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10 Minute Solution: 5 Day Get Fit Mix

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I like to mix up my workouts and this workout fits the bill. If you do them all together you get a total body kick butt mix of a variety of exercises. This would also be a nice add on to do one or a few after a short workout or if you are pressed for time. It is true that each section is only 10 minutes, but there is no time wasted. The Cardio Kickboxing section is a heart pumping mix of kicks and punches with other cardio moves thrown in. Fat Blasting Intervals is a fun and effective mix of cardio and toning. There is nothing traditional about Belly Fat Burner, not a traditional crunch to be seen (or done) and I can really feel the work as I am doing it and the burn afterwards. Lean Body Sculpt is challenging since it requires you to balance in many of the moves and to utilize both the upper and lower body at the same time. I found the workouts to be fun, well cued, and the time flew. Amy Bento is a fantastic instructor (as a side point, the other 10 Minute Solution workouts she has instructed are awesome, too). She is motivating, reassuring and is easy to follow. I hope she continues to be featured in the 10 Minute Solution workouts. This collection or workouts is an asset to my exercise DVD library!

I'm the self-proclaimed exercise DVD junkie. I have two little ones and prefer getting up early to work out at home rather than dragging me and my kids to the gym. I have a huge arsenal of DVD's, many of which I watched once and thought they were awful, and never returned to them. I have a handful of tried and true videos that keep me motivated to work out 7 days per week. This will definitely make the 7 day list for me! To be honest, I just did this for the first time today and only did the abs portion, the cardio/weight portion and the lean muscle portion. I work out 7 days per week and THIS MADE ME SWEAT! The best part about the sections I did today was the abs workout. I have NEVER seen any of these moves. She kept it new and effective and definitely kept my interest. Loved the music and the cuing was pretty good as well. If you like short condensed work-outs to work various sections and change up your daily routine without any boredom...this is for you. Great video to me!

I heard great things about Amy Bento which is why I decided to give this DVD a shot. I will hold onto it, I like some of the workouts on this DVD, but I was somewhat disappointed.

Pros:
-I like the abs workout-it really BURNS and it's nice to do something other than plain ol' crunches. I felt it after the 10 minutes were up.
-If I want a warmup for more cardio I enjoy the kickboxing workout. It's not intense, but it is simple choreography and a good way to wake up the body before more intense cardio.
-The power yoga is great for a quickie if you want to slip some yoga in your day.

cons:
The circuit training/intervals workout was not enjoyable for me. The cardio bursts got my heart rate up, but the weight sections just didn't feel like I was working anything, regardless of how much weight I used.
Same thing with the sculpting section.
The kickboxing is not enough to really feel like a cardio workout.
On the abs section, some of the standing exercises have too few reps and I felt that the one exercise where you mimick a kettlebell swing with your weight did not have enough instruction or explain how it would be beneficial, seemed pointless to me.

I'll hold onto it for the pros above.

I am an intermediate level exerciser & try to work out atleast 5times a week at home. And this DVD is certainly a great addition to my library. The moves in all the segments are new & makes working out more effective.
My favorite is the Belly Fat Blaster bcoz I hate working my abs lying down & Amy had new moves to work your abs in a standing position.
Highly Recommended!

I have to be in the mood to workout to Amy Bento. She's a little too cutesy, which translates to her moves as well. The intervals, sculpt, and ab workouts are all very good, and her moves are rather innovative, but there's something about her that... Well, let's just say I can only take her in small doses. And watch out with the kickboxing. If you're into REAL hardcore kickboxing, this will be a huge disappointment. I didn't end up sweating very much, and it was more frustrating than anything else. She tries too hard to incorporate everything in such a short period of time that it would make followers, even those who are intermediate or advanced, susceptible to overexertion and even injury.

As an instructor, Amy is one of my favorites! She usually doesn't mess around - tough workouts are typically her norm. 10 Minute Solution isn't bad, it's just not as high intensity for what I'm used to with her.

Five 10 minute segments:
- Fat Blasting Intervals
- Belly Fat Burner
- Lean Body Sculpt
- Cardio Kickboxing
- Power Yoga


You will need 5 lb. weights and a mat (if hard floor). The first two 10 min. sections were a little disappointing. In Fat Blasting Intervals, the weight intervals seemed awfully short, even taking into account it is a 10 minute segment. The cardio intervals are excellent though =) The Belly Fat Burner had some intense moments - she does standing & floor ab work. Again, just not as intense as I was hoping for. I'm wondering if she was preggers when this was filmed....that may help explain some things =)

The remaing three segments make this DVD worth buying. Amy does some awesome arm work in Lean Body Scuplt. She also incorporates squats, glute work, and balance in this segment. The Cardio Kickboxing has great combos...these really get your heart rate up! Excellent cardio =) Finally, the Power Yoga. I enjoyed this, it was a nice stretch for the hamstrings, and excellent shoulder work. She seems a little wobbley - but that doesn't affect the effectiveness of this segment!

The only thing I think is important to note - if your form is not correct, you will not think this is a good workout. Form is absolutely key in this, otherwise, you may not get much out of the workout. Amy's cueing is right on, and as mentioned by another reviewer, some crazy camera zooming/angles in Belly Fat Burner.

Four Stars for this! Great for beginner advanced and up.

I love the 10 minute solution series because it fits perfectly into my day. I love that I can pick and choose which workouts to do and that every day is different. I have a whole collection, and since the old ones weren't making me sweat anymore, I went out looking for some new ones. This one looked good and I liked the idea that it had a 'power yoga' workout. I LOVE yoga and needed something that challenged me more.
I don't like this DVD because it doesn't challenge me. Some of the workouts I get a good sweat worked up, but the power yoga is a very simple routine that I could do in my sleep. I think this is probably a great routine for someone who is a beginner and wants a simple work out. It just wasn't right for me.

Amy Bento gives us 5 top workouts which are all fun and get your heart rate going. This review focuses on the cardio/strength segments, which are what I bought the DVD for. I think it's worth getting this workout for any of the cardio strength workouts. To break it down:

Fat Blasting Intervals: This workout is very high energy with some really cool upbeat music. This will definitely wake you up in the morning. This sound strange, but the moves are all really fun, almost like something you'd do as a kid when playing (e.g. "going skating" and "football feet").

Cardio Kickboxing: I've never done an actual kickboxing routine, but I found this, like the Intervals, was heaps of fun and got my heart rate up.

Belly Fat Burner: Excellent workout here. Amy has a combination of ab moves (that do not include situps - which I don't mind as I don't particularly enjoy them). I definitely felt this workout the next day in my core, and I can definitely see this helping me on my way to a tight stomach.

Lean Body Sculpt: This one is good too, but in my opinion, is a bit weaker than the other workouts. Amy basically attempts to work every muscle in your upper body in 10 minutes, which is just a bit of a stretch. Definitely enough shoulder work, but there's only one set of triceps, abs, biceps, and pushups and I don't think you would really be able to build muscle using this workout alone. What I may end up doing, though, is just pausing the DVD after she does her set and do an extra 1-2 sets of each exercise.

Power Yoga: Having never done Yoga before, I'm probably not qualified to give an educated review of this one. But, I did find the workout easy enough to follow, and I felt stronger and more relaxed after doing it. For me, this was a nice introduction to yoga, and it makes me want to try more yoga workouts.

The only qualm I have with the workouts in general is that there really isn't much warm up or cooldown before/after each (again, trying to get it all in 10 minutes can be a bit of a stretch). I found this was particularly noticeable with the kickboxing, where there are really quite large movements of the leg. I think to be safe, one should really warm up and do some simple leg stretches before doing them.

Overall, I would say this workout is fun and motivating because it's so varied. Each day you can do pick something new and mix and match the routines with whatever else you do for fitness. There really are like 5 different workouts in 1 here, all of which are more or less good, and so I would say this DVD is well worth getting.

I used to be very active, but over the last several years I have gotten away from exercising on a regular basis. I was looking for an exercise DVD that I could fit into my schedule with two kids. I really like the format of this DVD and the fact that I can pick and choose which segments I want to do. However, there are days when I wish each segment was 20 min instead of 10 because I sometimes feel like just when I'm starting to get a good workout it's over and then you kind of lose your momentum when it transitions to the next segment. I am not as coordinated as I used to be, so the kick-boxing took me a little while to catch on to. This was my first time doing yoga, and have to say I'm not a huge fan of than segment, I usually skip that one and just do my own stretching. I find the instructor motivating and not annoying. I appreciate that she tells you how many reps are left at various points throughout the workout and gives pointers on how to do exercises correctly, suggests modifications if you're unable to do something, as well as after several reps often adds something to make it a bit more challenging. Overall I've really enjoyed using this. Just purchased another in the series of 10 Minute Solutions and am looking forward to giving it a try.

I am very happy with the 10 min. solution DVDs. They are very effective and only 10 min. a day means I don't have any excuses! I have a small living room and I can do all the moves. I appreciate the emphasis on getting some exercise each day and varying the routine to make it interesting. It is the solution to my time-strapped lifestyle which includes an hour commute to work each way, graduate school classes and three kids at home.