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0 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 BAD Jul 11, 2010
BA BAD BAD I RETOURTN 3 MONTH AGO AND IN THIS MOMENT I ASKING FOR THE CREDIT MY MONEY.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 A great use of time Jun 07, 2010
This is a good short workout. When you get serious about working out and find yourself running into a time crunch this is something you can squeeze in.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Excellent & effective workouts that really work Apr 29, 2010
I really enjoy these workouts. They're no nonsense yet fun and they do a great job of getting you fit in a short time. You do ten exercises for one minute each. Simple and smart. Many of the exercises require resistance bands.
Resistance bands are really a superior way to workout. Why? Simply put, you get tension in both the push and the pull of a movement if done right. With free weights, that's not the case. Moreover, the body doesn't know if you're using free weights of steel or resistance of rubber. It only knows you're giving it a good workout and it responds accordingly.
Horton does a commendable job of taking you through each program. And the trainer tracks are quite helpful as they give you instructions on how to do certain exercises correctly. I find the DVDs well put together and easy to navigate, which I much appreciate.
These are not sissy workouts. I've worked out for decades. I've lifted heavy weights and done it all. I'm quite impressed with this program and really enjoy it. I like to mix things up and not let my body get too used to any workout program. So I use these several times a week and then change off to something else. In other words, I don't follow the program as laid out. But if a person wanted to follow the program, I'm reasonably sure they would get great results.
If you feel ten minutes is not enough for you, all you have to do is add another segment. It's your call. The program is based on doing two per day with one day off.
Highly recommended.
- Susanna K. Hutcheson
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 NOT for Beginners Apr 27, 2010
I bought this after seeing the TV infomercial and even thought, based on the ad that this would be something we could do as a family - including my 10 year old and 8 year old children. NOT!! This is NOT for beginners! Too many complicated moves, no explanation of how to do the moves, or even how to modify the moves for beginners. I did the cardio one modifying as I thought I could, and then did the lower body one. The cardio was a nice cardio workout. The lower body one required a lot of upper body strength to do some of the moves - which I don't have much of - and really no discussion of how to modify the moves in any way. Both workouts seemed to require that you already have a good understanding of the basics of each move. Would have been nice to have just an instructional DVD regarding each move. But even with that, I would still be returning it today because this was too intense for my liking and my legs are so sore today that I can't even go up and down the stairs. I don't want a product that is not going to allow me to work out daily like I want - I am so sore right now it will probably be a week before I will be able to get back into my prior exercise routine which is running 3 miles on my treadmill daily.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Challenging, fast, intense, not for beginners Mar 14, 2010
I am going start my review stating that I purchased this product from a reseller here in Amazon.com and, as a previous reviewer noted, I was very suspicious I received a "fake" - the reason is I received all items loose in a padded shipping envelope - the only thing wrapped in plastic was the DVD. It all looked like it was pieced together from an open box product. I contacted the seller and he "reassured" me everything was "new" and If I wasn't happy I could return it all. I was missing the cardio belt and tape measure as well...I didn't return it for I wasn't going to do anything attached to a door with the cardio belt on anyways. My big caveat with this workout "kit" is that the price is too high for what you get but I gave in and purchased it anyways.
Ok about me, I am a 47 y/o male who was been working out using kickboxing/Taebo videos for the last year and I was doing it becuase I want to lose weight and I really want to get fit. I was looking for something different and less time consuming becuase I think I reached a plateau using kick boxing only. I read the reviews here and I ordered it and I have been using it for a week now only using the cardio and total body workouts and here are my findings:
1)***It is NOT for beginners period. Both sections require good coordination/flexibilty/balance, healthy heart and lungs and the ability to, at least, do lunges which Tony uses a lot of. You also need a clock with a seconds hand for Tony does not count reps. but tells you to do reps/moves/body sides in seconds (totaling up to one minute) which made it hard to follow and almost forces you to keep your eyes glued to the television. I had to pause the DVD multiple times becuase Tony goes fast to keep within the 10 minutes and also I had modify some moves becuase I am not that flexible or that strong yet! Remember, they are condensing a complete workout in a 10 minute time frame. I found Tony funny and rather goofy but motivating so it made it easier to follow.
2) The cardio section is high impact, it uses "running in place" boot-camp style combination moves that are high impact...I have a tile floor and my legs, knees and feet took a severe pounding! Also you do lunge type moves. It's fast and, believe me on this one, you need to catch your breath at times and you will sweat A LOT! If you don't have a lot of floor space, you will need to modify the moves too. If you live in a 2nd floor - your downstairs neighbors will complain! I am not a big fan of high impact cardio. but I will give it a shot a few more times to finally judge.
3) The total body workout uses Tony Horton's muscle confusion techniques and work various muscle groups - upper and lower body simultaneously. You need balance and coordination as well as the ability to do lunges (once again)in this section. He uses the resistance band(which comes with the set and is of medium resistance) for almost all the exercises in this section - personally - I find the band a hassle because you need to set it up for each exercise and calculate the resistance - which may require you to pause the video and in the video they switch them from one excercise to another quickly. I will probably switch to dumbells later as I get the hang of the exercises in this section. This section also requires you to do pushups and sit ups as well - i you can't do pushups try using your knees for leverage and for the sit ups he uses the band wrapped around your feet with you holding the handles to help you complete the sit up. The video ends with various versions of burpees/squat thrusts with and without pushups which I simply couldn't do yet but he gives an easier option if you can't. I liked this total body workout because the techniques you use are unique, challenging, definitely work all upper/lower muscle groups very effectively.
Bottom line: this video is short and intense - but doable with repeated practice. The trick is to not give up and make some modifications to tailor your current level. Also ***extremely important*** review all the workouts first, study AND practice the moves first before you even start the workouts. Also make sure whatever reseller you purchase from has a clear return policy just in case you don't like it. I gave it 4 stars because the system is rather confusing to follow - especially calculating 30 seconds for this move or that move BUT, overall, you feel like you worked out an entire hour in 10 minutes. The second reason for the 4 stars was the very high price. In conclusion, this IS a *real* workout - not a gimmick even if its on a TV informercial!
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