Does anybody know of some 30 minute workout videos that dont require equipment? Weights I can handle, but all the bars and steps, just too much of a pain. I've been doing the Tae Bo Basic video (27 min) every other day or so, and then TRYING to get some Callanetics (kinda like palates i think?) in.. I just hate exercising. Suggestions anyone?

The Firm has some good videos that do require dumbbells -Upper Body and Lower Body Sculpt (not Split, those are longer). The Lower Body uses a step but I bought one at Walmart for $7 that works just fine. As for the bar...mine is a mop handle minus the mop.

lol ~ mop handle

Denise Austin has a bunch of different videos. They're pretty easy too..Some videos have a little of everything in it.
If you don't want any cardio, she has a video called 30minute Target Toner. Then she has videos with 10minute ab workouts..leg workouts..etc. She's also on lifetime every morning at 7am and then a different workout at 730am and starts with cardio and then goes to abs, legs or butt exercises. It's different everyday.

Tae Bo has just an abs and glutes video which I think is all floor type exercises.

I can't stand most of these...I wish they would just tell you what to do calmly, then demonstrate it quietly to some good music without all that enthusiastic rah rah stuff and constant chatting..by the fourth time you watch it, you are guaranteed to want to throw the weight at the TV!!
I have only seen one exercise tape in which this was done...the person just demonstrated and didn't say a word.. bliss. But I've long ago lost that tape...sigh

Val

I've been doing the Winsor Pilates 20 minute workout 3 times a week for a few months and have a much flatter stomach, thinner thighs, and a shrinking rear end as a result. And there is none of the incessant perkiness Val mentioned


Karla

That sounds good...yes Pilates I can imagine being a bit 'calmer' in presentation. Unfortunately I have a very bad lower back which means I can't do much that isn't dead vertical...so straight aerobics and a lot of weight lifting is OK..but the aerobics tapes generally are featuring someone talking non-stop and making silly enthusiastic noises etc...or at least, they used to all be that way...haven't looked at any new ones I must admit.

Val

what i do with the videos that i can't stand the constant chatter etc is follow them 2 or 3 times and once i have the routine i mute the video and put on my own upbeat music and do the video that way!!