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Summary: Not great, but my kid likes it
Review: My son started to like this when he was just about 3; younger than that and he had no interest. He loves to follow the fairly unstructured routines and jump around with the Elmocizers.I'm pretty disappointed with it, though. I wanted something we could do together, but the little workouts don't do much for me. Also, the music is awful. Even though she's a peppy critter, the "Workout in a Chair" lady couldn't find the key to her tune for love or money. Cyndi Lauper also belts out more than her share of clinkers, and seems somehow remote from the proceedings. The tunes themselves are nowhere near the usual Sesame Street standard.
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Summary: Menza, Menza
Review: Not the greatest video or even an exersize tape for that matter, it was cute and all, but it is in no way, shape or form a means of getting your kids to exersize more-they do have a few get up and move stits-but other than that it is not what the heading claims.
The 3 best Sesame Street videos I have are: "1,2,3 Count With Me"-with Ernie as the host of the video, "The Great Numbers Game"-with Telly and Elmo as the hosts and "Lets Do the Alphabet" with Big Bird and Baby Bear as the hosts. I have over 18 S.S. videos/dvd's and only the 3 mentioned are worth watching and the money I paid for them. Please don't get me wrong, I love Sesame Street and I grew up with the S.S. addiction for most of my childhood-but The Childrens Workshop company is not the greatest at making videos.
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Summary: Worth adding to your Sesame Street "rotation"
Review: Ok, so I got this one because of the title. Anything "Elmo" will probably end up in our home. It's not my favorite, but, of course, I bought it for my daughter, now 17 months. She enjoys it simply because Elmo is in it, and she loves his voice. However, in the segments when Elmo isn't involved, she does tend to lose interest. As a teacher who is married to a former special ed. bus driver, I agree it's important to include children with a wide range of abilities; unfortunately, as another reviewer pointed out, Workout in a Chair is pretty bad in a "grate on your nerves" sort of way. We don't watch this one often, but it makes a good filler when we've seen our other videos too much in the last week. Not the best Elmo video, but if you're like me, and need to rotate your videos for your own sanity, go ahead and add it to your collection.
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Summary: Worth adding to your Sesame Street "rotation"
Review: Ok, so I got this one because of the title. Anything "Elmo" will probably end up in our home. It's not my favorite, but, of course, I bought it for my daughter, now 17 months. She enjoys it simply because Elmo is in it, and she loves his voice. However, in the segments when Elmo isn't involved, she does tend to lose interest. As a teacher who is married to a former special ed. bus driver, I agree it's important to include children with a wide range of abilities; unfortunately, as another reviewer pointed out, Workout in a Chair is pretty bad in a "grate on your nerves" sort of way. We don't watch this one often, but it makes a good filler when we've seen our other videos too much in the last week. Not the best Elmo video, but if you're like me, and need to rotate your videos for your own sanity, go ahead and add it to your collection.
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Summary: All Pain No Gain
Review: OUCH! The songs are bad, the voices are grating.....My child said "YUCK" when this one was over. Together we took it out and put it in the garbage can. Why? I couldn't bear passing on this type of bad music, bad acting, bad music to charity.
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Summary: too much down time between exercises
Review: The video is very good during the exercise segments, but my three year old daughter lost interest during the other segments. The whole thing is not as interactive as the Love Notes program for example. Love Notes is all children's songs and movements that really keep the child interested and helps to foster developmental milestones. ...
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Summary: The worst Sesame Street video we own
Review: This one is torture for the parent who must listen to it repeatedly. Unfortunately, the music is just plain bad. "Workout in a chair" will send you running for earplugs. Too bad, because the theme is sensible. There are many other great Sesame Street videos on which to spend your money.
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Summary: Excellent for kids--ANNOYING for parents!
Review: This was by far my daughter's favorite video when she was two. She would literally watch it over and over until we hid it. She would stand up and do the exercises with the kids and sing the songs everywhere. For that I would definitely give it 5 stars. It is great entertainment and has a great message--everyone can exercise. The bad thing (for which I would give it 3 stars with an average of 4 stars) is that the songs are SOOOOO annoying!! If I hear the Workout in a Chair song again I will explode. That woman is so annoying it's ridiculous. But I suppose it's worth it for the kids!
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Summary: Good as punishment, maybe...
Review: To begin with, we live, breathe and love all things Elmo and Sesame Street-my son is an avid fan since he was 6 mos. old. We watch the DVDs over and over, and I can't get thru this once all the way through. My son absolutely ignores it. And the songs are absolutely awful and stick in your brain until you want to hit yourself in the head with a frying pan. Never thought I could hate anything Sesame Street, but this is beyond awful.
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Summary: Elmocise may be best for children over four
Review: We originally bought this video when my son was about two. At that age, he would just sit and watch without doing any of the movements. Now, at age five, my son is anxious and eager to DO, not just watch, Elmocize every time he sees me doing my workout. My younger son, now two, just sits and watches while his brother and I jump around the room. Now that my son is actually participating in the activities, I can see that Elmocize is a very good aid in encouraging children to incorporate exercise into their lives. The loose format is perfect for allowing young children to do their own thing. The breaks between segments seemed long to me at first but now I see that my son needs them so that he can get a sip of water and just slow down a bit. The segment, "Workout in a Chair" is wonderful. It is one segment in which my son closely follows the movements being demonstrated. I also find that "Workout in a Chair" is the only segment that gives me a good, focused workout. When I do my adult workout, I use 8 lbs. weights in each hand so my arms are not pathetically weak. Without the use of weights, I can start to, "feel the burn" towards the end of "Workout in a Chair". I think it is very important for an adult to participate in Elmocize with the child. This is NOT a video to stick in the machine so that you can talk on the phone or fold laundry. This is an ACTIVITY to SHARE with your child. The music is much less annoying to have stuck in your head when the vision of the joy on your child's face accompanies that music. That joy comes from sharing some time with an adult who cares enough to help a child stay fit, not from watching Elmo.
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