Customer Reviews

Dance and Be Fit: Lower Body Burn

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Let me say first I liked Kimberly's Brazilian workout and I read all the great reviews of this DVD and was pretty excited to buy it, but I was extremely disappointed with this DVD. First of all, the cuing on the warmup is very poor. Cuing isn't her strength, but I shouldn't be frustrated during the warming up stretches and I was. Then the heavenly hips section is very monotonous and doesn't raise your heart rate for the first 15 minutes. This section may be good for someone who is new to working out and wants to ease into it, but half of the section you are just swinging your hips from side to side. It's not strenuous enough to be used for a toning workout either. During the second section the pace is picked up. That's where the cuing falls apart a bit again. There's one move she does that she says isn't a kick, but because of the camera angle you really can't see what she's doing. Overall I didn't like the workout and I would reccomend that people get her Brazilian workout instead. Other options also include Ballet Conditioning with Elise Gulan, and Exhale's total body workout for toning or Kari Anderson's Reach for dance based toning workouts. For cardio, try World Dance New York's Samba Reggae workouts with Quenia Rivera.

Boring choreography, poor cuing, annoying voice! I am constantly searching for workouts that trim my lower body without bulking it up and thought I had finally found one with Lower Body Burn. Not at all! Unless you are an extreme beginner, this hardly counts as a workout. My heart rate never went up, the choreography is tedious, and the voice of the instructor is whiny and unpleasant. The "Heavenly Hips" section is just a vast amount of hip shaking and swiveling - it is not designed to actually impact one's hips. The leg section is poorly cued and dull. I have finally learned to never purchase another workout dvd produced by Acacia or Gaiam.

Nice smile, nice voice, she is very sympathetic but I wouldn't say I felt the burn. It is a nice exercice but not more than that.

This video really doesn't feel like a workout but you work it.
Is fun the music is great and the time passes by quickly.
This is different of all the workouts I have because it feel like a mix of tribal and contemporaneous dance.
The moves are easy but if you want to do them right they are challenging. You are always moving and you will do a good exercise to your legs but to your whole body.

She has done it again, I fell in love with her Brazilian Body workout.
The variety in this workout was great, I worked up a moderate sweat. I really felt the burn and felt it over my whole body. Her cueing was alittle off but well worth the effort. I almost died doing the leg work.
You must just keep working at it. I'd much rather do her dvd's then kill myself at any gym. Her energy and motivation keeps you going, there is a sex appeal and body form that is so inspiring. It makes you want to master the techniques. Many of the exercises were hard for me to complete, however in time I am sure I will get better at it. After my first session I can already feel it's effects on my flexiblity, and indurance. Loved it, Love it. Keep it coming Kim. Thank you.

Kimberly Miguel Mullen's Lower Body Burn has saved my life! I have had so many problems getting rid of my stubborn trouble spots on my thighs. I've been doing her dvd 3 times a week for three weeks and I'm already seeing results. Now that summer is around the corner, I plan on sticking to this workout and am eyeing new shorts for the season!

This workout is so much fun! My friends and I have been gathering together to do this dvd and then go for a short run through the park...seriously, if you want great legs for summer pick this video up!

I loved her Brazilian Body and I love Lower Body Burn! In this DVD, Kimberly applies fundamental dance techniques that give you a great foundation to apply to all dance forms. This dvd has helped achieve better balance, stronger legs, defined thighs, and gluts. I can't wait to get her Abs burn. Keep it up Kimberly!

Ok, I exercise everyday and do a lot of different workouts, but when you advertise "burn" I'm expecting a certain level of exercise, and this one just didn't deliver. I will say that I recently purchased Dance and be Fit Hip Hop Cardio and Loved it, but this did not give me even remotely the same kind of fun, dance-oriented workout.

Here are the things that I just didn't care for:

1. Poor cuing, to the point where her companion exercisers are lost several times when she makes a quick change that doesn't quite go with the flow of the moves.

2. BORING (note the caps)choreography-it is dance, it is supposed to be fun....when I'm checking my watch to see how much longer I have to go until I'm done, that is not a good sign.

3. Bouncing into stretches....really poor form there. You should hold the stretches static, not bounce into them.

4. Head rolls-several times she relaxes the neck by rolling the head all the way to the back-from everything I know this is also not good form grinding your neck disks in this manner (side, to the chest, other side=ok, all the way around....no.)

5. Burn? No....no burn here....not even a little smolder.

I'm not sure exactly who I could even say this is targeted to. Those who do dance videos will be bored and will not get a good aerobic workout, yet a beginner would be hard-pressed to follow some of her moves, especially some of her unusual warm-up moves and no one, beginner or not likes boring.

I would recommend steering clear. There are way too many dance workouts that really are good to pick this one unless you have tried other videos by this instructor and are a fan (this was my first with her as the instructor).

"I love this DVD and the Dance and Be Fit series with Kimberly. She is very perky and lovely to watch and listen to. The production is very well-done: the stylish stage setting; pretty girls and wardrobe as well as the accompanying music. Aside from that, the menu offers a dance-like warm-up and 2-20 minute workouts. I really enjoy doing the "Heavenly Hips" because of the slower pace and you get to do the movements many times and you'll end up working your total body. For a more up tempo routine, you'll be doing lots of kicks and slightly more complicated moves on the "Lovely Legs." Overall, Kimberly makes dancing lively and fun with her consistent smiling, offers helpful tips on body placement, and leads such a feminine, freeing workout!"