Core Rhythms Dance Exercise Program Starter Package 3-dvd Set
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Core Rhythms Dance Exercise Program Starter Package 3-dvd Set
Customer Review: Hot core rythms
Summary: 5 Stars
great stuff - will really improve your Latin dancing as well as tighten muscles and lose fat.Customer Review: Core Rhythms
Summary: 5 Stars
I am 100% satisfied with the product and the service I received from the seller.Customer Review: Not too shaby
Summary: 4 Stars
I agree with another reviewer that most of the low ratings are due to frustrations rather than the actual product. The fact is that this is designed to teach people to dance while getting a workout. Keyword being dance, which is never easy if you are a beginner. It requires time and patience, and results often happen when you least expect it.
I just got this a week ago and started with the kick start DVD. I am very uncoordinated and horrible at keeping time and this was very helpful. Now, the key is, once that becomes easy, don't expect to be able to do the full workout. I did the kick start section every day for a week and often times would repeat the workouts 2 or 3 times to make sure I fully got the moves. The fact is that if you are good, but not great, at those moves then the full workout will be kind of hard. Muscle memory is key.
The other thing I did was watch both the full and quick workouts while I was stretching. It's good to know what to expect so that when you go into the workout you don't have to keep rewinding. When I started out I just repeated the warm up a few times because that alone is pretty energetic (I'm also short on time usually).
Overall I really enjoy this. It's fun, pretty low impact knee-wise (maybe that's because I'm too worried about stomping and pissing off my neighbors below me), and I have actually become a way better dancer - which is shocking considering I have issues walking. You just have to go into this with an open mind and know that you don't have to do the full anything, you can break it down into sections and seriously go at your own pace. Don't let your frustrations get the better of you.
My only complaints are that they don't do enough 8 counts and the music could be a bit better. The thing with the 8 counts is that, for me personally, I can't count music too well, so it'd be nice to throw those in from the beginning so you can train yourself to the beat better.
Customer Review: A workout is nothing to complain about
Summary: 4 Stars
The European women aren't near as annoying as the Denise Austin type. Yeah, they're dancers and they're in good shape, but that's to be expected. They could do this blindfolded, with a broken ankle and look better than I do. But that doesn't have to discourage anyone.
I think they teach you just like any other aerobics class. Slow for a couple steps, then to tempo. The steps I've seen aren't outlandish, though some I couldn't do the first time. I'm not coordinated and don't look good doing it. But I also don't have a problem shutting myself in a room and laughing occasionally.
If you want to get a nice workout, that's different than your normal run-of-the-mill at home fitness videos, this is a good option. It's neat how they work the abs into the cardio routine.
I'm not sure if it's worth 45$ though (that's a month subscription to my gym!).
I think some of the bad reviews on the video are just personal frustrations. The video is nicely produced and coreographed. They're good leaders. The music is made to go with the routine perfectly. You can alternate between front and back views. If the "Latin" dvd is too hard, you can try the others. You can skip scenes. And there's an express workout too.
Customer Review: Pretty Good!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this DVD last month and decided to try it out. I tried the 40min version first and nearly died. It was very fast after doing the warm up and sometimes hard to follow but I kept at it. I could only do half of it, maybe less than that. I've been doing tae bo for at least 5 days a week for 2 months. But I needed something that would help with my stomach. This helps with stomach, your legs and back thighs because of the hip and leg work. Plus you don't have to get on the floor to do any of the moves. I'm a big fan of non-floor exercises. I started doing the 20min version after my 40min fiasco and slowly worked my way up to the longer version. I've replaced this with tae bo and only do that ocassionally. I like the dance workout alot better because it doesn't feel like a torture session. I'm going to buy the other sets of these just to switch up. Keep at it and you will notice a difference in your hip, legs and stomach. It will be kinda frustrating at first but you can do it. Some of the moves are alittle hard to do on carpet but you can improvise:-)