06-20-13, 04:27 PM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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great ideas posted so far.
it might be good to include what your own level might be (beginner, intermediate, advanced) at the time you did the video. you might also include things like "i have done many workouts from this instructor" or "this is my first time attempting pilates" to give the reader an idea of where you're coming from. write the review in a document first, save, then copy/paste the final to the input field. the edit function in the reviews section is not so great, and in case the VF software has a hiccup, you'll have the original. this has happened! if you plan to write a long review, use paragraphs. it might help to read a handful of reviews to get a good idea of which ones are good. one peeve of mine - some reviewers in the past wrote the instructor's name and/or video title incorrect and it shows up separately from the other reviews of the same video! thanks in advance for your contributions!
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06-20-13, 08:14 PM | |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Some of the best reviews I've read were short and direct! I can't count how many times I've read a great one paragraph review on the boards and begged the writer to post it as an official review, but they shy away from having to make it more complex.
My suggestions would be to mention any toys needed - dumbbells, yoga mat, flex band, etc. As someone else mentioned, what you liked or didn't like, and a little bit about why. I've written some detailed reviews but I've also posted one liners to the effect of "If you have a bad back - don't do this!" |
06-20-13, 08:40 PM | |
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I find it helpful when people have done a workout long enough to have time to think about their first impressions, what the workout's like over time, and how well they think it might fit into their longer term fitness plans.
Lots of workouts are okay to do for a month or a season, but IMO, relatively few are really the sort I'd want to keep forever. I realize that a lot of the reasons why are subjective, likely to be very different from one person to another, and that opinions change as your situation changes (i.e., being in a recovering-health mode for whatever reason can mean you leave some great workouts gathering dust for a while, but a permanent change in your preferences can also lead you to make a permanent change in your need for the workout), but I find it useful to know what people think about a workout wherever they are in their fitness journey. If they can manage to express some understanding of where they are currently, where they hope to be, and how a particular workout might help them achieve their goals, so much the better. ETA: Some elements in a workout are good to know about so you don't waste time on a workout you can't manage. For example, lots of lunges or plies, sloppy organization and poor flow, inconsistent focus (i.e., is a workout jumping around from beginner to advanced moves?) can be deal breakers. As others have said, long reviews are nice, but short ones are better than nothing. Just giving a sense of the setting, tone and pace, with some idea of the level of complexity can go a long way towards helping me figure out if I want to take a closer look. |
06-20-13, 09:16 PM | |
Join Date: May 2008
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Wow! Thanks for the excellent replies. Now I just need to decide which video to review first. Thanks again for the input. I'll try to make you proud!
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