I have my own home gym-but I also alternate lifting with that and using videos and hand weights. If you get past some of the beginner mainstream types like Denise Austin or Leslie Sansone-some of them are really tough!
The Firm are pretty good for mainstream videos-I do like them because they switch hand weights depending on what are you are working. I don't like the ones that don't give a few seconds to change in between muscles-and use small 1 or 2 pound weights for the entire workout.
I do have some Joyce Vedral, and some Cathe...which are both pretty good. Corey Everson and Rachel McLish also have videos out-although I don't really care for the ab work in the Rachel McLish video. My 100% absolute favorite though is Margaret Richard. She has the morning show on PBS called Body Electric. She is also older-in her 50's I think-my mom used to do Body Electric when I was growing up.
Her videos are sold on her website-and they are great. For starters I would recommend her set "All My Best." It is two videos or dvds-each about an hour long. Each one is "split" into two half hour routines like her show. You will find that in her splits-that she will work quads and hamstrings one day, then the inner and outer thighs the next...etc. You can do half of each video each day-or if your routine is such that you prefer to strength train your entire body one day, and do cardio the next-that you can do the whole hour and do that too. There is a small few second break between sections-telling you what you are going to be working next-so you know what weights to grab. As always-when you progress, you can intensify the routine by using heavier weights, or adding ankle weights to the leg segments.
The thing I prefer about Margaret over Joyce-is that I feel that Margaret works the muscles in so many different ways. I like Joyce a lot-and I like her pyramid system as well. Margaret is different though-rather than doing a couple sets or a pyramid of one or two moves for each body part and counting the reps and sets, Margaret really varies her routines and the muscles are worked every which way. In the All My Best series-the exercises are different in each segment. The quads routine in one uses standing squats with numerous variations, and in the other video there is various quad floorwork with ankle weights. She has a couple advanced videos as well that are good-Sculpture Upper Body, and Sculpture Lower Body. Each are an hour long...and they are pretty intense for strength videos.
All of her videos can be used with hand weights, ankle weights, a kitchen chair, and a towel. She also shows modifications for some moves if a certain position just isn't for you.
She is a little..."different" though-a little quirky-but in a calm way. Watch her and you'll see what I mean. I like it though...it grows on you.
Hand weights at home?
. These may not seem like a lot of weight but after 15 minutes of holding your arms in the air you certainly feel it 
But I borrowed it from my mum so maybe the tape is old and they have updated since then?
