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Train2Cheer Strength and Conditioning |
  hard on knees |
| I thought this was a great workout. It was really fun, but was too hard on my knees. I'm 47 and have had problems with high impact exercise since I was 13 years old. It probably wouldn't be bad for people with normal" knees. That's the reason why I only gave it 2 stars. If it wasn't for my knees I would have given it 4 stars. - posted by renee on 10/18/2012 |
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| One of my favorite cardio workouts! |
| I love this workout. The music is great, and the moves are easy to follow and fun to do. The time flies. For me, it is high intensity, and at times I cannot keep up the fast pace--for example I may have to jog instead of doing high knees. This reminds me of the Sports Attack disc from Les Mills Cardio. It is not just for dancers or cheerleaders. I am 40 years old and have 2 left feet--never danced or cheered--and am able to perform all the moves. (For reference, I would say I am high intermediate/low advanced and love Kelly Coffey). My only complaint is I don't like doing the pushups in the middle of the workout. However, it is nicely chaptered, so I can skip the pushups. And with the chaptering, you can just do a few songs if you want, and make it a shorter cardio add on. - posted by Kristine on 9/6/2012 |
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| Powerful |
| Love it, very motivating and challenging. Still trying to get my way through entire DVD and I have been exercising all my life, although I am an older exerciser. Loved the Instructor and loved the energy. Bonus CD with aerobic music was fantastic. Would highly recommend this work-out to an intermediate to advanced exerciser! - posted by Ellen Gamble on 8/5/2012 |
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| Quite the Calorie Burner! |
| I agree with a previous reviewer that if you do this whole workout as demonstrated by the lead instructor, Stacy, it is easily an intermed/advanced level. Great instructor - friendly and highly motivating - and a wonderful, energetic soundtrack. (Included with the DVD is a separate CD of the soundtrack; I don't think it's THAT great. Have no use for that). After a nice warm-up, the high impact aerobics start in with original combinations that are easy to follow with the expert cueing. And it is an interval program, which I particularly like. However, the reason I subtracted a star is because of the lack of spark and originality in the toning segments. It's as if they spent all their efforts on the aerobic choreography, then stuck in old school toning moves to fill in the spaces. So overall I feel it is uneven. Bottom line, however, this is a heck of a good workout if you just turn off your mind during the short toning parts. - posted by Janny on 6/11/2012 |
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| A winner! |
| I have to say that I hit the lottery with this workout. Love it!!!!! So much fun and challenging. No learning curve because is traditional hi/low with the Cheerleading twist. If you do it entirely as the instructor with all the high impact, like I did, definitely rise to a low advanced level. I was sweating like crazy. I consider it as interval training because you HR goes up and down between tracks. I included the Lower Body Bonus track (unweighted lunges and squats) my legs were shaking by the time a reached that section. Good work for the legs overall, which I love. The concept of the tracks kept me motivated and the time flew quickly. Great form and cuing from the instructor. Stacey is so nice and encouraging during the workouts. This girl is a natural born instructor. Officially on my favorite instructors list. BTW the workouts doesn't have a teenager feel overall. It felt like a normal cardio workout to me, just a lot of references to cheerleading steps. Someone mentioned that is like Jazzercise??? I don't think so! I don't own Jazzercise (I'm glad!), but previewed all of the workouts and is nothing compare to Train2cheer. This is high impact with cheerleaders choreography. Almost forgot, the music rocks! I like loud for motivation and heard the instructor pretty well. - posted by Sharaz on 4/21/2012 |
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| Good workout if you like high impact and GREAT music |
| Train2Cheer is a workout designed for cheerleaders by Stacey DelPreore, a personal trainer who used to be a cheerleading instructor. Apparently, she is fairly well-known in the cheerleading world. This workout that she created is a high energy, high impact workout is choreographed to a great soundtrack featuring many well-known artists; and a soundtrack CD is included with the DVD.
The workout is led by Stacey DelPreore and she is joined by two background exercisers. They lead the workout from an elevated platform in front of a live audience of cheerleaders (at least, I assume they are cheerleaders since Stacey talks to them in those terms) and they exercise with the instructors. Sometimes, you can see the first few rows of exercisers and sometimes you can't. It depends on the camera angle.
There are 11 songs - 10 in the main workout, plus a bonus lower body option. Below is a listing of the tracks with the song and some description:
1 Type of Segment: Warmup
Song: Battlefield
Notes: Low impact moves to get the heart moving
2 Type of Segment: Low Impact Cardio
Song: True Believer
Notes: They lie. It is NOT low impact. I hate it when video instructors have no clue about what low impact is. They meant lower intensity.
3 Type of segment: High Intensity Cardio
Song: I Believe
Notes: High impact and high intensity
4 Type of segment: Mixed Interval
Song: Apologize
Notes: Mixed intervals, all cardio
5 Type of segment: Upper Body
Song: Stay
Notes: Planks and push ups
6 Type of segment: Extreme Cardio
Song: Alone
Notes: High impact and high intensity
7 Type of segment: Explosive Reflex
Song: Look At Me Now
Notes: Plyos. INcludes burpees and mountain climbers
8 Type of segment: Jump Cardio
Song: Everywhere
Notes: Cardio with differnt types of jumps
9 Type of segment: Core
Song: Champion
Notes: Abs and core work on the floor
10 Type of segment: Stretch & Flex
Song: The Climb
Notes: Floor stretches move to standing stretches
Bonus Type of segment: Lower Body
Song: I Gotta Feeling
Notes: Lungest and squats
In several of the songs, Stacey leads you through a sequence and then that sequence repeats several times. Sometimes, the sequence will be changed in later rounds during that song. Once you finish with a song though, you never go back to those moves.
I really wanted to try this workout because of the great music. However, it is not something I decided to keep because the cardio was too high impact. Given I'm 48 years old and never was a cheerleader before, this workout was definitely not designed for me. However, I think anyone who likes high impact/intense workouts AND good music might want to consider this workout because it delivers a good workout. Can you ignore the cheerleading references like I could? If so, it might be for you. - posted by Laura on 3/29/2012 |
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| Just Okay |
| I liked the instructor a lot, and didn't find this to be too loud. The music was good, and the choreography wasn't hard to follow. Yet, I didn't love it. It didn't feel like the routines followed the beat of the music at ALL. I also couldn't stand the group, and wish it had just been the instructors. The rest of the group was constantly out of sync an showed so little enthusiasm that I hated being able to see them at all. This was a lot like the Jazzercise live DVDs. - posted by Jamie on 3/3/2012 |
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| Great challenging workout!! |
| This is a great workout for teenagers on up...girls, boys, women and men...don't let the name fool you. I read some of the reviews and have to say I thought the presenter did a great job explaining the moves and introducing each upcoming move. The music definitely works...great job! A+ - posted by Vin on 3/2/2012 |
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| Amazing, Fun Workout! |
| I have had the pleasure of attending Stacey's fitness classes and can say with certainty that no one pushes you to your limits better than she does ---and amazingly, you have fun doing it. :) The Train2cheer DVD brings this incredible, high-energy, full-body workout to my TV screen. It's the best! - posted by Gary on 3/2/2012 |
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| Wish it was longer! |
| I enjoyed the variety and the music in this workout. It was moderately challenging but not overly so. (For reference, I usually do advanced cardio such as Cathe, running 6-7 mph and spinning.) I just wish it was longer because I usually do a full hour of cardio. Better than I expected! - posted by AB on 3/1/2012 |
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