Karen Voight - Slim Physique (2002)

good variety

This DVD provides a good variety of workouts. I love the upper body workout and the cardios. June 15, 2008

Good Beginner workout

I gave "Sleek Physique" three stars, becuase I personally didn't find it very challenging. I hardly broke a sweat with the cardio sections, and the strength training sections barely gave me any sort of burn in my legs or arms. This DVD, however, would be a good beginner workout because Karen does give good cues and explains each exercise move. There is a little bit of cordination and balance required. For example, in the lower body strength section, you do back leg raises standing up with some ballet arm moves. I am not very coordinted and lack some balance, but I found the exercises manageable.

I also gave "Sleek Physique" three stars, because after a while doing the same workout segments day after day got a little boring. For a beginner, though, it might be easier and less frustrating to stick with the same thing as you ease into the discipline of exercising each day. February 5, 2008

Karen is simply the best

This DVD is the best bargain in fitness. It includes a great variety of exercise types (aerobics, yoga, weight training & abs), all with Karen's superb instruction. Be warned that this is a remix of previously released workouts, so if you already have an extensive library of Karen's DVDs, you may already have everything on this one. Even so, it's a must-have for people who take their workouts on the road -- you only need to bring 1 DVD. Many thanks to reviewer Rebecca Johnson, whose extensive description I printed out & keep in the box along with the DVD. January 15, 2008

Nice for variety

I really enjoy Karen Voight's workouts but would have to say that this one isn't among my favorites. There are seven 30-minute workouts (one for each day of the week) that target different areas - cardio, strength training, toning. Each workout is very well developed as you'd expect from Karen, but some of the days repeat routines so you're not really getting seven completely different workouts. That disappointed me a little.

I think this DVD would be excellent for someone just beginning to workout, but on it's own, I've never seen any results. Since I try to workout at least 75 minutes a day, I use the segments to supplement other shorter workouts to reach my time goal. Since the intensity is kind of low for me, these segments are like 30 minute cool-downs for me. July 11, 2007

Excellent yoga segments!

I disagree with the others who dislike this video. I have Burn & Firm and actually like the sequencing on this DVD better. Yes, there is some repeat material, but all the yoga included is new and great! The Sunday stretching yoga is the best! It is a 30 min floor sequence and includes some very deep stretching with beautiful music by Shastro; very relaxing. All the workouts are fun and not too difficult for us over 40's crowd :o)

It is a similar workout setting as Burn & Firm and also BLT on the ball (another fun and easy routine). I wish the covers looked similar on this style she has produced. This looks like an older tape from the cover photo.

You get 3-1/2 hours of workouts on this tape. I got it on sale for $7.99 which is a great price. Well worth the money. I really like Karen's tapes and this is another good one! April 16, 2007

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