Celebrity fit club

AS you can see, I am not the typical fit bunny that bounces from left to right showcasing my sculpted limbs. I do like to work out, but I’ve always hated the idea of celebrity get-fit DVDs. Pay to watch a tiny, yet perfectly made-up celebrity who leaves their trainer to do all the talking while they concentrate on looking good? Never, I told myself — until my editor set me a challenge: pick up three of this year’s celebrity fitness DVDs and put them to the test.

My principles were put to one side and I turned to Amazon’s shopping basket. There were plenty of options — slim celebs know December is the perfect time to unleash fitness DVDs on a post-Christmas plump public, so every year sees a barrage of new releases.

After clearing my living room floor and rooting out some old ‘New Year’s resolution’ weights, I began my first workout DVD, from television presenter and fitness guru Davina McCall. Ultimate Target is her eighth fitness DVD along with her trainers Jackie and Mark. It is designed to target troublesome areas such as bingo wings, abs, legs and bottoms. I have always been a big fan of the Big Brother host, her humour and style has always succeeded in keeping me glued to her many TV programmes. I was hoping she would do the same and continue to see me through till the end of this target fat-burning lark.