Rating: Summary: i feel like justin timberlake!!!!!!!!!! Review: this is great fun. i was rubbish at first but now i feel im better than justin timberlake.
Rating: Summary: Finally, a workout video that wasn't annoying. Review: Paula might have recorded some questionable albums, but her workout routine totally made up for it. This girl knows what she's doing, and knows how to instruct you. She's a professional coreographer who has put together dance moves that gets your heart rate up and keeps it there for about an hour. In short, this video does its job.**I used the VHS, because I like to hit the rewind button without worrying about getting lost in DVD tracks and other disc-related differences from the tape. (It's not going to skip if you and your friends are falling down all over the place, either.)
Rating: Summary: this is aerobics not dance Review: I was looking for a fun dance tape and this is not it.......this is a new aerobics routine.
Rating: Summary: Working out has never been so FUN!!! Review: I read the previous reviews of this DVD and was confident that it was going to be too difficult when I bought it...But for $12.99, I couldn't resist. Day One found me tripping over my own feet..But, today (day two)I had all the steps down and now I can feel free to "play" tomorrow and make the steps my own (and I am NOT a dancer) I experienced a high energy cardio workout (and that energy stays with you the entire day). In the end, there's a nice cool down and a killer abdominal workout. I can't wait to do it again tomorrow...It's SO nice to not have to hear "Feel the burn!" by a toothpick who lost you at the warm up and keeps telling you "You're doing great!" When you know you're not until you finally sit down, watch HER do it while you eat. It was just nice to learn how to dance, burn fat, and release tension, while having fun and who better to teach someone how to dance than Paula Abdul. She's welcome in my living room any day. Don't judge this workout by your first day...you WILL get it and if you like to dance you WILL enjoy it.
Rating: Summary: Too difficult Review: The moves in this are great, but I did this with several fairly coordinated family members and it was very difficult. I never have managed to master it. She makes a passing attempt at teaching you the moves, but a couple of times she actually completely skips teaching you the move and just does it at the speed of light and expects you to get it. It was freggin sadistic. I'd rather have an impossibly difficult video with good moves than an unbearably easy video, however, so it gets two stars. If you pick up stuff fast and easily, this would probably be a good investment. Also, the set and costumes made me laugh a lot, way too old. Fortunately, most of the moves survive the test of time and you won't look like a dork on the dance floor.
Rating: Summary: Get Up and Dance Review: When I first got this video, I tried to follow along but before too long I mainly stood there staring at the TV thinking "you've got to be kidding me". It was about a week or so before I even played it to the end and then I thought that tacking on a long section of crunches was sadistic. The frequent reminders from Paula Abdul, her dancers and her recruited people exercising in the background to "not give up!" and "pause the tape if you have to!" were actually more intimidating than encouraging, and I thought that they moved way too fast through everything. I lost the remote to my VHS long ago and I was constantly hovering near the rewind button. However, despite my first misgivings, I kept plugging away and it wasn't really all that long before I had the moves down and was exercising right along with them. Then it was suddenly nice that the tape was fast paced, because it means that its still interesting without a ton of really slow instruction. The tape is hard to pick up at first, but the dance steps are really fun. Its worth the initial confusion and disorder to get it all figured out.
Rating: Summary: Who would ever purchase a Paula Abdul workout video? Review: While I do not admit to many people that I actually own a Paula Abdul workout video, I feel the need to share my experience with you. I purchased the VHS back in 2000 and hated it. I spent a week fumbling around my living room like a buffoon attempting to do these moves. I stuck with it and I encourage you to do the same. I began doing this video twice a week. I ate the same, exercised the same, and did everything else the same. Within a few months I went from 154 lbs to 138 lbs and I have stayed there since (disregarding a few fluctuations around the holidays). Sure I am not Twiggy, but I look and feel great. The video is broken down into three segments, each consisting of three dance moves. At the end you put the nine moves together for a great workout. The first segment (3 moves) is fairly easy, but they get progressively harder as the video plays on. In the first few weeks (if you are anything like me) you will never think you can get it down, but I encourage you to stick with it. Once you get the moves down, the video is a lot of fun! It is fast paced - this is bad at first when you learn the moves, but it is great after you know the moves as the video becomes fun!
Rating: Summary: I LOVE PAULA ABDUL! SHE IS AMAZING! Review: Well as you can Tell Im a huge Paula fan which got me into wanting this video. I recieved it for Christmas and I fell for the tape immediately! She is a very expierienced dancer and danced since she was little (this tape really shows it). The workout is for advanced people and if you buy it and can do the moves you will love it!
Rating: Summary: Way Too Difficult Review: I have two left feet anyways and this video was not helpful to me at all. There is no way someone like me can follow these steps because Paula doesn't really instruct you on each move. With all her and the dancers' "Oh, just stick with it..." tripe, you'd think they'd keep in mind that everyone using the workout isn't Wade Robson or Justin Timberlake. Gosh. Paula says the gazillion people in the video with her are "normal folks". Oh, please. I guess you can catch on to this tape after watching and rewinding a million times, even though I've had it six years and I still hate it and can't get through the warmup. I guess I could learn this tape if I really wanted to but I want to burn fat, not learn how to be Britney Spears. If you're one of those people who catches on easily Get Up And Dance may work for you. Maybe. But if you're looking for a good fat burning workout without all the hassel, I recommend Peak Fat Burning by Kathy Smith or something of the like.
Rating: Summary: Lots of fun, makes you smile! Review: This is a very fun dance workout-- the moves were a little difficult at first (I have minimal dance experience), but I just rewound the tape until I got it. After 3 workouts, I was groovin' right along with her! I recommend this for anyone who *hates* working out and just wants to work up a sweat without realizing they're exercising too. No, it doesn't target specific areas of the body (arms, thighs, etc.), but that's not the point-- this isn't a "sculpting" video and you can't end up looking like a supermodel relying on just this video. This is DANCING! It's fun and gets your heart rate up-- that's what Paula says the workout is for. If you truly have two left feet, it might be a little too difficult for you. If you're trying to learn to dance like Paula, that's not going to happen either (she's not teaching routines she uses or anything). But if you need to sweat, like to dance, and want to smile and laugh (Paula really is cute), then this is the workout for you!
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