Davina McCall - The Power Of 3 (DVD 2004)

This is an excellent work out which will leave you feeling like you've been run over by a bus the first couple of times but after that - WOW - you feel energised and refreshed, not to mention virtuous!

It consists of a warm up, with the usual stretches. A lower body workout which was obviously made up by Satan himself - if the squats don't kill you the lunges certainly will (only kidding, it is challenging but you soon get used to it). The upper body workout is excellent. You need a couple of weights and a chair to do tricep bends with. Again, its not easy - but its not supposed to be! Then you do an ab workout followed by a lovely cool down (my fave bit!)

Davina is actually quite good in it. Shes not overbearing, she lets the instructors get on with their job without any interfering. The instructors (Jackie and Mark) are very encouraging - one of them always does the 'easier' version for you to follow if you feel you need to catch your breath. They explain each move well and do 3 sets of everything so even if you do get a bit lost theres plenty of time to catch up. Its not one of those dancey numbers where you need a living room the size of a barnyard to do the complicated moves in. There are no complicated moves in this DVD - which is good news if you've got 2 left feet like me.

They do minute intervals of 'Fat Burning' throughout the DVD - 'only a minute' I hear you say? Just a tiny minute of fat burning? Well, yes, it is only 60 second bursts but OH MY GAWD, its 60 seconds of torture (well, ok - maybe a slight exageration!). Theres about four x one minute fat burning intervals in each section. They are tiring but really important if you want to lose fat as well as tone up. You DO get used to them - some I can do no problem, others I can only do half of - just go at your own pace and you'll be fine.

Overall this is one of the best exercise DVDs I have ever bought. I actually ENJOY doing it - which if you knew me would shock you to the core. I'm not a fitness freak - I prefer to sit on my arris eating chocolate, but due to that particular bad habit exercise is something I have had to take up whether I like it or not and this DVD just makes it a more enjoyable experience.

wicked workout dvd. very hard to begin with - i couldn't do the whole dvd to start with. and the first time i did manage it i couldn't walk properly for 2 days!! but once you get in to it its fun and you can really feel it working.would definatly recommend it to anyone who wants to get fit and moving.

The DVD workout is grewat. My 2 year old and husband had a go but couldn't keep up with the pace. I'd recommend this workout to anyone who wants to shape up. Caution though, it'll hurt the day after!!!

I bought this DVD for my wife and this is her opinion. She asked me to buy this paticular one because she likes Divina on television and finds her fun and easy to watch. She was also impressed by Divina herself on the cover. After using this item for a while she has found it easy to follow and effective at improving both her fitness and weight loss. The only negative point is the lengthy introduction that must be skipped to start the actual work out routine. All in all she finds it exellent value for money and is very pleased to own it.

Need to excercise but be warned it really works - could hardly walk the next day and did not even finish the first set its hard but really works the muscles - so if like me you don't normally excercise take it easy the first time you use it.

just bought this dvd to tone things up really, but actually really good. handy that they show you the easy workout to the hard workout for different fitness levels. the weights tone up is gr8 for thoses bingo wings!

Great! easy 2 follow.
Can do all dvd or just sections
Great fun, bought because wanted 2 tone up with my diet....working!!!!

Great pace, great direction, easy to follow and extremely effective. Well worth whatever you end up paying!!!

I love Davina - but think this DVD is really hard and advanced - I am not an exercise enthusiast but I am quite fit - this lacks motivation for me - there are no count downs to the last few (personally someone saying 4.....3......2......1 motivates me this is aimless it is about a minute per action and you have no countdown to the end.

Sorry Davina you do look fantastic but your personal trainers leave a lot to be desired - I have done many of these DVD's and in my honest opinion my favourite so far is Vicky Entwistle - it is hard, achievable and you can relate to it.

Good luck to everyone with your regime xx

This is probably the hardest exercise dvd I have ever done. From the start I felt my muscles starting to ache and I was using muscles I havent used for years.
Well done Davina.

Only dodgy thing is the music - not my taste, but you can easily get past that

I love Davina and think she has a great tv presence. This dvd contains 3 workouts and a warm up an cool down which all lasts just over an hour. The exercises are tough at first, especially the legs and bums one, but by the end of the first 2 weeks you can really see the difference! I'm more streamline and toned than before. The dvd is great when the weather's bad and I'm not able to go for a run and it's nice to be able to do it in the comfort of your own home.

The only downside with this dvd is that it's mostly concentrated on toning, whereas her other one 'High Energy Five' contains a balance of toning and cardio. I do enjoy this dvd but if you are going to buy a fitness dvd, I would recommend Davina's High Energy Five.

I already have a Davina work out DVD and really enjoy doing it, but I wanted a selection so as not to become bored, I actually prefer this one, to my first one as it has a lot more intensity on the bum,thigh and tum areas which is perfect for me. I also like the way they break them down into sections so that when you do not have as much time you can choose the half hour sections that you want, her personal trainers are very good and I enjoy the workout, not too aerobic so most people should be able to do this, if you prefer a more cardiovascualar work out them I would recommend a Nell McAndrew one.
Obviously you would need to do some excercise at least three times a week for it to become effective and for the results to show, but I would certainly recommend this for beginners upwards.

Great Exercise DVD, really energetic exercise routine with good music tracks. Easy to follow routines and great mix of fat burning exercises and muscle toning. Really enjoyed this!!! Can easily split this routine into manageable chunks throughout the week. Would recommend this!!!

The workouts are great - the time goes by really quickly because Davina's personal trainers have built in interval training to the programme. Davina looks great and always comes over as quite 'normal' in celebrity terms!

This is one of the best exercise DVD's I have tried and trust me I have done a few. With a 7 month old baby I need something that is easy to do, needs mimimal advanced planning and can fit around his sleep patterns, and i have finally found it. The DVD is separated into WARM UP, LEGS AND BUMS, UPPER BODY, TUMMY AND COOL DOWN, and you can choose to do it all(about 1hr) or just one area ( about 20 mins). The exercises are easy to follow, and cover all abitilies and the music is great. Would recommend this to anyone who has a lot of fat to burn but not much time to do it.

I like this as it makes me feel like I've burned every muscle to the max. After a while it does hurt my knees but not as much as COLLEEN does. The newer 1/2 hour workouts are good but this burns!!!!

great hard workout. trainers do not push you but let you set pace. does work out bum and legs hard, arms and abdominals as hard as you need. lively and pleasant. spilt into 3 sections so you can do all or some as time allows.
recommended

My wife loves Davinas workouts , they are good fun and make you workhard.Even had me of the couch having a go. Would recommend as Davina puts a lot of fun into routines and makes you want to carry on usinfg them.

Received the video this weekend and did the workout today....Have to say that the music was more background than I thought but Davina and crew were very motivating. Was worn out at the warm up which was a bit worrying but I am mega unfit!! and I found the rest of the work out excellent and I really did sweat....will I be able to walk tomorrow?? But the cool down and stretch out should have helped!! Definately recommend

Upon borrowing this DVD from my sister in the past, I was impressed by the variation of workouts available to follow at your own leisure and in the comfort of your living room. It provides sensible information regarding diet and exercise and even considers the wide range of fitness levels. It recommends alterations for certain exercises for those with difficulty or for those recommencing a fitness regime, or even those introducing exercise to their daily routine for the first time. This allows people to increase or decrease the amount of exercise they wish to do. I personally found it a very useful DVD regarding weight loss (along with a healthy diet and personal discipline and persistence). I purchased this DVD to recommence my exercise regime! A highly recommended workout DVD for people wishing to lose weight, tone up or improve fitness levels at a realistic pace.

I love it. It is hard work out, but deffinetly worth every penny.
It is in three sections and each section has a fat burning and strenghtnning subsection. They only last about minute or two but you deffinetly feel it. The music is great and you are allways told how and what to do. I love it and it is much better then to go to the gym.

This is a very good workout dvd, i avnt got time for the gym so you can do this workout in the comfort of your own home.The dvd covers all areas of the body, i was recomended it by a friend and it has done amazing results for her.i can actually feel the results myself well done davina!! i really recomend this dvd to anyonexxx

I bought this as I cannot get to the gym with looking after small children of my own and my husband works all sorts of shifts. So I decided to try something at home. I think this is great as you can go at your pace, you can take it slowly as you like or work hard as you like.