Monday, 24 February 2014

Davina 15 minute fit: review

I just bought Davina's new workout DVD. At home workouts are not something I am used to but I noticed there was a vast selection these days. It also seemed like a great way to squeeze in a workout when pushed for time.
I love Davina and the fact that you could choose between doing a quick 15 minute workout up to an hour meant it seemed like the ideal choice.
Tonight I had to work late so it was the perfect opportunity to try it out rather than dragging myself to the gym at 8pm.
I must say when I first started I was worried that it would be a completely negative review. Luckily my opinion changed.
I'll get my negative comments out of the way first.
There is a selection of 15 minutes workouts; cardio, abs, arms, legs and chilled. Cardio was my first choice and I have to say it will not be next time. Maybe it is because I am already fit but I found it almost too easy, not a challenge at all. What irritated me was the way Davina seemingly pretended to be knackered after each set. I find it hard to believe it was difficult for someone of her fitness level and her exhaustion felt forced.
By the time it was over I did not feel like I had done a good workout and would probably have to repeat it three times to get something out of it.
But then I moved onto the abs section. That was great. I could really feel it working my core and the exercises were great. I felt hot and sweaty just like you should from a good routine. But still I felt I could do more so I moved on to legs.
This was led by the male instructor. One thing I have to say is this felt more like a good cardio workout than the section for cardio. It was high intensity and didn't waste any time. I finished a couple of hours ago and I can already feel a burn and I am sure it was from this section.
Once again, I must say I wanted to do the arms section but didn't have the necessary equipment and had way too much to do. I only had time for 30 minutes but managed to squeeze in 45.
Each section as it says in the name, is just 15 minutes so between each rep, as a fitness lover, I did not want to waste any time but move on to the next. However sometimes it felt as though we were lingering between moves.
Overall, I felt like I was in the room having fun with the instructors and it went fast. The workouts were over before I knew it, I enjoyed it and will be reusing the DVD when I can't fit the gym in. A very handy thing to have around.

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