Joyce Vedral's Cougar Workout

Basing my experience on those old Jane Fonda highly-researched well done weight lifting videos, Joyce Vedral's workout is really solid. If you do this, I'm sure you'll have a young looking neck, face, etc. I don't know if she's had any surgical work done, but you can pretty much count that most or all of of her great figure is due to strength training. You can either lift weights and stay young or get surgery and look freaky...and yeah, at first I thought the program was slightly easy, but I was kidding myself. Ouch!Revisit!!!Okay, let's take a revisit of this video - I have been doing it for about a year.I am buff. Because I still eat too much sugar, I've only lost a couple of pounds, but my body has acquired a better, more youthful shape. It is much easier to lose weight when I try, though, as I have a lot of muscle to help me.The weirdest (best?) parts...my legs are very shapely. My face actually looks a bit different - I guess when you exercise your neck/shoulders it also exercises the facial muscles. I was looking at a Facebook selfie...something was different...whoa...my face has tightened up...Although there are a lot of unedited bloopers in this video, as Joyce says, it is the "real deal." Do it, it works. You want to stay young looking? This is it. As Joyce says, "the men will come after you." Indeed, they do. ;)

I have 5 of Joyce's workout DVD's and I started with her Bottoms Up book years ago. Joyce look better than ever and her unique personality is well suited to women over 40--who know they won't look like 20 again and who don't need a 20-something instructor barking orders.I've done Denise Austin, Kathy Smith and (geez I'm old) Jane Fonda. I get frustrated with the well-meaning but smug attitudes. Joyce is different. She says, You'll look better than me! and "Call security!" and she talks to camera (us) with empathy and a can-do, I've been there attitude.For women under 30-35, I recommend you try a dvd with someone in their 20's or 30's because Joyce will seem cheesy and out of touch with your needs.This is a solid workout like all Joyce's DVDs. I love that I can work through the day's sets in about 20 minutes with real results. No crazy bouncing, jumping, hopping or aerobics--they don't work for me anyway. I have more energy, I can work up to heavier weights and I still do the treadmill 3-4 times a week too. It's not a chore!This dvd does seem a little less intensive than her other DVDs. I also agree the warmup and cool-down segments are phoned in and need more solid stretches (this is where Joyce has always lacked instruction on all her dvds), but I think it's a great intro to Joyce and working out with weights.

I bought this workout to do at work with a couple other women. It won't work for that purpose. the main problem with the cd is the inability to skip through to a certain exercise within a series. Their are some moves that are not feasible in the workout setting we have and yet if I could just skip part that would have worked. I like Joyce - she is a little too much chatty "fun" for my workout group. fun" - the cool down is just too silly. I will take this video home and try to do it on my own - the exercises and instruction are well done. Joyce looks amazing and is a good instructor.

Joyce is amazing. And I mean amazing, at 65 she looks fantastic. Her sense of humor has a great deal to do with a realistic happy personality with great comedic timing. I love this video. As a self professed couch potato, I have been motivated to get up and do it. Not just once or twice either, but day after day. I started at the absolute bottom rung of the fitness ladder with no weights, then 2 pds, then 2 and 3 pds, now I'm up to 2, 3 and 5 pds. I feel better, look better, laugh more and my stress is disappearing. I have lost weight and gained so much energy. Girlfriends I am certain this is a DVD is worth the time and effort. You need handweights that cost literally a few dollars a set. I had a bench at the end of my bed that worked perfectly for me, but Joyce will show you how to make it work without a bench. We all need to be strong, with stamina and a spring in our step. I like feeling better about myself with every mornings workout. Buy it!!! It works, she will motivate you and you won't regret it! It is not about being perfect, it is about having the ability to enjoy your life.Thank you Joyce!

I thought this exercise DVD would be much better based on books I've read previously by the instructor. Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with it at all.Production seems amateurish throughout, Joyce rushes through the moves, no mention of proper breathing.... The other participants don't impress either, the large woman on the right of the screen has terrible posture which certainly doesn't go with weight training properly.This one is headed back for a refund.

I can't believe the low quality of this video production. The music, lighting and presentation is nothing less than amateurish. Nothing motivational here: she features an enormously overweight woman who is anything but inspiring. Save your money. Too many other good productions out there. I hope her other videos will actually feature some Cougars.