For those who are afraid their reviews will be judged,
don't worry about it.
Lisa (our wonderful reviews maven) mentioned in a thread on reviews that some people are (may be) concerned that reviews posted in the review section are held to a higher standard than those that people post on the general discussion threads.
I can assure you that nobody does more basic reviews than I.
The most technical word I use with assurety is "thigh."
I came to exercise late, too late to learn the lingo (the only peck I know is what I buy at the farmers market and the fewer flies I see there the better).
I get confused over what a set is as opposed to a rep. So I will say you do that movement four times six times together for a total of 24 times (no, I really don't. I just say "you do that movement a bunch of times." I tend to lose concentration after 16 times. Blame it on drill team.)
I describe moves like lay on the floor and raise the leg that is on top.
Even with six years of drill team back in the mid to late 20th century, I still
can't tell if an instructor is "on beat."
Because I detest high impact and I detest being screamed at, even in the excitement of it all, I naturally shy away from Asylum and P90X and anything else with a scary name/instructor.
And because I am cheap, I don't do the latest and greatest. I wait for it to show up at my thrift stores or my Wal-Mart or my Target. Since I can't jump very high, most bandwagons pass me by without my even trying to get on board, which is a good thing because my attention span is minimal and the thought of doing anything for 90 days other than eating and breathing is terrifying to me.
But I do know what I like. I do know what feels good when I do it and what hurts when I do it. I do know if the music is pleasant, fun or annoying. I know if the set intrudes on the workout or if I spend an inordinate amount of time waiting for a wardrobe malfunction. So that is what I share.
Really, whatever DVD you are doing is something everybody wants to hear about, and I would venture to guess many of us want that kind of gut reaction. Everybody's baseline is different, yes, but there are many with your same neighborhood of baseline.
Did you like it. Will I want to hunt the instructor/backgrounders down and pull out their fake nails. Will I worry that my 6-y-o is going to get an anatomy lesson if they are watching it with me. Will the set make me wince every time someone does a double side step (for me, a technical phrase) that they are going to crash into some furniture. Did it hurt a particular part of my body (knee, shoulder, neck).
If you can throw in there impact level, if you felt it was fun, if the backgrounders looked like they were into it, all the better.
I am unable to do it (obviously), but less is quite often the best.
Sorry to be so long winded, but I just love to read the reviews that convey the essence of the workout as much as the move-by-move breakdown.
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"Moderation is remembered only after the deed is done." Mirabelle Watkinson, fabulous writer in residence.
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Words matter.
I thought I had seen it all. Then I tried on my bathing suit. (Unknown sage at craft show)
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