Kickbox - Core Cross Train

Most workout videos are extremely patronizing. When they speak, they think they are motivating you, but instead they address you as if you were an idiot, a child, or both. It's insulting and patronizing, silly and fake.Patricia has a way of speaking and presenting herself that she comes across confident, serious, yet motivating. She let's you know and makes you feel like you came here to work, and that it's going to take some time, but that you will make it. Sheputs you at ease but asks of you to put in the work. The backgrounds a soothing, the music challenging and focus instead of loud and distracting. In short: she speaks to you, not shouts at you.This is a low-intensity workout. Her marketers (greedy and deceiving as marketers usually are) advertise this product as any other workout series is advertised: hard, complete, challenging, promising the world and olympic results. The truth is that this is an alternative (or at the very least, different) workout; it's easy, low impact, although you can mnake it harder by doing the moves bigger, faster, and harder. Just don't expect a complicated workout. This is for beginners or for people very out of shape. I just wish they would advertise it as such, since I believe there is an untapped market of out-of-shape people that are intimidated by workout products they feel are too advanced or out-of-reach for them, and this would be a great alternative for them. I also wish there were more advanced workouts that would implement Patricia's approach: not patronizing, not condescending, but genuine, confident, focused, challenging, and still entertaining.

Overall I enjoy this workout and I always feel great afterwards. The instructor is upbeat and explains each move well. I think she does a great job of letting you know which muscles the move is intended to focus on, and continually reminds you to relax your neck and tighten your abs which I appreciate. Just a few negatives for me:-The music is a bit odd. It is some type of tribal/dance blend which doesn't always keep a constant beat. That makes it difficult to count on your own but instead forces you to look at the screen when you otherwise might not.-I would not consider this DVD to contain "(4) separate 20 minute workouts" or whatever the description claims. The menu options on the DVD really just allow you to skip to different places in 1 full workout. So the first and last 20 minute segments contain warmup and cool down, as well as less strenuous exercises while your body warms up. I usually just do all 4 segments straight through so that I capture the warm up and cool down.

I just purchased and received this dvd. It is a very different workout than I am use to doing, but in a good way. The instructor keeps you focused on your posture and core throughout the entire workout. The moves are different than the standard jabs, crosses, round, side and front kicks. I particularly liked the 'janga' move which was actually a curtsy lunge with a block. She then incorporates this move with a kick. Cueing is good. The reason I gave it a 4 is because I did not like the constant talking. I had to really focus to shut her out as it was non-stop (the same comments over and over) and became irritating. This was the only drawback to the workout. If you don't mind the constant talking OR if you do mind it, but can shut it out, it is a pretty good workout; worth the price.

I could say ditto to the review of "Chrevolet67Impala." Just way too much explanation that leads to the heart rate coming down too much, and the supposedly inspirational comments I found to be completely cheesy. Kind of bugs me though, because had it been better edited, I would have given it maybe 4 stars. The other issue is that it doesn't really get going until the "core" section, so I will just avoid the "punches" section completely in future (1st of 4 segments). That said, there are some interesting moves in here, and towards the mid to end it gets much better. I will probably use it in future for light days when I don't feel like doing too much - for a kickboxing routine it's pretty laid back. Not to say you won't get your heart rate up a bit, but just not a "normal" kickboxing workout. Would have been good with a music only option. I think people making these DVDs forget that they are going to be used over and over, and this just increases the irritation level of all the unnecessary explanations that you can't easily skip...the moves were mostly straightforward and an intro section would easily cover it for newbies.

If you're looking for an easy going exercise video, this is not for you! I was curious when I bought this product about kick boxing, and I love it! However, I didn't expect it to kick my butt as much as it does! It requires a lot of effort and energy on my part, and I have to want to do it in order to do it well. I only do the workout three times a week because otherwise I know I'll get sick of it and I'll stop putting in effort altogether. Great video by Gaiam, as usual; the instructions are easy to follow and the instructor goes through everything with you slowly, begins to pick up the pace, and then applies it into a workout. You learn as you go with this video. I recommend it to those who really want to work hard to get in shape or lose a few pounds. This video harnesses a lot of your inner strength, and I've found it to be helpful in my own health goals.

This is a good video for the intermediate-to-advanced exerciser. I do not recommend it for anyone who has knee problems, back problems, or any abnormality that causes difficulty in balancing.My advice is to start off doing 1 segment at a time. Very few people will ever work their way up to doing the whole thing all at once. I like to do 2 segments at a time, and alternate days with a lower-intensity video. I like the fact that I can get a good workout without having to use weights or incorporate any other props. As a point of reference, you should know that I am 32 years old, exercise 5-6 days/week, and am not overweight at all.

Jillian makes it look easy..it will take awhile but these instructed lessons by Jillian help keep me motivated and more confident. OK I'll never be a competitive kickboxer, but kickboxing helps not only your balance and corestrength, it builds strong leg and back muscles, while releasing the weeks stress. Jillian never critzes you as she leads you through a series of practice warmups and basic and more advanced kickboxing moves.

Video de ejercicios que realmente funcionan. Mueves todos tus músculos quemando calorías. Recomendable para quien quiera ponerse en forma y sudar.

Awesome workout video! Very energetic and easy to follow.

Don't get me wrong it is a very intense workout however I expected more leg exercises...Gorgeous backdrop and you really do sweat... great for the back muscles

Excellent DVD, j'ai sué en masse, Patricia Moreno explique très bien, j'adore ce DVD