- Get Ripped! with Jari Love

I'm fast becoming a fan of this powerhouse. She is tough and does not muck around but motivating and yet somehow fun. This is a tough and no-nonsense body sculpting workout. She uses long sets of high repetitions so you will get a lot of definition in your arms and legs. It's like being at a gym, only you are at home, but you are getting a very similar workout. There is fantastic music on this dvd and it's not just sitting around in the background, but it's moving you right along with the workout itself. You use different tempos with the repititions and this makes it more effective and keeps you interested and you also add slight modification changes. She focuses on breathing properly and using good form and the right weights for the different parts of your body (heavier weights for biceps but lighter for shoulders). You don't need much in the way of equipment; weights, a step bench and only if you want - a stability ball. I really love doing this workout because you can feel the benefits right away and you know your arms will thank you later. This is really great and because you can modify the moves and use different weights in your weights, anyone can benefit from and do this workout.

Waste of money. The music is AWEFUL. How hard can it be to find music that isn't totally annoying? But muting it, you miss your cues. Very unprofessional, very elementary.

This is a great workout. I return to it again and again and have used it for years. If you are a beginner, you can modify with lighter weights or no weights, and the instructions are terrific. If you are advanced, you can really load up on the weights and get a great workout that way. The exercises are very well balanced and engage the entire body. Jari is very enjoyable, her cast is great, the music is really good, and I just can't say enough good things about this workout. She uses both dumbbells and a barbell, but you can do all of this with dumbbells very simply. Highly recommend. Returning to this review later... I still come back to this workout again and again. Now as a certified personal trainer, I appreciate it even more. The "extras" provided are excellent, for example for each exercise, a physiotherapist provides a guide on how to modify if you need to make the exercise more doable for you. I have already said plenty and will saw now, after even more years, that this is one of the best video strength workouts ever made for beginners and intermediates.

This is a simple strength training DVD with high rep/low weights. I enjoyed the DVD and even though she hits every body part, I didn't feel thoroughly worked out. Also I did not enjoy the flow of the workout. I prefer my workouts to transitions to exercises and not stop to discuss an exercise. Overall a good beginner workout that I plan to keep in my rotation

I just used this video a couple days ago and it was not what I was expecting--but I still feel it. That, I consider to be a very good thing. Jari Love is much more into dumbells and barbells than I am used to and I was hoping for more cardio. However, I actually think I like her workout as it is because there are a ton of cardio DVDs by other people and this is the first good weight training video I've seen, so it makes a good addition to my collection. Plus, the nature of weights means you can scale the difficulty of this up or down depending on what you want by changing your weights. For certain, if you use the right weights and try hard through this video, you will feel it the next day. The video quality itself (meaning the colors and picture quality) is lower than I expected but it is an older video so that's to be expected. And it doesn't interfere with the workout at all, jsut something that caught my attention. Jari is a good motivator and explains things well. She also has people behind her at different fitness levels doing just about every modifcation you might want to know so anyone can perform the movements. Defintiely one of my preferred trainers to watch.

I bought this video because I heard it was similar to Les Mills body pump. I've done the workout 3 times and I like it more each time I do it. I didn't like the music at first, but now it doesn't bother me. This video has a lot of the same moves as body pump, but adds inner and outer thigh exercises, lat work and a quick series of backstepping lunges. The lunges are nice and easy on the knees. There's a about 10 quick push-ups done on a two and three count. I had quit doing push-ups, but I like these and I automatically concentrate on my form. The shoulder work or front arm raises are amazing. I use 3 pound weights, and I can only do one arm at a time, but I feel the burn which each lift. The only exercise missing is the clean and press. There's also a section on techniqes and modifications. A physiotherpist has a person demonstrate the exercises. The physiotherpist positions the exerciser's arms, back or etc to ensure the execise is done correctly, she also shows great options. This is a 55 minute workout, but the time goes by very quickly and I normally can't do anything else afterwards. This is a good complete workout.

I highly recommend this video if you're trying to lose weight but don't want to jump around. This is a weight training done standing or lying down. It's absolutely perfect for me. I have lost 15 pounds in 1.5 months and am confident that I will reach my 20 pound goal! I feel great and confident. At 52, I never thought I could get in shape this fast.

Looks easy, but boy does this make you sweat. Love it. No fuss, just straight forward weights without the frills.

Another great routine by Jari love. Although, I liked her other dvd "Slim & Lean" better. This one is not as intense and is more suitable for a moderate exerciser.

This is a great dvd for anyone interested in doing a workout program and not knowing exactly where to start. Excellent! Can't wait to get the next video!