10 Minute Solution: Dance It Off & Tone It Up Kit w/ Bands

Jennifer is by far my favorite instructor and this is another great dvd by her. Also I love the 10 minute solution dvd's which makes this one of my all-time favorite dvd's. I love putting short workouts together to create my own routine for the day since I get easily bored, and nowadays I always use some of the segments from this dvd. I must say the arm segment with the toning band has worked wonders with my arms. The best thing about the band is that you can always change the lenght of it to increase or decrease the workout. Everyone should try it. The standing ab segment is also great if your really move and follow Jennifer's lead. Buy it if you like Jennifer and the other 10 minute solution dvd's.

I ordered this video because I already own Jennifer Galardi's other 10 Minute Solution dance DVD and really like it. This one is just as good, but it did take some practice. I had to watch it a couple of times before I could get the moves down well, but I'm also a poor dancer, so most people may not have this problem. The routines are fun and fast paced (especially the second one) and the toning band is a nice extra. The toning routines, however, are separate from the dance routines, so if you want cardio and strength training, then you have to do more than one routine. Thankfully, since they're only 10 minutes long, it's still a quick work-out. All in all, I'm very satisfied with this DVD.

I loved this one. The dance is great it is really sexy and fun all the segments are good the music is fun and appropriate. I feel slimmer when I do all the workouts together. I usually do the arm segment and then the legs with the band and then go to the sexy slim down the fat blasting and then the belly dance. In this whole workout you will work but it is not too heavy. I like to dance in my cardio workouts so I think that to do this one you have to be at least a little dance oriented. I liked the belly dance part very much.

The name says "with fitness band" and there is no fitness band! Why list the product twice, once adding "with fitness band" to the item name, and then not include it? This teaches me I should buy from sellers, not Amazon, since you can contact sellers, but there is no way I know to talk to anyone from Amazon. I asked for a replacement, but since I couldn't talk to a person, I have no way of knowing if I'll just get another incomplete one. VERY annoying. Marie

I love Jennifer Galardi and 10 Minute Solutions, but I have mixed feelings about this one. The first dance is a nice cardio workout, but don't expect to have it down pat right from the start. I stumbled through many of the moves, but I got better each time. The second one is very energetic and fun, but too bouncy with how much weight I have on me. It's one I look forward to doing once I've gotten in a little better shape, and then I'll *really* melt the pounds off. The ab routine is fun, but a little too fast for me. I have trouble doing Jennifer's quick isolating of the hips and rib cage, probably because of my weight. Had to slow it down a bit to really focus on my core. The first toning segment for the upper body really worked my arms out, but I didn't feel any sort of burn with the lower body segment. I grew frustrated, like I was just swinging my legs around for no reason. I prefer her lower body routing from Fat Blasting Dance Mix. A nice addition to my ever expanding dance workout collection, something different for me, but not sure how often I'll go back to it...

I love this workout dvd. I had purchased this one from a store a few years back and it was great. Easy to learn moves with walkthroughs at the beginning of each section. I love that you can either create your own lineup of workouts or just run through the full dvd. Quick and convenient and always makes me work up a sweat.

I am a big fan of Jennifer Gilardi and I expected to really enjoy this DVD. So far I've only used it twice. The cardio routines are somewhat complex which is typical of Galardi's style but I didn't feel like either of them was a good cardio workout. The ab section is just awkward and almost silly. The upper and lower body toning sections are actually quite good. The DVD comes with a band but the resistance is very light. More advanced users will need a stronger band or to modify the moves to use dumbbells which is what I do. Overall this DVD is much more suited to the beginner.

I had this video for some time before I dared crack it open, but once I did I discovered I really enjoyed working out with it. I am afraid to look in the mirror while doing the moves, because I don’t think I look nearly as cute as Jennifer, but she makes exercise feel like fun dance rather than work. I have all but 1 of her videos and I’m glad I opened this up and started working on it. Her abs work out is fun, sexy and are NOT sit ups which I loathe so much.

thank you

ジェニファー・ガラルディのファンです。彼女の「10 minute Solution / Fat Blasting Dance Mix」というＤＶＤを購入してはまりました。説明が丁寧で、少しずつ難易度が上がるので、DVD通りにやれば、ちゃんと踊れるように構成されています。 次に購入したのが、この「10 minute Solution / Dance it off & tone it up!」でした。Fat Blasting Dance mixよりテンポが速く、レベルも高いです。「このDVDは私にはちょっとハイ・レベルすぎるかも、、。」という人には、彼女の「Prevention / Fitness systems / Dance it off!」を先にやることをお勧めします。そっちで物足りなくなったら、こっち（「Prevention / Fitness systems / Dance it off!」）をするのがいいかもしれませんね。 余談ですが、私はジェニファーのまじめさ（DVDを見る限り、まじめな人なんだと思います。）と、それでも「ダンスを楽しみましょう！」という、やっぱりアメリカ人なのよね、という明るさがまじった感じがすごく好きです。

In contrast to what a lot of people are saying here, this is actually one of my favourite 10 Minute Solutions dance DVDs. I own just about all of the others, and the first dance DVD I bought had this very same instructor (that was about 2 years ago now). It's true that two of the five sections uses a body band and aren't dance-based but rather resistance-based, but it's important to realise that in order to lose weight AND keep it off, resistance training is a must, be it with a toning band, dumbells or body weight training. The body band routines (you can pick up body bands for about £5 in varying strengths) are fabulous, and they really target all the muscles in your arms and legs. It's very tiring if you're not used to such training, but of all the body band routines I've tried since, this is still one of the most effective. I like to play the upper body routine, then the lower body routine, then repeat them both again for a really good resistance workout in my living room. As for the three dance sections, they are a surprising amount of fun. As with all 10 minute solutions DVDs, the moves are broken down and you learn one move, perform it, learn a second, perform the first and second, learn a third, perform first, second and third and so on. There's a lot of movement and small jumps (which are amazing for cardio) in the first section, a lot more jumps and hip swings in the second, which is one of my favourite routines to date, and while the third section features isolations (which shred you surprisingly fast, they are magic) in the beginning, the rest of the routine is so much fun. The three dances are very different from one another which really makes it a lot easier to use as it doesn't feel so repetative like other DVDs can. Plus then there are the simply psychological differences that make each 10 minute routine feel different, from a change in the music to a change in the instructor's clothes - which also help you to remember which routines you enjoyed by recalling the instructor performing the moves. I always say the same thing with workout DVDs, especially dance: if you can do it right away, it's NOT good enough. You can't expect to be able to pick the moves up right away, it would be like trying to perform a play after having glanced at the script once. Not to mention the fact that workouts that you can perform easily on the first round don't put enough stress on your body to be effective. One important thing to remember about dance workouts is this: just keep moving. If there's a move you can't get the hang of, don't get frustrated, just do what you can. You're not supposed to use these DVDs just once, and with repeated use you WILL get the hang of it quickly enough if you stop expecting to pick it up right away and just have fun. I do a lot of kickboxing and strength training, and while I love all of that, I consider dance to be amazing cardio and more fun than anything else, and that really helps the sweat. A lot of people downrate dance DVDs because they expect to be able to do the routines right away, and that's not how things work. But as long as you keep moving, keep trying, and keep your heart rate up, you WILL get a good workout, and with 5 uses you WILL pick up the moves. This is the case with absolutely EVERY dance workout DVD. I highly recommend this DVD, but you also have to remember to find some patience, and if you worry that you look silly, ask yourself if anyone is honestly going to spend their time watching you do it, peering around doors or through windows. Probably not.

Good video just not my cup of tea I guess

このシリーズは初めて購入しました。ヒップホップダンスがベースになっているようで、慣れない私には難しい動きも多く、なかなかついていけませんが、10分でも結構汗をかきます。 もう少し初心者向けのシリーズがあったらほしいなと思います。ダンスに慣れていない方には難しいのではと思います。