Prevention Fitness Systems - Express Workout: Dance it Off! [DVD]

Jennifer Galardi is a great instructor I have a few of her other DVDs and loved her as an instructor on exerciseTV, she is upbeat but not annoying and very likable with good cuing. However I did not like this DVD as much. Sure you get a good workout but I apparently have 2 left feet. I had trouble remembering and following the steps. I just didn't enjoy this one very much. I was hoping it would be easier to follow but I am not a dancer and now I know to stick to a more traditional workout instead of a dance based one. If you want to dance to lose weight, this would be a great DVD for you.

I have very limited time to workout, and hoped this would be a quick, effective, FUN workout for lighter days. However, I should have listened more to the other reviewers who said the instruction is bad... it isn't just bad, it doesn't exist!!! I think the dance sequences would be fairly easy, IF they were broken down better, and there were some simple instructions as you're going along! But there really aren't, and it's hard to get a good workout when you're spending the whole time trying to figure out what the dancers on screen are doing. Honestly...don't waste your time with this one, unless you enjoy being frustrated and have plenty of spare time to learn the routines and get them down before you actually start getting a good workout!

I like this workout DVD. I took several workout classes at the YMCA and wanted something to use at home. My only complaint about this DVD is that some of the routines are a bit too quick and it was a bit hard for me to be able to learn them. The instructor shows you how to do something a couple of times and that's it. It's on to the routine. I had to keep starting, stopping and skipping back on the DVD until I got the hang of them. I'm not sure anything could have prevented that because I haven't used any other workout DVD's. I added ankle weights and hand weights to a few of the routines. All-in-all I feel the DVD was worth the cost.

I had this CD but it broke. This one is perfect and I would by again from this company.

I checked this out from the library first to see if it was for me. I'll admit that the first time I tried it (with my 19 year old daughter watching-bad idea)I felt a bit dumb and klutzy.I have done Jazzercise in the past and hoped I'd catch on to the moves in this video quickly, but it has taken some persistance!I have mastered the hip-hop segment pretty well, and I like the ballet as well. Still working on the Latin and the Jazz, but I like a challenge and I am not the type to be too worried if I'm not doing it exactly right at first.I think this will stay interesting and fun for a while, which is a plus-I tend to get bored with repetitive workouts, but with this one I can change things up.I do sweat, and the cardio is pretty good!

I have Hip Hop Cardio by Jennifer Galardi and this one is a toned down version of that one. It is still a great moderate workout, I was sweating by the end of it, but I am also able to very adequately keep up with her Hip Hop Cardio and with Zumba workouts. So this provides a nice break from the aforementioned cardio workouts. I love Jennifer Galardi and she provides great instruction within the video so it is easy to learn and then keep up.

Very happy with purchase. I recommend it.

Recently I purchased Express Workout:Dance It Off. Based on reviews I read before the purchase, I was convinced I could do these dances. I was wrong. These are not geared for the generation who learned "The Jerk", "The Twist", and "The Stomp". The pace is too fast and the moves too complicated for beginners. Latin Salsa, jazz, ballet and hip-hop dance moves are perhaps do-able for mid-lifers if you were former cheerleaders or you had extensive dance training at a young age. I was and had neither. The video is not geared for those of us who suffer, even mildly, from arthritic knees and hips. Once I reached the hip-hop stage on the video, I cried uncle. In addition, the perky little gal with the great bod leading the video just made me want to eat more cookies. I guess Richard Simmons does fill a nitch for gals like me. Because, seeing him in his short-shorts doesn't make me jealous. Ha! I briskly walk 3-5 miles 5 days a week and thought this video would be perfect to use during bad weather or as a nice change of pace. Unfortunately, the only exercise I received from The Express Workout:Dance It Off, was briskly walking to the trash can and waving it bye-bye.

I absolutely love this one! The dance moves are so much fun and Jennifer Galardi explains them so well that they are easy to follow, each move building on the last. The calorie burn that I get doing this video is excellent! Something to look forward to time and time again!

This DVD is not that easy to follow. Prevention DVDs with Chris Freytag are much easier to follow. For that reason I was abit disappointed.

It will take me awhile to get into the flow but it is a great workout.

It came in a reasonable amount of time and was in great condition! I love the workout!!