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Absolute Kick-Boxing By Kimberly Spreen

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This is the same as CIA 2705, just repackaged at a much lower price - works for me!
This is a 92-minute workout but can be broken up into 1. kickboxing, 2. body bar workout, and 3. abdominals. It also has some premix options letting you alternate kickboxing with the body bar, or have a shorter workout with warmup and cooldown. It is medium to low impact throughout, but intense enough to make you sweat a lot. I did the body bar section with a 9 lb. bar which was just right for me (she recommends to not go higher than 9 lbs). The routine is varied, but so well cued that you can always keep up and it's never confusing. Kimberly is extremely likeable in this DVD and the encouragement feels real. I love when she says: Here we go again, I can't stop (and I just know what she means :-). I felt really good after this workout.

This dvd is the same as Creative Instructor Video 2705 - just at a lower price. In it, Kimberly Spreen's cuing is clear and precise. The premixes really add a lot of variety so you don't feel like you're doing the same old workout each time you use this dvd. You don't need any equipment for the Kickboxing but a light body bar (maybe even a dowel) is used in the combat section. The stretch at the end of the video is very thorough at about 8 - 10 minutes long.

Today was the first time I used this workout. before the workout, I weighted 126.5...after the workout...I weighed 124.6. This is a really, really great workout. I am a home excercisor and this has become my favorite workout in one fell swoop. Cueing is so important and Kimberly does this so well. (I still need to practice the workout a few more times before I get it down.)Also, she explains the importance of proper form over exhertion throughout the workouts. The combat workout was so much fun. Really different from exhausting workouts like Jillian Michaels, BFBM. This wokout left me feeling great after (I did the 94 min mix). It was fun and interesting. I used a dowl from a broom with with combat sections. Sooooooo much fun!!!!!! I love trying different excersice videos and this one is truely a keeper. Kimberly created a great routine with this one...Way to go. This one makes my top 5 faves!!! Highly recommended.