Keeping Fit in Your 50s - Aerobics

Rating:
Summary: Good, but...
Review: Although this DVD says "keeping fit in your 50s", it's probably not for people who have been doing something aerobically challenging all along. It seems to have been designed more for people like me: 58 year old who has never done anything more aerobic than walking two fifteen minute miles a day and who developed arthritis in the knees and had to even stop that exercise and has gained 50# as a result.

This DVD exercise routine was challenging for me because of the recent inactivity, the arthritis and because I am uncoordinated and have never been able to dance. Of course, it is made clear that we are to only do as much as we can until we are able to work up to following the exercises just as they are done on the DVD. However, they could have made following the DVD a lot easier if they had kept the camera on the action of the exercise rather than periodically panning the faces of Cindy and her exercise coach. It would have also been helpful for the exercise coach to keep counting through-out the exercise.

Also, if you buy the other two DVDs in the series, don't expect different bonus features. The bonus features are the same. The bonus feature gives tips on keeping motivated and reasons why it is so important to stay active as we age.

Overall, it is a good DVD, but not for everyone. If I had known there was so much dancing-type exercises, I may not have bought it. I'm sure that the dancing was incorporated to make the work-out appear more fun, but if you're uncoordinated like I am, it is only frustrating.

For the person who has not exercised for a while or whose exercises have not been aerobically challenging, who has developed some arthritic aches and pains and who likes to dance, this would be an excellent choice.