
Good Times Video - Good Times Video
Release date: 2007-05-08
DVD
Director:Milton Lage
Actors: Jamie King
Aerobic Exercise, Exercise, Exercise/Fitness, Fitness, Fitness/Self-Help, Health & Fitness, Instructional, Movie, Sports




After reading some of the 1 and 2-star reviews I needed to respond. See. . . when you go to a dance class for the first time, no one expects you to pick up on the routine right away. You have to go a bunch of times before the "lightbulb" goes off and you suddenly catch onto the moves. That's how this video is. Sometimes you have to repeat the chapter a few times (isn't that the amazing thing about using a DVD????) in order to get the steps right. It's not like a typical work out DVD where you can go straight through (unless you are a trained dancer) and it's also not as BORING!!!
I love cardio dance as a workout but don't have the time or opportunity to take real classes in a gym or studio, so I thought this dvd would be a good enough replacement. Unfortunately I hated it. This may just be personal preference but I thought the music was bad, the choreography was boring and Jamie's constant chatter annoying. The back-up dancers tend to look less than enthused and are often out-of-time with Jamie.
The moves are demonstrated very quickly and are hard to grasp the first time, but I'm never out-of-breath by the end of it. I put everything I have into the moves but they just don't work the muscles or get my heart rate up. I've done the workout about 10 times now, enough to convince myself it was worth the $15, although I've never made it to the end of the dvd--even with the sound muted--I always get too annoyed and just go run.
If you're in any kind of physical shape, this movie will probably not be a challenge for you and would just be a waste of time and money.