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Michelle Dozois' Rockin' Body Cardio Jam |
  Interesting workout! |
| I am an intermediate-advance exerciser, and I really like this workout! I love that the high-impact versions of the moves are not all that different than the low-impact versions, so it is easy to switch between the two if needed. Also, that means that the low-impact version is pretty much on par with the high-impact moves, so both make you feel like you worked! The other thing I like about this workout is that the moves are not difficult, but Michelle adds a little twist to what would otherwise be a mundane move to make it new and interesting (otherwise, I would have been really bored by the workout!) This is a good one! - posted by JoAnna on 11/2/2009 |
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| good basic cardio |
| This gal doesn't miss a beat, her moves are basic and she seems affable enough. There's a couple options here - the long workout at 45 minutes or a 25 minute express workout - I like to add the 25 minute one to, say, a Jari weights video for a solid session. I guess if I had one complaint here - it's not that the exercises or the girls are boring but that each of the segments lasts a bit too long - I think if she had lopped off a couple cycles off each segment and added another segment it would have been perfect. She just goes "back to the top" too many times, even in the cooldown (get to the stretching already, girl!). But, it is good straight intermediate, non-complicated movement that I can still recommend. - posted by Susan W. on 11/1/2009 |
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| Wow I love this one!!!! |
| Five stars from me!!! I am an int/advanced stepper and mostly do step. I wanted to start adding in some floor aerobics so I got this one. I love it. It is tougher for me than I thought it would be but maybe because it is just a different type of workout for me. I think the steps are easy to learn and I did ALL plyo where the options were. My heart rate was up the whole time and I was sweating buckets. I like that she repeats the sepquence a number of times, on the right and left. The time flew by!! I hope Michelle makes more floor aerobics programs. - posted by Jill Shjerry on 6/20/2009 |
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| Fun and challenging cardio |
| I enjoyed this workout, but it will take me a few times to catch on to all the moves. She does not slow down at all and I got left behind a few times. I think after doing it more than once I will get it. It's pure cardio with dancy fun type moves. The choreography is not too difficult to follow because she starts simple and builds on one move at at time. I was getting pretty tired by the end, but all in all it was a very good workout. A few people mentioned the boring set and I would have to agree it was too dark, but Michelle is very peppy and energetic so it isn't a huge deal. I will use this when I just want a good cardio workout. - posted by Laurie on 3/21/2009 |
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| Dancey but boring and inefficient |
| Really didn't like this. It was boring, too easy, and I think I just really don't care for Michelle's style. A lot of it was dancey and inefficient and silly. This was the second video I bought of hers, and I won't be buying any more. I'll be sticking to Cathe, Patrick Goudeau, Kelly Coffey, and Amy Bento. - posted by Megan on 3/14/2009 |
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| Good Cardio Workout |
| I have had this DVD for one year now and I use it once a week. I'm an intermediate exerciser, 50ish, who likes to do cardio and weight trainging separately. This DVD is a good cardio workout and I always do the full workout. I find Michelle very likeable and motivating. It gets my heartrate up. Then I follow it up with Jari Love's weight lifting DVD. - posted by Jill on 1/29/2009 |
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| Very uncomfortable moves |
| This work out sounded perfect for me...just the right length and all cardio which I prefer...but the moves were just so uncomfortable and did not flow together. I didn't think the cueing was that awful...there was just too much twisting of the knees and too many stop-go movements. The set is pretty boring and the music is blah. I probably won't be doing this one again. - posted by T on 1/4/2009 |
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| a keeper |
| Despite the 70's rec room color palette (what were they thinking!?) I like this workout. The full workout does get a little boring, but I use the "express" 30 min one when I don't have time for a full work out, but want to get my heart rate going. There are a couple of mis-cues here, but overall I didn't have trouble with the cueing. - posted by Karen on 12/20/2008 |
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| Painfully boring! |
| I have other Michelle Dozois DVDs that I enjoy and was excited to get this one after reading the reviews. I wasn't expecting it to kick my butt, but to be different, fun, and an enjoyable workout to burn a good amount of calories. It was none of the above. I have a very diverse fitness DVD collection that includes Leslie Sansone, Cathe, Prevention Fitness, Crunch, ect, and I would rather stick to one of those instead of having to repeat this one again. The background is dark! Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but the wardrobe colors blend in so some of the exercisers don't stand out. The filming is foggy. I saw this on the collage video clip, but didn't expect it to be as bad as it was. Again, I wasn't expecting to get a Cathe-style workout, but at least burn an average amount of calories. In 30 minutes (too boring to complete) I only burned 132 calories. I can burn twice that with Leslie's most recent DVDs in the same amount of time and actually enjoy my workout. I too thought the moves were dancy, even in the "kickboxing" segments. Even the cool-down consisted of a dance-like routine. I prefer the cool downs that do just that (ie Cathe & Leslie). Not an issue for those that enjoy that, but I don't. I personally think that this DVD is a waste of time and money. I would much rather work out doing something I love, then constantly watching my clock waiting for the misery to end. I will be selling my copy and buying a worth-while DVD. - posted by Julia on 11/18/2008 |
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| Fun and Versatile Workout |
| I love Michelle and crew. The moves are fun and easy to learn, there is a great 30 minute option for a shorter workout, and a modifier you can follow to stay completely low impact. Lots of fun, I love this one! - posted by Elaine on 10/8/2008 |
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