Re: Shape Work outs

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which ones are you referring too?? there are some even i forgot about(like their earlier stuff). i just did shape cardio from netflix. its 5-10 min. dance routines that you can program to do only a few at a time or the whole thing, shuffle them around so on. they routines are so-so, not really to much dance, and the cueing for the movements(or even form for some of it) isn't really that great. i wanted to like it but i just couldn't. the bonus yoga sculpt workout was really awesome though. lisa wheeler does choregraphy for denise austin videos, so that is where i reconized the pattern she used for this workout. nice and flowing. the new ones,bikini body camps, are much better. they are more atheletic focused moves. the transforming dvd has 3 workouts, one is all cardio intervals, the second is all body sculpting with weights and bands, and the third is a 10 min. mix of all cardio,all sculpting, and a cardio/sculpt mix. redefining body camp has two cardio/sculpt workouts and 3-5 min. mini add-ons for legs,arms,and abs. whatever they did in the other workouts they condensed in these mini workouts so there isn't really anything new. for the sculpt they use compound movments quite alot too so you get upper/lower together and then sometimes split it up for more focus on one muscle group. all workouts are 30 mins so great to rotate for the busy person. and they are not super tough but they are not easy either. you get out of it what you put into it. and if you can't do much, they have a modifier that will make it lower impact while showing you that is it still can be a great workout. all the workouts are led by either lisa wheeler, michelle dozios, or tracy york but all 3 appear in every workout(excpet for cardio that is just lisa,michelle, and unknown background exercisers). they work very well together, the chemistry and the ideas

really flow with these girls. i always like michelle and tracy workouts but lisa is a new one with me,but she is just great. i am doing the shape theme all week so you can catch a little more on my thoughts. i should be recieving shape toning today or tomorrow(i hope today so i can do it tomorrow morning LOL) and that also has a bonus cardio workout on it. i haven't done this one so i will be sure to give my thoughts. kassia <caseynsidney@...> wrote: I see several of you do the Shape Workouts, I was looking at them today and there isn't much of a description on them. Can someone please write a review about them.Thanks

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> I see several of you do the Shape Workouts, I was looking at them today

> and there isn't much of a description on them. Can someone please write

> a review about them.

hi melissa!

here is a bit of info about SHAPE: YOUR ABS ...

- contains a circuit workout for 35 mins (alternates weights and

floor aerobics and is led by tracy york), plus four 5 min ab

segments and a bonus strength training segment for 12 mins (total 67

mins).

- the cardio in the circuit workout is not hard -- each cardio

circuit is only 5 mins long -- and is easy to modify up or down, as

required. the weighted circuits were also very short (2 mins) and

included compounded upper/lower body exercises. these arent going

to do much for strength training, but are ok for some spot sculpting

and an extra cardio effect. 3

sets of dumbells are used and the cardio segments are of an athletic

dance-y style.

- the ab segments on the dvd are ok... i would have preferred them

to be mixed into the circuit workout though. the ab segments are

'classic' (crunch variations), 'pilates', 'core' and 'dynamic'

here is a review from a year ago that i wrote concerning SHAPE:

TONING ...

today i did some workouts from the shape 'toning' dvd -- instructors

are michelle dozois and lisa wheeler.

this dvd has a feature that will allow you to mix up the exercises

that are in each 15 min segment of abs, upper body, butt/hips and

thighs/legs by selecting whatever order you want, or having your

player randomly mix them up for you. when i tried to select the

randomizing option from the menu, though, my dvd player got stuck and

couldnt do it. also, this disc froze in a couple of places during

the workouts that i did today. it is an old player and apparently

cant handle the technology on this dvd.

also included on this dvd is a bonus 20 min floor aerobic routine.

so i decided to start out with that. michelle dozois leads this

segment and it reminded me of her prevention 'walk your way slim'

workout. like that one, this workout has you do farily basic aerobic

combinations and then take them up a level in intensity/impact for a

bit, then slow back down to recover. she even uses some of the same

moves in each workout. oh well, michelle is good at leading this

kind of workout and despite being late a bit, i was mostly happy with

her cueing. i used the rebounder for the 'blasts'.

after that, i decided to do the upper body segment which michelle

also leads. it contains some unique exercises, but michelle didnt

do many reps. if you are not a beginner/low intermediate, then you

could do this workout twice and/or use heavier dumbells, which is

what i will do next time. i liked the exercises and michelle and

all, but because of the programming capabilities of the disc, there

is a screen that comes up between each exercise before it continues

on with the next. while this gives everyone a few moments to

recover, these pauses really mess up the flow of the workout and i

found them to be annoying. besides, recovery isnt really required

due to the lower intensity of the workout.

after that, i did the abs segment which is led by lisa wheeler.

although there is no standing work, this one has alot of variety and

includes mountain climbers which i happen to think are fun i

really enjoyed all of the different exercises but again, disliked

those dang pauses between each one! argh!

here are some comments about SHAPE: LONG LEAN AND STRONG ...

'shape:long lean & strong' is vinyasa yoga and lasts for around 25

mins. i could do it all without any

difficulty, so it is not a hard yoga workout... for experienced

beginners/low intermediates in my opinion. instructor was ok

(teri hanson who is an editor at shape magazine)... there were a few

instances where she missed a cue but overall she did alright and she

was pleasant. for some reason, she switches to a voice-over at the

end to do a few pilates abs exercises and for corpse pose. there

is also a 5-7 min bonus stretch on the dvd, which is merely some

stretches for the legs and is nothing to be excited about.

actually, the whole dvd is just average... not bad, but not that

thrilling either. could serve as a good intro to vinyasa yoga, i

think, but beginners should preview the workout first.

i hope that this helps a bit,

:*carolyn.