The Biggest Winner - How to Win by Losing: The Complete Body Workout (5-Disc DVD Set: Shape Up - Front, Shape Up - Back, Cardio Kickbox, Maximize - Full Frontal, Maximize - Back in Action)

Excellent! I really enjoy these tapes and it keeps me motivated. I am thinking about purchasing them for my mom - Christmas Gift.

So boring. Kick to the front, kick to the back, do some jumping jacks. Reminds of elementary school the way this is done. No combination moves that you see in kickboxing- jab, knee, front kick, etc. If this was an unknown, it would not have made it into the marketplace. Avoid this only if you want something super easy. I'm glad I got it cheap.

I usually get bored or frustrated with videos. They are either too complicated or too dull. These dvd's kicked my butt from day one, and the moves aren't too complicated at all. The workouts are short, and results come quickly.

These workouts are hard and will give you your money's worth with great variety. It does require the step and weights listed and it's hard to get by without them, so I would recommend investing in a good quality step and a set of weights that suit you.
It is true that these tapes are hard if you are out of shape, but I recommend sticking with it. When I started using Jillian's tapes I was 183lbs. I'm down to 155lbs after 3 months and I did that with the tapes and bettering my eating habits. Do what you can and work your way up. There was a time when I could do maybe half the steps the way she wanted me to, so I substituted other moves when I had to. Now I can do it all. It just takes time. If you are really out of shape I don't know because even when I started I had a good range of motion and was able to move around for a while.
But the bottom line is you get what it tells you you'll get and it works if you stick with it. I'm still losing and more importantly my stamina is up and my body feels great.
Thank you Jillian!

I'm 31 and in decent shape. I broke my foot five months ago and just haven't gone back to the gym but wanted to do something active. I bought Jillian's DVD set in hopes that I could gain some of my tone back.

I am very surprised with the DVD's. I've bought exercise videos in the past and never get past a few days. Jillians workout is NOT for beginners. I use 3lb weights and after three weeks I'm moving up to 5lbs in some of the exercises.

It's a 25 minute workout with warm-up. Test yourself and push yourself. You won't see the results if you don't put your all into it. I do one video a day before I go to work. After three weeks, I can a see a little change. I sweat more in a 25 minute period than I do using an eliptical at max heart rate for 60 minutes.

I love these DVD's and recommend them to people that love to workout and can have the motivation to do one each day!!!