Do exercicise DVDs work?

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Obviously not if it remains in it's packet but if I actually put them on and do the exercises will i see some results?
All I do atm is the walk to school and even that's not every day but I really need to lose a little weight and tone up. I am just not keen on getting cold and wet whilst exercising so any grand plans to take up running would quickly fall by the wayside. Attending the gym or classes quickly gets very expensive and classes always seem to be at tea time or bed time for dds.

So will I get fitter and slimmer by following exercise DVDs (which I can buy very cheaply from Amazon)?

I found the 30 Day Shred to be very effective - in 10 days I had lost an inch off each arm, about an inch off each leg and an inch or two off my waist.

I only got 10 days into the routine before discovering I was pregnant, otherwise I'd have carried on with it.

Yes they do - IF you do them regularly and really push yourself whilst doing them.....rather than wussing out because no one if there to see you (unlike at a class.)

I would second Fliss and recommend the Shred....or in fact any of Jillian Michaels DVDs. They are not easy and will involve commitment and physically pushing yourself, but they will change your body. Shred is only 20 mins a session as well!

They definitely work, you have to put your mind to it and not give up. With 30 Day Shred I lost inches and not weight because I didn't change my diet and after reading about MyFitnessPal here I started watching the calories and the weight dropped off.

I am doing a beach body weight lifting program now and the results are great!

Yes, they do. I have twice lost all my baby weight (about 2.5 stone per dc!) with exercise DVDs - the second time I lost it quicker by also using MFP as prettymum suggests.

I recommend:
Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred, No More Trouble Zones, Burn Fat Boost Metabolism.
Tae Bo
Davina

Any Jillian Michaels, they do get results fast. You will lose inches and become more toned, you won't necessarily lose a lot of weight, but clothes will feel looser. I started on Davina workouts but apart from her Superbody one I don't use any others - they are too easy now.