Customer Reviews

Dance and Be Fit: Hip Hop Cardio

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I'm a daily exerciser so it is very important for me to A)have workout variety so my muscles don't get used to the same old routine, and B)Must be something I find enjoyable and satisfying.

I do many types of workouts, pilates, yoga, step, kickboxing, but dance has a special place in my heart because I grew up taking lessons and I love anything that is dance oriented. This routine is fun, no doubt. The routine has body rolls, chest pops and lots of fun moves that keep your heart rate up. I did both the old school and the sexy sculpt together to make one longer work out and that was just right for me.

I felt Sarita Lou did a good job cuing the moves but this is not all about a perfect way to do a move, you take the base move and you add in your own flavor, so it is not important that you do it "exactly" like she does it, just learn the move and then add your own style to it...that is what dance is all about. The less uptight you are the better. Just go with your body and have a good time.

The workout is comprised of a 7 minute warmup, two workouts of approx. 20 minutes and a 5 minute cooldown. I would say this is an intermediate workout. A beginner to dance may need a few times to catch the steps, but someone that works out with dance videos or has a background in dance would catch the moves fairly quickly. I did break a sweat doing the workout and felt much like I would after I had been just out on the dance floor having a good time.

I also liked the instructor's style-she is not chirpy, overly enthusiastic, etc. She looks like she is just having a good time. Her form is good and the stretches at the end felt great.

I like this addition to my dance videos and would definitely seek out more videos where she is featured as the instructor.

Let yourself go a little and dance in the livingroom....it's good for you and it is a whole lot of fun!

I usually go running outside, but now that it's too cold to be outside I decided to start using exercise DVD's for regular workouts. Sarita Lou's Hip Hop Cardio program is awesome and really fun! I thought that I might get bored doing a video, but her funky moves and positive attitude kept me going the entire time!!!

Sarita Lou's energy got me up and off the couch. Although I couldn't keep up with her the first few days the video was fun and I found myself doing the moves around the house. The intensity of the workout was a challenge at first, but now I enjoy it!

The instructor is enjoying herself, and the music isn't terrible, plus the kids love to do it with me! A fun workout for the whole family!

As someone who works out with dance DVDs regularly, I was pretty disappointed by this one. I barely broke a sweat and the instructed had regular "break" periods where you are just supposed to swing your hips.

To me, this is simply not a real work out. I did the entire DVD and didn't really feel like I had worked out at all.

This DVD would be more suited for beginners who don't have much dance experience and aren't really in good shape.

I'm a relatively fit person and do a lot of Zumba, but can't always get to the gym. I have been looking for a dance fitness video that I could do at home that gave me a similar workout and this one was great!! You can do this at a lot of levels, toning the movements down if you're not as fit, or doing the full moves and really getting a good workout in. I loved that there were both cardio and strength sections,and the strength section was wayyyy more fun than lifting weights in a gym, but I truly am feeling it my legs especially. The instructor was awesome, motivating and not annoying. I was feeling really proud of my ability to master the steps in just one go, and then I saw her "freestyle" section at the end where she was doing "real" dancing and was blown away - she's an awesome dancer. Anyway, I'll definitely add this one to my regular rotation. Thanks!

So much fun and really easy to get into. Love Sarita Lou - does she have any more DVD's?

If you are the least bit overweight & haven't exercised in while - don't start with this video. The warmup was more energetic than I thought a warmup should be and I found the routine very hard on the knees.

I first saw this workout on the FIT TV channel. It is worth the money. I only wish there were more like it. It beats those high priced workout exercise videos advertised on the television, anyday.

Bought this the same time as another hip hop style workout. This one is much better. It is enjoyable, gets your heartrate up, and allows for some of your own variation on moves. It is not so dancy that you have to learn a choreography sequence prior to working out like other videos, rather she just gradually has you add on to some basic moves as you go along. Good upbeat music too.