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10 Minute Solution - Workouts to Shape Up Your Whole Body

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I just got the DVD a couple of days ago and I really like the mix and match format. However, if you need music for motivation, skip this one.

There are 5 different 10 minute segments as follows:

Boot Camp - Light cardio, squats, push ups, etc. Need dumbells and a chair. This is billed as the 'strength training' segment and it's quick, but good.

Pilates - I've never done pilates before so it could be a typical pilates workout, but I was suprised to find it was all ab work. Very tough - something for my weak stomach muscles to work up to! My husband who works his abs all the time said it was a good workout, but took some coordination.

Ballet - All barre work (chair). I took ballet as a kid and I loved this section. Great for legs & arms! The moves are not nearly as complicated as those in the NYC Ballet Workout.

Kickboxing - Least favorite part. Moves hard to follow and not very fun. Stick to Tae Bo.

Yoga - I've never taken Yoga before either, but I would consider this "relaxing". The stretches were wonderful. Great way to end the workout.

On an ongoing basis, I will probably do Boot Camp twice, Ballet twice, Pilates once and finish with Yoga to get a full hour workout. I was disappointed with the kickboxing section, but in general, The 10 Minute Solution delivers a solid workout with variety! It's also a great way to sample some of the different workout types out there. I'm excited to check out more yoga workouts and more mix-n-match DVD's.

This a great workout video. I tend to become very bored when it comes to working out. This video keeps me interested and actively involved. Each workout is 10 minutes long. There are 5 workouts- aerobics, pilates, ballet, kickboxing, and yoga. You can even program a workout to tailor your needs. I tend to do 2 sessions of the pilates (it really works the abs), ballet (all you need is a chair to assist you), kickboxing (you feel it in your thighs), and yoga (a nice cool-down). I do recommend this product to anyone who isn't really into walking 40 minutes on a treadmill or going to a gym. I look forward to working out everyday with this dvd!

There are some good workouts on this DVD and some that just don't work in ten minutes. The toning sections (pilates, ballet, and yoga) are great, but the cardio sections (boot camp and kick boxing) are just too short. This is a great DVD to try out different styles of exercise, and each section is simple enough for a beginner, but also challenging enough to keep doing. Done together all five of these workouts do make a pretty good complete workout, but it's still short on cardio.

Boot camp - try to cram in a cardio workout, weight training session, ab workout, and stretching into ten minutes, and you end up doing about one rep of each exercise. This session is okay for a warm up to other exercise or as part of a complete workout using the entire DVD

Ballet - this session is fun. It's all bar work using a chair. Most of the harder moves are only done one time. The music used for this session (similar to the music used for the rest of the sessions), is horrible.

Kickboxing - This section is really too short for a cardio workout. It's more like a warm up but it doesn't really have an adequate warm up.

Pilates - This session mostly abdominal exercises. The moves are done pretty quickly and not as smoothly as other pilates tapes that I've seen, but it works.

Yoga - I think the yoga section is great. It's a little bit fast paced for traditional yoga, but it uses some of the most common moves. It's slightly challenging, but definitely not too hard and is a great end to a workout especially at night.

When purchasing this workout, my mind was saying: "You can't get fit in 10 minutes." I bought it anyway because I intended to do all the 10 minute exercises at once. Can this be done? Sure, it takes you 50 minutes to complete the Boot Camp, Pilates, Ballet, Kickboxing and Yoga sections.

My main issue with this workout was that each section moved so fast, it was difficult to keep up with it all the first time. After you learn the moves, it becomes slightly easier. While this doesn't seem to be a beginner workout, it might interest advanced users who might enjoy the "speed" challenge. If you have been doing Pilates and Yoga, you will recognize all the main moves.

I didn't really enjoy the Kickboxing section because it was much too fast, although I did incorporate some of the moves in my Walk Away the Pounds workouts just for fun. So, you can get a few kicking ideas. If you are looking for speed and creativity, this 10 minute section will amuse you.

The Ballet workout moves from side to side, first you are on one side of the chair, then the other. I like workouts where there is no chair, but the moves are rather fast and having a stabilizing object near you is probably advisable.

The instruction style is consistent throughout the entire DVD and the instructor displays perfect form. She has super-high energy and seems to excel at all types of exercise.

This DVD has three main sections:

Create a Personalized Workout
Pick One Workout
Play All

Overall an enjoyable workout if you do all five sections at once. Once I start exercising, I like to keep going for at least an hour. This might also be useful if you walk on your treadmill and then just want to do 10 additional minutes of a specific type of workout.

~The Rebecca Review

I like this DVD. The Pilates section and the end of the Ballet section are pretty tough. I deffinitely know I'm working something! Probably this is a better DVD for people in reasonable shape but who are just starting to work out regularly.

Of course the Cardio sections are too short. But then we all know that it's not possible to REALLY get a good cardio workout in 10 minutes. But for those of us who get bored quick, it's nice to pair up the kick boxing and boot camp.

THe stretches after the workouts are too short, so keep in mind that you need to hold the stretch for at least twice as long as she shows it.

The instructor is great though. She's down to business. Doesn't "pep" you to death, or talk too much. The only thing that bugs me is that it seems that the music must have been dubbed in after the fact. Either that or her counting just is really off the beat. That kind of makes it hard to stay exactly with her. But I am a little bit of a stickler for that.

This is a good DVD for people who get interrupted a lot (Like moms of young children!) Or someone who's not sure what kind of work out they would like to do. This one gives you a little taste of yoga, ballet, kickboxing, and pilates.

I love this DVD! I tend to get Bored easy, not with this. IF your in the mood for a little yoga, you wont shy away from 10 minutes of it, like you would a whole hour. Need a good leg workout? the ballet is perfect not to hard not to whimpy. Need a quick cardio/sweat session, the kick boxing is perfect. feel like a total body workout do it all!!!! This is NOT my everyday workout routine but its perfect for those times when your just bored with what youve been doing. I will say the yoga is more of stretching than yoga, but if your sore from your normal workouts, its perfect...

I think these 10 min. workouts are great because I don't have to listen to some obnoxiously peppy instructor and annoying music. I have a new daughter, and I can't express how easy it is to do 10 minute workouts here and there throughout the day! I can give her a bottle in her playpen and do a 10 min. workout right next to her. She watches me and sometimes even smiles at my effort. I don't think the yoga workout is enough to really lose any weight if that's what you're after. However, the greatest thing is to be able to combine workouts. I just finished doing Boot Camp, Ballet, Kickboxing, and Yoga. I'm not fond of the Kickboxing b/c I can't follow the kick series very well. I've never done Kickboxing before, so I'm not familiar with the moves. Also, the kicking series come later in the workout, and I'm usually pretty winded by then. Hence, my form suffers. I also had a pinched nerve during my pregnancy, and that makes it hard to pivot so quickly on that hip. The Ballet is great, and she keeps you from getting too tired on one leg by switching sides constantly. The Boot Camp was easier the second and third time b/c it's hard to follow that first time if you're not familiar with sports conditioning. Honestly, each workout gets easier the more familiar you become with it. I can also see a notable difference in my size. I've lost a pant size in just about 2 weeks. Also, even if I'm not losing as much as I wanted to, I still eat what I want, and I can see a difference in my tone, which is SOO important after having a baby! I highly recommend getting the 8 min buns/abs/arms/legs. I mix and match and combine to keep it interesting. Consistency is the key!

In theory, this DVD provides a great mix of different workout styles: Boot Camp, Pilates, Ballet, Kickboxing, and Yoga. However, it just doesn't work. If you approach this DVD as an introduction to those styles of exercise, I fear will you will be turned off of all of them.

She goes too fast, and doesn't explain what you're supposed to be doing. You get better the more you do them ~ but that does not solve the problem of performing these movements safely. Form is hugely important when you're doing such things as complicated kicks, and if you're trying to do them as quickly as she is and without instruction, you're liable to do more harm than good.

If you already have a baseline knowledge of these types of workouts, this is a good way to get a few quickie sessions in. But if you're looking for instruction, look elsewhere.

For quick strength workouts, I highly recommend the 8 Minute Workouts, which are safe, effective, and not rushed like this DVD. For kickboxing, try Tae Bo ~ Bill Blanks does an incredible job with instruction, even though those workouts are fast-paced. Also his workouts are fun, unlike this DVD, which will leave you confused and/or frustrated.

If you like 10 Minute Solution, I would recommend the cardio, kickboxing or sculpt DVDs where you can do all five of them and have a real workout. In my case, I have an unpredictable 1 and a half year old at home so I sometimes don't know how long I'll be able to exercise before she has a major infantile meltdown. So sometimes, I do 20, sometimes 30. If she's in a good mood, I can get in the whole thing. What I don't like about this tape is it truly is designed for 10 minutes. I don't think all five of the workouts do well together. And I didn't find any of them very intense.

This is one of the worst put together exercise videos that I have ever seen. For starters, everyone else failed to mention that the camera moves while Michelle is moving. This makes you really dizzy just watching.

Second, there is hardly any explanation given. Even if you're like me and watch it once beforehand to see what the workout is like, it's really hard to follow.

Third, everything felt too rushed. In the pilates segment, for a brief moment you can see one of the cameramen holding up fingers to show Michelle how many repetitions were left. I guess we all know what she's interested in: hurrying up to go somewhere else.

A much better 10 minute mix-and-match workout series is the QuickFix series.