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Burn Fat Fast - Cardio Dance & Sculpt

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2 star:		(12)
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If you are looking for an energetic exercise routine that burns calories and sculpts your entire body, Burn Fat Fast may even make you feel more energetic at the end than when you started.

Warm Up - 5-minutes

Cardio - 20-minute Dance-Themed House Party. This routine completely oxygenates the body and the dance-themed cardio made me feel like I was a college student having fun at the beach. That doesn't mean it was not challenging, the dance section is high energy, but especially enjoyable and playful.

20-minute Strength Routine - Uses hand weights to shape the arms, chest and shoulders while also working the core to slim down the lower body. The additional creative challenges include doing two exercises at the same time. Like you may be lifting your leg and holding weights in your hands. This presents amazing balance challenges that I found to be especially enjoyable.

If you have been consistently exercising with Yoga and Pilates DVDs, then this is your reward. When you meet the challenges, your self-esteem will soar and this workout starts to pay off even after just the first time you try the exercises.

Cool Down - Stretching for 5-minutes to improve flexibility and posture.

Highly recommended as a full-body workout that not only tones your entire body, it also boosts your metabolism. Five Stars for being completely FUN.

~The Rebecca Review

The Denise Austin DVD Burn Fat Fast Cardio, Dance and Sculpt is a high energy, fast paced, quick work out. The DVD provides users with several options. You can start with the warm up. It's always a good idea to warm up before you work out. The warm up/stretch portion of the DVD is 5 minutes long.

The most exciting part of this DVD is the Cardio work out. It's a really fun dance work out. When you are actually doing the moves with Denise and the girls on the stage it's almost like you are at the club having a good time rather thank working out. The Cardio work out is 20 minutes long. The set is really nice too. Denise and the girls work out on the floor with an ocean view backdrop.

The Strength portion of the DVD includes the use of hand weights. The use of the hand weights in this segment helps with shaping arms, the chest and shoulders. While using the weights you will still be working the core of your body to exercise the abs, hips, thighs and buttocks. If you have bad knees this portion of the DVD might be a challenge for you as there is some squatting involved and some exercises which require you to kneel on one knee at times.

The Burn Fat Fast, Cardio Dance & Sculpt arrived in stores on December 20th. It's a fun high energy work out. Out of all the recent Denise Austin DVD releases this one is my favorite I like seeing the ocean in the background, I like the energy of it, it's really fun!

I love Denise Austin, and had not purchased any of her workouts in a long time. This is a great workout, but my only complaint is that the cueing for the aerobics portion is lousy. Even the women in the background are having a tough time following her at times. After you have stumbled through it a few times, it is not difficult, but I don't like to be left behind. It is frustrating. Hence the 4 stars.

I would really recommend Denise's Indoor Walk dvd rather than this one, at least for beginners. This dvd has only one difficulty level, and the routine is fast paced and can be hard to follow for those who are not well-coordinated. This is better for those who are more experienced with working out. I had to set my copy aside for later, after I'm in better shape and have more experience with dvd workouts. Meanwhile I'm using her Indoor Walk dvd every day. Cardio Dance and Sculpt is a good workout, and if I could keep up I'd probably enjoy it, but I'm not there, at least not yet.

This DVD has a 5 min. warm-up, 2 short but effective workouts, and a 5 min. stretch. The DVD gives lets you select:

warm-up + 20 min. cardio + stretch

warm-up + 20 min. strength workout + stretch

warm-up + cardio + strengh + stretch

You can also play each segment individually

The 20 min. cardio section is a fun medley of easy to follow low-impact moves including some kickboxing. Denise is encouraging and tells you "there's no wrong way, just keep moving". The music is upbeat. It's the same throughout both workouts, so it can get a little repetitive.

The strength section is 20 min. long. The 1st 15 min. is standing moves with weights. You work your lower body and upper body simultaneously with lunges and plies combined with curls and overhead presses. These moves target your buns, thighs, arms, chest and shoulders. The last 5 min. is abs focused moves with some upper body exercises as well.

I really enjoyed this DVD. Denise doesn't rush through the workout. She usually cues before each move. I found it easy to follow and fun to do, and most importantly - effective.

The five minute warmup, twenty minute cardio dance, and five minute cooldown/stretch is a lot of fun to do. If you enjoy dancing (and you don't have to be great at it!) and will enjoy Denise's bubbly personality, then I highly recommend this DVD. And it's not one of those DVDs where you'll feel burned out with doing it either. I use to do Charlene Prickett exercise videos but I'd feel exhausted after only five minutes and unable to finish. With Denise, I feel my heart pumping but I also don't feel as if I cannot finish either.

There is also a twenty minute toning component using weights. This part of the DVD I don't care for, only because I like some of Denise's other DVDs better for toning. So that is why I rate this DVD 4/5 stars. But if you're on a budget this DVD can be implemented every day because it has everything you'll need - cardio, toning, and stretch.

Let me start off by saying this would be a GREAT and fun workout if you are just starting out. However, I was a bit disappointed due to the fact that I have been working my way up in intensity with workouts for the past year, working out at home at least 4-5 a week. The cardio can be fun, but I was looking for a more intense workout... I am looking for effective moves that I can do in a short period of time.. I felt like I wasted 20 minutes with the cardio portion. But,,, because I love Denise, I tried it several more times and tried to up the intensity by incorporating new moves and exaggerated the moves on the video.. but I found that I was changing the ENTIRE program, so definitely not worth it.

However, on to the second part ~ the toning segment is great and very effective. I use this as an add on to some of my more intense cardio dvd's.

So, my two cents are that if you are a beginner, this is a great stepping stone to build on ~ if not, skip it and move on.

I gave it three stars due to the fact that I currently use the toning section, as well as the fact that it may help others at their current level, but it is not in sync with mine right now.

I sooo wish I had read the other reviews before purchasing this video...I though it was ME...and that it was my problem, but I see now that many others think this is a lousy video. Denise Austin gives very poor instruction, if any, for the dance moves and yes, they are very ackward and I think bad for you. I had knee pain three times after doing this video before I realized which move was the culprit!

This DVD is wonderful. I get so bored w/ the jogging outside, same repeat motion while jogging but it is a must in getting the metabolism to burn calories & body fat. I use the DVD & jog but I prefer the cardio workout to the jogging!

It is true it takes time to learn the moves but it is not so complicated that the moves cannot be learned. After 2-3 times it becomes easier but starting from day 1, you will workout, which is the ultimate goal to increase metabolism to burn off fat & tone up.

I don't understand the complaints of difficult moves in the cardio routine stated by other reviewers. I know that I don't allow my feeling of inadequacy to sabotage my goal.

I'm feeling the benefits after 3 weeks, 1/2 inch loss off my hips, 1 inch off the waist. Gives me more incentive to stay away from french fries & keep up my food journal.

Sincerely, Kathy Joyce

I absolutley love this workout. I only gave it 4 stars though becuase I didnt like the strength training portion. The Cardio portion on the other hand is just great. I have never worked before and 2006 was going to be the year for me. So decided to try this dvd, and it was a god send. I do this dvd 6 times a week. That combined with proper eating, I have lost about 10 pounds and so many inches in a month, and I have never been happier. The cardio is one of the best workouts, really get the heart up and the sweat going, just great, highly recomended.