10 Minute Solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix DVD Review

by Natalie Belford

10 Minute Solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix

Overall Rating:

Retail Price: $14.98

I like the 10 Minute Solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix DVD because I find it convenient enough to use it throughout the day. I can do a quick mini-workout in the morning to get my blood pumping, another some time in the afternoon and one before bedtime. And I know I’ve exercised 30 minutes in total that day, without the pressure of overexerting myself in one go.

You can do anything for just 10 minutes! Even if you’re tired, you never have time to think “God, how long until it’s over?”

The instructor has movements that are clear and easy to follow. She never gets into a groove and runs away from you with the moves. Each step is well defined, so if you keep your eyes on her at all times, you should do fine.

I also appreciate that while she’s upbeat, she isn’t “perky” and annoying. I feel motivated when I’m doing the routines, and enjoy the challenge, without the cringe sensation some instructors cause me by their attitude or comments during the workout.

Since it’s a video, you have to hear the comments over and over and over again, so that’s important. This was a really fun workout. The time flew by and I didn’t even feel like looking at the clock, which I usually do with other workouts.

The instructor knew how to cue and that helped. Admittedly, this is not a “play the video and workout immediately”, it took me several times to finally get the footwork down, but it was a fun process which got my heartrate up and made me sweat.

If you’ve tried other workout videos you’re used to having it start out with a nice slow warm up section. The first 10 minute section on this DVD is pretty much a warm up, but it was a little faster paced then I expected.

Luckily, if you’re tried other workout videos, you already have an idea of how to warm up. If you’re not confident that you know how to warm up, that shouldn’t discourage you from using this DVD. There’s no floor work in these workouts, you’re going to be standing and moving in some way for the whole 10 minutes of each.

Screencap of the Fat Blasting Dance Mix DVD

The hardest thing for me is getting up and moving. With floor work, if I need to stop, even for a moment, then I’m already laying down and it’s hard to start up again. With this DVD, if I need to stop, I’m at least still standing up and it’s easier to get right back into it after shaking out whatever was getting sore.

The moves are sufficiently simple and low impact that it’s easy to start up, but they’re engaging enough to hold your interest and be fun if you’re more experienced. As time goes on, the routines can become higher impact because you’re putting more energy into them.

Some Problems With this Workout..

I was looking for an exercise DVD that would be fun to dance to. I was hoping for good dance music. So I was disappointed in this DVD because it doesn’t have good dance music, just the same background music with dance moves.

I was able to do the dance moves, there were only a couple of moves I had to rewind a few times. And I’m not sure about the ab moves where you move your rib cage – I can’t tell if I’m doing that correctly. I will continue to use this one for a while, but I’ll still be looking for one that has fun music to move to. Maybe I should try a Jazzercize one.

Some of my girlfriends also found this workout too fast and there wasn’t enough instruction on how to do the dance moves, which may be difficult for a beginner. I can see how some people say this video is too hard for them, but I think that while it could be hard, just attempting these moves gets your heart pumping.

I may not be as good as the girls in the video, but my heart is racing, and I am building up some sweat which is always good.

Final Verdict: Average Dance Exercise Workout

All in all, I enjoyed this DVD but found that while some moves may be confusing, it wasn’t difficult enough for someone who just wanted to stay toned, not really “burn fat”. If you’re looking for something you can do quickly as a beginner, that really works up a sweat and gets you moving without becoming dull, I would recommend this video.

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