivated contestants/exercisers, and safe directions and great info to get the most out of your workout, I can not recommend this workout to anyone. Bodies look as if they are being thrown around, no one pays attention to the form of these people, in the video. What a waste. Buyer beware. Bah Humbug!
Not what I expected, but great otherwise.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I didn’t really expect to actually work me the way it did. Its really difficult at first, but keep at it and it gets easier. Bob keeps you interested enough to keep at it. I loved it.
Overall Good Body workout
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I would recommend this workout to anyone with about 20 minutes or more to work out. I have two small children and I can do this workout after work (the warm up and whatever level) and still have time to go get them, get dinner going and have time to play. Seeing the actual contestants makes me feel if they can do it I can. Beginners will not feel overwhelmed because there are differnt levels. Like I mentioned before the workout is broken down into three levels. Level 1 is 20 minutes with Bob. Level 2 is 10 minutes with Jillian and Level 3 is 10 minutes with Kim. The workout was totally worth the money and I have seen great results doing this about three times a week and a reduced calorie diet.