10 Minute Solution - Kettle Bell Fat Burner [DVD]

• No kettlebell required!
• 53 minutes
• Stereo

I had decided to try this at first with regular weights, and then see if I liked using the kettlebell enough to purchase one. Either way, with regular hand weights or with a kettlebell, it works great. There are five 10 minute workouts: Maximum heart burner, Upper body power sculpt, Thigh & Buns Blaster, Total body sculpt, Accelerated Ab toner.

I really enjoy Michelle Olson and I dare say that I enjoy her much more than some of the other 10 Minute Solution instructors. I own six of the 10 Minute Solution DVD''s including this one. At the beginning introductory dialogue, I can tell she is a little nervous. To me that''s okay, I actually like it. It means that she''s a little more relateable than other instructors, who overdramatize themselves once the camera starts rolling. There are no "backup dancers" which I absolutely enjoy and that is indicative of any of the 10 Minute Solution workouts. Michelle does the entire workout with you. She gives great cues and explains the moves well I can tell she wants to prevent any kind of injury and is concious of it without being annoying. I think she does a better job of this than the other 10 Minute Solution instructors I currently own. She communicates well and if she had other workouts available, I would purchase them.

The ab toner is great for beginners. It''s challenging, not like Ab X challenging, but you will still feel it the next day until you get used to it. My two favorites are the first two Maximum fat burner and Upper body power sculpt.

For three months, I did a variance of three of the workouts 5 days a week after doing 20-30 minutes of treadmill beforehand (1 minute slower, 1 minute fast and the last two minutes fast). Then I began P90X and found P90X to be challenging but I wasn''t very sore the next day, like my co-workers were, who had begun that program without much exercise beforehand. This is a great overall workout, you will not only deveop your arms but your chest and back as well as your thigh muscles. If you have really bad knees, then modify the moves if you can to build enough momentum to use as one action with the kettlebell.

If you like kettlebell or want to begin, this is a great DVD to do it with.

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I was so pleasantly surprised when I found this. I love that it has 10 minute bites of exercise that can be combined and together they make a gently challenging workout. I''d gone out and bought a kettlebell (4kg or 9 pounds)specially but don''t rush out because all you need is a dumbell and I would recommend you start out smaller like, at the most, 2kg. I found my kettelbell cumbersome and too heavy for the exercises on this DVD. The instructor Michelle Olson is excellent,and she uses a dumbell throughout the routines. It''s the kettlebell technique which engages all the muscle groups in the body, that makes this workout effective. I was thinking about getting one of the more expensive kettlebell workout DVD sets, but honestly, I find this well and truly enough!

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UPDATE TO EARLIER REVIEW

I agree with the poster about why there''s confusion about this being a fraudulent Kettle Bell workout. It clearly states (on the cover) that no Kettle Bell is needed. Also, in my opinion, as with any form of exercise, depending upon the exercise being performed, you adjust how heavy of a weight you use. I believe 5 pounds is too light for the buns workout; however, for certain parts of the upper body workout, it''s appropriate. Just because the pace is fast paced, doesn''t mean this video is dangerous or prone to injury. If you''re performing reps at a faster pace, you''re not going to go with a heavier weight. Same with if you''re going to run a marathon, you''re not going to run at the same pace as you would a 5K. I am guessing the reason she is using 5 pounds IS because it''s fast paced. To me, she would have been irresponsible if she suggested using a 20 pound weight. This video is not meant to use a heavy weight. Jillian Michael''s video, they do use 20 pound Kettle Bells; however, the pace is much slower.

As with anything, this exercise is no more dangerous than anything else if you utilize common sense. I had never done a Kettle Bell workout prior to this one; and nearly a year later, I am still using this workout, with proven results and no injury whatsoever. In fact, my initial reason for wanting to update this review is because for the first time, I used a dumbbell instead of the Kettle Bell and found, particularly for exercises for the upper body, the dumbbell worked much better. It''s because when she performs a "clean", which she does perform with a twist, using an evenly weighted tool versus one where it''s bottom heavy, is less strenuous on your arm. So from now on, I will alternate between the Kettle Bell and the dumbbell.

In the end, though, doesn''t it come down to exercise? I don''t care how many new fads they come out with or new ways to do this or do that, it''s all about calories in versus calories out. Does it really make a difference whether it''s done with a Kettle Bell or a dumbbell if you''re achieving the same results? Since a 10 pd Kettle Bell weighs the same as a 10 pound dumbbell, unless someone can show me that two people of comparable size and weight doing the exact same workout with a Kettle Bell and a dumbbell of the same weight, the Kettle Bell workout will produce better results, I will retract my statement.

I suppose it comes down to this workout isn''t for everyone. I tried Amy Benton''s; Jillian Michael''s and a few others and while they are all good, I prefer this one. However, I wouldn''t knock the others because, as stated, they''re not for me.

PRIOR REVIEW

As with the previous reviewer, I too own several 10 Min Solutions DVDs and love them all. I wasn''t sure what to expect with this one; however, I have to say that I was impressed.

I also concur with the other reviewer that this is a great introduction to the kettlebell workout. The moves are not complex or overly choreographed; however, you will do a LOT of squats. Even with the upperbody workout, you''re squatting. For me, who loves to do squats, this workout is ideal.

To describe this workout would be to say that it does the basics. If one looks at all the new ways in which exercise has changed/evolved, all that everyone has done is take the basics and added new twists. Instead of cruches on your back, we now do standing crunches. But it''s still a crunch. Same with this video. She uses the tried and true methods, coupled with multiple reps, to achieve results. I do 4 segments at a time and I am dripping with sweat. I''ve used 5 and 10 pound kettlebells throughout the workout and it works just fine.

If you''re looking for a good intro to kettlebell workouts without having to worry about twisting and turning and stepping here and pushing there, etc., BUT still want to get a very good workout, please give this a try.

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This DVD is misleading. The instructor uses a dumbbell for ALL of the exercises! For those that are looking for a visual kettlebell technique, this is not the DVD for you.

The most annoying thing as previously mentioned is that there''s no kettlebell. (It would have been much better if there was at least another person in the video using a kettlebell.)

So here''s a few challenges that make this almost useless for those who want to use a kettlebell with this DVD:

1. Olson uses weight-training names to approximate kettlebell moves. For example, she says "curls" when the nearest kettlebell equivalent to what she''s doing is a "clean." And of course because she''s using a dumbell, a curl is exactly what she''s doing. (A curl is a straight hinge motion, where a clean includes a twisting motion.)

If you know kettlebells, you know how to do a clean so it''s just annoying. But if you''re using this DVD and you''re new to kettlebells, substitutions like these can be confusing and possibly lead to injury.

2. The other big challenge is the pace. Since she''s using a light dumbell, the pace of each move is way too fast for kettlebell users. A kettlebell is an offset, usually-heavier weight, not a light, balanced weight, and to try to keep pace with her on this DVD can be downright dangerous.

Some kettlebell moves, like an overhead press starting with the weight held low, usually have an intermediate step where you rack the kettlebell before you press it up. This little extra step makes the overall move take slightly longer but keeps you in control of the weight. But because she''s using a dumbbell, she never racks the weight first, so keeping pace with her can cause someone to get sloppy and get hurt.

I''ve honestly tried repeatedly to like this DVD, but finally gave up. It''s not worth getting hurt over. All in all this was a great concept but very poorly executed.