Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)I would not categorize this workout at hi/lo.For me, it just wasn't that intense.There were differences in intensities, but it was more like very low impact to sort of low impact.
I do like Tracey as a person and like to support up and coming instructors, but her workouts are just not intense enough for me.I could overlook the things I don't like if the workouts challenged me, but they don't.
What I liked about the workout:
**the 70's music.I haven't heard these tunes in years and it's fun to hear them again.
**Tracey's dancey style.Most of the other instructors I follow, e.g. Cathe Friedrich and Amy Bento, have a more athletic style.This is nice for a change.
**Tracey is very relaxed in front of the camera.She looks like she's having fun and this makes me have fun doing the workout.
**the interesting set.I like the dark wood floors and walls.This backdrop seemed more `real' that the artificial looking ones from most DVDs.
What I didn't like about the workout:
**the mis-categorizing of this workout as advanced.I would say it's more of an advanced beginner or low intermediate.I use this workout as a warm-up to a more intense one, or on those days when I want to do something light.
**there isn't a lot of med ball work.This workout would have been more effective if Tracey had put a med ball interval in between each hi/lo section. As it stands, the med/ball sections appear to me as an afterthought and break up the workout flow.
**static/feedback from Tracey's microphone.I would hope by now, Tracey would have worked out production details like this.
**there are a few places where the routine is off-beat from the music.This is also something I don't understand.I own over 100 exercise DVDs from many instructors and none of the other instructors have trouble staying on the beat.
**odd and artsy camera shots.Too many side shots and not enough front and center full shots of Tracey doing the steps.It's not at all helpful to see a side upper body shot of background exercisers Jill and Barbie.I can appreciate Tracey wanting to try something different, but it didn't work.
If you like Tracey Staehle, you might like this workout.If you're looking for a low intensity workout, you might like this.Otherwise, I suggest renting it first to see if you click with it.
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Product Description:
Tracey Staehle's October 2008 release, HI/LO MED BALL, will work your entire body with unique med ball moves to incorporate muscle fibers you didn't even know where there! You'll build stamina, boost your metabolism, and maximize calorie burn using a 2 to 8 pound medicine ball (depending on your fitness level). Both high and low intensities are used during the combos of cardio, some dance, and some athletic moves. There are even two five-minute med ball sections to add a little something different to the workout. Hi/Lo Med ball is easy to follow yet of a high, challenging fitness level. Cardio is intervalled with medicine ball moves for muscle strengthening. The med ball portions come at just the right time, taking your workout to a raised level, working different muscles and giving your cardio endurance a little kick.
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