| | |  | Exercise & Fitness | Home » » » Cardio Barre: Ultimate Advanced DVD | | | | | | | Description: | | CARDIO BARRE: ULTIMATE ADVANCED includes two bonus workouts on in additon to the main workout (Power Arms and Power Thighs).
Ultimate Advanced: 55 minutes of high-powered yet low impact moves at 172 bpm. You'll work every aspect of your body--toning, lengthening, and strengthening. The cardio is no impact, yet highly effective for ultimate fat burning benefits. | | | Features: | |
• Released 2008
• Includes 55 minute Ultimate Advanced Workout and two bonus workouts
• Two short and effective bonus workous are Power Arms and Power Thighs
• Tough body sculpting fitness DVD
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 EffectiveApr 04, 2010
By Colette
"Mirabel"
I can't say this workout is "fun", because it's so fast, it's kind of jarring compared to most ballet workouts, but it's very effective and will get you the cardio and toning you need in minimal time. I'm an advanced exerciser and my goal is to maintain a lithe and lean dancer's physique as opposed to a muscular gym rat body. I've been practicing Tracy Anderson's method but like to alternate with other DVDs every other day. To do Tracy Anderson's high impact dance workout as part of the cardio requirements daily is too hard on the joints and I need variety between her mat workouts to help with boredom. This Cardio Barre incorporates the same principles by repeatedly working the smaller accessory muscles that sculpt a lean body. It's a very rigorous yet low-impact workout that will definitely make you sweat, keeping you challenged, and I think pleased with the results. I also highly recommend Jennifer Galardi's Ballet Body and Elise Gulan's Ballet Conditioning as well as Cathe's MMA::fusion DVDS for cardio, as they really work the core and use a lot of lateral moves while not over-developing the larger muscle muscle groups.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Raising the Barre in Exercise VideosMar 07, 2010
By S. Johnston
Cardio Barre: Ultimate Advanced DVD is a great, challenging workout that doesn't even require putting on sneakers. I think the smaller movements with higher repetitions work the muscles in a different way and that the desired higher tush is achieved more rapidly than by doing squats and lunges (which are monotonous). This is a comprehensive full body workout that incorporates light weights and some great abdominal exercises too. For this video, since I don't own a barre, I use a chair, 1 pair of 2 lb. dumbbells and a yoga mat for the ab work. I would highly recommend this video.
16 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Are you kidding me?May 12, 2010
By Sally A. Schwartz
This workout would be great if the music wasn't so horrific and outdated- a repetitive jazz beat. The instructor's constant prompts, encouragements and individual shout outs by name to each ballet babe behind him gets VERY annoying. However, the prompts are somewhat necessary because each exercise keeps building to become humorously frantic and jarring. The instructors running commentary about "being a winner and not being a looser" and "going for your goals and not giving up...yada yada" were cliche, boring, and mindless background chatter. I strongly encourage you to turn the sound way down and put on your own music if you're going to do this workout!The toning and ballet inspired moves are effective and challenging overall if you can ride out the pace without tearing something. The arm section using 1 Lb weights was not very creative and again done in a whirlwind of crazy hurried movements that seemed unnecessarily fast. The mat work and leg toning felt great and were done at the right pace. I prefer Tracy Anderson's Mat workout over this since she selects awesome music that is actually enjoyable to listen to, and offers many of the same toning benefits as this claims to deliver. I've done this DVD twice now and find its many quirks just too annoying to push through. I'm putting this one back on the shelf.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Effective Moves, Poor ProductionSep 09, 2010
By Doc Bee
If you like barre workouts, this will be a nice complement to an already good collection. The moves are effective and you do work up quite a sweat. You will like this if you are the type who feels like they need to move a lot and sweat during a workout (most barre type workouts focus on smaller deeper movements, and newbies to bar workouts may miss the heart-racing frenzied pace of traditional cardio-Cardio Barre workouts does give you a faster paced, higher energy workout). The moves are very difficult and it provides a lot of room for growth- no plateauing on this one. The bonus workouts are absolutely amazing (led by different instructors). They will work you very thoroughly in a a short amount of time.
However, the poor music and production quality does detract from the overall quality. For the price one is paying, you would expect better production and music. For instance, the video is called "Ultimate Advanced"- yet, the title screen reads "Advanced Ultimate" (and it looks like someone just typed it in on a Power Point Slide). While that may not seem like that big a deal, it's the title for heaven's sake!! The music is horrible and gets more and more annoying. I thought I would get used to it, but I actually am beginning to dread working out to this because I know I will hate the music. It really is that bad. Again, for the price you pay, you would expect better production quality. At one point, the scene changes, with the screen fading away into a checkerboard pattern and then swirling off into a corner of the screen. Very cheesy and looks like something you would see in a Power Point presentation, not on what is supposed to be a high quality DVD. And remember, this DVD is based on a class with an actual studio, so again, my higher expectations were not met.
If you are starting out to Barre workouts, I would go with anything done by Exhale Core Fusion. The price is lower and the production quality is so much better, and the moves are just as (if not more) effective. If you already have a good variety of barre workouts and need something to throw into the mix to alleviate boredom, or if you are the traditional type of exerciser that likes heart pumping cardio, then this would be of benefit to you. I do barre workouts, but don't use this very often. I find myself going back to Exhale Core Fusion, Tracy Anderson Method, Bar Method, or Physique 57. I do the bonus workouts when I am short on time and I do this one, but not very often.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
"Make It Firm"May 14, 2010
By T. Casey
This is a very challenging workout. You get both toning and cardio in one - very efficient and without the high impact jarring to your body. You do not need the barre; I just use a chair and it works fine. Yes, the music is not very good, but I hardly noticed it because I was concentrating on the movements and feeling the burn. I found the instructor to be both engaging and funny and his cuing was good. The bonus upper and lower body workouts were excellent; both of the instructors (Dana and Kelly) were awesome and extremely motivating. This workout is definitely a keeper.
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