Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16966 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-12-29
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Synopsis
Glamorous TV star Nell McAndrew invites you to share her secret to a buff, toned body in CARDIO, CORE AND STRETCH; a great all-over workout for health and weight loss.

Customer Reviews

fantastic..Nell you have a new fan
This is my first time of using any of Nell's fittness video's and I loved it. High cardio and funky music and a class that look like normal everyday people what more can you ask for.
The moves are repetitive which is easier to learn and the challenge is to make it to the end without stopping.
I have followed this programme for five days and combined it with healthy eating and have dropped 6lbs as well as feeling fitter for it.
Well done Nell and team i didn't rate you before but am hugely impressed.

Works but very repetitive
This is my first Nell McAndrew workout and it is quite advanced. I have been using Davina's for about 2 years and thought to try out other DVD's for comparison.

I did this workout start to finish, it is tough on the knees as there are lots of jumping on the spot (so bad if you have neighbours!) and the moves are repeated at least 5 times throughout the workout.

The warm up seems to take forever (it's about 8mins) because it was slow. Then first part is a 30 minute cardio. It's lots of arm waving and jumping on the spot and hopping but variations of it. Because of the lack of imagination with the routine, I got easily bored and it felt like I'd been doing it for an hour - however I was sweating and tired by the end, at times I had to slow down (and I would say I am at advanced fitness level).

The core and stretch is integrated which is pretty good. It works your tummy muscles a treat and very tough. It lasts about 20 minutes altogether.

I do find the instructor rather annoying, he is always talking because the moves are done for not long but they are repeated often. The music is some sort of funky trance dance which doesn't get me going at all. I find the routine lacks in friendliness and it is very repetitive. Although tough, I didn't find this enjoyable so I doubt I'd been running home to do it again.

In summary, this is a good cardio and core workout but you'll be bored by the end of it and want to revert back to your favourite DVD's again. Due to way it's structured, you can't break up the routine, you will have to do the whole thing so not good if you have less time.

I recommend the following workouts which I find fun and really works your whole body:

Beginners:
- Davina's Power of 3
- Davina's High Energy 5
- Billy Banks Tae Bo

Intermediate:
- Davina's High Energy 5
- Ministry of Sound Pump it up - The Ultimate Workout
- Billy Banks Tae Bo Ultamite

Advanced:
- Coleen McLoughin's Brand New Workout(esp for toning)
- Davina Super Body Workout
- Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred (My favourite routine: do level 2 & 3 as one workout or do level2 with one of Davina's Super Workouts - very effective!)

More of the same from Nell McAndrew
I am still trying to make up my mind about this DVD! I'm a big fan of Nell's fitness workouts as they are very challenging and suitable for the limited space I have available when excersising. My favourite Nell DVD is Peak Energy Nell McAndrew's Peak Energy [DVD] [2002] but doing the same workout 4 days a week over the last 18 months can get pretty boring so I was looking for something new. I find this DVD easier than Peak Energy but would say that you do need to be fairly fit before attempting it. It's also quite a bit shorter than the others - only around 55 mins if you do the whole thing.

The DVD consists of a short warm up (around 8 mins), then around 25 mins of aerobics (lots of running, jumping jacks etc) but you do get a few breaks every so often to get your breath back! Then they take you through around 10 mins of leg work, including squats and lunges, before a final 5 mins or so of fast aerobics. There is a short cool down (the proper cool down is at the end of the toning section). The next section, Core & Stretch, does just that - lots of excercises for the core, although there seems to be more excercises for your back than stomach.

I would have given this DVD 3 1/2 stars if it was possible, as I find the frequent breaks in the aerobics a nuisance and the toning section is not as good as previous Nell DVD's. However, this is still a good work out and I really like the funky music which makes excersising that bit more fun!