Rating: - Okay video if you know the moves.
I bought this DVD and was really dissappointed. Unless you have seen the video once or twice through before performing the movements, you're screwed. The instructors leave no time for you to learn and catch up in time. I was extremely frustrated within a short period of time, and their "get crazy!!" phrases got very old, very fast. This is my first video purchased with Shape, and it may very well be my last.
Rating: - HIGH ENERGY!
The cardio workouts are fast paced and high energy and again are not for the average aerboics lover. Like the Shape Abs Fat Burn Workout the moves are very hard to follow and the instructors DO NOT TAKE ANY TIME to go through the moves. I loved the long and lean workout it has a move called the Goddess pose which worked my inner thighs like never before.
Rating: - i love this workout!
the shape series is a must have- theres four videos, i won and use them all.
fun, beautiful beach background, great music that is not too disco or too clubby, and innovative moves and great instructors that you love to listen to and follow- what more can you want from your workout video?
Rating: - Fun after you learn it!
I was really frustrated the first time I tried this DVD, because I had a really hard time with the dance moves. The back of the case calls it "easy to follow," but it really isn't if you're inexperienced. I've never been a dancer, and often Michelle Dozois and Lisa Wheeler will just name a dance step and go straigt into it without breaking it down. Like others mentioned, Michelle does a much better job of explaining moves, though her routines are still fairly ambiguous. Michelle was also more motivating for me; she seems to be having more fun than Lisa, who is a bit on the businesslike side. Anyway, by the third or fourth time I did it, I was catching on! At that point, I started having a lot of fun with the DVD. The moves are challenging but exciting for a novice dancer. It was definitely an aerobic workout for me; I'm not an athlete but generally do some cardio (a DVD or fast paced walk) 3-4 days a week. This one is for sure staying in my rotation, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone who doesn't want to learn the dance moves.
Rating: - Cardio....really?
I am a 20-something woman who was looking for an intense cardio workout for someone who is out of shape but I completed all of the workouts on this DVD without breaking a sweat. There is no way I will sashay and kick-ball-change my way to a bikini body. This video is useless unless you are really a beginner at workouts or you are a bit older. I'm giving mine to my 60 year old mother.