I have a wonderful option if you want to purchase a dvd...however...you can get at your local bookstore or through amazon.com really cheap. It is Jillian Micheals's Frontside and Backside Beginner DVD. It is a two dvd set and very worth the money. It uses one set of dumb bells or free weights, a folding or sturdy chair and towel or mat. There is also an option for one of those resistance bands but it is not necessary.

I do warn you, however, there is no set and no music, but to me I feel like I am getting my own personal training session right in the privacy of my own living room, so the music is not needed. If I was at the gym getting a personal training session there would be no music either. It works for me.

Anywho, she does what is called circuit training. Where you do a burst of cardio, then two strength training exercises which become a set and then repeat each set three times. It sounds more complicated then it really is, but it works...and it works you hard if you are a beginner! You only have to do each of the dvds twice a week to see results. I do frontside on Wednesdays and Sundays and backside on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Of course you should always do your normal cardio at least 3-4 times weekly, but let me tell you! These dvds are great and I am just your average everyday college student trying to shed some weight!! Hope this helps!