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At a time when we know so much about choosing safe, effective exercises, reissuing Cindy Crawford's 1992 best-selling disaster, Shape Your Body, is inexcusable. Swimsuit-clad Cindy puts herself through flings and gyrations that show off her body but aren't any good for anyone else's. She presents one after another of the exercises that fitness professionals threw out of their routines two decades ago because they're ineffective and risky to back and joints. Her alignment is awful; her control nonexistent. She rounds her back and flings her leg into high kicks. She does squats letting her knees go way past her toes. Even when the exercises are decently chosen and performed, she does them much too quickly, relying on momentum instead of muscle power, such as two-second bent-over rows. Trainer Radu, who designed and coached this workout, should be sentenced to an eternity of fast donkey kicks, leg swings, and trunk circles. This "toning" video would be a joke, except that you really could get hurt following it. In fact, when Shape Your Body first came out, fitness expert Peg Jordan, author of Fitness Instinct, appeared on CNN warning viewers about the risks of this video. "I received a call from a chiropractor who had treated 12 patients' back injuries from that video alone!" she recalls. If you've got to have this one, watch it only, don't do it. --Joan Price
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 I LOST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT! |
| Review Date: June 23, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jennifer A. Lisacek, |
| A friend of mine got me this DVD a very looong time ago. I got bored one day and decided to do it. I had been hooked from the very first workout! I was in pain the very next day because I was so out of shape - but it was very much worth it. I lost so much weight that friends did not recognize me. I alternated between the 2 workouts. Monday, I would do workout 1 - Tuesday, workout 2 - Wednesday, back to workout 1. If I was in a mad rush and wanted to get a workout in, I'd do the 3rd workout which is the quick one. I did stop doing the workout because life started getting hectic and I didn't have any time for the DVD. But, I am going right back and doing it. I am getting married in 2 months and need to get back into shape. I have been doing an elliptical machine, but the results are not as good as this DVD. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend it! |
finally an unannoying workout video
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| Review Date: June 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: D. Kang, san jose, ca |
| Cindy's workout videos are the only ones I can tolerate. I love how she is low-key and the music is soothing, yet upbeat, not at all annoying or in your face like other videos. That reviewer who said they needed a "good job" at the end made me laugh. Why do you need someone to pat you on the back and be all fake? You should be happy with your performance and feel good about. You need someone to say "Great job!" - wow, great job! |
Trim and Slim
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| Review Date: May 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Nicole M. Williams, Chicago IL |
| I found this to be good workout. There was toning for the legs, arms, stomach and butt. The music was retro and fun. It make you feel like you were in a music video and working righ next to Cindy. |
people who give this bad reviews don't know what they are talking about
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| Review Date: April 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: commentator, FL |
When I first started doing these videos I knew they would be tough so I worked up to them with my own exercises like walking and doing the exercise bike. Then I started out slowly by doing just the ten minute workout for a week. After that I felt ready to do the longer ones but then only as many reps as I could handle. After it ceased to be as challenging I increased the weights and concentrated more on slow control.
Yes, you will be sore, but never a bad sore. I was so proud to feel that way--I knew I had had a good workout. And the reason I knew I hadn't damaged myself is because I never hurt(as opposed to burn) when I did the exercises, and I always felt good when I was done. Interestingly enough the more sore I was, the more necessary I felt it was to exercise again. And doing that always made me feel better! Kudos to all the five star reviews--you covered just about everything for me. I was so upset about the editorial and was relieved to see that there were people out there who knew what they were talking about. |
It's working
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| Review Date: March 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Larisa Ishchenko, Virginia Beach, VA USA |
| I love it !!! It all comes down to your will power))) If you love to work out and to be active, but have no time and money for a gym, you're gonna love this DVD. |
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