Jeanette Jenkins / The Hollywood Trainer: Bikini Bootcamp

I own the first bikini boot camp and liked it. I like this one almost as much.Pros: A timer on the screen counting you down.Music- much better than the first oneIncorporating strength with the cardio sectionsCons: although Jeanette uses weights, I didn't feel as though the exercises were as effective as they could have been.Overall, a good solid workout that I will put in my DVD rotation!

I am now officially a fan of Coach Jenkins. I really enjoyed her kickboxing workout so I bought this dvd to add to my collection. I consider this video to be intermediate level. It is fast paced and incorporates a lot of cardio, some sculpt , and a dash of abs. On my first few rounds of this video I could not make it through the entire video as I was pooped out and covered in sweat. She does various lunges so I would be weary of this video if you have knee issues. The jumping is not to intense but again all those lunges can really cause concern for anyone w/ an injury. Great video that I will keep in my rotation. In terms of calorie breakdown using my polar FT4 watch at the end of the workout (but not including cool down) I burned 505 calories. Now I was only using 3,5, 8 lb weights, where she was using 8 and 10lb weights so if you use a heavier weight I would think you can easily get into the 550 cal burn range. My calorie burn was almost even between the cardio section vs. the strength/ab section so almost 250 cal burn exactly when broken down at the halfway point.Cardio : you get 5 cycles each including about 4 different moves. She jumps right in so just be ready!!Strength: she does combos of weighted moves w/ small cardio movements to help you burn more caloriesAbs; not very intense at all in my opinion but good to just finish out this section so you can easily hit the 500 cal mark.I really like JJs videos. I tend to rotate them in w/ my HIIT 90 min workouts and although these videos are shorter than my normal HIIT videos, they make me sweat just as much and for some odd reason seem to exhaust me more! ha....good stuff.

I must say that I am impressed and happy with this purchase. Jeanette Jenkins knows how to work your body from head to toe. I already had the first Bikini Body Boot Camp and it helped me get into great shape. I had been doing it 3 times a week so I was looking for something new. When I saw this one I was excited and thought I’d give it a try.What’s good: We have the same enthusiastic trainers with her Kat and Terri Anne. And of course the amazing Jeanette Jenkins who makes working out seem like fun!Also Jeanette is one of the few trainers that gives you a really good Cool Down/ Stretch that last longer than 3 minutes. You get to breathe and meditate. Namaste!What’s better: The clock; I love that each interval/workout is about 10 minutes long. With the first Boot Camp I’d be short on time I would need to skip the last interval move to the “Cool Down”. With Boot Camp 2 I can pick and choose which ones I’ll do on given day. And I love seeing that clock count down the minutes. Just when I feel like I have nothing left I’ll see I have 2 more minutes or 30 more seconds, and I’ll tell myself to hang in there. It feels like it's over before you know it. Ladies if you’re in doubt, I strongly suggest that you buy this workout DVD. Modify the moves as you need. Pick one 10 minute segment and add on as you advance. I guarantee you will see and feel amazing results.

This is a remarkable workout. Jeannette is joined by two other women whom you've probably seen in their other workout dvds - Terri Ann, and Cat. Everyone has a bright, cheerful smile on their faces, despite the fact that this workout is super hard!! I love that there are some exercises that I haven't seen before, and I especially love that in the weight lifting section, Jeannette works all parts of the body at the same time, making good use of your investment of time. And, of course, Jeannette has a wonderful personality. I am a medium to higher level intermediate exerciser. This was a grueling, but fun workout, and I did have to pause it several times to catch my breath, which is just fine. However, I almost deducted one star for this reason: there is no modifier doing the exercise routine. On a few occasions, Jeannette will verbally suggest a way to tone the difficulty down a bit. However, I think it's really important to have a modifier - it gives people some motivation to build up their strength, and it's good for even advanced exercisers if they are having an off day. So, if you're a beginner at working out, please wait and build yourself up first with more basic workouts, before considering purchasing this one. For everyone else, you'll either need to do this workout as is, or be knowledgeable enough to figure out your own modifications. Saying that, I am happy that I purchased it!