08-25-13, 02:29 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Thank you for the review!
I order this set hoping that it wouldn't be as tough or as frantic as DB, so I'm thrilled to read that this is the case.
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08-25-13, 03:32 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: East Bay, CA
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Mary now has a clip of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=BXuXnGPqejo Didn't think I was going to be tempted .... until I saw Mary's clip! |
08-27-13, 12:26 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Rant alert: HATED these!
I got my set yesterday and did Ballet Box. Well, I did most of it anyway. I stopped at about the 45 minute mark because I just couldn't stand it another minute. Not the workout, but the relentless yelling, clapping, babbling, urging, chanting, let's go, let's go, let's go, come on, come on, come on, and counting down the end of EVERY move with "we're looking at 10 more seconds, nine more seconds, eight more seconds...." Well, you get the idea. Apparently we can't be trusted to go for a single count or rep without at least a syllable or two to urge us on. I think the much-mentioned clip where she says "left, left, left, left" when it should be "left, right, left, right" amply demonstrates that she's just talking for the sake of talking rather than actually instructing or cuing. It reminds me of Billy Blanks' non-stop counting to 8 for no apparent reason.
I'll be returning this set immediately. I'm willing to cut Dream Body some slack with the incessant yapping because they are at least good, challenging workouts, but not these! They just weren't challenging and didn't seem well-thought-out enough to warrant putting up with the annoyance. I can't even imagine that this relentless chatter would be okay in a live class, but certainly not on a DVD you'd want to do more than once. The white background didn't bother me but the backgrounders were another thing. Could we at least try to look like we're having a good time? One of them looked like she was in a trance (probably a reaction to the constant verbal deluge) and the other kept glancing around apprehensively like she expected something to jump out and bite her. And I don't mean that as a dig against them personally, but I assume that they are also instructors at the studio and should be at least a little bit interested in presenting their workout method in a way that would make people actually want to do it. I'm rarely this irritated by a workout and things that seem to bother others, like a lack of mirror cuing, no warm-up or cooldown, bad or no music, etc. don't usually bother me. I did notice Dasha's persistent chatter in KBKB, but maybe only because I had been forewarned. After a few workouts, I just tuned her out. If I wanted, I could probably just mute Dasha entirely because once you know the moves, you don't really need the verbal cues. With Mixxtreme, at least the one I did, you're up and down quite a bit or in a plank, so you really do need about every 50th word to know what to do when. I know this is their first effort and I'm not trying to be unreasonably harsh but if chatter bothers you and you want a quality product for your exercise dollars, I really don't recommend this set. |
08-27-13, 12:42 PM | ||
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Just kidding!!!!! Thanks for the reviews. As a Dream Body fan, I had high hopes for these as they seemed like Dream Body for a lighter day. But, the white background does bother me and the clips are underwhelming. Now with real VFer reviews coming in mixed, I think my money can be saved for the new Toniques. |
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