Best buys/wastes of 2012 so far?

[CoolGirlinFl888]

Best: KCM. She is my absolute favorite instructor. I love her!
Chris Freytage 10 pound slim down. I love these short and effective workouts!



Worst:
The Firm Express kit.

Mindy Mylrea- Tabata with toys. The title is just awful but I liked the preview and I like her so I gave it a shot. I swear it's the title. I wish she had renamed it.

Weider Set. That guy talks WAY too much and he just brings down the whole video. He just irritates me and I cannot do the workouts.

Jessica Smith new dvds. I don't think I click with her. I tried and could not get into it.

[BrusselsSprouts]

Originally Posted by danac99

I love these threads!

Best:
Tracie Long - Leaning Out, Defined Lines, Break Through, Reboot 1
Leslie Sansone - Ultimate Collection
Tracy Anderson - Mat Workout

Worst:
Don't really have any at this point, however, have several unopened DVDs I need to try before the end of the year.

Me too, these are fun threads--and I too don't have any real baddies, but several waiting to try out. I just ordered Cathes to re-boot my at-home workouts and as expected Cathe delivers.

Wait! I have one not for me: the BOSU 4 DVD workout that came with my BOSU. The 'strength' training one is actually a good one, but geared at helping people with limited range of motion and a low level of fitness, so it didn't click.

[Belle de Jour]

Best:

The V-Method - Cardio Vusion
Essentrics - Class of 2012
Essentrics - Strength & Stretch in Motion

Not a 'worst' but could've done without:

Angie Gorr's Custom3 Fit (decent, simple workouts but they just don't hold my interest)

[Tish]

Best for me this year is Wii Walk it Out. Love it. Use it almost every day since May. If I could find another game like this I would be on board.

Also new to me is Eoin Finn. He's a bit woo-woo but I love his style of mild power yoga and I've made some major strength gains.

Worst:
Ultimate Yogi. He comes across as a bit arrogant to me and I'm sorry to say but his voice and rhyming cues really got on my nerves along with the endless sun salutations. Plus the set arrived scratched. It felt over priced. I kept doing the workouts because I thought I ought to get my moneys worth. It was a bummer.

[DHKWriter]

Best:

*Firm Express kit. I got this cheap from a fellow VFer and I use it a lot on days when I would do nothing if not for these complete 20-minute workouts.
*Paul Katami Kettlebell Konnect
*Christi Taylor Totally Cool Step 2


Worst
*KCM Cardio Quick Fix. So boring
*Cathe's Crossfire. Same old, same old, and too many moves on the floor
*Guillermo's Cardio Power and Cardio Burn. Boring and his whistle breathing drove me insane.
I know I'm forgetting some but I got them out of here so fast they barely had time to register.

Donna

[lila_says]

best:
Strong Stride DVD - Lisa Watson (the older dvd) so great for various add-ons
The Original Buns of Steel DVD - Greg Smithey purely for the mat work just as an add-on
Ballet Body Signature Series Upper Body Workout - Leah Sarago

honourable mentions:
V Method Cardio Vusion with Vicki Vara DVD
Horizontal Conditioning Volume 4 DVD - Sandra Koulourides
Ballet Blast - Ballet Fitness by Jennee DVD

worst:
The Firm Body Sculpting Basics DVD - Susan Harris (Classic Firm Volume 1) my absolute let down of the year, loved all the silly 80s aspects, found the workout itself to be just as unchallenging as any other Firm I've been foolish enough to try

still my ALL TIME best buy:
Insanity