Turbo Jam Fat Blaster (Dvd)

I really like this DVD because it gives you a chance to learn the turbos at low impact before you do them again at high impact. In this DVD, there is a warm-up, 4 turbos (each one at low impact, then high impact), cardio cool down that is really just all the punches again very similar to the warm-up, and a stretch. These are not 4 new turbos - there are definitely some from other TJ DVDs here. (However, the 1st turbo is one of my favorites, so I don't mind) The workout is only 30 minutes, so it's great to do alone or as an add-on to another DVD (TJ 3T is also only 30 min, so they are great to do back to back, but there's also Ab Jam and the 20 Min workout to mix and match). I like to use this one as a warm-up to The Firm Express, since they are only 20 minutes. Then I do a segment from Suzanne Bowen's Gorgeous Core to cool down, and finish with stretches again. This is probably not the best DVD to try if you're just starting out with TJ, but if you like Chalene and have been doing Turbo Jam for a little while, this is definitely a fun one to add you your collection.

I bought the Turbo Jam Fat Blaster a few weeks after I started my Turbo Jam workout because I felt I wasn't being challenged by the "5 Rockin' Workouts" set. I also get quite bored with anything that is more than 30 minutes long.Overall, I think the Fat Blaster DVD is fabulous; I have never sweat so much during a workout at home. There is a fast-paced warm-up, then you jump right into the turbos. There are four sections of turbos--learn them and then do them full-throttle. By the end of the last turbo you'll have your hiney kicked!I recently added the weighted Beach Body workout gloves, and that amped up my workout and made it twice as difficult! I like this because you can make it as easy or difficult as you want, as there is always someone to watch with lower-impact modifications.I would also like to mention that I have never been a regular at working out--and normally avoid it at all costs because of boredom. Now that I've been doing Turbo Jam, I no longer get bored, and have been doing it consistently (6 times/week) for the past 6 weeks.Finally, I would recommend doing this with a weight/resistance workout, as you will see results much quicker than by doing the Fat Blaster workout alone.

I absolutely love this workout! I am pretty fit but still have some work to do. Whenever I start losing my endurance or just need a quick workout I always come back to this and still love it. It burns a decent amount of calories (I always wear a heart rate monitor) in a short amount of time. I haven't tried any of the others but I think the next beach body workout for me will be Shaun T's insanity. I've talked to a few people who said it's a great workout among the beachbody series. But stick to this if you are just starting out, it will definitely help.

I love Turbo Jam but I HATED this one. I agree with all the other one stars that this is silly, complicated and ineffective. I was hoping for a harder version of Cardio Party One with more turbos and I got this silly dance video that was poorly constructed and the slow part too slow and fast part too fast. Any benefit I got from the turbo was ruined by the extreme drop in level on the slow part. I was actually thinking about buying Turbo Fire but this turned me off so bad I decided not to purchase her new series.

Did not like this DVD at all. I paid $20 ad it is worth less than $5. Music is not clear, sound of horn in the background is annoying and there is too many stops between routines that does not help get a good exercise. I have many aerobic and kick boxing DVDs, I like many of them but this does not meet my expectation. Even the picture on the cover of the DVD shows Chery has a punching gloves on, but when you play the DVD she does not. I puchased the punching gloces but I cannot use it with this DVD. This is one of very few DVDs I did not like.

I began my foray into Turbo Jam with the first DVDs released (Turbo Jam Beach Body 5 Rockin' Workouts) and have ordered additional DVDs from the line to keep the variety fresh. Fat Blaster is a 30-minute workout consisting of four sets of turbos that you may have done in other Turbo Jam DVDs (a low intensity "practice" followed by a full intensity version). Instructor Chalene Johnson mentions that Fat Blaster is for "special occasions" and when you don't have time for a full 40-50 minutes. Side Note: It is best to be accustomed to the Turbo Jam moves (via the 5 Rockin' Workouts) because sometimes the instructor's transitions/cues are lacking. This is not a problem with practice!I have performed Fat Blaster with and without one-pound weighted hand gloves and found that I can burn up to around 300 calories on average (I use a Polar heart rate monitor). To compare, for the Cardio Party 1 and 3 DVDs I am able to burn approximately 500-700 depending on how "into" them I am.PROS: The intervals - you do low intensity followed by a relatively brief high intensity jump, and back again. Interval training is shown to improve performance and lead to the adaptation response; the body building new capillaries and being better at taking in and delivering O2 to your muscles. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, more cals are burned during short, high intensity exercise compared to long, slow endurance exercise. For more HIIT (high intensity interval training), I'd recommend Turbo Fire - an advanced version of Turbo Jam that incorporates more plyometrics and challenging moves in a series of DVDs (about 11 or 12 in total) done over the course of 20 weeks.CONS: Fat Blaster isn't necessarily challenging enough for elite athletes. Same can be said about the entire Turbo Jam series, but I must say that you get out of it what you put in. Your intensity = more calories burned and a more effective workout no matter what you're doing. Also, it can be disheartening that you don't pour sweat in the first 10 minutes of Fat Blaster. At least it was for me the first time I did it. But by the time I was cooling down, I noticed that not sweating was no longer a problem!That being said, I do enjoy Fat Blaster for the variety it offers into my normal Turbo Jam lineup and in ramping up to Turbo Fire.

This video was not fun at all, not professionally executed like her other videos. I realize the videos were produced several years ago, but the instructor certainly has the ability to put out better videos than this.

Although this exercise is a lot of fun, I had to stop using it because of the pain it caused in my feet.

Was looking for additional workouts to keep boredom at bay. This one delivered! Quick and as intense as you want, modify as needed. Fun and a great stress buster!

Great workout! Have a blast every time I do one of her videos!!

Arrived in great timing and was exactly what I was expecting.