Fantastic workout to develop!!

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	• Personal Training System Denise Austin Lions Gate, 2004 average customer review:based on 166 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fantastic workout to develop!!

I have had this DVD for over a year and am still loving it! It allows you to move at your own pace by adding weights or moving up the ladder of intensity. I love how you can pick your workout from the menu so if you only have time for arms and legs that's all you do! I'm also 20 weeks pregnant and was able to move back down to the low intensity aerobic to help maintain muscle tone but still get my heartrate up. I highly recommend this for beginners and those that exercise regulary!

Great cardio

I recently started incorporating cardio into my yoga and walking exercise and Denise Austin's DVD's have helped me do this easily. She makes her workouts fast, effective, safe and time efficient.

This DVD is no different. There are two 20 minute cardio sections...both of them effective, challenging (at least for me) and fun. I notice that within minutes of working out with Denise I am feeling good. I love that I can squeeze in just 20 minutes to get in my cardio and then go about my day.

I am not as crazy about the toning only because the "low" and "medium" intensities move very, very slow for me...but that doesn't mean they are not worthwhile or that they won't work for you. I am used to more yoga/dance/pilates style and perhaps they are too basic for me. The "high" intensity toning is better but I still prefer to use the ball or other workouts as they just feel more interesting.

My only other wish for her workouts is to have more interesting music! The music, although cheerful and upbeat, is kind of banal. How much more fun it would be with more fun music.

One warning for those with small living rooms. In Denise's workouts she moves...but not too much (four walks to right and left and front and back). If you have a small living room like mine you will have to adjust and get creative. Also, even though Denise wears sneakers I do all her workouts barefoot on a carpet and it works.

Although not my favorite Denise Austin DVD it's a worthwhile one. A workout where you get so many choices and two very nice, quick, low impact, effective cardios to turn to.

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My Favorite Stretch...

I love this DVD. I like that I can pick and choose what I want to do. The high-impact cardio workout wasn't the most intense workout I have ever done - but it was FUN! I actually look forward to doing it after work! I mistakenly thought that maybe the abs workout would be easy, but it is a tough, effective workout. The yoga-inspired stretch is the perfect way to unwind after exercising. It's only about 10 minutes long, so I'm trying to end my other workouts with that, too. Finally, Denise Austin's attitude is amazing. Every stretch is "wonderful" or "my favorite." She loves what she does and that attitude is contagious! (In fact, I am writing this minutes after doing the dvd because I wanted to share it, too!)

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Very motivational

Denise is very good at encouraging a person no matter what your level of ability is.

Bad cues

I love Denise Austin as a person, and I have become very toned doing her workouts. I use this workout in my weekly rotation, but two things about Denise's DVD's drive me crazy.

First, there is no rhyme or reason to the instructions she gives vs. what is actually happening. She'll often say "Okay, two more!" and she'll do one. Or she'll say "This is the last one" and then do 4 more. I know what reps and sets are - so I'm not confused. She converses so much that I think she can't keep up with where she is in the set. This is why you'll see her backup crew being off count. Also, she'll do a move 16 times and then the next time it's four. She needs to be more consistent in her count.

The major thing that bugs me, particularly in this video (and I only have done the high intensity section), is the camera shots. If Denise is instructing me and changes to a new move - the camera should be on her, not on a backup person. There is one move in the aerobic section where everytime she announces a move, the camera goes off of her to a shot of her backup person, and it's not even a full body shot. There is no excuse for such horrible editing.

You can get in GREAT shape with DA workouts, even if they don't seem all that taxing. Where Denise excels is on the strength-training and floor work. She is much clearer about how to do the moves and what the move is doing for you. If she could become more consistent and quality oriented in her aerobic sections, the workouts would be even better. Oh, and one more thing - she throws in moves just to jazz up a certain set ("okay, turn here!"). This turn adds no benefit to the workout, it just confuses the move. That's not necessary. And that's not so much in this workout but in others of hers that I have.

I love Denise, but she needs to hire a new cameraperson, editor, and put some thought into her routines.

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