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Summary: A fun, high-energy workout!
Review: I really loved this workout! I was was bored with the usual aerobic routines of other videos. As a dancer, I found this workout a welcome change to my fitness program. I work out in the mornings and this video really jump-starts my day. I can't wait to get Paula's Cardio Dance. Hang in there with the steps-it won't take long to master them!
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Summary: This video will rock your world.
Review: This video is awesome, and here's why: 1. This is an AWESOME aerobic work out. And it's fun. The moves aren't too difficult to learn, yet the wide range of movement really works you out! 2. The dance is somewhat challenging, but YOU CAN DO IT. The dance is broken into 4 segments and I had to learn each segment individually, then put it all together. They go kind of fast when they are teaching, so feel free to rewind and repeat! The good thing about this is once you have learned the dance, you don't have to fast forward through the teaching part. That is the reason why I usually get bored with a video once I have done it several times, but with this video, once you have learned the moves, you can actually enjoy the tape. But be patient! You will have to rewind. 3. The music is kind of dated, but the routine is honestly fun. It's a real dance routine and I find it way more exciting than aerobics.Have fun!
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Summary: fun effective workout, gotta get the hang of it
Review: I was so excited to get this video and have really enjoyed adding it to my cycle of videos. Paula has energy and a fun attitude that rubs off and gets you moving. My complaints: I was hoping that the workout would actually be put to her music, only the warm-up and cool-down are done with Paula music otherwise it's just energized aerobics score; one has to watch a few times to get the steps down, the camera man was a better music video shooter then an aerobics cameraman; He focuses on her face and the girl in the window more than the footwork which is tricky. But on the up side the footwork doesn't get boring after doing it over and over.
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Summary: Fun and benificial.
Review: The choreography challenging at first, but if you keep it up a few times you'll get it. It's mixed impact and good for intermediate exercisers. The background music is made up of Paula's hits for the warm-up and cool down, and the music during the exercise is your basic exercise video music. The workout has a warmup, 3 dancing sections (each with 3 little dances per section), a cool down, and toning section that targets the abs. Before the cool down there's a little YMCA dance, which I sometimes fast foward through. The moves are taught at a lower tempo and put together at the end in the routine. I really like the toning section at the end. I don't recomend this for people that get easily frustrated with choreograph.
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Summary: Not for advanced users
Review: This would probably be a great workout for beginners and intermediates. If you are advanced like me though it's just too easy. The dance steps are fun to do, but I just don't break a sweat or get my heartrate up at all
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Summary: What a Workout!
Review: I've been working out to Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance! video for over three years now. I never get bored with the steps and the routine has yet to become too easy. It still gets my heart rate up and is still providing me with toned muscles. I must admit, the music is out-dated and the clothes make me wince, but when it comes down to it, I'm looking forward to another three years of this tape. You really will see results! It may take a little while for you to master all the dance steps, but once you do you really get into it, and even start adding your own little bit of style to the routine. Good luck!
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Summary: Heart Stopping Fun To The End!
Review: Want a video that makes you sweat? How about one that makes you smile? How about one that makes you feel good? How about one that makes you feel proud? Even more so how about one that makes you lose weight or stay in shape? Get ready to boogie with this great video cause its ALL of these! You will just love the fact that you bought this video and added it to your collection. I bought it cause I like Paul Abdul's music and it looked fun. I ended up smiling ear to ear cause you will think I SPENT 45 MINTUES EXERCISING? Its that much fun! You wont even think you are exercising plus you are learning great dance moves! And its to HER music in the background. So if you like her, her music and want to dance and have fun buy this video! The steps are easy once she teaches them and you can rewind the tape you have to but hey you will learn and be glad you learn. I caution wear lose clothing, have plenty of room and water near by cause you will sweat while you smile and have a ton of fun! Enjoy please on me!
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Summary: A Fun and Rewarding Workout - Just Be Persistent
Review: Let me start out by saying that I am not a fan of aerobic videos and I have never really been a fan of Paula Abdul. I live in an apartment, don't have money to join a gym, and thus wanted a cardio workout that I could do inside on rainy or winter days. After looking through schloads of your run-of-the-mill exercise tapes, I opted to try Get Up and Dance. I've been completely satisfied ever since. Paula is a great instructor and has earned herself a new fan. What's truly amazing is that I don't ever get bored with this routine, even once I learned all the dance steps (and learning the steps will take patience, along with the willingness to hit rewind several times). This workout is definitely going to make you sweat, but it is some of the most fun I have EVER had exercising.
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Summary: Challenging, intense and 90's tack...
Review: Smacks a little of 80's, occasionally somewhat m.c hammer, but I think that has more to do with paula's dress sense than with the dance routines. Intense, requiring patient practice, it's a must-video if you want to add springy limberness and good-coordination to your fitness goals. I used to do a lot of Jane Fonda's Lean Routine (she puts together programs like no other), which is a little dancy, equally intense but easier to follow with better build up to dancy aerobic routines. That experience helped me get into Paula Abdul's workout without too much difficulty.
Three separate three-step dance routines that are combined at the end into a single 9-step routine, followed by a short outta-the-blue ordinary-chaps' dance performed by some YMCA guys; if you cannot follow paula, you can definitely follow these guys. Then you have a cool down section that also includes abwork.
Bottomline, if you are looking for a sweaty pop dance routine, get Abdul. If you want merely intense dancy aerobics, get Jane Fonda's Lean routine, but you gotta not mind her sparkly 80's fashion.
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Summary: Good and effective workout, but not as fun...
Review: Alright, I LOVE to dance especially street hip-hop, salsa, and merengue but I didn't feel the good vibe from this DVD. It felt kind of like military, and too technical. I mean, the girl can dance, and you will sweat from doing the moves, but I don't think it's as fun as some of the other dance tapes /DVD's that I have ordered. If you want to have a really good time, easily catch on to the moves, but effectively sweat a storm by the end of the tape, get "The Grind Workout Hip-Hop Aerobics". I just bought another tape just recently, because the one I had is worn out! This is a great tape, and trust me you will have fun!!
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