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Women's Health: Perfect Body Workout |
  Not Intermediate/Advanced |
| I don't know how some DVD's end up in a Intermediate/Advanced catagory. This one was such a huge disappointment for me. I was expecting a challenge, but was let down. My heart rate wasn't raised at all by this workout. I am an advanced exerciser and would rate this Beginner/Low Intermediate at best. - posted by Linda on 8/7/2010 |
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| Boring |
| This DVD contains two of my pet peeves. One is the whooing from the background exercisers, and the second is the sloppy form shown by two of the women in the back row. In my opinion, if you are going to be on camera participating in a fitness DVD, your form should be perfect! As far as the workout itself, I did not feel challenged in any way. Amy does a lot of marching in place, side steps, and squats. I expect more creativity, especially from a DVD in the Inter/Advan catagory. The toning section is just so-so. Not enough reps of any of the exercises. Sent mine back. - posted by Katie on 8/7/2010 |
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| Great cuing - low or high impact |
| I'm a fan of Amy Dixon. She leads well, she has rhythm and she's inspiring. At first start, I didn't think this workout was going to give me a huge burn, but the cardio definitely creeps up on you and the strength is spot on. I also really enjoy the core section. I get bored easily with ab routines and I think this workout incorporates a lot more and varied core moves. And again, the burn definitely creeps up on you! - posted by Sara on 7/29/2010 |
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| Squats, Squats and more Squats |
| I was not really impressed with this workout when I first did it. But, it was collecting dust the so I gave it another try yesterday. Now I remember why it made it's way to the back of my DVD stack. Amy is annoying! She is a non-stop talker. The workout moves are interesting and different but I think she relies on too many squats. If you don't like squats, this is not a good workout for you. I will stick to my favs...Cathe, Amy Bento, Jari Love and some of the Firm instructors, all of whom are a lot less chatty! I work out 5-6 days a week, am advanced and did find this workout challenged me in many ways. I did break a good sweat. - posted by Julia on 7/5/2010 |
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| Great Complete Workout |
| This is a great workout all on it's own. I have the Total Body Workout which is basically the same except it did not come with the 10 minute bonus stretch. Nevertheless, it is great. This one is less advanced then the Total Workout in Ten, which kicked my butt by the way... This one was doable and not at all boring. The only move that I had a hard time with was the one that had a quick lunge then stand up and tricep dip. It got a bit fast and I had to pick up a smaller weight for that one. The leg toning is tough! Also the was a strange angled lunge that was a bit hard on my knees, so I modified. I will most def be doing this one again. Music was not at all bad either! - posted by LesR on 5/12/2010 |
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| Glad I gave it another try |
| This is also released as Total Body Workout. Some time ago I tried it and it didn't click. I have since then learned that I shouldn't judge a workout until the second time. Well, Amy really grew on me. I liked her so well in the Exercise TV/Ultimate Body series that I gave this another shot. And I have to say this is a great workout. It is rated correctly inter/adv and I felt very much worked out from head to toe and had fun doing it. If you like athletic moves with high impact (which I do - I don't like dance, it doesn't challenge me) this is for you. Also includes effective weight work. I definitely recommend this one. - posted by holly on 9/22/2009 |
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| Fresh and Different |
| I have several Women's Health DVDs but this is my first Amy Dixon workout. She's fresh and different. I enjoy it and will purchase other workouts featuring Amy. It's challenging but not too hard core. - posted by Casey on 8/17/2009 |
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| Keeping it as a pregnancy workout. |
| I liked Amy's teaching, but this workout was too simple and not intense enough. I did all of it together, but it was really just not challenging. I was hoping for something a bit tougher, but I literally felt like I hadn't worked out at all afterward! Disappointing. - posted by Megan on 3/14/2009 |
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| Average |
| I'd say that the cardio portion was average in every way. The camera angles were not so good -- rarely do we get to see all of Amy head to toe; usually the bottom part of her legs are cut off, which is not good when you're trying to watch someone do aerobic moves. The music was nothing remarkable, Amy's cueing was decent but not great, and Amy has an annoying habit of saying, "It's all about the..." (I counted at least 5 times in the warm up and cardio segment that she starts a sentence this way). But on the plus side, the moves themselves are good. I like a workout with sports-type moves. I liked that the workout gets you in there, gets your heartrate up, with no dancy moves. So it has its good aspects too. I haven't done the toning yet so I can't comment on that. - posted by Marianne on 12/26/2008 |
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| Awesome and Interesting!! |
| Yes, this warrants two exclamation points in the headline :) This is the first Women's Health workout I've done, as well as the first time with this instructor, and I loved it. I know some are disappointed in the cardio, but I thought it was unique and fun. I love the sports drills. The strength section was stellar. She has the most interesting moves I've seen in awhile, and I was drenched in sweat when I finished. I found her warm and personable, and I liked the other women in the DVD. I can't wait to try the other one that I bought at the same time. - posted by Jamie on 11/25/2008 |
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