Product Details

• Actors: Kelly Coffey-Meyer
• Directors: Greg Twombly
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
• DVD Release Date: January 19, 2010
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002SQATPU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,136 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun and great workout, too!, February 12, 2011

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 30 Minutes To Fitness: Kickboxing With Kelly Coffey-Meyer (DVD)

This is one of the DVDs from fitness instructor Kelly Coffey-Meyer's 30 Minutes to Fitness series. Like the other DVDs in this series, 30 Minutes to Fitness Kickboxing offers two separate workouts; when combined with the warm-up, each of these workouts is around 30 minutes long, perfect if you are short on time. However, Kelly also offers plenty of additional options, including a Bonus Core/Abs segment and premixes which allow you to create a longer workout by performing both workouts together, adding on the abs, etc.

Kelly works out with four background exercises, one of whom shows modifications for the higher impact moves. Although with a few exceptions (see my notes below), Kelly mostly keeps the choreography relatively basic, she also includes a 13.5 minute Tutorial that breaks down all of the combinations included in both workouts (be advised, though--even the tutorial moves fairly quickly!). The Main Menu of the DVD lists the Warm-Up and each workout as separate options as well as the Bonus Core/Abs segment and the Tutorial.

Kelly begins the 3 1/2 minute Warm-up with shoulder circles, shrugs, and shuffles. She adds in knees, kicks, and squats and then introduces the four punches used in the workout (jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts). The short warm-up finishes with a quick hip flexor stretch. Without the warm-up, Workout #1 is 27 minutes long, and #2 is 24 1/2 minutes long. Both follow the format of repeating a combination for 2 minutes and then moving on (although sometimes Kelly changes it up and does a short drill-like sequence at the end of a combo). I loved that both workouts really worked the legs with A LOT of kicking; a few of the combos were virtually ALL kicks! In the first workout, I had trouble with the choreography for one combination only, which involved a hitch (jump) kick; I just couldn't seem to get to the correct side on that one. For the second workout, I thought that there was some trickier choreography during the first half, but it seemed to get more basic as the workout continued. There is a little preview of the upcoming sequence which appears for a few seconds in the bottom right-half of the screen, but to be honest, this is more of a distraction than a help. Also, I wish that Kelly had cued the combos a bit more--she's very encouraging and obviously having a great time, but there are times when a little reminder from her to "now hook" or "kick left" would've been extremely helpful. Still, I never got too frustrated with any combination given that none of them lasted longer than two minutes, and for both workouts, the time absolutely FLEW by. Each of the workouts concludes with just a minute or so of brief stretching.

The Bonus Core/Abs segment (14 minutes) is a great little addition to this workout. Since the first 4 1/2 minutes of this segment are performed standing, I found that when I added the segment on after the workout, it kept my heart rate up too! The standing portion includes side bends, punches with twists/knees, uppercuts with front crunch, and kicks with twists. Then it's on to the floor for some very different takes on the usual crunches: Kelly starts with a punching sit-up and also performs punches on a decline, twists, leg raises, crunches with leg raises, and explosive scissor sit-ups.

The Pre-Mixes on this DVD include the Knockout Mix (both workouts), 53 minutes; Punch Mix, 22 minutes; Kick Mix, 21 minutes; and Punch & Kick Mix, 22 Minutes; the Abs/Core submenu offers additional options. I would note that even though Kelly breaks down the choreography in the Tutorial, she doesn't explain how to do the punches and kicks, so I wouldn't recommend this DVD for those brand new to kickboxing. In conclusion, I'm thrilled to have this workout--I already loved kickboxing, but Kelly has made it even more fun, new, and different here. Highly recommended!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Instructor!, March 9, 2010

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Helena - See all my reviews

This review is from: 30 Minutes To Fitness: Kickboxing With Kelly Coffey-Meyer (DVD)

Kickboxing is my favorite type of exercise and I own a lot of kickboxing tapes.
This tape is definitely among my favorites.
Kelly is a great instructor. It's clear that she enjoys the exercises herself.
She doesn't talk too much (which has annoyed me with some other tapes) and she isn't overly excited (like Denise Austin for instance).
Her attitude is fitting with kickboxing, which I like.
I love the exercises. They are fun, fast and make the time go by before you know it.
They are a bit rough to follow the first few times, but a bit of rewinding and sticking with it makes them easy to follow in no time.
The exercises aren't too advanced and also not too easy. Kind of right in between, where I like them to be.
She uses optional weighted gloves, which I also started using. They add just that little bit of extra intensity.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Workout, July 20, 2010

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This review is from: 30 Minutes To Fitness: Kickboxing With Kelly Coffey-Meyer (DVD)

I have been doing kickboxing for years and wanted to have a workout option for home when I couldn't get to the gym for a class or they didn't offer a class at a convenient time. I have been purchasing fitness videos for two decades now, and Kelly's DVD's are one of the best. This DVD is great for those that are familiar with kickboxing. If you are new, you are able to stop and rewind the DVD to master the combinations. It may take a few times to master some of the combinations, but well worth it, so don't give up. Again, as with the other two DVD's that I purchased from Kelly (muscle definition and weights), the DVD allows you to tailor your workout to your needs and time. It also shows someone doing a modified version of some of the moves if you are a beginner. I highly recommend this DVD to both seasoned kickboxers and beginners. You won't be disappointed!