Do you watch your videos before you do them for the first time?

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Cathlete
I know most video fitness instructors tell you to watch the video before attempting it, maybe even watch it a few times. Not me...I tried their way once or twice, and found it incredibly boring, and jumped in after a while.

What I will do, however, is go through the video at a much slower pace the first few go-arounds, and usually have a pen and paper with me, and jot done potential areas of the video that will be trouble spots for me, techniques maybe I've never seen before, or just know from experience that it'll take me longer to get the hang of a particular segment...yet another reason I enjoy home workouts..I don't think too many live classes would allow for me to go up to the instructor and say.."could you go over that move about 5 more times"?...;-)

Jerry
 
Nope, I never do. I like to be a little surprised when I try out a new workout! I know a lot of people preview but if I'm watching a workout I feel like I have to be doing it!!
 
i rarely watch videos before i do them. now that i am at home for the summer i do pull out some ones i haven't tried and watch them. recently i got drill max for my b-day and i watched it all the way through to make sure i didn't accidently get a glitched one, the same for butts and guts that i got on monday.out of curiosity i did watch another video one day,just for the heck of it. LOL!!! nothing good on day time tv, i don't do soaps and these court shows are getting very old quickly LOL.

kassia

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What??!!! Judge Judy rocks!!!!! Agree on the soaps though..though wife o' mine loves her General Hospital.
 
No, I don't do this. If it's a Cathe video, I will usually watch the clips from her website a few times before I attempt it, just to get a general idea. But yes, if it's new I hit pause and rewind a lot!
 
The kickbox and weight w/outs , no I don't watch. I do watch the step ones only because the choreography comes so much easier to me if I preview it first.
LD
 
I usually don't preview and sometimes regret it later. I have a strict time schedule for working out and hate it when I work out to a new video only to feel that I haven't really 'worked-out' at all since I was so busy trying to figure out what they were doing. I hate previewing though, as you said I usually get so amped watching the workout I want to jump right in!
 
I usually just jump right in and do it. I like to be surprised. Occasionally I'll preview if I have extra time. Cathe's step I can do without previewing except for when I first discovered her on Fit TV doing Rhythmic Step. That one took me awhile to learn perfectly. If I do preview, I also want to just jump right in and start doing it. It's real hard for me to sit still.

Jerry, I agree. Judge Judy rocks (she's the only decent judge on TV) and I love my soaps (AMC, OLTL and GH)! I'm just glad I have TIVO or I'd never get to watch them all.

Marcy
 
<I usually don't preview and sometimes regret it later.>

Me too! I'm way too ADD to sit and watch, I gotta try it whether I know what's coming up next or not. x(
 
I always do - but on fast forward. Then I get a general idea of what's coming up - particularly on weights dvds so I know when to change weights, etc.

But I don't preview in my workout time - I'll do it in the evening if no-one's around (or make people watch it with me!):7
 
Oh Shelley - you are just such a better person than me!!!:p

I enjoy watching other people work hard!
 
I never watch them first. I love the surprise of doing a new workout and not knowing what's coming next. I tend to get bored with dvd's quickly because I know EXACTLY what's coming and I start to dread certain moves. Getting and trying a new workout is such a treat for me!

Allison
 
I have all of Cathe's wo. I need a refresher course sometimes. I preview all the time. For me there are no surprises, all the weight will be lined up, step up is there waiting for me, the green strap folded up nicely, the ball is out and a long dowel, just in case (for balance help).

I guess I'm a perfectionist in many ways, because I want the wo to go smoothly and follow along so I get every uninterrupted minute to benefit my body. If I'm going to work this hard, then I want it to be well worth my time.

Janie

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Nope! I know that you are supposed to but I like to just dive in and do it. It keeps my brain working and before I know it, the workout is over. I figure if I fall on my rear as a result of not knowing what comes next, it's my own fault :)
 
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