10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results Fat Burner

I got this DVD expecting and wanting 50 minutes of high cardio workouts that would give me a fantastic workout. While the cardio was definitely there throughout all of the segments of the DVD, I just felt that some of the exercises were too repetitive/boring and the instructor Catherine (Cat) Chiarelli was way too fake. It felt like to me Cat was just forcing a smile on her face and not really enjoying the workout. She also seemed incredibly cheesy in some of her comments, which I usually don't mind yet found strangely annoying here. She also doesn't explain the movements well. She will tell you this complicated title of a move (example: we're going to do a jump on a diagonal plane) when in actuality it's not as hard as she makes it to be. There is virtually no break-down of the moves by Cat, which I personally like, but other may find it hard to follow along. Finally, sometimes Cat's technique wasn't correct, and I just found it odd that they would release the DVD with her doing some moves improperly.Still, I really enjoyed the 5 workouts included. Each of them, like in all the "10 Minute Solution" DVDs, was 10 minutes and focused on a different type of cardio. I thought that each segment had a fantastic warm-up and cool down, which is sometime lacking in the "10 Minute Solution" DVDs. Here is an explanation/breakdown of each:Power Sports Drills - This was one of my favorite routines as Cat took moves from sports, such as soccer and basketball, and put them into cardio combos. You start with about a 2 minute warm up before moving on to a soccer dribble (basically a shuffle), a soccer kick, a lunge forward with a volley ball bump (a short swing of the arms), and a volleyball spike. You then do some basketball prepares and throws, some hockey blocks (lunges to the side), and some skiing (jumping exercises done side-to-side, forward-to-back, etc.) Finally, you get to do a cool down.Extreme Intervals - This was another of my favorite segments on the DVD; the idea behind it was that you would do a high cardio move, then a lower cardio move, and you would continue to alternate them. After a warm up you start with a type of jump squat, which you do 16 of before doing 8 slow squats and repeating. Next, you high knees with jumps before doing some slower knee lifts and repeating. Third are some lunging forward jump split-squats (lunges forward) and slow lunges forward. The next move are fast then slow skaters. Next are some jump squats diagonally, first done quickly then slowly. More knee lifts with jumps come next along with some jump ropes. Finally you do a jump side-to-side (like you're jumping over something) with a V-step. You finish with a cool down.Low Impact Fat Burner - This section was the least athletic of them all, because it has more of a dance feel with it. Cat constantly says that these are old-school moves that you should already know, but I'll leave it up to you on whether or not you know the moves. After a warm up, there are two routines; the first is made up of a step step triple step with a swivel, knee lifts with punches and slides, step tap and leg lift, and a squat kick and lunge. The second routine has these moves: grapevines, kicks, V-steps, taps with punches, hamstring curls, more kicks, and lunges. You take each routine from the top several times, so it can get a bit repetitive. You finish, once more, with a cool down.Rapid Results Kickboxing - This segment is made up of several kickboxing combos, which are all fun and surprisingly original. You start, of course, with a warm up before starting the first combo which is composed of a knee strike then jabs and punches (two types of punches). The next combo is a shuffle to the side with jabs then uppercuts; and the next combo is made up of squat pulses with side kicks. Combo number four is made up of a step touch step jab 3 times, 4 jabs, 4 more punches to the corner, and knee strikes. You then add speed bags (rolling arms) to the end of that, and you're done (after a cool down, of course).Cardio Max - The theory behind this workout is that you take regular cardio moves and bump them up a notch to make them even more effective. I also noticed that a lot of upper body is incorporated to add to the moves. A warm up is done first before you start routine number one. The moves included are: triple steps with jumps, step touches, V-steps (running and jumping them), knee lifts with jumps, and lunges with jumping jacks. Routine number two is a bit more innovative with moves such as the following: back leg lifts and knee lifts, jumping a box shape, some fast runs, side lunges and jump squats, and hamstring curls with jumps. After yet another cool down, you are done.You can customize your workout by playing the workouts in any order that you wish. Overall, I really enjoyed the workouts, for the most part; although I do feel that there was a bit too many moves repeated such as knee lifts, squats, and kicks. I think there could have been a little bit more variety. Also, I'm not a big fan of Cat's personality, although I do realize that it's just my personal opinion; others may love her. I'd definitely recommend this to intermediate/advanced exercisers looking for a very high impact, all-cardio, athletic workout.

Easy workout when you just want "no equipment cardio"

Like all of the 10 minute solution workouts, this is broken into 5 10 minute segments. This one is targeted towards more high intensity cardio. The difficulty level of this workout is probably for advanced beginners to intermediate. It is not as difficult as any of the Jillian Michaels workout dvds or even the biggest loser cardio bootcamp workout. I was hoping for a more difficult workout so if you are looking for something on par with Jillian Michaels or Amy Bento, this is not that workoutNo equipment is required for this workout and the moves are not very difficult to learn (and I am not particularly coordinated). There is quite a bit of jumping and plyometrics in this one which is good for the heart rate (not good if you have knee problems).Minor faults:The cueing between moves was not always very good and the low impact segment seems to drag on and the intensity (and my heartrate also dropped quite a bit). In the future, I will do this segment first as a 10 minute warm-upPluses:The sports drills were quite a bit of fun as was the kickboxing section. For the most part, this workout does get the heart rate up. The instructor is peppy without being annoying and the moves are relatively easy to master.

I find Cat to be VERY energetic and peppy - she took some getting used to. But now that I'm used to her personality I like this DVD. I don't find that I'm breaking the kind of sweat I'd get with Les Mills Pump or Jillian Michaels, but that's just because it's only a 10 minute program. It's a great, easy to follow workout. I like the kickboxing one best, and it's the one I do the most. AND I can still do it while pregnant because there's no moves that are too hard to do or too crazy. The sports one does have jumping, and you need a little bit of room to complete these workouts. Like a home gym, or a living room with space to run back and forth is best. For one of them, I had to keep the door to our guest room open while I was doing the workout so I had extra space for grapevine and a few other moves. I have more 10 minute videos that I love, if you want any more info feel free to reach out: [email protected]

this workout dvd is what it claims to be. the workout is good but for some reason it didn't click with me. i found the instructor to be annoying and i was disappointed in some of the segments. it is hard to enjoy a workout when the longer you are doing it the more annoying the instructor gets. there is no one thing i can pinpoint, it was just something about her. i guess different strokes for different folks right. for the segments, the things that bothered me were in the sports segment she did not include any american football moves. i know how those football players train and that is some of the most challenging stuff you can do and it wasn't included but these very cheesy volleyball moves were. i thought the low impact fat blaster would be more old school aerobics style. instead it was very dancey and she kept saying "have fun with it" like that was going to make it any better. the other segments were fine. other people seemed to enjoy this dvd very much so i would encourage people to give it a try. the workout is challenging and does make you sweat, it just wasn't the one for me.

I like doing workout DVD's and have a good collection of BeachBody programs, Jillian Michaels and 10 Minute Solution workouts. I was looking for something new and I figured a cardio DVD would be great. I was hesitate at the first segment because I didn't feel like I was working anything but then as I added the next few segments I could feel that my body was being worked! Not to mention I was sore the next day. I think this is a good DVD and the instructor is good. I would absolutely get another one of the videos instructed by her. I definitely recommend this one if you want to incorporate a different kind of cardio routine to your workout.

I have 3 other 10 minute solution DVD's currently, and two of them are toning, while the other is the kickboxing bootcamp. I bought this one because I wanted to loose a certain amount of weight before I focused on toning, and this one fits that purpose perfectly. It's 50 minutes of good cardio, but doesn't leave me dead on the floor like the kickboxing bootcamp. I really like the instructor, she isn't patronising but is encouraging. My only critisism is in the kickboxing section her workout was a bit girly, got my heart rate up, but when compared to the kickboxing bootcamp you can see a different in technique and strength. Would recommend it but as with all 10 miute solution DVD's do your own warm up and cool down seperatly.

I bought this DVD when I first started working and was pretty happy with it. For those looking for somewhere to start their workout journey, this DVD is a good option. At first it takes some getting used to but once you know the routines its a lot easier. You can do as much or as little as you like due to each workout only being 10 minutes long and you can pick and choose which you want to do and in what order to best suit you. I no longer use this DVD though as I don't find it challenging enough anymore, so I would definitely say it is more suited to beginners. All in all it was a good purchase.

I love this dvd, it's fun and varied, just the thing to get moving and enjoy it. It's challenging but the ten minute chunks make it do-able. My favourite section reminds me of 1980s/90s aerobic classes, and the whole dvd is very uplifting. It really gets the heart rate up and leaves me feeling energised and positive.

This DVD is part of a collection of DVDs. Brilliant for those of you that don't have much time to exercise or can't afford to visit the gym! If you do one exercise a day you will definately notice a big difference!

Love this, it is super motivational and really easy to follow