Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt

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(1 stars) - Not Worth It
I own dozens of exercise DVDs and I am always trying to expand my library with new workout routines so that I don't plateau or get bored. I usually love cardio and weight sculpting together in one workout, but this workout was not challenging enough. I barely worked up a sweat and I wasn't even out of breath, and most likely I didn't burn squat! It was so boring that I had to stop it in the middle of the workout and return to one of my standby favorites. Also, the instructor made me feel terrible about my size, even though I am in shape. She is WAY too skinny! It's actually quite frightening to look at her. I found it distracting, not to mention discouraging. What a waste of money. Acacia makes far better workout routines than this (I recommend Strong Body Ageless Body with Erin O'Brien). Don't waste your time or money. Your body deserves better.

(5 stars) - Measured high for caloric burn, but also offered muscle toning and great instruction
My workout regimen is an extensive collection of fitness dvds. If I feel my motivation waning, I'll buy one or two new ones so I wound up with quite a rotation of a library of workout dvds. Because of this, I'm picky about which ones I like, which ones I keep, and I have quite a comparison.

INSTRUCTION:
Excellent.The instructor has a soothing British accent and is very calm yet she pushes you with her WORDS rather than with yelling at you. Her energy is excellent, as is that of those who follow her in the dvd.

CUEING:
Great cueing. I did get tripped up once but I can assure you, for me, that's great cueing. I have two left feet and found her very easy to follow.

CALORIC BURN:
Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt takes to heart the evidence that the most effective workout will get your heart rate up then do strength training while it's up and alternate this fat burning and muscle building circuit through the workout. I wear a bodybugg to measure my daily caloric burn so I can actually SEE scientifically how many calories a workout I do burns and how many calories I burn per minute doing it...and this was a scorcher!! However, the moves really worked my muscles well too which means, with strength training, you continue to burn calories long after the workout is done in addition to the cardio he has which burns them fast during the workout. But whether you measure your own caloric burn or not, you'll feel your heart rate stay in the prime fat burning zone. It gets it up there!

SET: Love the set. Looks like they cleared out a cool urban New York loft. Throw some furniture in that place and I'd be happy staying there long after the workout is done...(it may look like a brick warehouse with cool windows to anyone else, but I'm all about urban loft architecture so maybe I just see it as such)So...it's different and different is good when you have rotate fitness dvds

MUSIC: Upbeat electronica...gets you revved.

NEGATIVES:
I found the warm up to be too long. My heart rate got up well once the workout began but the low intensity warm up took too much time from the workout that could be burning fat since it's longer than most warm ups. Not a big deal to me. I now warm up a couple minutes on my own then play the workout or hit fast forward after I've done it a couple minutes so I don't spend more time than is needed in this state rather than the actual workout, especially if I'm pressed for time. Also if you aren't good at balance at this point in your fitness routine, you may feel tripped up at the beginning of the second routine. She doesn't mention this, but simply resting your other foot on the floor rather than raising it (until you build up your balance abilities, which you will) will work just fine.

CONCLUSION: This workout is a favorite and gets the results. It burns off the fat, builds the muscle and the instruction is excellent. Great caloric burn and good circuit workout mix. You'll feel it and it'll work.

ALTERNATIVES:
If you like the high calorie burn coupled with strength training and great instruction in this dvd you may also like:
1.Body by Jake Total Body Workout
2.The Biggest Loser dvds and Jillian's dvds
3.Kathy Smith Build Muscle Shrink Fat
4.Crunch Total Resculpt
5.Star Trainers: Strength

(1 stars) - cardio sculpt with violet zaki
I just did this workout today. This video was such a disappointment. I didn't even break a sweat. You only do about 10 mins of cardio in both of the workouts combined. I don't think I burned any calories at all.I don't recomend this dvd.

(3 stars) - Not quite fabulous.
I felt it was boring. I just watched/followed it one time and that's it. I just enrolled to the gym.

(5 stars) - FANTASTIC
I own dozens of excercise tapes. This by far is one of my favorites!!!! I would consider myself advanced in the excercise field, yet I still manage to work up a sweat and feel my muscles work. It is a great video when you are crunched for time, do either 20 minute section. When you have more time, do the entire workout to further challenge yourself. I am recommending this video to all my friends and family.

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