Re: Star Trainers Cardio

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I was reading about these on the exercise tv website the other day. I think they have previews of some of them with the previews of the stuff that is available on demand. I was surfing through it the other day and saw a couple of things that looked really good. I finally convinced DH to switch to cable and come to find out when we package it up with our phone and internet we'll actually save about $40 a month by making the switch. So he ordered it today and in a week and a half someone will actually be out here to switch it over. Once I have On Demand I'll let you know what they are like from actually doing them. Maybe someone else who already has exercise tv can give us a review in the meantime?

Tonya L. -www.smellabella.comwww.trainingwithtonya.com

Star Trainers Cardio

Anyone heard of this workout? I just saw it at Collage and it looks good, I like all the instructors. I wonder how easy or hard it is....

DESCRIPTION: Five 30-minute workouts, each led by a different "star" instructor - Rob Glick, Gay Gasper, Violet Zaki, Spreen and Kendell Hogan. The cuing is superb; the variety is super-motivating - from basic kickboxing drills to dancy combos. Rob's "Party" program emphasizes choreographed combinations that range from mambos to step kicks. Gay's "Expresso" features back-to- basics aerobic favorites like grapevines, repeaters, shuffles and jacks. Violet's "Kick Butt" segment is non-stop cardio kickboxing (plus a few aerobic-tempo push-ups and squats). 's "Power Within" alternates lower-impact aerobics with higher-impact power moves. Kendell's "Peak Performance" features athlete-style exercises like jogs and basketball shoots. (1)©2007

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fitgrl222@... wrote:

> Anyone heard of this workout?

oh! yes, michelle... we were just kind of talking about these --

the topic started with 'exercise tv' and video workouts on demand

(on cable tv). i had noticed a while ago that i could get these

'exercise tv' dvds from my online rental place. (ie: the star

trainers workouts).

they do sound good, but i have no idea what the difficulty level is.

normally tv workouts are far from advanced, so im expecting more

of a fun intermediate workout at best. i have these at the top of

my rental queue though, so hopefully i will get them soon and can

let you know.

:*carolyn.

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i had noticed a while ago that i could get these 'exercise tv' dvds from my online rental place. (ie: the star trainers workouts).

hmm my daughter has netflix so I'll have her get it for me so I can try it and see if I like it. I agree, most things from TV are just not advanced enough. I see Austin every morning on her show and I think about how I use to do workout with her all the time. I've came a long way since then lol

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I do Austin's Abs workout still! I like the tape. It's "Hit the Spot Abs"

oh I think a lot of her ab work is good. I also have her yoga essentials workouts that I wouldn't trade for anything. Her cardio is just so mixed up on her show, its like she thinks it up as she goes.

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I do Austin's Abs workout still! I like the tape. It's " Hit the Spot Abs " and I think the exercises are effective. I did that one yesterday I can't imagine doing a cardio workout with her though. I think that's the only tape / dvd I have of her.

Darcy

hmm my daughter has netflix so I'll have her get it for me so I can try it and see if I like it. I agree, most things from TV are just not advanced enough. I see Austin every morning on her show and I think about how I use to do workout with her all the time. I've came a long way since then lol

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Oh, how funny. I have never done a cardio tape of hers.Darcy

I do Austin's Abs workout still! I like the tape. It's " Hit the Spot Abs "

oh I think a lot of her ab work is good. I also have her yoga essentials workouts that I wouldn't trade for anything. Her cardio is just so mixed up on her show, its like she thinks it up as she goes.

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Weren't these the ones that someone reviewed awhile back and that they were really easy, or no?

I'm not sure on how much of a review I gave, but I did 2 of the workouts from that DVD, Violets and Gay G. and they were too easy for me, but then I'm use to doing Cathe.

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Weren't these the ones that someone reviewed awhile back and that they were really easy, or no?DarcyOn Jan 16, 2008 9:14 AM, Donna M-P <

donna112520@...> wrote:

I gulp with embarassment here that I actually ordered

all three DVDs from & Noble during their 3 for

2 sale (I think it is still going on!). I feel silly

about ordering them b/c I do get some of them " On

Demand " but they're going away this month. I think

they are coming up with some new ones.

Anyway, I sort of feel silly for making such an

impulse purchase, but I figure that all three DVDs

rotated together will make a nice, fun and varied

rotation -pick a cardio,a strength and an abs section

from each DVD for a week. I really need to not be so

impulsive with money! LOL!

That said, since I like to add on and make up my own

routines at times, I think I will get good use out of

these!

Donna

--- a Frey wrote:

> Rented from Netflix. I meant to do all 5 workouts on

> it before giving

> you my thoughts but I am sick. Ugh! So I can give

> you my opinion of

> three of the workouts. All of them are 30 min.

>

> Violet Zaki-This is much better that her Trainers

> Edge Video...which I

> will be selling. Challenging for an intermediate.

> Adjustable and

> creative. Time went by fast. It's a Kickboxing

> workout.

>

> Spreen-Love this girl! I have some of her

> other DVDs. I think

> the best categorization for the workout would be

> sports conditioning.

> Easily modified.

>

> Gay Gasper-Man...she has had some work done to her

> face. Same moves

> better music and environment than 90s videos. Do you

> remember those?

> They had a intro with super perky annoying

> cheerleaders. Classic moves

> and possibly some of the same routines at first.

> Mixed impact. I

> realized I was getting sick the last 10 min of this

> workout so I

> phoned it in. Would have enjoyed it if I were 100%

> though.

>

> There are also workouts from Rob Glick (whom is hit

> or miss with me)

> and Kendall whom I have yet to find anything by that

> I like.

>

> Overall- good rental and not a bad buy for a variety

> of 10 min

> workouts. I will probably do Kim's section the

> most.

>

> Keep me motivated for when I get well again!

> a

>

>

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Hi!

I think said they were too easy - but she is

bionic and I'm not - so I think they may be okay for

me! I did do Violet's workout " on demand " and it was

pretty decent and I had some DOMS in my legs from it.

Oh, speaking of DOMS, I think I'm gonna be in trouble

once I go back to circuits/AWT - I'm pretty sore from

the TLT workout I did yesterday. I'm thinking it is

the change up from doing P90X all these months to

going back to AWT/Circuit.

Donna

--- Darcy Ledman wrote:

> Weren't these the ones that someone reviewed awhile

> back and that they were

> really easy, or no?

>

> Darcy

>

> On Jan 16, 2008 9:14 AM, Donna M-P

> wrote:

>

> > I gulp with embarassment here that I actually

> ordered

> > all three DVDs from & Noble during their 3

> for

> > 2 sale (I think it is still going on!). I feel

> silly

> > about ordering them b/c I do get some of them " On

> > Demand " but they're going away this month. I think

> > they are coming up with some new ones.

> >

> > Anyway, I sort of feel silly for making such an

> > impulse purchase, but I figure that all three DVDs

> > rotated together will make a nice, fun and varied

> > rotation -pick a cardio,a strength and an abs

> section

> > from each DVD for a week. I really need to not be

> so

> > impulsive with money! LOL!

> >

> > That said, since I like to add on and make up my

> own

> > routines at times, I think I will get good use out

> of

> > these!

> >

> > Donna

> >

> > --- a Frey <paulajfrey@...

> <paulajfrey%40hotmail.com>> wrote:

> >

> > > Rented from Netflix. I meant to do all 5

> workouts on

> > > it before giving

> > > you my thoughts but I am sick. Ugh! So I can

> give

> > > you my opinion of

> > > three of the workouts. All of them are 30 min.

> > >

> > > Violet Zaki-This is much better that her

> Trainers

> > > Edge Video...which I

> > > will be selling. Challenging for an

> intermediate.

> > > Adjustable and

> > > creative. Time went by fast. It's a Kickboxing

> > > workout.

> > >

> > > Spreen-Love this girl! I have some of

> her

> > > other DVDs. I think

> > > the best categorization for the workout would be

> > > sports conditioning.

> > > Easily modified.

> > >

> > > Gay Gasper-Man...she has had some work done to

> her

> > > face. Same moves

> > > better music and environment than 90s videos. Do

> you

> > > remember those?

> > > They had a intro with super perky annoying

> > > cheerleaders. Classic moves

> > > and possibly some of the same routines at first.

> > > Mixed impact. I

> > > realized I was getting sick the last 10 min of

> this

> > > workout so I

> > > phoned it in. Would have enjoyed it if I were

> 100%

> > > though.

> > >

> > > There are also workouts from Rob Glick (whom is

> hit

> > > or miss with me)

> > > and Kendall whom I have yet to find anything by

> that

> > > I like.

> > >

> > > Overall- good rental and not a bad buy for a

> variety

> > > of 10 min

> > > workouts. I will probably do Kim's section the

> > > most.

> > >

> > > Keep me motivated for when I get well again!

> > > a

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

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Got ya ... Thanks!Darcy

Weren't these the ones that someone reviewed awhile back and that they were really easy, or no?

I'm not sure on how much of a review I gave, but I did 2 of the workouts from that DVD, Violets and Gay G. and they were too easy for me, but then I'm use to doing Cathe.

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both of these workouts are thumbs down for me, personally. im interested in what others think of this dvd. there are 3 other routines on the disc, so hopefully i like at least one of them.

I thought the combos were fun, but just not hard at all, at least for me. I got this DVD from netflix from my DD and I'm really glad because I saw it at the store and almost bought it.

I like to have lighter workout days, but I already have plenty and have no desire to buy this one.

You got a lot of workout in. Between walking the dog and the 2 cardio routines, you did great.

You've really picked it up since you were sick!

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Hi Carolyn,

On an impulse, and due to & Noble's 3 for 2

sale I picked up all the Star Trainers! I am thinking

after P90X, and a week of T-Tapp, of doing a rotation

of these picking a cardio, strength and ab section

from each DVD. Stay tuned!

Donna

--- Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser

wrote:

> hi !

>

> i did a 70 min walk today = 330 cals. there was no

> wind

> today...yay! but still i was not walking very

> fast... basically,

> the dog was walking me this morning.

>

> this evening i did two workouts from 'star

> trainers:cardio'.

> the first was led by rob glick who is much better at

> choreography

> than i am. the warmup and first combo were ok, but

> by the time

> he got to the last combo in the workout, i was

> modifying and

> skipping some of it. someone who is better at

> getting the steps

> would like this more than i did. 32 mins. kim

> spreen is one

> of the backgrounders.

>

> the second was led by gay gasper and i really did

> not like the

> choreography in this one.... i was completely lost.

> i made it

> through the first 15 mins, then did my own workout

> on the

> rebounder until they finally got to the short

> stretch at the end.

> also 32 mins long. the good news is that i

> ended up burning

> another 333 cals during this 64 mins

>

> both of these workouts are thumbs down for me,

> personally. im

> interested in what others think of this dvd. there

> are 3 other

> routines on the disc, so hopefully i like at least

> one of them.

> right now im liking the star trainers strength dvd

> alot more.

> hopefully the rental place will send me the abs

> dvd to try soon.

>

> :*carolyn.

>

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ok, so i did two more segments of star trainers cardio this

evening.

first was violet's... i was really looking forward to some

kickboxing. yes, this workout had some kicks in it (front kicks,

back kicks and even some crescent kicks at the beginning) but

alot of the workout was bootcamp stuff... lots of squats and

lunges (plus pulses), plies, pushups, mountain climbers, jacks,

bouncing and a bit of jogging. there were no punches, but some

blocks instead, and no roundhouses or side kicks. honestly i

didnt really like the workout that much... it wasnt what i was

expecting. and, like all bootcamp oriented workouts, i found it

to be hard! LOL.

next was kendall's and it started out like a classic aerobics

routine and was lower in intensity. so, i thought that i would

like it better... and who can resist kendall's personality! but

before i knew it, he too was doing lots of squats and lunges with

added knee-up. normally this wouldnt bother me but after all of

the bootcamp in violet's workout, i was looking more for a floor

aerobics routine. while the choreo of kendall's workout wasnt

hard, i thought that the order of exercises in the combos was

awkward and he 'took it from the top' ALOT! i ran out of time

and actually did only 19 mins of this 32 min workout, and i didnt

mind stopping early...lol.

with both routines, i still ended up burning 315 cals in 51 mins,

so that was good.... add that to the 332 i burned in my 60 min

walk this morning and i ended up with a good cardio day! but,

im still not impressed with the star trainers cardio dvd :/ i

will finish it off this week by doing kim spreen's segment, but

wont buy the dvd. like i said before, this is just my opinion

and someone else might really like the workouts on this disc.

in sticking with this 'tv exercise show' theme i have going, i

will also be doing some of gilad's total body sculpting, more of

star trainers strength and some caribbean workouts (kickboxing

and hi/lo) this week.

:*carolyn.

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I was hoping to be able to do that - but the form says

the stores will only take unopened DVD, CD and

VHS....how would I know it was defective though if I

didn't open it??!! I'm going to the PO today anyway,

but I would like to try the in-store return to see

what it gets me. I'd just be happy to exchange it for

a copy of the same thing!

Take care,

Donna

--- Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser

wrote:

> Donna M-P wrote:

> >now I have to

> > deal with the return of the defective strength

> DVD(see

> > my check in from this morning!) GRR!

>

> i saw that what a bummer. can you return it

> to the B & N

> store even though you bought it online?

> :*carolyn.

>

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I would call Donna. If you tell them you want a different one and yours is defective, they may have acceptions. Good luck!Darcy

I was hoping to be able to do that - but the form says

the stores will only take unopened DVD, CD and

VHS....how would I know it was defective though if I

didn't open it??!! I'm going to the PO today anyway,

but I would like to try the in-store return to see

what it gets me. I'd just be happy to exchange it for

a copy of the same thing!

Take care,

Donna

--- Festival City Concrete/ & Carolyn Visser

wrote:

> Donna M-P wrote:

> >now I have to

> > deal with the return of the defective strength

> DVD(see

> > my check in from this morning!) GRR!

>

> i saw that what a bummer. can you return it

> to the B & N

> store even though you bought it online?

> :*carolyn.

>

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