Fat Burning Workout

Gilad Janklowicz
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


I really like Gilad's personality and I don't argue with those who love his videos. In my opinion only, his videos are not for me (Sculpt and Tone isn't too bad). To me, Fat Burning is a beginner level workout. It requires very little floor space because you only use about a 2 square foot area. I like to move around more with grapevines, etc. He does marching (lots and lots), knee lifts, toe touches to the side and back, kicks, a little boxing, jumping jacks and more of that type of thing. Lots of repetition. I felt my heart rate starting to increase only after about 23 minutes, and never got into my target zone -- although by this point I wasn't trying very hard. If you hate dancy videos, this might be for you. It's more like calesthenics.

The music is more like a 'beat' in the background that, to me, becomes almost droning and monotonous. The warm-up is really thorough (I didn't make it to the cool down). Even though the moves were very simple, it was a little difficult to follow because when Gilad says "right foot" he means "his" right foot and you're actually using your left if you want to follow him. I'm used to always beginning something with "my" right foot.

Like I said, this is a good video if you're looking for this type of video. I wish he'd come out with something more advanced.

Joni O

06/06/1997