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Denise Austin's Core Complete |
 It suprised me! |
| I received this DVD over the weekend and tried it for the first time today after my cardio session. I only did the Core/Thighs segment, but was pleasently surprised! There were some moves in this segment that I have not done before, ones that require a lot of balance! It was fun, but it gives me something to works towards. Now half way through (8 mins or so), I somewhat felt let down. Some of the thigh moves weren't challenging, that is until I went to walk up my stairs! I walked up my stairs shortly after finishing this one and my legs were a little shaky!!! I would consider myself an Intermediate/low level Advanced exerciser so working out isn't anything new to me. This is one that will make a great add on to any workout whether it's cardio, intervals, or weights. It's also one that's great when you're short on time and/or don't feel like lugging out all kinds of equipment. To make it harder, strap on some heavy ankle weights and use heavier dumbbells. I have other Denise Austin DVDs that I hate (all of her cardio DVDs that is) but I enjoy her strength DVDs. Yes she does stare at the camera in a seductive way and can talk as such, but that's just her personality. It's actually quite cute when you think about it...a 50 yr old Woman who looks great and feels sexy and confident about herself! Isn't that something we all strive for no matter what our age is? - posted by Julia on 11/10/2008 |
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 EXCELLENT WORKOUT |
| Since my daughter was born, I only have 20 minutes to devote to a workout, and this gets the job done. I love that I can work on toning a different body part each day but work on my abs the whole time. My abs are in the best shape ever, even considering that I had a baby 9 months ago. - posted by Tania on 7/11/2008 |
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| Some things were really distracting |
| This was an okay workout, good concepts and the music wasn't horrible. Her cueing was okay, but that's Denise for you. The one thing that really really irked me about this dvd was how some of the girls were dressed... I wish she would use some 'real' sized women like the rest of us. If you can get past that, it's a good intro to stability ball work. - posted by Emma on 3/21/2008 |
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| Awesome Fun Workout |
| I really enjoyed this workout. It went by in a flash. I didn't realize I even worked out that hard until I started getting sore that evening. My only issue would be that she moves very fast between exercises...You have to be quick! By the way, I am intermediate level. Enjoy. - posted by Christy on 2/20/2008 |
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| Good workout, but could use a little better cueing |
| I haven't done a workout on the ball in a long time. The first time around that I did this video, it was really hard to keep track of where Denise was going. She needs to have a better cue up time and show us how to do something before she does it. The video is challenging especially when it comes to keeping the ball where it should be. The 2nd time I did the video, I chose specific parts of it from the menu for my own custom workout.The "complete core challenge section" is just 18 min. of the previous sections combined. So you get a little of each workout in the 18 min. Otherwise, it's a good 45 min. workout if you just choose the other 3 sections and skip the "complete" section altogether. But if you are short on time the 18 min. is well worth it. If you can get past Denise's chipper attitude and the "we must, we must" when it comes time to work the chest muscles, then this will be a good core workout on the ball. I've worked out with Denise before, and I know eventually it will get "stale", but I'm always willing to give her a chance. :) - posted by Lyndy on 2/2/2008 |
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| Great workout! |
| I love this video. Her encouraging words spur me on! It is not too easy to do, and not too hard. - posted by D.W. on 9/21/2007 |
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| You'll Have a Ball! |
| I love using the stability ball when I workout so this workout is right up my alley. I loved all of the different segments to this workout. You can do them all at once or one at a time after you do a cardio workout. It is so versatile and fun to use. - posted by Emily on 3/19/2007 |
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| Good Concept, but.... |
| I like the concept of incorporating abs in all segments & the fact that you can program, but...I wish it had a stretch segment & a longer full body segment-18 mins. & 5 min. warmup aren't enough. Don't think this is int/adv, it is very easy to do. Good workout if you can overlook bad cuing, mismatched reps, and silly talk - posted by Karen on 2/9/2007 |
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| Nice workout; bad cuing |
| I like this total body toner a lot, especially the butt exercises. I like that she incorporates abs in all the segments, because I like to do ab work at least every other day. As with most Denise Austin videos, she doesn't set up the exercises, she just starts doing them. Her cuing isn't the greatest, but after doing the tape a few times I know what's coming. This tape doesn't have a cool-down/stretch, so I do a cooldown from another tape or stretch out on my own. I like doing the entire tape, but I've done just the bonus segment a few times for a quick total-body toner. All in all, this one's a keeper. - posted by Lilly on 2/5/2007 |
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| Good Ball Workout! |
| I enjoyed this workout. I think it will be effective, but it is not too hard. I would call it more intermediate. I like the 4 15 minute sections, and will probably usually use them as "Add on's" to other video's, instead of doing the whole video at once, although I'm sure I will do that on occassion too. This is my first video with Denise, and when I first started it she used a lot of the same phrases over and over--"That's it!" "Wonderful!" "Zip up those Abs", and I thought I'm going to be sick of this by the end of the tape, but I wasn't. I thought she was a very friendly, personable, and caring instructor! - posted by Jayne on 1/7/2007 |
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