Customer Reviews

Cardio for Beginners

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

As my title says, this DVD is great for beginners because the choreography is not difficult, and, as always, Petra Kolber is an inspiration.

The DVD has 4 cardio segments:
1. 10 minute sport routine
2. 10 minute cardio dance routine
3. 20 minute sport routine
4. 20 minute cardio dance routine
5. 5 minute stretching segment.

The sport routines consists of hamstring curls, step touches, and other easy moves. The dance routines have more fun choreography. The different length segments are great if you're short on time or you are a beginning excerciser and don't have the stamina for longer workout routines.

Miscellaneous information about the DVD:
1. The music is catchy and up beat.
2. The set is not the best...but who works out for the set?
3. One annoying thing is that there is no option to play all of the segments. If you want to play all 5 segments, you have to go to the menu and click on every segment.

About the instructor:
Petra Kolber is full of energy and is encouraging without being annoying. I'm an intermediate to advanced excerciser and I bought this DVD strictly because I'm a huge fan of Petra Kolber. If you're an intermediate to advanced excercisor, I would recommend Petra's 3-2-1 Dance, as you might get a tad bored with the Cardio for Beginners DVD.

This dvd, cardio for beginners is wonderful. I have no idea of how to do cardio. For one, I have no rythem what so ever but Petra makes is so easy, the only drawback I have is she doesn't show the steps first before doing them. You can pick it up really easy though. I love this dvd, have been doing it every day since I purchesed it three weeks ago. I recommend it to the extreme beginner.

I had recorded a session off Fit TV with Petra Kolber and really loved her energy and enthusiasm, and the session I recorded had GREAT music. This DVD is good, but is truly for beginners. If you're just starting to exercise, you will probably like this a lot because she tells you everything she's going to do before she does it, which makes it really easy to follow from the get-go. I've been exercising to walk or dance DVD's for years and it was just a little too simple for me, with very routine steps that I've done a million times, plus the music was just so-so. I still love Petra though!

I'm the lasiest person ever, who hates--did I say HATE?!--to exercise, yet, I loved this DVD. And believe me, I'm not the most coordinated person and it worked for me. OK, you have to pay more attention, but it is not as difficult as some reviewers want you to believe. It's short and sweet and Mrs/Miss Kolber has a nice personality, that makes you enjoy working out--even I who HATE to exercise!

I thought that this dvd was AWESOME. I had so much fun and for the first time doing it, I did all four. If you are at all familiar with aerobic steps, you will totally do fine. The dance combos build on one another, so by the end of the 20 minute ones you are doing a routine that is about two minutes. I really enjoyed it and also appreciated the first ten minute segments. They give you an idea of what to expect in the 20 minute routines. It is easy enough but I did build up a great stinky sweat (ha ha). Also, please note that this is coming from a woman who honestly needs to lose about 75 pounds. I do walk about a mile and a half a day but knew I needed to get my butt in gear. I was sick of cardio machines and thought I LOVE TO DANCE, LET"S DO IT PETRA!!!!

I recently got this video and really like it! I'm really not a beginner, but thought this video would be a good one for my library and give me something different to do...as we get tired of doing the same routines over and over again. The steps are easy and varies from my other DVD's...and I love the energy...gets me going too!

Having LOVED another Petra exercise routine--I gave this a try. Though she is really one of the best at cueing, meaning telling the exerciser WHAT to do, HOW and WHEN...and though this is easy to follow, basic and adjustable (both as a DVD and with choices in routines)--it also is that. Too routine. The stretch was so quick--it hardly was worth a mat on the floor. For a new person--this is a fabulous place to start. For anyone with a library already of DVDs, it is just okay.

This workout reminds me a lot of fat burning for dummies, which I love. I am recently coming back to exercising after a year of being lazy and this was great to reintroduce myself. The moves were easy and Petra lays a great framework to link on. I love that it wasn't complicated and the time flew by. I suspect I will keep this in my routine even after I build my indurance just for the great cardio in it. I highly recommend this one!

This is certainly not for beginners. It moves too fast to actually show the steps invovled.

Actually learned of this DVD from an article in a women's magazine and decided to check it out on Amazon. I'm so glad I did.
My exercise record is spotty, at best, so I'm very grateful for the sensible approach taken by "Cardio for Beginners." In addition to the longer programs offered, it also has two 10-minute routines.
These shorter sessions helped me build my stamina to where I can exercise for longer periods of time.
Other cardio DVDs didn't work for me because they required much more stamina and strength than I had. I would become discouraged and just stop trying.
Thanks to the common sense approach of "Cardio for Beginners", I am now getting a workout that will do me some good.
This is the best cardiovascular program I've seen so far and I have no hesitation in recommending it, not just for heart patients, but for those sensible people to want to prevent becoming that.