<p>I’m embarrassed to admit it, but when I work out it’s to my ancient “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” cassette. I want a new DVD that involves dancing with a warmup and cool-down because I’m not disciplined enough to do that myself. I actually like “Sweatin’” because it’s real-life people rather than perfect clones with their perfect moves, but, really, a person can take only so much Richard Simmons, and I need something a little more strenuous. I’m a great dancer so I’m not intimidated by difficult moves.</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Have you tried Zumba? I know there are lots of DVDs out there but I don’t have a particular one to recommend. I like cardio hip hop and cardio salsa classes and a friend of mine said she had a good DVD for one of them, but I can’t remember the name. I just discovered that Comcast On Demand has a workout channel so I’ve been doing the dance ones from there and I don’t like the ones that break down the moves into too many steps - makes it more difficult IMO and I get bored so if you’re a good dancer, you can skip the basic DVDs.</p>
<p>I’d really appreciate it if you’d try out The 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels (from the Biggest Loser). I keep putting it on my Target shopping list (because they advertise that it’s on sale) and then not being able to face the idea of actually doing it. So please try it for me and let me know how bad/good it is. Thanks!</p>
<p>I looked into the Shred DVD but I find my interest in home workouts is only kept with dance workouts since I love to dance. If I’m going to do jumping jacks and push ups, I have to go to the gym where someone makes me do them.</p>
<p>I second Cartera, try Zumba if you like to dance! If you go to Zumba dot com you can find classes in your area, and I think they also sell dvd’s for home use (although that’s nowhere NEAR as fun as going to a live class). Lots of Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Samba, etc…you might love it!</p>
<p>I’m a little biased 'cuz I’m a Zumba instructor…</p>
<p>I realize that this isn’t what you’re asking for, but if your kid left their PS2 home when they moved off to college, you might want to try the Dancing with the Stars game. It’s totally addictive. You need a dance mat, but boy, is it fun!</p>