Get RIPPED! 1000 Top 10 workout! Fitness Magazine and Shape

I have been doing the ripped dvds on and off for 11 years now. I had two babies 18 months apart. I gained 40 pounds with each pregnancy. I lost it all both times in exactly 16 weeks doing ripped dvds 3 times a week and going for an hr long walk with the stroller 2days a week. You've got to stick with it, because you won't see a huge difference in the first month, which can be frustrating. But the second month your body really starts to tone up and by the end of the third month you'll look and feel great. I mix them up, but I like ripped 1000 the best. My heart rate monitor says I burn app 800 calories. It's intense, but why dilly dally around. I'd rather go hard for those 3 hours a week and see results as soon as possible.

I have previously done this workout about 13 years ago and misplaced it. It was so effective for me that I knew I wanted to get it again, as I try to get back into shape. I was not disappointed after restarting it! Make no mistake, it's not easy. When you first start, you're going to be out of breath (especially when adding in the step), you're going to be sweaty, you're going to feel it the next day-but it's the good kind of pain. I know it helped get me in shape years ago, and I'll continue to use it to get in shape again. Modifiers are on screen if needed. Very highly recommended.

Other reviewers have already done excellent jobs of detailing how this DVD is structured and what exercises are included. I will keep this short and simple. This is the first Jari Love DVD that I have purchased and I must admit that before this DVD was recommended to me by Amazon, I was not familiar with her. I opted to rent the DVD first before I came back to Amazon to buy it. The fact that I liked it well enough to spend money on it says a lot, especially in this economy. Basically, I have a number of DVDs with intense cardio and a few DVDs and books that detail strength training. What I was looking for was a DVD I could do a couple of times per week that included both cardio and weights. Hence I found Get Ripped 1000 and was impressed. Like any DVD, it isn't perfect. There are a few times where I think the cueing is a bit off and I can't see Jari's movements. There are also a few places where the background music becomes loud and distracting. Sometimes the shift between weights and cardio can feel disjointed. There is no progress bar at the bottom of the screen, which I personally tend to like in a DVD. I noticed that other reviewers complained that it felt boring to them. I didn't feel that way but perhaps a cautionary note could be that if you don't like aerobics and/or you don't like DVDs where the trainer moves slowly initially to show people the form of the moves, this would not be a good selection for you. But overall, I was happy with it and I do plan to invest in some of Jari's other workout DVDs.There seems to be some debate over whether a person could really burn 1000 calories with this workout. Typically, I am averaging between 800 and 1000. My caveat on that is: once I became familiarized with the moves, I do not stop or break in between sets. I try to jog in place to keep my heart rate up and the sweat flowing. It may not be helpful for everyone to do that but it works well for me. If you are looking for a DVD that will integrate both cardio and weights, I would highly recommend this one.

This is the first Jari Love DVD I have ever tried, and it worked me so hard I had sweat flinging all over the place by the time I was done. It's a more advanced weight-lifting workout, with *very* short cardio intervals in-between the weight lifting sets that use an aerobic step. I found the moves (especially the pulsing moves) quite challenging and effective. Here's the good and the bad:The good:--Very challenging moves (my legs are like jello today because of those pulsing squats and lunges!)--Heart rate is kept up by the compound moves she does during the weight-lifting segments, and is kept up during the cardio segments--Good ab segment at the end that works all parts of the abs--Will leave you the "good sore" the next day--If you really push yourself and use a weight that leaves your muscles properly fatigued, I am sure this will get you huge results. (I always use lighter weights the first time I do a workout so I don't injure myself.)--I enjoyed the small stretch breaks she gives you at the end of each segment.--I was drenched in sweat by the end of this.The bad:--I wanted to quit about 30 minutes into it! Not because it was too hard. . .but because I was rather bored. The moves are repetitive.--Jari is obviously a good instructor, but she is lacking in personality somewhat to sufficiently motivate me to complete her workout.(I did complete it, but I really had to push myself.)--During the footwork in the cardio segments, I kept yelling at the TV for them to SHOW ME THEIR FEET. During some moves, you couldn't see what they were doing with their feet! And when you're jumping up and down on a step, you really want to make sure you're doing a fast-paced move correctly and safely.--I had some coordination issues with the cleans and presses. . more instruction on how to do these safely would have been nice.The good clearly outweights the bad here, but I thought it important to note the boredom that set in while I was working out. I will do this workout again, but I am going to give her a fair chance and try one of her other workouts first (Ripped & Chiseled) to see if I can be convinced to buy any more of her DVDs. All in all, I would recommend this to someone who really wants to get ripped and get a good cardio workout in at the same time (and who doesn't bore easily!).

Before I start I have to say I love this workout - Its really varied and flies by and I would love to give it 5 stars. The only reason I can't is because for me the cardio intervals are about 15 - 30 secs too short.The format is typical Jari - compound weight work alternated with hard cardio intervals. The weights sections are around 5 min long and include combos to hit every area of the body, with a spectacularly hard pushup track (70 in all), most of the compound exercises keep your heart rate elevated throughout. The whole workout is around an hour including the warmup and cool down.The cardio intervals are all done on the step (there are modifications that will make you work hard even without a step though!) and all of these intervals really get your heart rate up, they are however only around 40 seconds long, so I'm only just reaching the absolutely gasping for air stage by the end of the interval. There is a mini stretch after each cardio interval, so you can overcome this by going for another 20 secs or so and skipping the stretch, but it is a bit of a bug.This is another workout that I will keep going back and back to!(Yet again the version I got sent is region 0 and will play on any player!)

I cannot give this workout enough praise. It is so good and so effective. You cannot help but see results if you stick at it about 3 times a week. But heck is it hard...phew. The trainer even says at the end that you should only do this 3 times a week because the intensity is so high! Between the warm up and the cool down you will do strength training for all your body combined with very high intensity cardio such as running/skiing/jumping up and down a step. And the strength training moves are used as an active cool down but these moves include lots of lunges and squats and high reps so your heart rate really stays up there. The workout lasts just under an hour and you will need handweights and a step. But be warned this is not a beginner workout even though there is always a person that does a beginner version, well sort of (it is still really hard!). I work out 5 times a week and have done so for many years and I think this is the hardest workout I have ever tried. But it is so worth all my hard work and effort. You really burn of calories and inches each time you do this. Jari is a tad annoying. She seems like she is posing when she works out, she looks perfect like a Barbie sort of, and her voice is really monotone. But she definatly knows her stuff and gives a you really great workout. So if you want quick and effective results that will last if you workout with this dvd 3 times a week go and buy this dvd. Neither you nor your body will regret it.

fantastic, 1hr of go, go, go. Strength and cardio blasts, felt exhausted afterwards. she is a really good trainer and i have a few of her dvds, the pushup section is the hardest, and at the moment i am not using the step as I broke it, but skipping in place for the cardio sections is just as good.

I love Jari Love's work out DVD's! They are easy to follow but she gives a hard solid work out! She is a very positive trainer and she makes it so you don't know how hard you are working out until you find yourself in a sweat and feeling totally awesome!This DVD is broken down in to multiple sections so if you don't have time for a full hour's workout, you do what you have time for; but I can assure you, you will want to do the whole hour! That is how much fun this workout is!!I recommend this DVD to anyone who is looking for a new workout program or needs a change from other trainers. Believe the title Ripped! You will certainly get Ripped! and look amazing!

Okay, so mixing the cardio with the strength training gets you sweating and working like you won't believe. At the end of your hour with Jari, you will feel that you have been working very hard and that you rock! She is very positive and inspirational. My only quibble? Sometimes the camera work isn't great. She will be demonstrating an exercise or talking about how to do something, and the camera will be on one of the modifiers, which doesn't help.