Friday, June 25, 2010

Prevention Drop it in 30! Review

Prevention Drop it in 30!
Chris Freytag, 2006 

This dvd has two 20 minute cardio workouts on it. Both workouts are led by Chris with 2 background exercisers, one shows the beginner/ low impact modifications. The set is bright and open with colored glass in the background. You wont need any equipment for this workout. There is also a seperate warmup, cooldown, and some bonus tips in another section.

The first workout "Fat Burning" is pretty good and the choreo is pretty simple. She says she starts with a funcitonal (basic cardio move) and then adds a dance flair. That turned me off at first, but its really not dancy. A fitness dance lover would probably be dissapointed but being a non dancer I was happy that the moves were basically a basic cardio move w/ a bit of flair added to them. If you are not a fan of TIFTing (take it from the top), you may not like this. She does a move, adds a move, repeat, add, repeat, etc. I am not a TIFTer but this one flowed well and was fine and not overly repetitive IMO.

The second workout "Metabolism Booster" was more my cup of tea-athletic moves- with higher intensity intervals mixed in. She does a lot of sporty moves (soccer kicks, shooting the basketball, etc) then adds in the higher intensity bursts (shuffling back and forth, fast feet, jump rope, etc). I really like this workout and worked up a nice sweat and certainly burned some calories here. I did add in a lot more arm movements and ploys & I wore weighted gloves but with those mod's I got a GREAT workout!

These workouts adapt well to the rebounder (metabolism booster in particular), and are easy to modify up (or down) to suit your needs. If you are on the lookout for a short cardio workout-this is a good choice. Chris is a good lead, maybe a bit too smiley, but otherwise good and cues well. Simple choreo but not boring. Good vareity in a short amount of time.

14 comments:

  1. awww, what a sweet family. Those gifts are awesome!

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  2. The Firm's Calorie Killer is today's special

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  3. Those gifts are so nice.

    Todays special is the Firm Calorie Killer.

    Have a great weekend.

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  4. Friday's special is The Firm Body Sculpting System 2 Calorie Killer DVD

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  5. Love the gifts from your Japanese family. That is great that you guys are so close :)

    Today's special is Firm Calorie Killer w/ Nancy

    kas97@ymail.com

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  6. More Hello Kitty stuff - love it!!!! What fantastic gifts. Mary's special today is Firm Calorie Killer with Nancy Tucker - one of my favorite Firms. BTW, I liked your review of Drop it in 30 - I haven't done that one in awhile and this was a good reminder to pull that one out. Have a great weekend!

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  7. Still the Firm Calorie Killer which may not change during the weekend

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  8. Saturday's special is still The Firm Body Sculpting System 2 Calorie Killer DVD

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  9. Saturdays special is Firm Killer Calorie with Nancy Tucker.

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  10. Calorie Killer is still the special. Wonder if Mary is going to change it this weekend?

    kas97@ymail.com

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  11. It's Sunday and still The Firm Calorie Killer.
    I think Mary gives just one special over the weekend unless the dvd becomes out of stock.

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  12. Sunday's special is still The Firm Body Sculpting System 2 Calorie Killer DVD

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  13. Mary is still featuring Firm Calorie Killer on special for 2.99.

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  14. The special all weekend has been the Firm Calorie Killer workout.

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