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Prevention: Shortcuts to Big Weight Loss |
  Too Fast |
| I sometimes like this video; it's a lot of fun and Chris' energy is nice. But it's all so rushed. The squats are done way too quickly to be safe, in my opinion. Some of the exercises in the cardio sculpt segment are done too fast to get the full benefit of the move. Even the background exercisers were losing form and just trying to keep up with Chris. I find during the cardio I just do a march at times while following along with the weighted arm moves because otherwise I'm just swinging my weights at random to keep up with the footwork. The Kickboxing segment is my favorite. I use this vid occasionally, but it's not part of any regular rotation of mine. - posted by JS on 4/9/2008 |
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| Good short workouts |
| I do these workouts on the end of my longer workouts. The way my mornings are I sometimes have 10 minutes left to add something else, and these work great. However, I have always liked Chris Freytag, but this one, she is looking at the cue cards too much. You can tell she is reading them, alot of things she says is not the way a typical person would talk, and I am so distracted thinking she is going to lose her pants because they are so low, that I can't even think about the workout. - posted by mt on 3/31/2008 |
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| I love doing this workout! |
| I bought this a month ago, and realize how frequently i reach for it. It's not that hard, but so what I feel energized and refreshed when I'm done. Chris Freytag looks amazing. - posted by Robin on 2/19/2008 |
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| Quick and Efficient |
| This won't challenge you unless you are a true beginner,but it is fairly well balanced with the weights,strength and the cardio elements. The pilates section should DEFINITELY be at the end so I recommend skipping it till last. I like this because it is quick for those days you don't have an hour or you don't feel like something too taxing. - posted by Kelly on 2/5/2008 |
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| Energizing |
| This is a great, energizing, fun video. I'm sitting at my desk here at work and don't feel that afternoon "slump". The instructor is very encouraging. Some of the choreography is a bit fast and confusing, but I recommend it! - posted by Jessie on 1/15/2008 |
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| just want to make clear about the programming options |
| I just wanted to say that this DVD is not progammable in the sense that on the initial menu you can choose three workouts to do in a particular order and then play them without stopping. However, you can choose the workout you want to do first from the menu, play that, then go back to the menu and choose the second one, then go back to the menu, and choose the third one. You do not have to do the three segments in any particular order. I think this workout is fun, but not terribly difficult. - posted by Barb on 12/8/2007 |
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| Good, but not programmable |
| I purchased this DVD with some hesitation, as Prevention videos have been hit and miss with me. Happily, this was a hit! Chris leads you through 10 minutes each of cardio sculpting, pilates sculpting (which includes some nice ballet leg lifts), and kickboxing sculpting (kicks and punches.) I wish the kickboxing and pilates sections were reversed, or that I be given the option to program my own workout, because my heartrate was up after cardio sculpting, down in pilates sculpting, and back up in kickboxing sculpting. This is probably a beginner-to-intermediate workout ... and since I exercise at about an intermediate level, I was not disappointed with this workout. - posted by Debbie on 10/7/2007 |
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| Great workout |
| This is a great and typical Chris Freytag workout. I really liked it. When at 5:30 in the morning, it is hard to wake up and get into an advanced workout, this starts the day without that jolt but you feel like you have had a good workout when done. But like another viewer said, the Pilates should either be first or last. When doing all 3 workouts, you have to get your shoes off and on very quickly or hit the stop button which I don't like to do in the middle of working out. - posted by Marsha on 10/6/2007 |
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| Not A Bad Dvd |
| I actually liked the dvd which I can use on days when my time is limited. I thought that the cardio sculpt portion was the hardest for me. I was sore the next day. - posted by Marie on 10/4/2007 |
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| too short |
| I always like Chris Freytag, but I wish she would do more advanced dvds. A step dvd by her would be nice. The dvds are always good but too short and seem more beginner/interm. When the warm up and the cool down is almost as long as one of the workouts, then you know it is too short. - posted by mt on 9/28/2007 |
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