Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5238 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-12-26
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 70 minutes

Synopsis
Mel B, AKA 'Scary Spice', releases her first ever fitness video, TOTALLY FIT, a carefully regimented full-body workout. By combining the 30-minute cardio and resistance training programmes with Mel B's tips on healthy eating, you too can achieve a wonderfully svelte figure. There's even a series of 10-minute workouts for those with limited time.

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended!
I was very, very pleased with this workout! Mel B is a revelation as a fitness instructor and unlike other celebrities, she leads the routines without using a trainer, completely owning the programme, very inspiring!

The location is fantastic to look at, outdoors, blue skies and you can even hear the ocean in some parts! There's just the right mix of men and women working out behind Mel and if you look closely, you'll see that one will be doing a low, medium or high impact version of a particular exercise.

The workout is ingeniously organised in that you can programme which parts to do each session. There is 5-minute warm up and cool down (essential to do both of these each time), a 15 minute cardio workout, a 20 minute more advanced total body workout cardio section, then separate sections for arms, tums, legs and bums, all lasting about 10 minutes each. At the moment, I do the warm up, 15 minute cardio, arms and legs then cool down which takes 50 minutes and the next time I swap arms and legs for bums and tums. There's a good mix of familiar moves, plus some new and updated exercises, all of which are carried out in repetitions of 1 minute each or 30 seconds for the floor work. Most of the exercises follow low impact cross training, so you work on specific areas for a short period and carry out multiple reps before quickly moving onto the next set of movements. The cardio sections (especially advanced cardio) include fat burning along with a complete body workout.

Mel cheerfully moans all the way through it which has the effect of making you feel that she is working alongside you whilst reassuring you that the burn you're experiencing is normal, plus she is extremely good at leading and keeps your motivation going all the way through with her infectious and down to earth enthusiasm. She also includes optional non-expensive items to help you get the most of your workout, like using bottled water or cans as weights (would suggest using a bottle that is easy to grip, one that is indented in some way) and a kitchen chair is needed for the legs section.

The music is nothing to get excited about, but like other reviewers I was concentrating hard on getting to the end of each set of reps and found I was listening for Mel's reassuring, 'you're half way there, only 10 more to do' more than focusing on the music.

Overall, I am very happy with this. It's been very much planned to accommodate the audience, and pleasingly, there has been alot of thought given to keeping you motivated, not only does Mel excel here, but also the sessions are so intense, you'll be concentrating so hard that you won't notice how quickly the time goes, plus you can mix and match your workout to suit. If you are new to regular exercise or out of condition, then work at your own speed and build up from 30 minutes at the start, to a 50 minute workout, 4 times a week. It's inspiring to see how much you can improve over a 4-week period!

A New Job for Mel B?
I think this is a great DVD. I have many fitness DVD's but this has to be one of my top five. I think Mel B might have found herself a new niche. She is an excellent instructor and keeps you motivated and I too like the fact the exercises are for a minute then change and are easy to follow.

The only reason I didn't give the DVD five stars was because some of the exercises for a beginner like me were tough so I have had to compromise some of the moves just now like mountain climbing! I think there could have been more beginner elements in some of the moves especially the abs section. The 'Hot Potato' ended up being the 'Flat Potato' for me, still got to master that one, not enough core muscles yet!! I also felt a little more postural instruction should have been given from time to time. I have exercised before so well aware of posture for side leg raises but people new to exercise might not be.

I have done the routine (missed advance cardio for now) through 3 times in the last week and I think its great. If like me you know the moves now you can crank on your own music and get Totally Fit!

If you would prefer an alternative to another dance dvd then this is for you. Great instructor and great workout. I do hope Mel B releases another DVD in the future.

has potential
the workout is good and the best feature is that you can choose your workout in the order that you would like. However, i am very unfit and found the workout too fast and demanding. i wouldn't recommend it for an unfit novice like me. overall it is good and has potential and when i can lose some weight through gentler methods-then i shall use it regulary