Whew! Cardio Toolbox review

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benvonwojo

Cathlete
Hello:

Well I just finished 1 Mindy Mylrea tape and WOW. Cardio Toolbox is challenging and IMHO fun. I did all 4 sections. THe sections are quite advanced due to the high impact, but the choreography is easier than Cathe. All the sections are interval style with blasts. My heartrate was really up there, and that is tough for me these days after all the Cathe tapes I do. She has 2 women behind her doing modifications. One is higher impact which is hard to believe and the other is doind lower impact modifications. All in all, this was a good buy. I have tried numerous tapes-CIA, Christi, Kari Anderson, Gin Miller, Seasun Ziegler, etc and Mindy is the closest to Cathe that I have found in intensity, choreography, impact, and likability. Hope this helps,
 
Thanks Suzanne for the review. It's nice to hear of other instructors who can challenge us like Cathe.
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Thanks Suzanne. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been eying this but wanted a review from someone who is an advanced exerciser. Looks like I will unloading some money over the weekend.
Thanks.
 
I just want people to know that it is a quickly paced workout that has some tough Cathe like elements. Side to side lunges off the long side of the bench are tough (think BodyMax). Also, I did modify a few moves since this is all new to me at the moment. A few of the pivots I modified to save my knees from too much twisting while I get used to the workout (brain and feet arent in sync yet). I forgot to mention this in my previous post.
 
How is Mindy's kickboxing form in those segments? I can't stand bad KB form (Jai's form bugs me), and Mindy had pretty bad form (and movesw that didn't flow well) in her "Jump and Jab 2" workout, which I got rid of after one try.
 
Thanks for the review. I have this workout coming via Collage Video.

Kathryn, Mindy's form is horrible in Jump and Jab 2. I've heard that her kickboxing form isn't great in this workout either, but the overall comments have been really good.

Mindy's interval workouts are right up there with Cathe's cardio workouts. They are tough! One of the hardest workouts in my collection is, Mindy's Bootcamp workout. Super tough!

I love Mindy's personality. Even though the workouts are tough, I find myself laughing at her silly comments. Some people think that she goes too far at times, but I've never thought so.
 
Kepi,
Let me know if Mindy's kickboxing is tolerable in this workout. That's the only thing that was keeping me from ordering it.

CIA video should be having a sale pretty soon (they usually have prices like $10 for their less recent DVD's and videos, and $15 for the more recent ones, around this time of year). I think I'll wait for that if I decide to get it.
 
Hi, Fiddle fit:

You know I cant remember, I was concentrating too hard on the moves. My guess is without listening to it at the moment, not that memorable (instrumental I think), but its not annoying that I would have remembered.
 
I have to give another thumbs up for this workout! I think this is Mindy's best to date. The workouts are fun & I love the mix and match option on these.

Aila
 
I have a question--
I thought on one of the websites I was looking at said that there was some type of glitch with the DVD and that it was being worked on and so it wouldn't be out for a little while.(collagevideo maybe?)
Where did you get it from?(I'm still weighing in the reviews)
I have to say that at the SCW fitness conference in Orlando this weekend I actually got to meet her first hand and she is just as bubbly in person as she is in her videos!!
 
Thanks Suzanne for giving a review. I have had my eye on this one. I haven't bought anything since IMax3 and HSC. It's time. This one and Jari Love's are on the top of my list. I like Mindy--chatty, poor cuing and all. She gives a good workout.
 
Yes, there was a glitch in the first batch. It's been fixed and everyone has received, or is the process of receiving their replacement.
 
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