Karen Voight: Quick and Slim
Starring: Karen VoightStudio: Entertaining Fitness
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Running Time: 30 minutes
DVD Release: January 1st 2008
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DVD Review
Boost your heart rate and blast calories while challenging nearly all your muscles in one workout. Get maximum results in the shortest amount of time with this 30 minute Cardio Program designed to slim down your lower body while you firm your core & upper body! Karen gives simple modifications throughout the workout so you can keep it appropriate for your fitness level.
? Follow at your own pace and get an invigorating fat burning workout that won?t jar your joints but still gives you quick results.
? When you want that extra push, just follow Karen?s higher intensity advanced moves to take it up a notch and make it harder.
At the end of the workout, enjoy a relaxing yoga stretch segment to elongate your muscles so you feel refreshed and energized.
WORKOUT TYPE: SWEAT
- Burn fat for maximum weight loss
- Strengthen your heart and imporve stamina
- Reduce stress
User Reviews
Great Workout - Rating: 4/5
This work out is quick and gets the job done in a short amount of time. The moves target the large muscles and provide a excellent workout. I can see and feel the results right away. Excellent Purchase !!!
Good - brief workout - Rating: 4/5
Karen Voight once again provides a no non-sense type of workout which can have some slightly complicated choreography in parts but you do catch on after a few tries. I wish there was a bit more to it but it works for me when I do the low impact version with ankle and wrist weights when I am short on time.
Great, Challenging Workout - Rating: 4/5
Although some of Karen's combinations are challenging and take some practice, I love how high energy this low-impact workout is. I have back problems (so I can't take all the pounding that high-impact involves), and it's just what I needed!
Karen keeps your heart rate up and is very encouraging and positive, without being too "peppy" or fake, which I really don't like in an instructor. She actually sounds very calm and patient during the whole workout. I liked that.
She does try to start each combination out by adding moves gradually; lets you practice legs and then add your arms. I'm kind of uncoordinated, though, so I can see that it's going to take a bit of work for me to master all of the moves.
But that's ok! I'm alone in my living room, so if I get confused, I just keep moving to maintain my heart rate and jump back in when she starts a new set. I've got no one to impress--I just want to get fit!
Even if you're a beginner, this is a challenging tape that will carry you for a months. Just keep moving, and know that you'll master her combinations eventually!
Safe?? - Rating: 2/5
What concerns me about this video is the intensity with which Karen starts out at and ends with.....she goes from heart pounding cardio, into a dead stop to start the cool down which consists of a few yoga moves and that was it.
Is this really safe? I'm used to exercise videos where there's a gradual increase in intensity and a gradual decrease in intensity at the end.
Also, some of the footwork was confusing and she doesn't cue well. While this is technically a beginner's workout, I wouldn't recommend it to ANY beginners I know. I consider myself at an intermediate level and just did not like this DVD at all!
Fun & Effective Cardio - Rating: 5/5
This is a great, short workout with absolute perfect instruction & form from Karen Voight. I have her Burn & Firm, which is circuit training and love it as well. The cardio flows well, and it really gets the heart rate up. I am in good shape, and feel that this dvd can be beneficial to everyone - no matter the level. I love how she incorporates arms into the movements, making low-impact aerobics VERY effective. I do agree with one reviewer that she goes straight into the stretching RIGHT after you finish a heart pumping squat jump section, however, there is a quick break in the dvd that alerts you that the cool-down is about to begin...I pause it for about a minute while I march in place to cool down a bit, and then move on with the stretching... no big deal. Other reviewers have already offered a breakdown of the dvd, so I will just say that this is definitely worth the purchase ~ Karen is awesome, one of the best instructors around.
