Kickbox Yoga Fusion

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Kickbox Yoga Fusion

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Editorial Review: This exciting workout routine combines the explosive cardio power of kickboxing with the more mellow and relaxing movements of yoga. It s a perfect balance of both the mind and the body that gives participants a full body workout and helps to relieve stress. Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 018713523433 Manufacturer No: 05-52343

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Great instruction, focus on form, killer ab workout, 2008-07-03
Very good intermediate workout that balances helpful advice on form with a series of moves fast enough for a good aerobic workout. For me, someone in moderately good shape but new to kickboxing, the routines were much more helpful than other kickboxing DVDs in teaching me how to do the moves correctly. Patricia Moreno times the explanatory sections nicely, introducing each move in a slow version and then rapidly proceeding to a fast version. During the slow version, she encourages you to pay close attention to your body and to the strength you apply to each move. During the fast version, the routine really gets your heart rate going. Unlike some DVDs that focus on teaching the moves, this one never slows down for so long that you feel you've stopped working out (particularly in the thirty-minute routine, which is great). The alternation between the slower moves and the faster ones makes this DVD work a little like interval training.

The DVD includes three routines: a fifty minute kickboxing routine, a thirty minute kickboxing routine, and a fifteen minute abs/core routine. For me, the fifty minute routine drags a bit in places, though it includes a fun bit where you spin around and feel like a you're in a Jackie Chan movie. :) The thirty minute routine works perfectly for me, as I said above. The abs/core routine is fantastic -- it exercises muscles you didn't know you had, using creative and interesting moves that don't strain your neck (a big problem for me with some ab workouts). You'll be sore afterwards, but the good kind of sore, as another reviewer said.

Intangibles: I really like the instructor, Patricia Moreno -- I think she cues clearly, and she is encouraging and pleasant without being annoyingly perky. The music complements the workout without drawing undue attention to itself, and the backdrop is a frankly gorgeous view of mountains. Mountains don't build muscles unless you're climbing them, of course, but on a video I'm going to be using again and again and again, I like to have something beautiful and inspiring to look at. (I guess Brad Pitt could do the trick, but since he doesn't seem to do exercise DVDs, mountains are good.)

The bottom line: I don't think this DVD is being pitched to kickboxing experts, but if you're an advanced beginner or intermediate exerciser, this is an extremely pleasant way to learn the fundamentals while getting a good workout.

0 of 0 found this review helpful:

Great workout!, 2008-05-18
Patricia Moreno is an absolutely wonderful instructor. Her routines are very fun, and adds her own elements of style and form to every exercise. I enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to every level.

2 of 2 found this review helpful:

Loved it!, 2008-02-02
I am a beginner to kick boxing and working out in general, and this product was great for me! She was enthusiastic I found it fun, and not too complicated. I really felt like I got a good work out and enjoyed myself doing it. I highly recommend it for all those new to the whole work out game.

3 of 3 found this review helpful:

Great strength training, 2008-01-25
Patricia Moreno does an excellent job of slowly building a sequence of kickboxing steps with jabs, crosses, hooks, kicks, balancing. I don't see much yoga, but for more of that I highly recommend her Yoga Dance Fusion DVD. This kickboxing routine instead is excellent for building strength through your legs, core, and upper body. I have been exercising steadily several days per week for several years. I'm in good physical shape and am slim and healthy. I still get a good workout (including cardio) as the routine builds in speed and complexity. I do alternate this DVD with other ones for other days of the week, but this one still leaves me with sore abs and overall core (good kind of sore), and sometimes sore shoulders and upper arms too.

8 of 12 found this review helpful:

Boring Kickboxing Drills, 2007-11-22
This is one in a series of four new videos that have been release from Gaiam. I love the two with Tanja Djelevic, but I don't really care for the other two with Patricia Moreno. She presents kickboxing drills and the routine is not all that fun. You get 50 and 30 minute routines, plus a 10 minute bonus ab workout. The ab workout was the only thing I liked on the DVD.

For kickboxing DVDs that provide a great workout and lots of fun too, I recommend Quickfix Total Cardio Kick with Janis Saffell and 10 Minute Solution Kickbox Bootcamp with Keli Roberts instead.

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