Until recently, my exercise routine has been to walk on the treadmill for twenty minutes during the work week and then walk one hour either Saturday or Sunday. I say, “until recently” because on one of those Saturdays, as I was about seven minutes into my walk when all of a sudden there was a big bang, a flash of light and then smoke. It happened so fast my brain barely registered it. Unfortunately, it was my treadmill. The motor went and I wasn’t about to walk outside because it was freezing.

Determined to still get a good workout in, I decided to pop in a DVD that I had picked up at the library. I figured I might as well, since I already owed $5 in late fees and hadn’t watched it yet. The DVD was Prevention Fitness Systems – Fight Cellulite Fast!.

I started the cardio portion, which I quickly skipped for three reasons: 1. I didn’t want this to be a long workout,  2. I was not interested in coordinating my body into aerobic grapevines, kicks and dosie-doe’s and 3. I was already warmed-up from the seven minute treadmill walk.

So, I went directly to the weight bearing routine which consisted of a variety of squats and lunges. It wasn’t long, maybe about fifteen minutes , and I thought it was very effective.

At one point, I actually had to stop because my legs were burning so much. That surprised me because I’ve been doing inclines on the treadmill, some squats and lunges,  and thought my legs were pretty strong. (The women in the video didn’t look like they were struggling at all. I’m convinced that the leader in the video, Chris Freytag, is a bionic woman.) Well, I was in for a big surprise because that burning in my legs was nothing compared to the agony that was to come.

The next day my legs were so sore, I could barely make it down the stairs. Sitting down was torture. The next day wasn’t much better. The third day, I was finally feeling some relief.

So, I would have to say, that if the routine on this DVD is followed for a while, one would definitely see some results. If building muscle and burning fat are vital pieces for fighting cellulite, then the exercises in this DVD will definitely help to accomplish this.

My treadmill is still broken. It’s been about two weeks. The pieces to fix it are back-ordered, so I think I’ll go back to the library to get this DVD out again. And this time, I’ll use it before racking up late fees.