Product Description

With BURN FAT FAST: CARDIO BLAST you will enjoy incredible cardio training from the first minute to the last. Fitness favorite Denise Austin has designed four diverse workouts that you can mix and match for pure fat-blasting fun! These electrifying workouts condition your heart crunch calories and melt pounds fast. So get ready to slim tone and blast your way to your best body ever! DVD Includes: WARM-UP (5 Min): Pump up your heart rate with vital movements that stretch and prepare your body to demolish calories and burn fat fast! KICKBOXING (10 Min): Combines dynamic punches kicks and a variety of moves to trim the hips thighs buns and arms. Incinerate fat and boost your metabolism like never before! ATHLETIC INTERVAL (10 Min): Skate ski and jump your way to a fine-tuned body with fun agility drills that offer intensity and variety without complex choreography. RETRO AEROBICS (10 Min): Slim down with a classic combo of grapevines ponies and heel jacks! This fun-filled '80s revival will put a smile on your face and take inches off your waist! CARDIO DANCE (10 Min): Shake your hips and tighten your tummy with this low-impact cardio dance routine. The lively Latin beat will have you mamboing your way right into that miniskirt! COOL-DOWN (5 Min): Lower your heart rate with ease as you stretch refresh and revive your body after your incredible fat-blasting workout!Special Features: Customized Workout Options Personalized Introduction and Instructions from Denise Music Only Option Interactive Menus Digitally Mastered Scene IndexSystem Requirements:Run Time: 50 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/EXERCISE Rating: NR UPC: 012236222613 Manufacturer No: 22261

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11970 in DVD
• Brand: LIONS GATE HOME ENT.
• Released on: 2007-12-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

Fun Cardio!
Denise Austin usually drives me nuts. I can't handle the whole perky aerobics instructor thing. However, I took the plunge because I was drawn to the different styles of cardio offered on this DVD and because a lot of reviewers said Denise really toned it down in this one. Turns out, Denise really DID tone it down. She's friendly, low-key, and very pleasant in this. The different cardio sections are very fun, especially the Retro aerobics. I don't know why I got such a kick out of this one, but it just flowed smoothly with fun moves. The kickboxing was good, though a little fast moving if you've never done these moves before. In the interval section, there is a lot of jumping in the last few minutes so make sure to wear a good sports bra! I couldn't get through the dance cardio, honestly. But that's no fault of Denise and I knew when I bought the DVD that I probably wouldn't like it. Dancey cardio is not my thing; I'm too clumsy. But, since the DVD is chaptered so beautifully, I don't have to do it!

As far as intensity goes, don't expect an over the top sweat fest. You get out what you put into it, of course, but I wouldn't recommend this to people who are in good shape. You'll probably be bored. I'm not in great shape, but not just starting out either and I got up a decent sweat. It would be a great workout to wear weighted gloves for an extra kick.

The only real negative to this DVD besides the mediocre intensity is that Denise's cueing is horrible. She mostly tries to cue as she goes (which I don't like...I need them to cue ahead) but a lot of times she's on to the next move before saying anything. Even her back up exercisers stumble a bit several times. But, since the moves are simple for the most part I didn't have too much trouble my first time through the DVD. And successive sessions were pretty much stumble free.

I would definitely recommend this to people who are trying to get into shape or for people who want a light cardio session for "off" days.

fun cardio workout
After having some health issues in 2007, I tried to get back to exercising with advanced dvds right away. I was becoming very frustrated and a friend suggested I try some Denise Austin to get back in the swing of things. I used to love Denise but had advanced beyond her workouts. This dvd is perfect and I am so glad I tried it! I can do all the segments or just one, depending on how I feel. Denise's cueing leaves a bit to be desired, but if you like Denise you can look past that because this is really a lot of fun. She is lower key in this dvd than in some others but still friendly and motivating. Her personality and enthusiam is just what I needed at this time. I enjoy all the segments but am partial to the retro aerobics section...I love it!

Good workout....
I bought this DVD yesterday and I was so excited to try it out. Denise Austin really toned it down for this one! She was still smiley and motivating, but she wasn't over the top. I really like that the workout is broken down into 10 minute segments because it had enough variety to keep me interesed. She's not the most convincing kick boxer, but she pulled it off. The dance section was MUCH better than her Cardio Dance & Sculpt DVD. I was sweating by the end of it. I really like that this DVD is purely cardio and doesn't have weights section.

There are a couple things that other people might not like. For the high impact moves she would give you a modification for lower impact but no one actually did it (at least that I saw, but I might be wrong on that.)The modifications were really similar to what she was doing or a previous step as she increased the intensity, so she didn't leave people completely in the dark. Her cuing was better, but especially in the beginning she cued as she was doing the move so it was a little hard to follow. The next time I do the DVD it won't be a problem though.

All in all it was a good, fun workout with lots of variety.