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Summary: Cardio In no time
Review: I am a working Mom of three kids, and I find it hard to get morivated to start exersizing. I got this tape two monthes ago, and since then I have been using 2-3 times a week. The first 20 minutes, which are perfect for beginers, are gone in no time and when they end you feel so energized you are tempted to finish the next 20 minutes block, which is perfect for intermeidates and even advanced intermediates. Kathy is excellent and motivating. I would highly recommend it for beginers to advanced intermediates.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: This video is absolutely one of my favourites! Being an intermediate excerciser, this video keeps me motivated with the low/high-impact options given on the second 20-minute workout. The interval cardio bursts are great and really make you work -while making time fly! I really don't understand the negative reviews of the video as I owe tens of exercise tapes and never get bored of this one. it's hip, fun, energetic and gives a very effective workout in 20 or 40 minutes!
One of Kathy's best cardio tapes.
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Summary: A fun heart pumper
Review: This is my first Kathy Smith video and I must say its something i've been able to stay with consistently. Kathy makes it easy to follow her moves. Other cardio tapes Ive tried use complicated moves that are not explained adequately--making me lose interest. This tape is easy to follow--I think of it as my "meat and potatoes" work out because it's a straight forward video that gets your heart rate up--quite similar to an actual aerobics class.
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Summary: Give this one a chance!
Review: I didn't think much of this one at first; I love her Weightloss Workout from nearly 10 years earlier, but after a couple of months, I find I even like the music. The set is bright, the atmosphere is fun (you'll tune out much of the extraneous yelling anyway, but the other reviewers are right about Kathy's party mood); the choreography is challenging, but once I learned the steps, it was easier. To ensure a good workout, I make the moves bigger and bounce or hop the steps more. Kathy's cueing is excellent and the changes in the people she brings up front to "help out" adds interest to me. You may have to do this one several times to get the steps and changes down comfortably, but if you do both segments, you'll find it's a great aerobic workout to do on alternate days with the companion weight lifting video.
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Summary: Not Kathy's Best
Review: This is not Kathy's greatest video. Prepare to learn a complicated routine.
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Summary: Definitely NOT for a beginner!
Review: I purchased this DVD after reading all the wonderful reviews and was under the impression that the steps would be easy to follow. I couldn't have been more wrong! I just put the DVD in and she went through the introduction to her program which sounded great! Then the first "Low impact" section began. Low impact? She and her "crew" started by flailing their arms and legs all around in a high impact aerobic workout. Not even explaining the moves at all. I guess you need to just sit on your butt and watch these routines for a couple weeks before you can attempt to start to get in shape! I thought maybe there was a mistake and it accidently started on the high-impact section first so I went back to the menu and picked the low intensity workout and it was no mistake - it was just way too hard to follow. I became frustrated and just took the DVD out and put Walk Away the Pounds with Leslie Sansone back in. I recommend that instead of this. What a waste of money!
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Summary: decent workout but tricky
Review: Was looking for a thorough cardio workout with some dance elements. While it does provide a decent workout the steps are often not easy and sometimes difficult to see properly. Also, I found the whooping and loud "oh-yeas" from some of the backround team extremely annoying - almost turned the video off after 10 minutes as I wanted to scream "shut the hell up!" at the offending member/s. :-)
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Summary: It's worth the investment
Review: Like the other reviews I had a difficult time getting the hang of the steps, it was however, pretty fun to watch my friend attempt to do the dvd, after I had gotten the hang of it. I think the background "crew" are irritating, but with that many folks of all differant shapes and sizes it provides some options. Especially in the 2nd workout, which has "cardio bursts" that allow you to work at a greater intensity.This video has a lot of options, doesn't require any special equiptment & isn't going to bore you after the first few attempts. It's worth the effort to pick up the steps and give it a try.
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Summary: High intensity
Review: This video is high intensity and beginners would probably find it hard. It took me a couple days before I could get the moves down and I prefer a video I am comfortable with right away. Since it's only 20 minutes you will definitely feel as if you got a great work-out but for those that need to modify it might be too much.
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Summary: Pretty Good Workout!
Review: This is my first Kathy Smith DVD. I bought this since I felt I was hitting a plateau w/ Taebo and Step Aerobics. I'm glad I did!! It is a fun workout and challenges you a little bit. Your heart rate pumps by the end of the 1st 20 minutes. Like the other reviews, the hollering is quite much and the music seems to lose it's beat (for all of us used to keeping rhythm, this is frustrating). But all in all, the dvd is worth getting to add some variety to your workout. I recommend it!
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