05-13-07, 01:45 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Northern Indiana
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Carla, Aim low and you'll be sure to reach it. Or, if you don't expect much, everything will be a surprise. LOL Deb gave you a review that I agree with 100%.
I previewed part of the set and thought "cool", then I read some reviews and I thought: "Oh dang, my set is either going to have glitches in it or I am going to hate the workouts so much I will have to send mine back too." However, actually DOING the workouts, I not only find that my DVDs are just fine...no glitches except for 1 premix that seems to start in a weird place...but that actually DOING the workouts is fun. Maybe Eric is not true to form but he is about having fun and connecting with yourself. I was concerned upon preview of the free form dancing during the Live Hollywood sections. It looked weird to me somehow. But in doing the workout, the dancing is no more than doing hopping or running in place, etc. like I do in any other Hi/Lo workout. The only difference is doing it with a live rock band. I love the stretching, the ab work (your abs will burn on this one), the yoga-type moves, and the small amount (wish there was more) of kickboxing. I like the little recipe book for vegin ideas, and the CD to take along with you to do the workout wherever you go. This workout can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be because it is about 'you'. I'm not crazy about Eric's song and singing during a cool down, nor am I crazy about some of his risque-like comments. I am personally not into philosophy so that particular CD may not ever get opened.That is just me. Yet I find that I will put this set to good use. I have done all the workouts from Friday night to Saturday and today my hamstrings and inner thighs are still on fire. All in all, I am so glad I bought this set. So, I would suggest to try all the workouts when you get them before deciding if you love/hate it. Reviews can be misleading sometimes. Many times they are based on emotion and what else was going on that day. (sometimes). Negativity can also be contagious. Just my thoughts. Take it or leave it as the saying goes. Wanda |
05-13-07, 03:03 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I'm glad this thread was started. Hopefully, it will remain positive. The other thread really bummed me out.
I haven't opened my box yet, mainly because of the other thread, but I'm hoping that I will be posting my thoughts on this thread. Thinking positive here.
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05-13-07, 03:15 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Central Wisconsin
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I'm really glad this thread was started too. I just received my set yesterday and haven't had a chance to view it either, but I am greatly relieved that there are some that like it. I'm one that's not bothered by alot of the things that others were complaining about, so I still have good hopes for these.
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05-13-07, 09:15 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Utah
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I did the ab workout and Calm Down Dog today. I enjoyed both of them. I didn't know if I would like the ab workout since I usually only like standing ab work. But this workout had enough variety that I enjoyed it. Plus it was tougher than I thought on preview. In this workout, the punch section music had a more driving beat so I really put power in my punches.
The Calm Down Dog is relaxing. Eric is really calm in this one. On preview, I thought when Eric changed his voice and did jokes in his workouts, it was a little annoying. But I thought he was actually funny when I was working out to his three workouts that I've done so far (I did BB yesterday). The production of these workouts are excellent. I also really enjoy the music. IMO, it's a lot better than listening to the same old Dynamix music or the generic stuff like the GoodTimes Firm music (I like the original Firm/FitPrime/WHFN music). When reading Bill Glaser's comments, he wrote that the company also thought about the environment when creating these workouts. They used recycled material and soy ink. They also put the workouts on two DVDs to make them more convenient for us and also because then it would also use less material. I really like that they thought of these type of things. I must admit that before I previewed, I also read the negative reviews at VF and I started to get worried that I wouldn't like them either. So I'm glad that I kept an open mind about them and decided for myself. No, these workouts are not for everyone but I'm glad that now there are some positive comments too. Helen
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05-14-07, 11:31 AM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lakeville, Minnesota
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I liked the playfulness of the Live workout and there were definitely some challenging moves thrown in such as the backstroking in chair position. The free flowing dance segments actually felt good, especially with the live band. As fun though as free form can be it can also cause injuries (Once i hit 40, my body rebels if I practice anyting but perfect form). I think it's important that before doing his workout, you have a solid understanding of what to do and what not to do in your yoga practice. The kickboxing segments were slow and basic enough that I don't really see them causing problems. I probably won't do the full workout very often but I see promise in the add ons.
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05-14-07, 05:34 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I've done the Live one, Calm Down Dog twice and the Audio practice so far and I liked all of the. I actually like them more as I do them, as I'm learning to loosen up and not worry about what I looked like. I actually liked the free form dance parts in the Live one and I'm one that DID NOT like Trance Dance. Eric's free form is more like grooving in a pose or jumping up and down, etc. I like the hippie vibe also and the music is REALLY good on all of them. I like the Live Band music the least. The other ones have excellent music IMO. I really think they are a good fusion workout. The Audio workout actually gets your HR up a bit and is a nice 30 minute workout. It had kicking, punching sequences, standing yoga poses, pushups....and finishing poses.
Eric does remind me of Bryan Kest a lot. They sound somewhat similar to me. |
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