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Shape Fitness Music - Walk 2: '70s Hits

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I've been an aerobic walker for about 8 years. It's very hard to locate music designed for an aerobic walking workout performed by original artists. This CD is a find!!! It starts at a pace of 120 beats per minute and builds to 134 beats per minutes in 11 selections. The last selection is the cool down at 120 beats per minute. This pace is great for an intermediate walker - a workout, but not fast enough that you feel you need to jog. It is an hour-long workout and the songs are "blended" together so there's no gap in the music. Most of the 70's songs are easily recognizable and I find myself singing to them as I walk. I'm sure you'll enjoy the CD.

I realize that the instructions say to write the review about the music, but I think with exercise tapes, people would be more interested in how I feel when I use the tape for exercising versus how much I enjoyed the music. A friend of mine loaned me this tape "Walk 2." I started walking to better my health about about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I have found that if you stick to walking to the beat of music (don't double time it) you get a super workout. You have to remember that the first song is a warm-up and I was tempted to double time with the music and go too fast to start off. Keep to the beat and you'll do great. The music selected for this tape is perfect. Some of the songs I am familiar with and others are new to me, but all are placed together in the perfect format to keep you feeling encouraged. I'd recommend it to anyone, who is in the proper health, to use this tape to walk. If I could do it over I might have purchased the "Walk 1" tape ! first and moved up. But, it's fun and keeps you up-beat while sweating the inches away. I will admit that I have not lost weight yet, but something is happening to my muscle tone because my clothes are fitting differently....that's encouragement enough for me!

After walking for exercise for over a year, I was getting bored with the music I had. This CD is wonderful for keeping your pace, starting slower, picking up to 4.3 mph and then slowing to cool down. Even though these songs are from way back, it's great to hear again. I will try more of these CD's.

I bought this because it sounded like a great CD, but if you're old and short and fat like me it's really way too fast - I don't believe I'll ever make this pace! Before you buy, count your own pace in beats per minute at a good aerobic pace - then shop for an appropriate CD for your pace. I found other good collections by other sports music companies - starting as slow as 108 BPM. In my current condition I can work up to about 115 but that's really the limit. 134 BPM is coronary country for me. Walk On!

These are the real songs, by the original artists, ideally formatted for maximum motivation. Fun, high quality and effective. The mixes are exact - I got the other Shape Fitness Music CD's,and they are all great. Walk 1 is good for aqua workouts. Hope they make MORE!

I had fallen off of the exercise wagon quite some time back and developed high cholesterol so now the treadmill and I are getting reaquainted. I am having so much fun with this music that the time just flies by and I don't find myself constantly looking at the time or how far I've walked so that I can stop and fall in a chair! If you like the 70's music, you will feel like you've warped back in time with this music.

I teach an aquatic shaping and toning class and this is my favorite CD. The class, which varies in age from 30 - 70, enjoys this music and it contains nothing objectionable. I only wish SHAPE would put out some more of this great stuff.

I bought this CD when I started exercising regularly about six weeks ago. Working out to this CD is so enjoyable, I almost hate to have my sessions end! If you're really into 70's music, you'll really love it! And, if you're not, you WILL be after you work out to this CD. Shape also has great exercise information/suggestions in the CD cover. I especially found the pulse rate table helpful. It's a great, great CD! It even makes getting up at 4:00 am to exercise easier! I'm so glad I found this great CD!!!

I've had my cd for a week now and I love it. It starts out a little slow, but then again, I hate to warm up so it is probably good for me. I like to hit the trail walking at a brisk pace so I usually start on song #3. I love the music and I probably look crazy to people driving by. This cd has definately added a quickness to my step and an energy to my walk. I plan to buy more music!

Makes your workouts so much more intense. You find yourself wanting to keep up with the beat of the music. Plus I love it that they use the original artist. I highly recommend this.