OK, the new year is here and it’s time for some of us to get in better shape. That’s the point of this DVD release from Buena Vista. Extreme Makeover Fitness: Weight Loss Workout For Beginners Volume One is a program that should work for everyone. It concentrates on body areas that need work and presents three workout options for the viewer.
Now, being the Couch Potato, I don’t exercise, but were I to start, I would probably begin with a workout plan similar to this one. One caveat for the consumer — this is aimed at the distaff market, but males can benefit from it also.
Or at least the exercise portion, the fashion tips portion and the support garment tips portion might not be very useful for most males.
This DVD release is from ABC broadcast station series Extreme Makeover and this does allow individuals to schedule their workout programs to thier schedule. These can fit any lifestyle or busy schedule.
This release also allows more choice than some. It lets the viewer choose the workout that best fits the lifestyle:
• Weekly Workout — for maximum results,
• Time Crunch Workout — shorter workouts for busy schedules, and the targeted workouts are under 30 minutes
• Customizable Workout — for 10 minute workouts that fit into any schedule and target specific problem areas, including abs, upper body, butt, hips and thighs.
It appears to me that this is not specifically a weight loss program, but a toning program that redefines the muscle-tone of the individual, so while the weight loss may be small, the apparent weight loss is much greater. Part of this, of course, is because muscles are denser and weigh more than fat.
Naturally, if you reduce fat and sugar intake while increasing your use of you caloric intake by exercise, weight loss should occur.
These comprehensive workouts features “Extreme Makeover” participants Paula Baierski, Belen Rodriguez and La Paula Fyffe who lost a combined total of 75 pounds from diet and exercise alone.
The DVD features personal trainer Robert Reame and also includes personal makeover guides: Style and fashion advice from celebrity stylist Jeanne Yang; Lifestyle Guide for eating, cooking, going out, and special occasions; and the option of having informational and motivational pop-up tips while you exercise.
Actually this doesn’t appear to be that painful a way to exercise and I found myself saying — until I caught myself — “Hey, I can do that.” This is a program that a man and woman could probably work on together and have fun at the same time. (I don’t say that sentence too often — at least about exercise.)
Extreme Makeover Fitness: Weight Loss Workout For Beginners Volume One
Rating (*** out of *****)
Synopsis: Unlock your potential with Extreme Makeover Fitness: Weight Loss Workout For Beginners Volume One, available on DVD from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. LaPaula, Belen and Paula were three overweight candidates who were offered the plastic surgeries of their dreams — but only if they lost the weight first.
They were faced with the task of losing a total of 75 pounds in a few weeks by dint of exercise and diet alone. Under the charge of master body sculptor and rapid weight-loss expert Michael Thurmond, the threesome underwent a vigorous workout regimen with Thurmond's “Six Week Body Makeover” program, which has reshaped the bodies of hundreds of people, including numerous Hollywood celebrities.
With much sweat, pain and tears, they struggle to kick their addictive eating habits to lose a combined 142 pounds in only 8 weeks! At the end of their journeys, the threesome face their greatest fears and overcome incredible odds to have their plastic surgery wishes granted.
LaPaula received a browlift, quad blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid lift), chin-jowel implant, buccal fat pad excision (fat pads removed from cheeks), liposuction of hip rolls, inner thighs and under chin, reverse frenectomy (gum and lip reposition to decrease gummy smile), breast augmentation with perilift, tummy tuck, LASIK eye surgery, orthodontic retainer, 8 da Vinci porcelain veneers and Zoom whitening.
Belen received a Endo brow lift, quad blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid lift), cheek lift, rhinoplasty with graft, brachioplasty (armlift), liposuction of the chin, arms, stomach, back and inner thighs, tummy tuck, Brazilian butt lift, Collagen lip injections, Fotofacial, laser hair removal, glycolic peel, LASIK eye surgery, 6 da Vinci porcelain veneers and Zoom whitening.
Liposuction and a mini-tummy tuck, breast augmentation and a nose job, Baierski said, were all gravy after agreeing to appear on the show. For some, having cosmetic surgery was the end all. But for Baierski, being on “Extreme Makeover” was really about regaining the confidence she once had in her physical appearance.
The DVD includes pop-up tips on fashion and nutrition that further the lifestyle transformation. On-screen icons throughout each workout take the viewer to detailed instructions on exercises, and the price of any surgery is not included in the cost of the DVD.
