Customer Reviews

Mtv / Grind Workout: Fat Burning Grooves [VHS]

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have been using this video for 2 weeks now and have lost about 4 lbs.as a result (2 lbs a week- not bad!) I wanted a video program that was fun, upbeat and interesting enough to get me committed. MTV Grind Workout-Fat Burning Grooves was just the thing. The instructors make sure that you understand the steps. The music is great and Eric Nies is gorgeous! Best of all, the instructors look as though they are having a great time. Working out shouldn't seem like work--it should be fun--which is exactly what this video is all about!

I have had worked out with the video for about 5 years and I love it! The steps were easy to learn. Now, I do the warm-up, go straight to the routine, workout with the group, rewind and do routine again. My heartrate reaches advanced level, I'm burning fat and toning at the same time. This is my first Grind workout video and I am definitly purchasing another one. It's so much more fun than regular aerobics. I'm hooked!

Prior to using this video, I literally had not exercised in YEARS! This video actually made it fun and I couldn't believe I was actually looking forward to working out every day. Patricia Moreno is fantastic and they walk through the moves very slowly. After a day or two, I had all the moves down and they are so fun. I can not say enough about this video. The only thing is that it is low-impact so maybe not great for hardcore exercise junkies but perfect for those just getting started.

From reading the other reviews and seeing a teaser on another MTV workout, the "Advanced Total Body Training," I purchased this video. Terribly disappointing. This was NOT a Fat Burning workout. After the eency-weency warm-up (with unsafe, "bouncing" lunges) there was one and only one skimpy little dance routine to learn. The instructors take so much time to explain each part of the routine, and then you do that section up tempo just once, that your heart rate does not have a chance to climb up to "fat-burning" levels. Then they move on to teach the next section and your heart rate plummets. And then, boom! the cardio section is over. Definitely not enough. For real fat-burning, you need to have more than 20 minutes of cardio in the aerobic range. While the moves on this video were doublecool plus cool, (although I would feel like an utter dolt doing them in a club) and the dancers were animated and fun (Eric Nies does have a most delectable, divine body), I'm afraid the music was pedestrian and uninspired. Once through this video is all I can stand because I deplore wasting my time, especially when I want a good workout. For far superior fat-burning, try Karen Voigt's "Energy Sprint" or Kathy Smith's "Functionally Fit Peak Fat Burning."

This is an excellent workout for those in the beginning/intermediate levels. If you are advanced, this may not be enough for you. This video has one of the best instructors I've seen in a long time, and you will have so much fun dancing with the group! You will stay motivated and full of energy. Keep in mind that you need some coordination and dance ability to do this, however no special flexibility or anything like that. Eric actually keeps his mouth shut for most of this video, which is nice. This video is so much fun don't miss it!

I love this video , I have four of "The Grind" workout videos and this is by far my favorite. I have lost 20 pounds doing this tape over the summer. The only downfall is that for an mtv production the music was kind of boring.

I really enjoy dancing and am not an aerobic fan so I thought this was great motivation. And it is, sort of. This dance routine is pretty fun, a much better one than the dance club aerobics one. But you don't get much of a sweat, I mean do you really need a full 10 minutes to warm up and another 10 to cool down? Needless to say, this went in the trash shortly after. I like a more intense heart rate level like speed jump roping the way boxers do. I would recommend this to those who desire a beginner/intermediate level of aerobics because it is fun and would keep your interest. But, if you really want to push yourself, speed rope. I swear it melts cellulite off your thighs!

I've had this tape for a while, but I really started getting into it recently. Its summer and kind of boring and I wanted to do something fun and constructive. So I started doing this video almost everyday recently. I dont' like exercise, even, but it's really fun for me because I like to dance. After just a couple days, i was a little firmer. I'm still having fun doing it.

This is a great workout, but I think you need an itty-bitty dance background to really love it. The only reason I didn't rate it a '5' is because after 4 months I'm ready for a new one. I don't care much for Eric, but Patricia is an enthusiastic, down-to-earth choreographer who makes the tape fun.

I run, kickbox, workout with weights, ect. I wanted something new and fun. My sister recommended this video and I am definetely having fun with it. I like the cast and the music. The moves are new for me (you might have to watch it a couple of times) but once you get the hang of it, you will be grooving!