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Patrick Goudeau's Play Ball |
  Schizophrenic workout |
| Full disclosure: I received a free review copy of this workout.
Just to let you know a little about me, I'm a 48 year old intermediate and long term exerciser who has bad hands, wrists, and feet (psoriatic arthritis) and bad knees (osteo arthritis). Consequently, I look for low-impact workouts - or workouts that I can modify easily - that don't require body weight to be supported on my hands/wrists.
This workout was advertised as a 30-minute workout and it is. It has an aero/tone section that is just over 20 minutes long. There are a few higher impact moves that are easily modified. Then, it has a floor section that includes push ups (with one hand on the ball), roll ups, and cobra/back extensions. Then, there is a short stretch.
I wanted to try this workout because it was reported to be a fairly easy intermediate workout. And, the cardio section lived up to that report. Then, he went into a really hard section of push ups. Why do instructors insist on doing push ups in every workout and doing hard abs sections, even when they are way above the level of the rest of the workout? I just don't get it.
To me, music is really good if it is more than the mindless, repetitious techno music that seems to pervade most workouts these days. The music in this workout is really good. There were vocals and it matched the cardio section really well. The set was bright and airy - one of the sets you see in a lot of workouts these days. Patrick was backed up by two background exercisers. He kept asking them if they were there and/or okay because they were so quiet. But, they kept up with him well.
Personally, I won't keep this workout because, for me, it's a 20-minute ball workout and I have other workouts that fit that criteria with more to them. - posted by Laura on 1/16/2012 |
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| Good but too advanced |
| I found the lessons are very good and the video gave me great ideas for specific exercises using "the ball". But my complaint is that it was advertised as a beginner DVD and it is not. He goes too fast and the program is much too long for a beginner. Maybe 6 months or a year from now I will like it better. - posted by Tom on 3/24/2011 |
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| Wow! This is Great! |
| I do love Patrick but this is even more fun. Easy moves that are new and interesting get you really pumped. You can use any ball you have although I'm sure the MD ball will be better for toning. Music's good and lots of fun with lower impact. What more could you ask! - posted by Josie on 1/27/2011 |
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| Beginner At Best |
| I gave this DVD 1 star because I feel the intermediate rating is extremely misleading! This "workout" is just too easy, no other way to put it. It is very short and seemed like nothing more than a long warm-up. - posted by LeAnne on 9/9/2010 |
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| Not Challenging! |
| This is my second, and last, Patrick Goudeau DVD. It is basically a 20 minute warm-up. It is too short and too easy for anyone other than a beginner. If you want a quick, but more challenging med ball workout, try Gin Miller's. This one is already being sent back. - posted by Candace on 8/1/2010 |
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| Tough Workout |
| I do like Patrick's energy and enthusiasm, however, the choreography is way beyond basic, and needs a demonstration of the move, or a slower approach to the complexities of some of the basketball moves. It takes practice to do a routine that requires throwing a weighted ball between your legs while doing more than basic aerobics. I would not recommend this for anyone looking for a low impact, basic choreographed workout. - posted by Joyce on 7/1/2010 |
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| Fun, but not too challenging |
| Patrick is one of my favorites, but this video lacked the intensity, and some of the moves were very awkward. - posted by Bonnie on 6/19/2010 |
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| Disappointing!! |
| In reading the reviews I feel as if I did a different workout than everyone else. I found there to be nothing challenging about this DVD! It is very short, which I knew before I purchased it, so I assumed it would be 30 minutes of intense cardio/toning, boy was I wrong. The so-called cardio is around 20 minutes, then it is onto an abs segment and a stretch. I wore my heart rate monitor and my heart rate never even came close to my target zone. Waste of time, I am sending it back. - posted by Traci on 6/12/2010 |
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| sporty video |
| Low ceiling alert! Modification is needed if you have a low ceiling or if you are a woman using the same weight ball he uses (a woman's hand can't "palm" a 6-lb medicine ball like he does). The women in the background use a smaller and lighter ball than the instructor. The video style is very athletic and sport-like and got a sweat going even though it is only 30 min long. The instructor is upbeat and chatty. This video is definitely different than most that use a medicine ball. Not my normal style, but I'll probably reach for it when I'm short on time and need to get some cardio squeezed in. - posted by Linda on 6/3/2010 |
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| Good 30 minute routine! |
| This workout caused a surprising sweat! I thought that because it was rated "Low Impact" that performing it would be like a day off for me. But not true. This low impact workout delivers! - posted by Judy on 4/29/2010 |
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