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Tracey Staehle's Circuit Zone |
  Failed to deliver |
| I read Tracey’s blog when she started talking up Circuit Zone and this is what she said would be in it - athletic cardio drills and strength drills, a kickboxing section, using the medicine ball, comprehensive advanced upper and lower body sections, boxing drills, heavier weight work and plyometrics, muscle building and cardio endurance. So where are the athletic cardio drills? Where is the kickboxing section? The boxing drills? Or the other exercises that will help with cardio endurance? Once again, Tracey talked up a forthcoming workout *big time* and never delivered! - posted by Danni on 8/19/2008 |
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| Respectful disagreement with some previous comments |
| There is low "pure" cardio content on this DVD. But very many of the lower body moves have a strong cardio effect. For examples you could look at the clip from collage. There are several similar lower body segments that will elevate your heart rate. The person(s) who bought it expecting aerobics mixed with weight training may be disappointed enough to give it one star. If you are looking for a very good total body weight training circuit workout with interesting moves and lower body exercises that work your legs while also getting your heart pumping, check out Circuit Zone. To me the banter between the cast seemed relaxed, natural and a lot of fun. - posted by Ellen on 8/10/2008 |
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| Doesn't Tracey have an editor? |
| I couldn't believe it when Tracey said 'Holy Mother of God!', talked crudely about 'bad dates' and 'dreamy dates' and 'squatting like you are in a public restroom'. I'm almost at a loss for words. And if all that wasn't bad enough, she pressed her breasts together, asked 'How do my girls look?' and blew kisses at them. I'm sorry, but I didn't find any of that to be the least bit funny. IMO, whoever left all that stuff in the finished product made a serious error of judgment. - posted by Alaine on 8/8/2008 |
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| Offended by all the remarks |
| I've heard a lot about how this latest series of Tracey workouts allowed her personality to "shine" but in all of them so far, she is annoying (like in Core Blast) or plain offensive (like in this one). Obviously I'm not the only person who feels this way. - posted by Elisabeth on 8/7/2008 |
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| Not an aero/toning workout! |
| I respect a previous reviewer's right to her own opinion and don't mean to contradict her, but I'd just like to point out that the Collage description of this DVD is 'aero/tone intervals' and it's categorized as 'floor aerobics and toning'. So where's the aerobics? This is misleading marketing. - posted by Celia S on 8/7/2008 |
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| Not what Tracey promised |
| I rememember that when Tracey was promoting this workout before it was released, she said it would be a cardio/weights circuit workout, not a weights-only circuit workout. In fact the back cover says "Tracey has brewed a concoction of strength and cardio training". Judging from many of the other poor reviews here, it looks as though I'm not the only person who bought it under the impression that it was cardio/weights. Tracey shouldn't promise one thing and deliver another. - posted by Shannon on 8/7/2008 |
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| A very good workout |
| I am surprised by the low ratings for Tracey's recent releases. I dont consider this a 5 star DVD, but it is a well planned, effective, total-body circuit training workout. It has very useful upper and lower body premixes that pack in a punch and get the job done on a day when you are tight on time. The lower body premix has fun moves that are very challenging. It also works as a good addition to your collection of total body workouts based on the superset style of training. Circuit workouts dont necessarily include cardio. The term originated in weight training. Exercises are done in quick succession cycling through different body parts instead of resting between sets, for time-efficiency and to develop endurance. - posted by Ellen on 8/7/2008 |
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| So much wrong with this |
| I agree with Lola that there's so much wrong with this that it's hard to know where to begin - the lack of set up time, the almost total lack of cardio in what is supposed to be an aero/tone workout, the uninspiring music, the choppy organization of the workout, Tracey's poor cueing, and the menu which was hardly user-friendly. And as if all that isn't bad enough, we have to listen to Tracey's comments about public restrooms and complaining that she hurts. This is without a doubt the worst video of 2008! - posted by Alana on 8/7/2008 |
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| Poorly designed |
| This workout is just a bunch of random moves thrown together without any sequencing or focus. I didn't understand what the point of it was? Then there is the set which looks like someone's old apartment. It is too dark and the lighting is terrible. The foam roller segment is very lacking. People with no experience on the roller are not going to be able to just watch Tracey's demo of rolling out her thighs then go on to do their entire body without any guidance. - posted by Tori on 8/6/2008 |
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| Waste of time |
| After doing this I didn't feel like I got much of a workout. There's not enough cardio to count as a cardio workout and not enough strength work to count as a strength workout. Any intensity in this DVD comes from a little plyo work but again, there's not enough to count as a plyo workout. Plus, the heavily-promoted foam roller section was too brief. Basically it was a waste of time - definitely not intermediate/advanced. - posted by Suzy on 8/6/2008 |
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