The Biggest Winner: How to Win by Losing- Cardio Kickbox
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Actor: Albert Dueso, Dani Padró, Elvira Mínguez, Jillian Michaels, Profesor MartínDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Genius Entertainment
DVD Reviews of The Biggest Winner: How to Win by Losing- Cardio Kickbox
DVD Review: Review for Cardio Kick DVD: Pros and Cons
Summary: 3 Stars
I think Amazon is lumping together all of the reviews for the entire series whether you are looking up the box set or an individual volume, which can be confusing. So this review is specifically for the "cardio kickboxing" volume, which I bought by itself.
First,THIS volume does NOT require weights or a step bench (though I don't see why you couldn't do it with small hand weights for a little "extra" work).
Why 3 stars? Because I don't think as an individual volume it deserves the generally 4-5 star reviews other volumes or the series as a whole seem to be getting. It was OK, but it won't be one of my favorites.
PROS: Some things others found to be cons were actually good for me. It *is* repetitive and doesn't have a huge variety--I know many more moves from doing Tae Bo and other DVDs. But, I'm really a clod and I get very frustrated when routines get complicated or add on too fast. (So for example, even though Billy Blanks "tricks" you sometimes, I always know he does sets of 8 and combos with no more than about 3 things.) If you are not very coordinated and just want to get some exercise without having to think, you can burn right through this (though as others have written, beware if you have joint problems!). I am not very athletic and do not work out religiously, but I picked up on the "routine" quickly and my heart rate was certainly up. I found it neither too hard nor too easy, but if you've been a couch potato for a long time, you're going to be panting.
CONS: I agree with the people who were annoyed by the music not quite synching to the group's pace, and those who write the group needs to count out loud better. Since there was a lot of repetition, I often looked away from the TV, listened to the music, and paced myself to that until I heard them stop. The music was OK, but not very varied and didn't get me too excited. I was hoping for a more challenging muscle workout. I didn't feel a lot of "good burn" like I do when I do my Tae-Bo routines, and didn't feel much of anything in my abs. There are some squats and lunges, but I had to slow down to my own pace to get something out of them or else I was just sort of bobbing to keep up (but that's me, the clod, again). Finally, a little more variety would have been nice. I don't mind doing all of the reps, but the whole time there were about half a dozen moves over and over--as other people have commented, it isn't really what the title implies.
So, I see this as filling a niche in my exercise: it's some decent cardio, so if the weather is too yucky for a jog, if I'm sore from harder DVDs, and/or if I want something that goes by quickly and doesn't require my concentration--if I just need some exercise but am not 100% mentally of physically--I can see myself reaching for this.
My verdict: if you can get it used or cheap, consider it as a filler for your collection; otherwise, there is better stuff out there.
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