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Kelly Coffey's 30 Min. to Fitness: Bootcamp |
  Great half-hour workout |
| This is an easy to follow, fast-paced quick workout. It is not too fast-paced either. I also love Jillian's no nonsense approach and find Kelly to have a similar approach but not as in your face as Jillian. I always look for basic choreography, and I found the choreography pretty easy to follow - the first workout much more so than the second, but after doing it more than once, they become easier. She does use more than one set of weights but I only had one set of 5 lb dumbbells and did fine. - posted by Billie on 7/29/2010 |
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| Great workout !! |
| I was skeptical at first based on a few of the reviews I had read but boy was I wrong. I personally had no problems following the steps as some had mentioned that the "choreography" was too complicated. I love the fact that she tries to engage most of the muscles in such a short time while incorporating cardio. It's my go to workout in the am when I have only 30 mins and it really gets me going for the day. On days that I can dedicate more than 30 mins, I have done the whole dvd and that really burns calories. After a few workouts I must admit I do feel somewhat stronger. I highly recommend this workout for those who really want to burn some serious calories with limited time on their hands. - posted by Laurel on 7/22/2010 |
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| Great Variety |
| I'm new to Kelly's workouts. Usually workout to Cathe and Karen Voight. Loved this video. Two great bootcamp style workouts with great variety. Fast paced but not too complicated so you can focus on form to get the best results. Kelly is motivational and fun. - posted by Laura on 7/8/2010 |
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| 30 minutes to fitness Kelly Coffey |
| I like both workouts on this DVD but I wish that they were a little bit tougher. If you combine the 2 half hour workouts then you do get a really good workout. The 20 minute stretching workout is awesome!! It is straight forward and easy to follow and TOTALLY stretches all your muscles without any of the zen yoga thing that is usually on stretching DVDs. I'm glad that I bought the DVD as it is easy to follow and the instructor is enjoyable and her cueing is good. If you want and easier workout then you can only do one 30 minute workout or if you want harder then do both; in that regard it does give you options, but for the stretching alone this DVD is definitely worth owning! - posted by joan on 7/4/2010 |
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| Great workout - almost as good as Jillian |
| I'll admit, I'm a Jillian addict. I love her no nonsense, quick workouts. But I was wanting to mix things up, so I got this video. I love it! It's fast paced; she doesn't take 5 minutes to explain an activity while your heart rate goes down. The cadio and weights are a good mix and I feel like I worked everything. My only complaint is you need more than 1 set of weights. With most of Jillian's workouts you can get by with a 3 or 5 lb and feel like you've worked it. For this you need at range of 5 to 15 lb. However, that was exactly what was described in the catalog. - posted by Melanie on 6/30/2010 |
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| Not my favorite |
| Too many reps. I got bored. Combinations can be tricky. I'm fairly coordinated, and I had to keep rewinding to learn several of them, and my heart rate would drop. Annoying. Kelly is professional, and I like that she gives modifications, especially for the plyometrics if you're having a bad knee or back day. Good workouts. I just found them boring. I've done the workouts 3 times and the DVD is getting recycled. - posted by Lisa on 6/21/2010 |
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| Definitely a keeper |
| My original intent was to buy this to have 2 30 min videos that would be a challenge in a short amt of time when I could not get a in a longer work out. The first time I tried this I did the entire video at one time, and it bored me a tad. I actually pondered returning it. Then I approached it with my original intent of 2 short videos, and it seem to completely change my mind! My heart rate rises quickly and stays up there on each video, and they are fun not boring. Because there are many combo up/low moves it did not seem like my legs always got a fair shake. I have used 8 lbs on the combos whereas I may really need more for my legs, but my heart rate is up there so I am still getting a good work out. That is the tradeoff with a short video. Kelly is an enjoyable instructor. I tend to modify on some moves to save my knees so for those that like low or hi/low it is very doable. - posted by Janet on 6/14/2010 |
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| WOO! |
| Truly excellent workouts, and I love the 55 minute do-it-all option although I must say when you do that with the weights Kelly uses, it truly is INT/ADV! I really like that Kelly tells you what weight she uses; I wish the instructors always did that to give you some guidelines (although: 7lb weights? really?). The choreography sometimes was tricky for a "Basic" label (to me Basic is something you easily can do, no problem, first time). Here I had a little bit of trouble (perhaps more specific cueing would have helped) but doing these workouts a couple more times should solve that. I am happy with this DVD, my fourth of her "30 Minute" series. - posted by Susan W. on 6/12/2010 |
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| Solid Workout |
| This is a good solid workout. Personally, I think I prefer Get Extremely Ripped 1000 with Jari Love. But, I definitely found this workout challenging. It is a nice change of pace. - posted by Tina on 5/20/2010 |
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| Good, sweaty fun! |
| I'm not a bootcamp type exerciser. I prefer low impact, good burn, good cardio, straight forward, no frills, and time efficient workouts. I really enjoyed this workout.
There is a fair amount of choreography. I was not able to keep up my first time through, but I look forward to the fun/challenge factor of it and am confident that it will come with time.
The 55 minute workout is the most fluid, and I recommend trying that one first to get familiar with all the moves (although it is obviously not "30 minutes to fitness"!.
The warm up is very short, but expected for the time constraint.
She has creative, athletic moves and keeps your heartrate up, while also being slow and in control of each movement. Many workouts nowadays have compound movements (I.e. squat/shoulder press) that are just too rushed and are hard to maintain good form while executing. Here is not the case. She really knows how to work you out without compromising your form.
I did not complete the stretch segment. It started with some good, almost yoga-like stretches, then moved on to deep stretching using a towel. That's as far as I got. It was a bit too long and intense for me (I am not flexible at all), but I'm sure it's a great thorough stretch that would be good to do once a week and great for those who need a stretching challenge.
I recommend this video if you want to vary things up a bit and get a good, full body workout (cardio and resistance) in a short amount of time. Don't be turned off by the "bootcamp" or high impact. You can perform to your own level of comfort. She has good low impact modifications. It is an innovative full body workout and a nice change of pace to add to my collection. - posted by Lisa on 5/4/2010 |
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