Jeannete Jenkins / The Hollywood Trainer: Core & Stretch It Out DVD

The best total stretch video ever. I’m a curvy girl, trying to lose weight and get more flexible. Also of late I have been having back pain, touch of sciatica. Didn't want to start an addiction to pain pills, so I started this instead. I’ve been on an routine of this everyday and walking for 30/40 minutes a day- 6 days a week. OMG!!!!! Been doing this now for 2-3 months, along with better eating habits and OMG! Losing weight , feeling better and little to none existent back pain. NOTE: only video that I’ve seen that combines all the needed stretches for back and total body relief. Jenkins works it out. I think any age or gender can do this workout and be pleased. Great instructor and not intimidating for older or curvy figures. All ages, conditions, and genders are represented in video. There will be no more excuses to not workout. J.J helps you workout and feel better.

I bought this DVD almost 3 years ago and decided to give it a go last week. Awesome! It's a great pairing of stretches and ab exercises. The tightness in my body got so bad, specifically in my lower back, hammies, and hip flexors that I started developing sciatica symptoms for the first time, and man, what a horrible pain; I was out of commission for two weeks. I went online looking for a stretching DVD totally forgetting I had this video sitting unopened in my closet. My stiff body was craving some form of stretching routine and after three sessions, it feels SO much better and more relaxed. I only did the ab part once and it's a great routine, but I do other forms of exercise, mainly kettlebells, ab wheels, etc., that do a pretty good job for my core strength, though I can see myself doing it again in the future when I take breaks from the kettlebell stuff. The stretches are what I love about this DVD though. If you're looking to get stretched out, get this! The female trainer chick is sexy cool, too, and for less than six bucks, this video's a steal. Can't wait to do another stretching session!

This is the 4th DVD that I have purchased featuring Jeanette Jenkins. This workout goes hand-in-hand with the 21-Day Total Body Workout. The same group of people and same workout atmosphere are present. But with this video, all the people in the background introduce themselves prior to the workout, which was a nice touch.There are 2 workouts: Core/Abs and Stretch. Each are 30 minutes long. The core does alot of ab work and require you be on the mat most of the time, as does the stretch workout.Neither are intense or cause you to sweat, but are a nice change to the hard-core workouts. I've added these to my rotation.NOTE: There is no recipe book inside - so don't expect it. I contacted thehollywoodtrainer office and they said they no longer put one in this video, but said they would mail me out something. Hoping to receive shortly.

This dvd is very good. I'm new to the Jeanette Jenkins workout dvds. This is my third purchase of her dvds in less that two months. I work out three days a week( a mix of cardio and strength training) and I do dvd this on the Saturday as my yoga. This dvd has great floor abs exercises which runs about 22mins then there is stretching for 40 mins.I really, really, really, really needed a stretching dvd because I don't enough stretching on my own. On the dvd, Jeanette and her exercise crew uses some sort of stretching band (which I don't have, lol) so I use a towel and it is more than effective for deep stretching. Whenever I fell tight like I need to stretch, I put on this dvd! Great shipping also.

The DVD is good for someone that don't have a vast collections of DVDs like I do. Nothing new, they all like to do planks which I still don't know what a plant is good for. Seems that it hurts the shoulders. I got the DVD mostly because I read so many good reviews about the stretching. I really wanted to learn new stretches, and the people on the DVD are so tight and not flexible at all. The stretches are very basic. I rather do some yoga with Rodney Yee, he has better yoga poses that are challenging and different.

I do the exercises and stretches from this DVD at least 3 times a week and I have been instantly notices changes in my mid section and even strength in my muscles. I have done this with and without diet, and either way I have seen at least small changes. Don't give up or cop-out on any parts of the DVD though.

This is a quick 30 minute core workout or stretch workout! My abs are improving by the day and it's hard enough that I never get used to it. Worth every cent!

Perfect workout helps my lower back issues.