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CIA 2401: Gay Gasper's Cardio Crazy |
 Great workout!!! |
| I love this workout. I'm a fairly advanced exerciser. It's nice and long, over an hour, and includes really fun step aerobics alternating with hi/low floor aerobics, and aerobic type strength training, plus a killer abs workout. Her team shows how to do some of the moves with more intensity so one can follow along at the right intensity. I like that Gay doesn't do the most difficult aerobic moves, her team does, so I just usually follow her and eventually plan to incorporate the more difficult moves when I'm ready. The strength training is not too intense, but gets the job done. It's possible to custom design your own workout too, to make it shorter and just do the step aerobics for example. Gay's cueing and instruction is perfect, as always. She is truly one of the best instructors ever. This is my go-to workout when I want to do it all, meaning aerobics and strength! - posted by Kimberly on 1/24/2013 |
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| Excellent! |
| I did this for the first time and loved it! This workout has a great variety with 3 segments of step/toning/hi-lo. Each segment builds on the previous so you learn a new combo then add it to the previous segment's combo, so in the third segment you do all 3 step combos, then a new toning combo, then all 3 hi-lo combos. The toning sessions are all seperate. The toning sessions use resistance tubing which I found a bit awkward to use, but the exercises are very basic and dumbbells could easily be used instead. Gay has a very good warm up, excellent cuing throughout, choreography that is basic enough to get fairly easily while still being fun, and then a good cool down followed by an ab toning segment. The moves are also shown at different levels, so you can do all low impact with more simple choreography all the way up to optional pivots and turns and hi impact jumping. This is an excellent total body workout. - posted by Cathy on 1/18/2013 |
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| Great Variety Cardio with Excellent Ab Work |
| There is nothing difficult about the choreography or cueing. Gay does an excellent job cueing and the workout is fun and organized. The advanced exerciser will get this on the first try. The intensity is at an intermediate level, however, she provides modifications through background exercisers (more advanced and also an easier option). To make it intense enough for me, I use a 10" step (3 risers) and add jumps whenever practical. She alternates several segments of step aerobics, toning with a tube, and hi/lo floor aerobics, followed by very effective abdominal exercises. The time just flies by because the variety is great. I definitely recommend this DVD. - posted by holly on 10/13/2011 |
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 Fun workout |
| I really enjoyed the cardio on this one and was able to pick it up right away. I think Gay is my favorite instructor next to Cathe when it comes to cardio. The tubing part was not my favorite just okay. I did like the abs section. - posted by Wendy on 2/17/2011 |
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| The most confusing DVD I ever had |
| I am considering returning this one. It is not for me. I have a library of of 40 or more DVDs at the intermediate to advanced level. this is the first I want to return. It is not the intensity. I did not break a sweat. The cueing and choreography are bad. The cueing is close to non existence. The moves are not clearly explained. This will take continueous rewinding. It would be okay if a move or two you can't follow becuase in time you will normally get it. If you are not busy perhaps you can review it over and over and over by then you will be able to get your exercise. I can't waste my time this way. - posted by sharon on 10/10/2009 |
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| What a fun workout! |
| This workout is basic but fun. I liked the mix of cardio and weights. Gay uses tubing thru out the weight sections. The tubing was awkward in places and with sub in weights next time. I am not a fan of tubing. The cardio was fun and not complex. This one is a keeper. - posted by Wendy on 7/20/2009 |
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| Basic and Fun Workout |
| I enjoyed this workout since it did move quickly. First time attempting it wasn't so great - when she gets the tubing out, she moves way too fast to get it positioned correctly.After the first time though, you know what to expect. Also, there is a step cardio part that your back is to the tv the full time. So, stand back and watch the first couple times, then you can figure it out. What I thought was not good at all, was her instructor that is doing the low impact - Carol - I thought she was going to fall asleep during the entire workout! She is very slow, acted like she had never done the routine before, was bored or just didn't have a clue what she was doing. It was awful. It was hard not watching her! Gay, herself, is great This is my first full dvd with her (have Star Strength) and enjoyed it alot. Will order more of hers. - posted by MLT on 5/28/2008 |
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| Good, but not great |
| I really like Gay Gaspar and enjoy her workouts, and her cuing, as always, is very good, but this was not my favorite workout. I found it to be really repetitive and rather basic. I expected her to have more choreography and move through the combos a little quicker without as much repetition of the same moves. I will still keep it and bring it out every so often, but I don't think advanced should be in the rating for this workout. - posted by Shelley on 5/5/2008 |
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| One of the most fun ever! |
| If you ever want to watch an hour and 10 minutes fly by, do this workout! The moves are not at all complex, the cuing is great and the music is wonderful. Because the workout alternates between step, tubing and hi-lo, it goes by incredibly fast. There are good options for keeping the impact low, but it feels great to put some power into the moves! The ab section is exceptional. The moves are not only effective, but they are actually fun! And the stretch section is the cherry on top of more than an hour of hard sweating and pure delight. - posted by Judy on 2/15/2008 |
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| Gay is the best |
| Gay is one of my favorite instructors. she is up- beat without being corny. Her videos's are a blast without being too complicated. If you cannot get her moves within a couple of tries... then you have never tried Cathe. You will sweat and work alot of muscles. I put this video in my rotation and I always look forward to doing it!! I do many different workout routines, after this video, I feel the burn in my shoulders and abs the next day. The ab routine is one of my favorites...sometimes I just do the ab section. I do alot of running and I will do the ab section after a run. The step and hi-low segments will keep your heart pumping and the tubing, resistance training really make you work up a good sweat!! - posted by ted on 12/23/2007 |
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