FIT FOR THE BIN; Exercise guru slams celebs' workout DVDs.Byline: By GAYLE RITCHIE CELEBRITY workout DVDs are a fat lot of good, says a top fitness coach. Alan Lynn reckons couch potatoes are better off joining the gym or going for a walk than watching most of the exercise aids flying off the shelves. And he accused some stars of being fitness phoneys who could not possibly have shaped up using their own routines. Stirling University lecturer Alan, who has trained Olympic swimmers Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour (born 21 February 1984, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer. She won Gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took Silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007. and Gregor Tait Gregor Tait (born April 20, 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish swimmer. He is the reigning Commonwealth Games 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley champion. In addition to his two titles, Tait also claimed two bronze medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, , said: "Many of these DVDs are boring, impractical and even dangerous. "The instruction is poor and the routines assume users will have good co-ordination and the instructor can't tell you if you do something wrong, which is dangerous." "They give a limited bout of exercise and there is no attempt to develop fitness or make long-term progress." Alan, 44, admits DVDs by Big Brother host Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall[1] (born 16 October 1967) is a talentless ugly minging English television presenter and actress who works on British television. She is best known for presenting the UK edition of Big Brother. and Loose Women's Coleen Nolan are worth the money. But he added "Because the celebrities often lack inspiration, and at times skill, we have to question whether they do this workout every day to look how they do. "They're likely to have personal trainers and all the time they need to exercise and recover, much like Olympic athletes." Alan also reckons fitness fans should train with friends wherever possible. He said: "People are better finding social exercise that motivates them beyond boring and even dangerous DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. workouts." We asked Alan to rate 10 top-selling celebrity fitness DVDs. ALAN'S VERDICT ON THE 10 TOP SELLERS GIMME gim·me Informal Contraction of give me. adj. Slang Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters. n. GIMME GIMME Abba-theme workout is poor. The folk on the DVD struggle so there's little hope for a beginner. MADONNA & GWYNETH'S PERSONAL TRAINER Complex and fast with too little instruction. Difficult unless you have a dance background. CLUBLAND The term Clubland can refer to several different things: Places
Energetic and challenging. If you enjoy dance music and going clubbing, you will like exercising to this. LETITIA DEAN'S LEAN ROUTINE Not for the faint-hearted. But it has good demonstrations and soundtrack and seeing Letitia's results is motivating. COLEEN NOLAN'S DISCO BURN Moves are well explained and it's ideal for beginners. But you may get tired of the disco theme. WAGS WORKOUT Moves are not demonstrated well, which could strain muscles.WAGS should stand for What A (load of) Guff. MR MOTIVATOR One for people of a certain age. Good fun and not too difficult but younger people probably won't be impressed. JAYNE TORVILL'S LOSE IT! One for the intermediate to advanced exerciser. You need good co-ordination and the ability to dance. DAVINA MCCALL'S SUPER BODY WORKOUT Easy and tough versions of each routine cater for all levels. Workouts offer cardio and strengthening. CLAIRE RICHARD'S FAT ATTACK Varied, simple and very well demonstrated. The aerobics will help you burn fat. Ideal for beginners. g.ritchie@sundaymail.co.uk CAPTION(S): Crunch time: Alan's not a fan of workout DVDs; All the right moves: Big Brother host Davina's fitness DVD is one of the better ones on the market |
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