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Famous for her bestselling book Rosemary Conley's Complete Hip and Thigh Diet and many other exercise and diet tapes, Rosemary Conley is such an established name in the fitness business that you know that any video from her won't be faddy, but based on solid research that definitely works. There are no fancy clothes and visual tricks here, and the only "prop" you'll need is a solid dining chair for the abdominal section.
We are taken straight into the exercise studio where Conley acts as our instructor, describing the moves in a calm, clear voice. The exercises that promise to burn up our surplus flab are divided into five 10-minute sessions, followed by body conditioning and a cool-down. She recommends doing one session each day, with a day off every four days, so as not to overdo things. The idea is to step up our level of fitness gradually, until we can fit the sessions together into one mammoth workout. The people accompanying Conley on the video have all successfully lost weight with her programme. Conley reminds us of this at carefully spaced intervals--"Hayley lost five and a half stone"--to give us a goal and keep us at it. We are instructed to keep our eyes on the individual whose exercise level best suits our own. So we can leap along with Annette, or march with Debbie.
Conley packs many different movements into each session, so you really do feel as if you're working the whole of your body. But be warned, some moves are more difficult than they look, so make sure you clear a big enough space in the living room, and put breakables and the dog out of harm's way! The menu planner at the end is introduced with sensible information and deliciously piled plates, reminding us that, though we may be on a diet, we certainly don't need to starve. --Lorna Read
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DVD Technical Information:
- Video Aspect Ratio: Feature – 4:3
- Main Soundtrack: English Mono
- Disc Format: Single sided, Single layer DVD5
- Feature Length: 84 mins approx.
- Colour PAL
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107 of 107 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I would certainly have to disagree with my fellow reveiwer from Iceland. I am 30 and would certainly not consider myself "old" or out of shape. As someone who has been enjoying the benefits of exercise since the age of 16, I would have to say the the Five Day Fat Burner is a great workout for all ages and all levels of fitness. Granted, the workout can be made much easier if you break it down into its individual sections, this being ideal for those people who are new to exercise or those who have limited time. However, when all five sections are done as a whole, they provide a good aerobic workout and some solid body conditioning. I consider myself to be reasonably fit and this workout challenges me aerobically and also leaves me suitably sweaty and flushed! The good thing about this workout, as with all RC workouts, is that there is always a member of RC's team showing a different workout level, so you can keep the level low if you are new to exercise or want an easier day, or really take the level up by adding jumps and high impact moves if you are more advanced.
73 of 74 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
No so-called 'trendy' settings, no pumping base - just good old fashioned aerobics and toning that really do the job. I am 23 and fit - I work out for about an hour a day. But I find that if I work out at the highest level, and combine the mini workouts into one, I am really sweating by the end of the aerobic section. I like the toning sections too - they are interesting to do and make a nice change from the boring sit-ups I usually do every morning!
But you could manage this even if you were quite overweight or unused to exercise (as I was a year ago!) The mini workouts are a good introduction to exercise and like most Rosemary Conley workouts, you can follow the person who best suits your level of fitness. Those working at the lower levels do quite a gentle workout which I think would give you confidence and keep you motivated without exhausting you.
This is one of my favorite workout DVDs and I recommend it for all ages and levels of fitness.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This video is brilliant, there are so many options. Choose simply to do one workout, or just a toning session. I do the video more often because I know I only need to do the whole mega-workout if I really want to. I often just do one workout, followed by a toning session. The mega-workout is quite hard work, but, again, there are 3 different levels that you can follow. i would recommend this for beginners and intermediate exercisers.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not bad for 10 mins
This DVD is actually not bad, although its not really a great 10 minuite work out DVD its more of a long work out that you can dip in and dip out. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sammy Spink-Bottle
5 Day fat burner
Great workout video, even if a first time user, easy to follow and fun to do. You can choose to do bits of the video or all of it, which takes about 60mins.
Published 10 months ago by Puglover
Wicked Workout
This Workout is Wicked,its very easy to follow and makes you feel great you can start off slow and do a mini workout and build up to a mega workout,i defiantly would recommend this... Read more
Published 15 months ago by juicejulie
Five Day Fat Burner
I have really enjoyed this DVD for two reasons if I'm running short of time I can do a quick workout, ideal to do before work. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Janey
Great starting workout
ok, I have to say the only reason i bought this dvd was because it was the cheapest - i bought it as part of the boxset for only £3 or so about a year ago. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Beruse
Versatile and effective fitness programme
This is a versatile fitness programme. Rosemary and her team show how different exercises can be done at different levels, beginners, moderate or advanced. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. M. A. Chan
Excellent fitness help for the time-poor!
This DVD is very good as it has a number of modules that you can do separately or combine for a big workout. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by Ms. C. W. Birch
Yvonne Y
Not the latest Rosemary Conley dvd but still worth a try. Very easy to follow at whatever fitness level you are. Good value for money.
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Mrs. Y. M. Dunn
Same old moves
The dvd is fine, but the moves are slightly boring after a while,quite repetitive and dated. On the good side, she explains clearly where you are going next so you don't get lost.
Published on 1 Sep 2007 by honeypot
Super
I bought this DVD after gaining 6 stone due to undetected gestational diabetes during my pregnancy. I was devastated at the way I looked after giving birth, and realizing I had to... Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by T. Hoffmann
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