01-02-17, 09:51 AM | |
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NE Pennsylvania
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I feel like this past year was a blur with new DVDs. I bought A LOT! I'm not even sure if I've done anything more than once.
I'm hard pressed to decide on a BEST purchase but I'm so glad I got Michelle Dozios' Peak Fit set. I purchased a bunch of Denise Austin workouts that were on sale at Rite Aid. In my younger years I could never get past her sugar sweet personality, but I find it more tolerable now and some of her workouts are pretty solid. Meh for me are some Jessica walking workouts - I bought a bunch and have found I have to be in the mood to do them. I so want to love her routines but I find myself watching the clock. Duds for me are some Gaiam compilations of old Quick Fix and Method workouts and somewhat obscure single DVDs that I got at a flea market in the spring. I got most of them for a few dollars only, but after doing them I'm pretty sure I won't be doing them a second time. Kim |
01-02-17, 10:03 AM | |
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Colorado
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Best for me this year were Fe Fit and Jessica Smith. (I'm not counting Yoga 30for30 because I've only done a few so far, but it looks like a winner!) I can't think of any worst.
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01-02-17, 10:26 AM | |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Best:
My best fitness undertaking in 2016 by far was getting a recommendation to a really great chiropractor. He got me over a crisis and then referred me to the best physical therapist at a M.O.G., or Medically Oriented Gym. My therapist is working my tail off with therapeutic Pilates and various restorative yoga poses. It has all been a blessing. Also on the best list is the Bellyfit Embodied Goddess videos. What fun! And Mary had the original Bellyfit Elements set on DVD for such a great price during the Thanksgiving sale that I also got those. Investing in Margaret Richard's Unplugged 1900 was also a 2016 best. An enjoyable diversion for 2016 was Kundalini Lounge videos on Youtube, and completing the 40 day Weight Loss Challenge with friends here at VF. I even joined Kundalini Lounge for the streaming service, but cancelled. It's a wonderful website with beautiful practices and music, but most are too long for my time budget each day. Worst: I'm with others who said "I wouldn't call it 'worst,'" but Barre3 didn't work out for me. Glad I tried it, but some of the workouts hurt my back and I began to dread tuning in. I was also disappointed by Rodney Yee's "Flexibility Yoga for Beginners," again it was not really a "worst" but the first practice is too fast for me and hurt my neck. Ironically, it was designed for the neck! The one that truly earns the Worst of 2016 label was a trial subscription with Pilates Anytime. It might be great for people who own reformers, towers, barrels, barres, rope walls, etc., but for a plain Jane Pilates enthusiast who only has a mat, magic circle, and 20 minutes to spend, it was an epic fail. |
01-02-17, 10:34 AM | |
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NJ
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My two best purchases this year were Jessica Smith's 6 Week Total Transformation and the set of DVDs she put out over the summer that was a 'part 2' to the 6 Week system. I spent most of 2016 doing both.
I also enjoyed Rippedism, even though I wasn't able to finish because it was a little too heavy on certain moves that aggravate an old shoulder injury, but I thought it was a solid program for those that can handle it. I guess I don't have a worst, but one that I was a little disappointed in was 22 Minute Hard Corps. It seemed too easy with not enough weight work. |
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