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Jazzercise: Live |
 Fantastic bargain! Fantastic workout! |
| For some reason (probably me!) the review I wrote for another Jazzercise workout ended up here. So, I wanted to correct those comments, and add some others. First, I love this workout! And, the music is great and the volume as well. I love the way they created so many variety of workouts all from the first 60 minute one. Some days I want the full 60 minutes workout. Others, I might only have time to do the 20-min cardio blast. This morning I chose to do the 30-min cardio blast and then the On-the-floor Strength Blast (approx 25 min). I hope to see more of these type DVD's in the future! I've been a Jazzercise fan for years and years, but don't have a class in my new area. Please! Judi and Shanna, keep them coming! - posted by Kathy on 9/8/2009 |
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 I love this workout! |
| I love this workout. I would have given it a 5 stars but my only complaint is the volume of the music. No matter how high I turn it up, it just won't go past a certain point. And music is everything to me when I'm working out. If I like the music, and the routine, I like it loud. My newest DVD, the Jazzercise Live Total Body Dance Workout is a great improvement in the sound area. I'm 57 and use to do classes years ago. If there was one in my area, I would now. No matter how many other workout DVD's I purchase, I always come back to my fav, Jazzercise! My weight always starts dropping when I do Jazzercise and my body tones up as well. I've experienced absolutely NO injury from this DVD. - posted by Kathy on 6/7/2009 |
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| Did not like! |
| I was a Jazzercise Instructor for years back in the 80's. I loved teaching and loved all of the routines. Did not love this class at all. The routines were boring and very "cheesy". I barely broke a sweat and I am much older now. I was considering going back to teaching, but not if these are the routines I would have to learn. As always Judi was just plain annoying. Shanna should be the only instructor on the video. - posted by Dar on 5/26/2009 |
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| Watch out for the impact |
| I really loved the video the 1st time I did it, but ever since then I have injured myself everytime I do it. About half way through the video my feet will start burning (yes I wear shoes) and my calves tighten up on me. The warm up is not a true warm up, this is why my calves are tightening up on me. The music was not good and the founder was just annoying. Buyers beware of the mutiple ways you could injure yourself doing this workout! - posted by Christie on 5/20/2009 |
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| Get this workout!!!! |
| This is my first exercise DVD review and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised! I am an intermediate level and I really worked a good sweat. I found the instructors to be fun, easy to follow and motivating. The dance/aerobics section kept my heart rate elevated along with a great standing leg/butt/ab segment. My buns were really sore the next day (in a good way)! I can't wait to add this to my rotation to bust some boredom. Please give it a try, I don't think you will be disappointed. I feel like the lady before me wrongly criticized Judi Sheppard Missett. She is the founder of Jazzercise and she looks fabulous at "60 something". I am 39 and wished that I had her body. Judy, her daughter and a modifier lead the class. Judy's voice in no way distracts from the workout. If anything, it was the total opposite. I found her motivating but not cheezy fake. To each his/her own! I hope to see more in the future. - posted by Becky on 5/19/2009 |
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| disappointing for me |
| I had high hopes for this workout, and there were certainly things I liked. The live setting: great 'real people' exercising along. Excellent, co-ordinated music. Good choreography. Nice energy. BUT.....I was somewhat dismayed by the leader (Judi: founder of Jazzercise, probably mid-sixties). She was painfully thin, with poor muscle tone in arms and a gravelly unattractive voice. I fought with myself during the whole workout ("I don't want to be like that in a few years"). I berated myself for being conscious of age and appearance ("don't be so superficial"). After 45 minutes of arguing with myself over the merits of this workout, I ended up HURTING MYSELF (pulled muscle) and then-and-there decided this video was not for me. Note: I am 60+ myself, grey hair, bifocals: and if I found Judi's appearance to be 'off-putting', I can't imagine what a younger exerciser would feel....sorry to be so negative. - posted by Bertha on 5/15/2009 |
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| Finally! |
| I've been attending Jazzercise classes for almost ten years now and also work out at home to DVD's and tapes. I would consider myself at the inter/advanced level. I love Jazzercise classes and this is finally the first DVD that is closest to that experience. In fact, we're presently doing a lot of the routines featured in this DVD. The music is great and energetic. I was also looking for a DVD that offered mostly an aerobic workout as I don't want to use weights everyday. I hope Jazzercise releases more of these actual class-type DVD's. - posted by Lois on 3/30/2009 |
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| Jaz-er-thighs! |
| Love the video!! I only wish it were longer! A got a good workout and loved the music and the dance steps. I've been looking for a video like this. I have been doing The Firm workouts and wanted something that was pure cardio without weight segments. Although there is a weight segment in this video, it comes after all the cardio is over with, so it's up to you if you want to do it. high energy and fun! It didn't feel like I was working out. - posted by Christie on 3/15/2009 |
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| Great music, great energy |
| I love the music and the energy. The moves are good too. They are interesting but not too complex. There’s enough variation to keep this program from getting boring. If I had to nitpick, I’d say that Judi is a bit too perky for me (she reminds me of Denise Austin or Leslie Sansone) and I really would have liked to see more diversity in the large class. But I had a fun time and got a good workout, and this will definitely go into my regular rotation. - posted by Marianne on 3/12/2009 |
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| Great dvd! |
| Though this dvd can not exactly duplicate the ever-changing choreography of actual Jazzercise classes, it is a really decent rendition of a live Jazzercise class. It is really nice that there are options on the dvd to make it more versatile with repeated use- an interval workout, the regular Jazzercise format of steady state cardio, as well several other options. One really nice feature is that the standing toning also has the compliment of the same routines choreographed for the floor (as all standing routines do in Jazzercise), and they differ enough so that you get different benefits from doing either, or both. I think Jazzercise is such a great workout. I have been taking the live classes for 10 years, and this dvd is a great alternative when I can't get to class, or if I just want to work out on my own. It is accessible to all levels- you can really exaggerate your moves and heavy up on your weights if you want an intense workout, or you can make it more moderate if you choose. The choreo is not at all daunting, yet it is fun enough to keep everyone interested and working. Great purchase! - posted by w.o.w. on 3/10/2009 |
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