Customer Reviews

Densie Austin:Bounce Back Afte

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

The worst thing about this video is that the claim of 20 minutes of aerobics is false. There are only 3 5-minute aerobics segments. And, as some of the other reviewers mentioned, this video is not the best for safety. There are a lot of poor cues. Denise does a lot of twisting-type moves that I didn't think were necessary (so I left them out) and my knees are still killing from the parts I did do. Most of the aerobics moves seem more dance-oriented than necessary to get your body working. There is a TON of bouncing and jump-twisting and even when she does establish a "routine", she doesn't always stay with the counts. You know it's bad when even the people working out with her are getting screwed up. Even so, this video does get my heart going, but only after I make a ton of modifications, and now my knees are hurt, so I won't be doing it any longer.

this video is very unsafe....Austin is risky with the bouncy dance moves and i think you need to ease back into fitness, more like a Leisa Hart FITMAMA Postnatal workout. Austin is her typical annoying self and does not do the same amount of counts on each side, which is her trademark, unsafe workouts!

I loved this video -- she is very motivational and you know that she knows where you are coming from. She has modifications for woman who have had c-sections also. If you stick with this video you will see the wieght melt off with-in two weeks!! This is a great thing for new moms and for woman who have had more than one child. It targets the areas that are never the same after birth and really works them and it gets you back to pre-baby stage. Also good for woman who have never really worked out or if you had your baby 5-10 years ago!! I highly recomend this video!!

I found this tape very easy to follow, despite the criticism posted here that it is difficult. You can't expect to learn the entire routine in one take, though. It is broken out into a warm up, the workout, a cool-down, and floor exercises. What I noticed is the workout is broken down into 3 mini workouts, the first few minutes is pretty low-key and easy, then she picks up the pace a bit for the second piece and picks it up a bit more again. So if you are just beginning, it is easy to stop and fast-forward to the floor exercises until you are strong enough to do the entire workout. I think it is a pretty good set-up. The only thing I have to say I don't like about it is that the cool down happens a bit abrubtly; not enough time to bring the heart rate down. Overall, I would recommend it :)

I HATE to exercise. I've had two gym memberships that were never put to good use. I was always slim. Before pregnancy, I weighed 108 lbs and I ate everything. I gained 50 lbs and knew I had to do something after I had my daughter and only lost 10 lbs. Although I liked having a bit more weight on me, I didn't like my muscle tone, or lack thereof. I had a gut, which was loose and had a bit of a hang to it. My low rise jeans laughed from my closet. My thighs were also huge and <gasp> IS THAT what cellulie looks like. I knew I had to do something. Dieting was out of the question since I breastfeed and what new mom has time to go to the gym 4 times a week. Then I tried this tape. Amazingly, I found it very easy to do. I like the fact that I don't need any extra equipment to use it. I just throw a blanket down on the floor and I'm good to go. It starts with aerobics which did seem a bit tricky at first. After three times of using this tape, I had mastered the beginning moves. Next is toning which is what I love best. The exercises are easy and don't get boring. As soon as you start to feel the burn in the area you're working on, and you think you can't take anymore, they switch. I've been using it 5 times a week for almost two months and have noticed the difference. Occasionally when I have 10 extra minutes, I'll use one of these exercises and do a few reps. This tape never wore me out, in fact it gave me more energy. I do it in the morning before my husband leaves for work and I find I can do more than ever before, afterward. Normally this would be my nap time. I LOVE this tape and don't think some of the other reviewers gave it a fair chance. You do not have to be a dancer to master this regimen. But it will be able to make you dance more!!!

You should be very much into this aerobic thing, and I mean, that you should be a person who practices a lot of aerobics to follow the pace of the excercises.
I am sorry but this is not for everyone, like they make you think when reading the publicity of the videos. It should work in women who are very familiar with aerobic excercise because if you CAN follow the routine you are going to lose weight and tone your body.
I bought a rebounder and a video with rebound excercises and that's a marvelous excercise, and also have other benefits. The best of all is that this excersise makes you lose a lot of weight with NO pain at all. And I mean it!

I had a long and hard pregnancy that ended with a c-section. I was looking for a way to recover quickly and get into shape at the same time. This was not it. I didn't have enogh room to do a lot of the moves and I needed to start a little slower then jumping right into this kind of work out.

I might enjoy this later but not right now.

The ab work on this video was good but the aeorbic workout left me making up my own moves just to keep moving during the 20 minutes. Although I believe this tape would help people get into shape I am greatly disappointed in a few things:
1. You had to be well coordinated and a dancer to be able to do the steps.
2. Being that it is targeting post partum women, coordination and quickly moving from one thing to the next is not something that is easy. I felt that she did not target the 80% but only the 20%.

In comparison to the video by Becky Cortez, this video left me wanting the basics instead of the cute dance steps. I will stick to Becky and Gin Miller videos to get me back in shape .

I have done a couple of her videos and this one is ok. (I have the original one with the oldies as the soundtrack.) It is a good workout and if you just had a baby you will be out of breath during it, so you know you are getting something out of it.. The only problems I had with it are ONE: alot of the things she does are grapevine and such and im not from that era and was having to learn the steps.. I was ok with most of them but there is one part of the video that I resort to jumping jacks because no matter what I do I cant figure out how to do what she is doing.. TWO: as one of the previous reviewers stated... she doesnt use enough verbal commands when changing positions especially when they are doing the strengthening. SO you have to constatly look up to see if she is still there or not.. So in closing its a good workout but not one of her best.

Well, I can't dance at all, so I was totally lost in this video. I couldn't follow it at all. If you are dance- challenged like me, this would not be a good one. Denise's 30-Minute target Toner is way easier to follow.