Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: November 2, 1999
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305650721
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,554 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

You get three different workouts in this video. Each is 20 exercise-packed minutes long, so if you're short on time, do just one of them. They all come complete with warm-up, workout, and cool-down, but are very different. "Circuit Toning" is a muscle-endurance workout using light weights while continuing to move quickly enough to keep your heart rate up for aerobic conditioning and calorie burning. Sometimes you're doing two moves at once--squats and triceps, for example; other times you concentrate on one muscle group. (You use only one set of weights, so your large muscles won't feel these as much as the small muscles.) Instructor Donna Richardson also includes some innovative standing lower-body exercises. "Kick and Jab" gives you a taste of the popular kickbox aerobics with high-energy rounds of kickboxing alternating with punching and kicking. It's helpful if you've already taken some box-aerobics classes, because Richardson moves quickly into complicated combinations. The "Dance Party" segment is a low-impact, funk-aerobics workout, with a Latin flair and plenty of dance moves, attitude, and what Richardson calls "flavor." Donna Richardson is an energetic, motivating instructor who cues well, moves well, looks great, and knows her stuff. --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Donna Richardson Rocks My World, August 9, 2001

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taleeya "taleeya" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donna Richardson: 3-Day Rotation 2000 (DVD)

I love this workout! This is a great DVD to get if you want to get fit! While Donna is perky and motivating, she doesn't grate on your nerves. The weight workout is well balanced and can easily be adapted to different levels by changing the weights. Its hard to believe you get such a thorough workout in only 20 minutes! The kickboxing section really makes you sweat and the dance section is funky and had some pretty good dance moves. As someone who gets bored VERY easily, I am always amazed how often I can do this! Donna is great at cueing and the camera doesn't do what alot of workout videos do. (WHY WHY do they focus on people's upper bodies when you are learning a new move???!!!) Anyway, even on days I am loathe to exercise, I can totally do this one, its fun!

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars extremely motivating, December 20, 1999

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chris (Lehigh Acres, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3-Day Rotation 2000 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have to get up real early to do my exercise, so 20 minute intervals are perfect for me. On the weekend, I love to do all three. I never tried kick boxing before this tape, it is really fun and quite a workout. I couldn't believe what a good time my daughter and I had doing this tape together.

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked 1 out of 3 of the segments., February 24, 2000

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Jill (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donna Richardson: 3-Day Rotation 2000 (DVD)

I am not much of an excerciser, so you would consider me a beginner. I bought this video because of the flexibility of doing one of the 20 minute segments at a time. The first night I fast forwarded to the cardio-kickboxing segment. I liked it a lot and found that it really got my heart beating and me sweating! The next day I did the dance-aerobic part. It was not for me. The moves were more about looking "smooth" than actually getting a workout. Donna also continued to say "I've got your back", which is kind of weird considering she isn't in my family room excercising with me. Last night I did the toning segment. It was OK, but I didn't feel like she concentrated on my arms very much. Overall, I would recommend this video to someone who has other videos in their library to choose from as well.