If you want to feel fabulous and confident in your own skin then why not take up Universal Pictures’ Countdown To Summer fitness challenge with a choice of top notch new and tried and tested fitness DVDs that really offer something for everyone. Claire King, the award-winning star of TV’s Emmerdale and Bad Girls will spearhead the campaign, by making her fitness DVD debut with Claire King’s Ultimate Body Workout. So why not respond to Claire’s challenge and get the body of your dreams this summer. Claire King’s Ultimate Body Workout will be in stores from 12th May 2008 – giving you plenty of time to get in shape for the Summer!

Designed to turn back time and give you the body of your dreams Claire King’s Ultimate Body Workout will show you how to gain the ultimate bikini body in the privacy of your own home. No ordinary workout, the programme is designed specifically with core stability and tension training in mind. Throughout the routine, Claire demonstrates exercises that safely target all areas of the body, resulting in a toned, streamlined shape. Follow the routines and you will feel fabulous and confident in your own skin, no matter what weight, size or age you are – and what better role model than Claire King herself!

And if you are really serious about extending your exercise commitment and fancy a little variety, then why not try some of the other sizzling fitness titles on offer from Universal. With a range of DVD titles designed for toning, cardio/ fitness and helping to lose those unwanted extra pounds. Why not try former Eastenders’ star Natalie Cassidy’s Then & Now Workout - which was the the fastest selling weight-loss DVDs ever in the UK when it was first released or Rosemary Conley’s Brand New You! Workout with Coleen Nolan which combines aerobics and offers some dieting tips with some easy to make recipes included in a brand new exclusive booklet.

Or if you fancy something different why not try Charlie Brooks’ Before And After Workout which offers a range of 5 to 10 minute workouts to keep you motivated from disco to Pilates or perhaps you would prefer Dance It Off with Coronation Street’s Vicky Binns which is made up of fun and easy to follow routines

Also included in the range are titles to improve all over fitness, including style icon Coleen McLoughlin’s fun Brand New Body workout which helped her drop a jeans size, two Latin dance workout’s from Strictly Come Dancing’s Lilia Kopylova - Latinasize and Latinatone – both of which will show you some hot ‘n’ sexy Latin dance moves that will definitely give you some courage on the beach and on the dancefloor. And finally another title from one of the UK’s most trusted diet and fitness experts - Rosemary Conley’s Gi Jeans Weight Loss Workout which offers a mix of aerobic exercise, Salsacise and some Supertoning exercises designed to give you the flattest stomach, slimmest waist and sleekest hips and thighs!

With all of these fabulous fitness DVD’s and more to follow at home there is now no excuse not to start the summer looking and feeling great in that all important swimsuit or bikini whatever your age!