Andrea Leigh Rogers, 2009
Andrea leads this workout alone in a nice open set with fitness gadgets around the perimeter. There are five 10 minute segments that you can mix and match. There are 3 cardio dance routines and 2 dance inspired toning routines. This dvd comes with a cool 2 lb adjustable weighted belt. You wont need any other props for this workout.
I really like that all the segments are very different from one another. The cardio segments are: smooth and sexy moves, get fit club mix, and cardio dance party. The two toning segments are: dance toner and ballet sculpt. The whole dvd has an emphasis on the core-always a nice bonus!
I am not a dancer and am pretty choreo challenged but I did good on this w/o! The moves are pretty easy to catch onto and seemed like dancy versions of athletic moves-perfect for me! I did the cardio w/ the belt on the rebounder and got a kick butt 30 min cardio w/o! The routines move right along and arent boring or repetitve IMO. The toning segments included nice standing ab work, unwieghted upper and lower body work, and some good balance challenges.
I like Andrea as a lead-she has a great personality and is just as cute as a bug. She cues well - I would def get other w/o's from her. I would rate this a low intermediate w/o done as is. But you could easily amp the cardio up by using a rebounder or making your movements bigger & more intense. You could add dumbbells to the strength segments if you wanted to. I really like the belt and see myself using it for many other w/o's and on the rebounder often.
Your veggie patch cake is adorable! I nearly squealed with delight when I saw it (but I didn't because I'm at work).
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Beautiful cake! And good review. I was thinking I owned this workout (because I have the weighted belt) but I don't. I was sitting here wondering why I had never done the workout. I like how you said the moves are athletic-dance - that I can do. Now I want this workout; after all, I already have the belt...
ReplyDeleteahhh thanks Red :) you are too kind!
ReplyDeleteKaren, thats so funny-dont you think we would take it as a sign that we have too many dvds when we dont even know what weve got LOL! j/k- no such thing as too many dvds!!!
I like that the dance moves are easy to learn.
ReplyDeleteI like that the dance moves are like dancy versions of athletic moves - which is about all I can manage dance-wise!
ReplyDeletedarn it! Am sorry I read this review and how great it was on the rebounder cuz really trying not to buy more workouts :(
ReplyDeleteThis is a good one and you know Im not much into dance. I really like Andrea- and sorry to enable Barb- but it is great on the UR!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this DVD... and your cake looks yuuuuummy!
ReplyDeletethanks for the review because I'm not the most coordinated dancer either.
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