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Kelly Coffey's 30 Minutes to Fitness |
 Not as easy as it looks |
| I usually do Cathe weight workouts but was looking for something new. Also looking for a couple of shorter 30 min. workouts. This fit the bill. She has different levels and while I consider myself advanced, I had problems doing some of the weight levels for the advanced and had to drop down to intermediate. You don't need a step and there are premixes with ab workout interspersed! I will buy more from her. - posted by Angela on 11/5/2008 |
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| Kelly is Great!! |
| I own about 4 of Kelly's workouts and every one of them is just great! She gives you the overall worked-out feeling in a reasonable amount of time. I can't get enough of her and this one is well worth the money! One of the really cool features on this one is that you can select what you want as your active rest between sets. You can either do core or cardio. I highly recommend it! - posted by dusty on 11/3/2008 |
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| LOVED IT! |
| I have only done 2 of the premixes (back-to-back) and I was definitely sore the next day. There were some slightly different twists on exercises that I'm used to, which made it very interesting. It seems that there are a several options with this video, so you can make it different all the time. I really loved it and have already been recommending it to friends. Love Kelly's style! - posted by Laura on 10/11/2008 |
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| HAVE YOU HAD YOUR COFFEY TODAY! |
| I've been working out with Kelly's 30 minutes to fitness dvd for about two months now. Both workouts are very challenging if you use a heavy enough weight. It has so many variations so you can't get bored. Kelly's form,cueing and execution is dead on,and she looks awesome! - posted by Joann on 9/14/2008 |
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| TOUGH |
| This DVD is tough IF you use heavy enough weights. For an extra challenge, try doing both routines in one day. There are also premixes that allow you to do a shortened mix of both. I love weight lifting and use Cathe, Amy Bento and Kelly. I would definitely say Kelly utilizes a different style of lifting than Cathe or Kelly, and all are valid. Kelly's style is more about the pump and the pace is faster. I see results from all of them. I think 30 Minutes to Fitness is the hardest weight lifting DVD I own when I lift heavy enough to challenge myself, and when I do both routines for an hour total of lifting in one session. If you want an advanced challenge and a different pace than Cathe or Amy, try this. It is really tough and motivating! - posted by Cee on 8/3/2008 |
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 Great 2 day split workout! |
| I really enjoyed this workout from Kelly. Workout 1 is 27 minutes chest/back/legs. Workout 2 is 27 minutes biceps/shoulders/triceps. The same 3 minute warmup (separately chaptered) is used for both. I liked the active rests which are basically standing abs moves. The only reason I gave this workout 4 stars instead of 5 is the fact that all the chest exercises were pushups/pushup variations. I prefer to have at least one weighted exercise for the chest, so on the 3rd set of pushups, I subbed in chest flys. Other than that, a super workout. - posted by Patti on 7/29/2008 |
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| Great Workout for a New Mommy! |
| I am a new mom of a 4-1/2 month old daughter and am quickly discovering I don't have the free time I used to! Before baby, I was a pretty avid exerciser and did only intermediate or advanced workouts because I really wanted to "feel" like I worked hard. But after having my daughter, I find that the 50-65 minute Jari Love RIPPED workouts (that I love!) are becoming too long for me to finish with the time I have between caring for the baby's needs (and getting some personal rest!). This DVD has been the answer for me right now. There are 5-6 different variations that are 31 minutes or under, so I get an efficient workout with a lot of opportunity to vary it! My favorite MWF weekly routine is to do the total body workout w/no breaks, lower body w/cardio rests and then upper body w/abs - or whatever I feel like. Each week can be it's own mix. It's short enough that I can keep my baby entertained if she's awake in the room with me, but effective enough to "feel it" the next day if you push your weight limits. I've bought it for some of my friends and family as well because they are busy moms, too! Thumbs up from me and keep workouts like this coming! - posted by Angie on 7/28/2008 |
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| Great workout |
| In my opinion, comments that she uses poor form are not valid. Kettlebell training is far more "ballistic" in style and range of motion than anything on this DVD. Kelly has great posture and form. There is one move on which she uses a large range of motion in this DVD. It is the one arm dumbbell row. The rest is strictly controlled range of motion. Other celebrated male DVD instructors do lat rows this way too. In this DVD you have one background exerciser doing the move with a controlled range of motion if you want to do your one arm row in a smaller range of motion. The smaller range of motion isolates the lat muscles. The wider range of motion version that Kelly suggests, uses some momentum, but they recruit more muscles. It is really easy to modify to do your one arm rows in the conventional range of motion and still get a good workout. The workout is fast paced. But since it uses relatively light weight (although heavier by Kelly/Firm/"Toning DVD" standards), I found the moves very safe. This is a gem of a DVD. I consider it the style of resistance training that builds muscle endurance and has a strong fat burning effect. If you want a firm, tight body this is a great choice. There are so many wonderful active rest options to keep the workout fresh. You can get a great workout in just 30 minutes using only two pairs of dumbbells. Or you can do the whole thing for a really intense total body workout. I like alternating lighter weights/faster pace and heavier weights/slower pace. This is my favorite for the first category. - posted by Rachel on 7/27/2008 |
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| Top Pick in '08 (so far!) |
| From the second you put in this dvd please be prepared to work. I really like Kelly's style and straight forward approach to exercise. She is motivating and her exercises are effective. She has a creative flair that is lacking amongst her peers and that makes her workouts interesting yet challenging while still being completely doable. Kelly is not playing when she puts together her routines---this is no joke!!! This work out is for days when you want to lift heavier weights with less reptititions. The time flies by and you will get your sweat on for sure. I LOVE her NYC workout but this one tops even that one due to the numerous options and variety. Kelly, please keep them coming!!!! - posted by Melinda on 7/15/2008 |
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| I love it |
| This is my first Coffey-Meyer DVD and it is surely one of the best in my collection (which includes Cathe, Jari, Gin Miller, Bento, Cathy Smith, Gilad, SWAT & the rest of the tough crew). Using the heaviest weights is really challenging and the repeated series really work your muscles. I like all premixes, only I find the cardio active rest neither challenging nor fun. Instead, the standing abs active rest, which comes with one only of the premixes, is a really effective routine. The abs section used as active rest is also outstanding. As I have but little roomspace for exercising, with this workout I get a set of really challenging routines needing only two sets of dumbbells for equipment. - posted by Chiara on 7/7/2008 |
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