Beachbody 22 Minute Hard Corps DVD Workout Program Base Kit - Tony Horton, Cardio, Resistance Training and Core Exercises, Video Workouts, 2 Fitness DVDs, Nutrition Guide

I just finished the 8 week program today and thought I’d write my review. Here’s what I thought…About me: I’m a 49 year old male and feel that I’m in okay shape. I’ve done many workout series in the past including P90X, Insanity, UFC Fit and RIP:60. By the way, I’m not a BeachBody Coach.For this workout, I did the schedule as written and didn’t miss a workout (including the extra core workout on the cardio days). I didn’t do any additional exercises outside of this schedule either. For the nutrition part: I followed a Paleo diet during the whole 8 weeks and was fairly clean throughout (only had a few cheat meals/drinks here and there).I was a bit skeptical that a person could get good results by working out only 22 to 33 minutes a day, but thought it was worth a try since I’d prefer shorter workouts. With that said, I lost 11lbs in 8 weeks (from 177lbs down to 166). I’m now a believer!22 minute Hard Corps is one of my favorite work out series. I liked the military style of the workouts and it never got over the top with the drill Sargent stuff. Tony was great in the series. He cut out the banter that was in P90X - making the workouts fly by. He also made the workouts more efficient. The exercises were easy to learn and used compound movements – incorporating multiple muscle groups in a single exercise. The resistance days were my favorite. I should also add, that I never experienced any joint pain or fell sick during the 8 week program.I believe the magic in these shorter workouts is more on the psychological side than with the exercises themselves. The fact that the workouts are shorter made it less painful to do every day, and easier to complete the entire program instead of quitting half way through in failure. I no longer dreaded working out after I got home from work. I even did the optional core workouts on the cardio days. I’ve always skipped them in other workout series. I figured I had no excuses this time since I’m still only investing a total of about 30 minutes of my time per day. Plus by week 3, I started to see my abs, which has never happened before. Abs may start in the kitchen, but they end on the mat!The downside to the shorter workouts is that you probably have to be more honest with your nutrition to see progress. If I wasn’t as strict with my diet, I don’t think I would of have gotten as good of results.Overall: great workout!

This workout series piqued my attention because my husband is in the military, and we've been in the market for a DVD series that we could do together. We bought both 22 Minute Hard Corps and 21 Day Fix. Both series are similar in length (i.e., the workouts are 20-30 minutes each) and both have similar diet plans; however, the "coaching" tactics provided by the fitness instructors are unique to them and their intended audiences. Since this review is for 22 Minute Hard Corps, I'll focus my attention on Tony Horton and his crew...but I will say that 21 Day Fix is a great program for those looking for something quick and effective.The 22 Minute Hard Corps DVD set we purchases comes with two DVDs, each with several workouts included. The workouts were all around 22 minutes in length - though the ab workouts were shorter, about 11 minutes in length. The ab workouts are directed for use in addition to the regular workouts on certain days, which brings the total workout time to ~35 minutes on ab days.These workouts go by quickly, target all areas of the body, and make you sweat... a lot. This is the first workout series that we actually followed the Beach Body plan - to include all pretests, posttests, and diet plans. Although we had a few cheat days, both my husband and I lost weight and inches by using 22 Minute Hard Corps. It was also fun and encouraging to see our Max metrics increase as we progressed through the program - especially for push-ups and pull-ups.Bottom line: this program is a quick fix for bathing suit season. Highly recommended for home fitness for both men and women - and not necessarily those in uniform (honestly, the all veteran cast was an interesting twist, but really just provided a change of scenery from the typical gym environment featured in most Beach Body series). I must say - if you really want this program to work - follow the diet plan and try to limit your cheat days. That is the key to actually seeing results.

I completed day one so far. And here's how it went.First of all, "22 minute" workout is slightly misleading. The very first day, it recommends you do TWO workouts, the cardio, which IS 22 min, AND, the abs, which is about 10 minutes. You could certainly skip the abs, but hey, I plan to follow the recommendation. So expect a slightly longer day. I see on subsequent days, only one workout is mentioned, and I bet that's 22 minutes.The workout is challenging, but not omg impossible. The hardest workout I've ever done is Insanity Max 30, followed by Insanity. If you've done those, the cardio should be doable for you. I'm not saying it's easy. I got a good sweat out of it. The burpees are HARD, because there are three sets of them. Very minimal jumping, nothing full out insane, you can't compare this to Insanity. Keep in mind this is only day one. If something changes, I will definitely update my review. If you're a complete beginner to exercise, then you'll find it hard. But, as with anything else, you have to stick with it.Now, for the abs. Wow. They are HARD. And I found it more challenging that Shaun T's abs workouts with Insanity, believe it or not. So I think this is really going to be good for your core.Overall, very solid. Seems like if could definitely get you into shape, and definitely maintain if you already exercise.