Bob Greene’s Total Body Makeover & Huge Giveaway!
April 22, 2010 by Jenn
Yesterday we got to know Bob Greene. He gave us some great nuggets of info, the inside scoop on Oprah and fantastic tips for staying healthy. Today we’re giving you more of Mr. Greene with an honest review of his new DVD, Total Body Makeover.
This workout DVD is a full get-started plan—perfect for beginners or those who have fallen off the workout wagon recently and need some help getting their sexy back. There are eight short (8 to 15 minutes on average) workouts included, and they all build on each other for a full 8-week program (you do one workout for a week, then move on to the next). The idea is great for beginners, and each workout includes a mix of upper- and lower-body strength exercises. Bob recommends pairing each workout with a little cardio, like walking, to really round out the program.
Because my rear is still out of commission, I wasn’t able to do each of these workouts in full, but I sure did watch them (while dreaming longingly of my earlier days when squatting was normal and pain-free). I liked the mix of exercises Bob gives you, and I enjoyed the set, which was like being in someone’s home. Each workout features Bob, who stands and gives instructions to a normal-looking gal who is doing the exercises. The girl smiles while curling and squatting, but on the tougher moves, she looks like she’s working. And I like that. We’re all not fitness models after all.
What I could do without in the DVD is the focus on Bob. (Sorry, Bob!) He has fantastic cuing and tips on perfecting your form, but there are so many Bob close-ups that it’s like the camera guy had a crush on him. When you’re trying to master an exercise you want—and need—to see the person doing the exercise, not the sweat-free trainer who’s telling you what to do.
FBG Rating (Out of 5):
Instruction: ★★★★
Long-Term Likeability: ★★★
Music: ★★★
Fun Factor: ★★★
Meets Expectations: ★★★★
Overall: ★★★1/2
Best for: Those who need an 8-week jump start!
Giveaway!
Now for the part ya’ll have been waiting for—the big giveaway! The fantastic people over at Best Life and Bob Greene are giving away the following to one very, very lucky reader:
- 30-day free membership to TheBestLife.com
- The Best Life Diet Revised and Updated
- Bob Greene’s Gaiam Total Body Makeover DVD
- Wii Sports Active
- Wii Sports Active More Workouts
- 10 coupons for Smart Balance products
- 1 coupon for Nestle Pure Life 20-pack water
- 1 coupon for Libby’s Pumpkin product
- 2 coupons for Better’n Eggs products
- 2 coupons for Flatout Flatbread produts
- $10 coupon for sporting goods
- A Benefiber pedometer
- A Benefiber powder and fiber drink mix
- Nestle Pure Life notepad and mouse pad
- Silk Soymilk water bottle and Post-It holder
- A Flatout Flatbread lunchbox
- A Flatout Flatbread cutting board and spreading knife
Awesome, huh? Leave a comment with what you’d do with the winnings. Best and most creative answer wins! —Jenn
What would I do with this win!? I would use it all to help me get the rest of this almost 200 pounds off my body! What a help this would ALL be! This prizw package would be a true blessing!
If i won this prize package, I would be the most fit mom there was. I have a very active 13 yr non-verbal son with Autism that keeps me going all day. I want to be able to keep up with him and make his life more enjoyable. Being overweight is difficult, as I tend to put aside my own needs to take care of my son first and foremost. This package would keep me on a path to a very helathy and active life for me and my whole family. Thank-you
I would help kick my own healthy living up a notch and hopefully start to entice my husband to want to do the same! He is getting there, slowly but surely one of these days it will sink in
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This is boring, but..I just need help. I have hypoglycemia and I’ve been struggling with my weight big time! Plus, I have a younger bf who only has to pass a little gas to lose weight!!! pffft. I need the help to get MY sexy back! Please please pick me. I’ll promise to send before/after pics, does that help my chances???
Wow! What a great giveaway!
If I won, I would use the products to get me into the best shape of my life. I haven’t even put on a bathing suit in years because I’m too embarrassed, but I’m tired of living that way. I’ve recently completely changed the way I eat for the better, but these coupons would help me get my family on track too! (I’m 20, but my 51 year old dad could use some health-help.) The Wii games are perfect for my 15 year old brother, who thinks he’s healthy just because he’s lanky
I could play them with him and be able to bond while exercising! The pumpkin coupons would be used for my sister, definitely- give her pumpkin-flavored anything and she’s a happy girl! We could make some healthy pumpkin smoothies as an after-gym snack.
I would absolutely love to win this giveaway because I feel that I’m finally getting on the road to health…and some coupons would make that path a little nicer
If I won this giveaway I could continue to work on losing the weight I have to lose. I weigh 320 pounds and I was losing weight, but I’m lacking in motivation now. I’m a nurse and when I’m not pounding the floors taking care of patients I am home taking care of my husband who is disabled. So a new dvd might just be the way to go. Thank you.
Everything included in this package is just what I need!! After some health problems I’m finally ready and able to start working out again!! Starting a weight loss program has been a problem for me in the past basically because I lacked the tools and \blueprint\ to help me. To win this incredible package would be so incredibly helpful to me to drop these pounds!!
If I was the winner of this great prize pack,
I would use it to get my mojo back,
I’m a mom of three getting all grown,
Time for me to stop the piss and moan.
I use all the good excuses in the book,
with this prize pack I could start my new look,
It really is time for a new beginning,
Now all I need to do is start by winning.
Feel free to rap this poem! Thanks for the chance!
Man, I’d use this every day to get healthy and energetic, And then I’d let my husband use the Wii games as well.
I would get fit for the summer! 2 kids under 2 and no time to exercise!!! Who has time to get to a gym??? This way I could exercise in my own house!!!
I’d use this super package to not only get me in shape, but also my new hubby that is struggling with wanting to take on a new, healthy lifestyle, but struggles giving up old habits (like smoking). As a newlywed, this would be perfect for me as I train for my half marathon in the summer and hope to build a strong foundation of a family so that our future kids will also live a strong, healthy, active live with their strong, healthy, active parents.
What a great giveaway! I’d use this to change up my attitude and make my workouts more fun! That and bond with my son….working out the body AND the soul! Can’t get much better than that, right?
I think the answer is “what *wouldn’t* I do with these products? Firstly, I’d put my Wii to much better use than it’s getting right now. As much as I love my Mario and Luigi, they’re not getting me in shape. I constantly forget to pack my own lunch, but a new lunchbox gives me zero excuse to pack something the night before – and all the nibbles to go along with it. The pedometer would be fantastic because I’m training for a 20 mile charity walk in June and never know exactly how far I’ve gone. The DVD? The Best Life would really help me make better food choices, and the network of other members and their support – bliss. Oh, and Total Body Workout – that’s just for funsies. Or not-that-funsies but totally necessary.
If I won this prize pack I would 100% put it to good use. It’s been a goal of mine to help my parents be their healthiest happiest selves and I can use this prize pack as ways to make that process all the more fun!
With this prize, it would give me a boost on my road to being SLIM AND TRIM! I’d hop on my Wii balance board and work those games more than they’d work me! Then, when the games got tired, I’d do the same with Bob’s DVD. With the coupons, I’d make some super-duper yummy but healthy desserts since my husband has a serious sweet tooth, but I need to munch on things that won’t totally throw me off the wagon. If Post-it notes come in that holder, I’d use those to post reminders to get buff all over the place, even at work! Oh, and don’t even get me started on the pedometer!
What a great prize package!!! This prize would help me to shed the 30+ pounds of post-marriage weight that I gained. I would be able to fit in my wedding dress again, and I would go on a vacation and have an amazing photographer capture a “trash the dress” of me and my hubby for our 5 year anniversary coming up in October. That’s what I would do with my prize!
I would continue my quest for a bikini body after losing *drumroll* 88 lbs so far!
Oh my goodness! This package might be what I need to really get myself on the path to wellness!!
What would I do? I would use it to get rid of this extra 16 lbs that I gained over the holidays (when I had my kitchen redone and couldn’t cook) and have not been able to get off! Plus, it would help push me over the “last bit” that I couldn’t get off during my 172 lb loss 5 years ago.
What an amazing giveaway..all the items are so helpful. I have been on this healthy lifestyle journey now for over a year, and this giveaway would really help change things up a bit.
this giveaway would definitely give me some added motivation to keep up the hard workouts! i bet it would even give my hubby some motivation too! yay! thanks for such a great giveaway!!!
This giveaway would help to jumpstart my at-home workouts. Budget cuts have forced me to drop my gym membership and now the rest of my weight loss has to be done at home by myself. I could use some motivation from Bob!
I’m going to be starting at a new school in June, relocating from Seattle to Illionis , and I would use it to get myself started in the new location. I would stock up my new place!
Again….another awesome giveaway! I would use all these wonderful items to get my pre-baby body back!
this is one of the best giveaways ever! thank you!
If i win this giveaway, I would do like a 30-day challenge where I incorporate the workout programs daily. the awesome food products will be used in my healthy food diet! I’ll also share them with my family /friends so that I could spread some healthy-living tips with them!
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I’d use some of the coupons for a blog giveaway and give some of the other items to a client of mine who’s trying to walk more & be healthier. (I’m a holistic health counselor).
Awesome giveaway!!
I’d share it with friends and family, of course.
If I won, I’d have a t-shirt made with Bob’s face on the front and the FBG logo on the back! Of course, I would wear it while carrying my bag full of coupons to the grocery store (and my bag full of healthy Best Life groceries on the way back).
I just started my first job out of law school, and with the enormous student loan payments, I am definitely in need of coupons. The Wii Active and Bob’s new DVD would be amazing because I think I would be able to sneak some more workout time in before heading to the office.
Help a recent grad out, ladies! Pick me!
LOL…I would clear my fridge out and stock it with the Flatbread products and water and keep a walking journal with the pedometer and do the dvd weekly
What a great prize package! If I won, I would use the package to continue my master-plan domination of my eating habits! I’m a vegetarian and have converted my husband; he is a cook, so first I’d enlist him to use the food discounts and products available in the package to create a fantastic (and healthy) meal the likes of which we’ve never eaten before — and perhaps even find a new permanent addition to our shopping list! I’d use the workout parts of the package to fit back into my favorite pair of jeans and start (and finish) up my summer with all the energy I need for camping, hiking and the other outdoor activities I have planned. I have a family history of heart disease and high cholesterol; my seemingly healthy father’s sudden fatal heart attack back in 2006 prompted me to start looking more carefully at the choices I was making. All of these items would help me continue to lower my cholesterol (I reached a safe level last year! Woo hoo!) and add the years to MY life that my father didn’t get to have.
Thanks for all you do, ladies!
I’ve lost 100 pounds so far. This prize would help me keep on keepin’ on. I have about 15 or so left to be what is considered in the “normal” range. And I would so enjoy having anything in my life be considered normal…ha! This time two years ago I was nearly 250 pounds and I wore a size 24. Now I can buy clothes in the regular people stores and I recently completed my first 10K. I am going for my Zumba certification this weekend. I have changed my entire life and gone from couch potato to fitness enthusiast. Thanks for your great website; it is inspiring and so informative.
If I won this big giveaway, I’d build an museum-type table to display all of the items. I’d call all of my friends and family to come and for a “viewing party”. I’d call the local media and give interviews, describing all of the products and why they and Fit Bottom Girls are so great. Then, one at a time, I’d take the items off of the table and use them (maybe I’d take the Wii Sports Active and the Wii Sports Active More Workouts off at the same time).
I love that he incorporates healthy eating along with fitness. If I won, it would definitely help me get back on track and I would share with my boyfriend who has let his healthy lifestyle go by the wayside since graduating college.
If I won, I would definitely kick my “healthy lifestyle” into 2nd gear. I just can’t seem to get over the 2-week hump. I’ll do “good” for 1-2 weeks and can’t seem to get pass that point. I need to get this weight off to maintain a healthy blood pressure!
Gosh! How I would love to win the giveaway! As the mother of a “curious” 19 month old who works MORE than full time, I haven’t even considered lacing up the old sneakers and getting active since before I had my son. There is not enough time in the day to make it to the gym so the DVD may be just the ticket to exercise! Besides, I think it would be great to show both my husband and son that making time for me and my health is super important.
As for the food, my son is obsessed with wraps and it’s my favorite way to get some healthy veggies in him. I julienne peppers, carrots, and cucumbers, spread a little hummus, sprinkle of cheese in a flatout wrap and then roll it up. You cut it into bite size pieces and you’ve got the perfect wholesome snack.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I’ve been wanting to get a Sports Active for my Wii.
My family and I are trying to lose weight. I would share the stuff in this giveaway with them to help motivate them. Personally, I’ve been wanting the Wii Sports Active, so it would be great to have that. Plus I have high cholesterol, so the Smart Balance coupons would be a great help in lowering that.
This is a great giveaway. I hope I win!
I’ve lost 100 lbs since July, 2008, and I’d use these wonderful prizes to help me get off the last 15 lbs! Thank you for hosting such a WONDERFUL giveaway!
I would hold a fitness party in my hometown with my mom! Invite college girls, new moms, women over 40… come one, come all!
We’d all dress in workout clothes and play the Wii Sports games. I’d buy some of the healthy food for the party with the coupons. I’d give away some of the goodies like the Bob Greene DVD and membership, the notepad and mouse pad, the lunch box, and so on for a few lucky partiers.
Girls night out AND healthy workout fun. Share the love!
With soy milk, eggs and pumpkin, it sounds like I’m about ready to make a pumpkin pie with my prize package! I’d bake it up, tote slices around in my Flatout lunchbox. I’d log the calories from it at thebestlife.com and blog about it with my Pure Life mousepad! Then I’ve work it off with some Wii Active and Bob’s DVD!
I would treat my mom to a fabulous mother’s day! She has just had surgery and this is the first week she has been able to actually take a walk around the block. She has gained a lot of weight being on bed rest for 12 WEEKS! and she is extremely depressed about it. She has to go back to work in a few weeks and the lunch box would be unbelievably perfect for her! She is really struggling to find a good healthy way to lose weight and this gift package would be perfect for her- she also loves the wii and wii active was what I was considering giving her for a gift this mothers day- but this would be soooooo much better!!
Oh this sounds AWESOME! This would be perfect for my mother
How generous and fun!
If I won, I would use these products to get my butt in shape for my wedding!! I really have to work hard to shead these last 15-25 lbs. and cannot afford a gym pass, let alone a personal trainer. Having these tools at home will enable me to engage in a fun, different workout activity. Also, all of the coupons will help in the nutrition portion of getting healthy, while saving money. There are NO teaching jobs in NY or any of the surrounding states, so I am living off of a sub’s wage while my fiance is having just as hard of a time with his degree in political science. Times are hard, but I’m still dedicated to staying healthy and doing whatever I can to reach my goal!
I cannot wait to see a picture of myself as a svelte bride next to my lean husband.
How generous and fun!
If I won, I would use these products to get my butt in shape for my wedding!! I really have to work hard to shead these last 15-25 lbs. and cannot afford a gym pass, let alone a personal trainer. Having these tools at home will enable me to engage in a fun, different workout activity. Also, all of the coupons will help in the nutrition portion of getting healthy, while saving money. There are NO teaching jobs in NY or any of the surrounding states, so I am living off of a sub’s wage while my fiance is having just as hard of a time with his degree in political science. Times are hard, but I’m still dedicated to staying healthy and doing whatever I can to reach my goal!
I cannot wait to see a picture of myself as a svelte bride next to my lean husband.
My computer got funky on me…sorry for the duplicate! :/
what would I do if I won this? I would easily burn off a couple pounds from running around squealing in delight when I got the news! Then I’d use it as a jump-start to getting into shape for summer. Clearly, it would be a sign!
Thanks for the opportunity.
i will kick off my 28th year (may 3rd) in style with fit bottom girls swag! {who wouldn’t LOVE that?!} i’d also share with my hubby to give him some extra motivation to get us back in shape!
I’d spread the word around about Fit Bottom Girls to all the people at Canyon Ranch! It’s gunna be contageous like a virus!
I would start to live again. For the last 6 years I have felt like I was dead and someone else was living in me. When I look at myself which is not often I sometimes have to look twice because I have no idea who is looking back at me. After each of my kids my body just went back to ME after my 5 child it became someone elses body.I am only 36 and have the energy of a 60. I don’t know what came first the weight or the lack of energy but I need to LIVE…. I have gained 60 pounds more than when I was pregnant!!!