Kelly Coffey-Meyer''s 30-Minutes to Fitness Kickboxing DVD

Kelly''s 30 Minutes format is a winner. In all the workouts she has made in her 30 Minute series, she includes two main 30 minute workouts, the option to do both 30 minute workuts back to back, as a long and tough one hour workout, bonus material and many versatile premixes.

Both kickbox workouts on this DVD have short routines or drills that you do for a couple of minutes before moving on to the next. So nothing seems repeated for too long. Coupled with the superb music, time flies. The kickbox choreo is fresh and not tricky (particularly if you do the tutorial) and a whole lot of fun. The intensity is great for high intermediate to advanced exercisers but without being "test the very boundaries of your limits" tough.

I find that too-fast kickbox workouts do not allow an emphasis on form and end up becoming hi/lo. The uniqueness of kickboxing for cardio in my opinion should be from throwing punches with the rotational force of the whole upper body and kicking from the power of a lunge or squat. When the pace is too fast there isnt enough time for the whole range of motion of a "real" punch or kick. The pacing in this workout is perfect.

The bonus kick -box themed abs/obliques work on this DVD is my current favorite abs/waist routine. Kelly is at her creative best.

I''d give this workout 3 1/2 stars.

I''ve been working out with kickboxing/boxing DVD''s for many years, and consider myself an advanced fitness kickboxer. I usually have no problems following KB workouts---even the first time through--if the cuing is good.

While I really like Kelly''s personality (in this and other workouts), and like the choreography in this workout and the fact that her modifier doesn''t dumb things down, I find her cuing (or lack of) very annoying.

She uses the cue "punch" for both "any type of punch" (jab, cross, hook or upper cut) as well as for a cross, and rarely talks through the sequence of moves (a simple "jab-hook-up-hook" repeated during the first two or three times we do the move would be SO helpful. Instead, she cues it once, then usually uses very unhelpful ''cues'' like "ha!" or some other vocalization that is meant to motivate, but can prove frustrating.

Luckily, the moves aren''t too hard to pick up.

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(#1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER)This is another new workout from fitness instructor Kelly Coffey-Meyer''s 30 Minutes to Fitness series. Like the other DVDs in this series, 30 Minutes to Fitness Kickboxing offers two separate workouts; when combined with the warm-up, each of these workouts is around 30 minutes long, perfect if you are short on time. However, Kelly also offers plenty of additional options, including a Bonus Core/Abs segment and premixes which allow you to create a longer workout by performing both workouts together, adding on the abs, etc.

Kelly works out with four background exercises, one of whom shows modifications for the higher impact moves. Although with a few exceptions (see my notes below), Kelly mostly keeps the choreography relatively basic, she also includes a 13.5 minute Tutorial that breaks down all of the combinations included in both workouts (be advised, though--even the tutorial moves fairly quickly!). The Main Menu of the DVD lists the Warm-Up and each workout as separate options as well as the Bonus Core/Abs segment and the Tutorial.

Kelly begins the 3 1/2 minute Warm-up with shoulder circles, shrugs, and shuffles. She adds in knees, kicks, and squats and then introduces the four punches used in the workout (jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts). The short warm-up finishes with a quick hip flexor stretch. Without the warm-up, Workout #1 is 27 minutes long, and #2 is 24 1/2 minutes long. Both follow the format of repeating a combination for 2 minutes and then moving on (although sometimes Kelly changes it up and does a short drill-like sequence at the end of a combo). I loved that both workouts really worked the legs with A LOT of kicking; a few of the combos were virtually ALL kicks! In the first workout, I had trouble with the choreography for one combination only, which involved a hitch (jump) kick; I just couldn''t seem to get to the correct side on that one. For the second workout, I thought that there was some trickier choreography during the first half, but it seemed to get more basic as the workout continued. There is a little preview of the upcoming sequence which appears for a few seconds in the bottom right-half of the screen, but to be honest, this is more of a distraction than a help. Also, I wish that Kelly had cued the combos a bit more--she''s very encouraging and obviously having a great time, but there are times when a little reminder from her to "now hook" or "kick left" would''ve been extremely helpful. Still, I never got too frustrated with any combination given that none of them lasted longer than two minutes, and for both workouts, the time absolutely FLEW by. Each of the workouts concludes with just a minute or so of brief stretching.

The Bonus Core/Abs segment (14 minutes) is a great little addition to this workout. Since the first 4 1/2 minutes of this segment are performed standing, I found that when I added the segment on after the workout, it kept my heart rate up too! The standing portion includes side bends, punches with twists/knees, uppercuts with front crunch, and kicks with twists. Then it''s on to the floor for some very different takes on the usual crunches: Kelly starts with a punching sit-up and also performs punches on a decline, twists, leg raises, crunches with leg raises, and explosive scissor sit-ups.

The Pre-Mixes on this DVD include the Knockout Mix (both workouts), 53 minutes; Punch Mix, 22 minutes; Kick Mix, 21 minutes; and Punch & Kick Mix, 22 Minutes; the Abs/Core submenu offers additional options. I would note that even though Kelly breaks down the choreography in the Tutorial, she doesn''t explain how to do the punches and kicks, so I wouldn''t recommend this DVD for those brand new to kickboxing. In conclusion, I''m thrilled to have this workout--I already loved kickboxing, but Kelly has made it even more fun, new, and different here. Highly recommended!

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Just tried this video out and it''s great!! Not too hard, steps are over all easy to pick up on, love that there is picture in picture of the next steps up to come so you can see them before you start, total body work out, I was dripping sweat but didn''t feel like I was dying and I would say I''m not out of shape but not in shape either. There was only one routine I had a hard time picking up on but this was my first time doing it today. There are 2 30 min workouts and a core/ab routine to (Haven''t tried that yet), and you can customize it to play the warm up, work out and ab routine together for a 45 min workout or all separate. I highly recommend this DVD if you''re wanting a kickboxing, cardio type workout. No equipment needed, which is a bonus!

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I consider myself at an intermediate level of fitness.

This is the second cardio type workout I have tried by this instructor and both suffer from the same problem. With the rather complex choreography that flows awkwardly, even with excellent cuing, it would still be confusing to pick up. Unfortunately, a lot of times the cuing seems minimal or late which adds to the problem. The awkward flow is even more noticeable with kickboxing which needs to have a certain natural flow to blend all the foot and directional changes. Even if you persevere to get used to the choreography, they have slowed down the moves to the point that you never really get a good workout. It would be preferable to simplify the moves and keep it intense enough to get you to your target heart rate.

Speaking of kickboxing per se, if you are talking aerobics adapted to include kicking, the instructor is ok. If you are talking kickboxing adapted to maintain an aerobic level, then the kicks were just bad form and weak. If instructors tell you to look in the direction you punch/kick and imagine something there to punch/kick, I start to expect more. Instructor should be able to cue you with exactly what kind of kick is being used and execute it with good form, balance, and strength.

That said, Instructor always utilizes music well to time moves (which others seem to largely negelect.) The free weight workout in this series is more focused and does not suffer from the problems that seem to be forming a pattern in the cardio type workouts.

Considering all the cons and, ultimately, having barely worked up a sweat, this was just not good.

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