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Great DVD November 17, 2009 Cosmosmom (Virginia) I love this DVD. It has so many different workout combinations yo can choose from. The 30 minute time saver workout left me so sore for 2 days! I couldn't beleive it because it was fun and quick. Highly recomended!
Thorough workout, great music, a little too masuline 4 me October 29, 2009 Golden Hoops I got this from Netflix to see if I could find a good workout that is better than my old FIRM upper body. For me, this wont replace that, but for others it will probably work just fine.
WORKOUT ITSELF: Kelley knows her stuff! All areas of the upper body are taken care of. Especially the back- which many newer workouts seem to neglect. Good cueing and modifications for beginners.
MUSIC: This alone almost makes me want to keep it. Upbeat, steady rhythm, makes me want to dance, is not like that "phony" workout music and moves match the beat. Yayy Kelley for doing such a good job- good "real" music makes the workout so much easier!
SET & KELLY: The set wasn an average workout set, nice but not exceptional. Kelly has sooo much enthusiasm, confidence and good attitude. She does every exercise with you and totally gives it all she has for each move.
MY PERSONAL TASTE DIFFERENCE: I really wanted to like this and 90% of it is a great workout. But, I always like for my instructors to look how I'm striving to look. Kelly and the background advanced exerciser (blonde) are just too masculine looking for me. The size of the weights, I know I can go lighter with more reps to prevent bulking. I have this thing against black tennis shoes on women- they seem so masculine and bootlike to me. I like strong, toned but still kinda feminine, with definition in the arms but not bulk. Although the Firm (old school)uses large weights in some of their moves, the majority of the instructors still were feminine and inspiring for me. I think too if kelly had her hair down (at least partially down or bangs), she looks way more feminine on the cover than in the workout. She seems no non-sense & to the point tho and probably not into the fru-fru but more about the workout- I respect her honesty and efficiency- it's just not my personal style.
I love her technique, just as good as old school FIRM. I will continue to try her other workouts (this one was my first Kelly Coffey-Meyer workout)- maybe because this one specifies weights, she goes for the more masculine look & feel. I would love to find one of her workouts I like- that music really keeps me motivated!
In conclusion, if you prefer large arm muscles- this is the workout for you. Meanwhile, I'm hoping for a pilates, callanetics, yoga workout that REALLY works arms AND back just as hard as the FIRM but lengthen & stretch the arms as well making the muscles toned & defined yet slim. If anyone knows of a workout like this I appreciate any recommendations.
New to Fitness DVD's and REALLY loving this one! June 11, 2009 J. Ashton I should start by saying I'm pretty new to the Fitness DVD thing. The ones I had seen in the past led me to believe I'd never be able to get past the hokey music and overly contrived rapport of the instructor. Kelley Coffey has proven me wrong. The music is minimal yet pumps, the workout varied and interesting enough that I continue to look forward to doing it repeatedly, yet its not overly complicated. I get a good sweat going and find the leg work to be particularly effective for me. I've watched a lot of snippets of other DVD's on the Collage Video website and Kelly's workouts stand out as exceptional to me.
Finally a real weightlifting workout! May 26, 2009 Justeace (CT United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had been looking for a good weightlifting workout for a while and came across this DVD at another site with reviews and decided to give it a try. Well I was pleasantly surprised that this DVD actually is interesting and fun and it works you out. You can start out with beginner weight (5 lbs.) and move up to immediate or advanced. Kelly stresses that if you cannot feel it you should increase the weight because you want to exhaust your arms and if it's too easy without a lot of repatition the workout might not be as effective as it should. I started out on the beginner level the first day but moved to the 8 lbs. weights quickly.
I really like the instructions and that they show variations of the workout and at the pace you can keep up with. I'm using this DVD in combination with a Jillian Michaels DVD and pilates and yoga but I think this will be a staple in my exercise workout routine for a long time to come because it gets results.
Great workout dvd May 15, 2009 T. Smith (Atlanta GA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are already excellent reviews for this dvd. However, I just wanted to add my vote for this awesome dvd. My fav thing about it is the premix options so I can chooose what type of workout I want. Since I do alot of other aerobic workouts, and not as much daily weight training, I skip the aerobic active rests on most of the times I use this DVD. But some days I am time crunched to do aerobics and strength training and I need those active rests. It is awesome they are there! I am going to try other dvds of hers. PS this is good for people lik eme with 2 left feet :) AND It goes by fast... yet I feel it the next day! Great DVD!
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