Tracy Anderson Slim & Sculpt Cardio - Thoughts

Tracy Anderson Slim + Sculpt Cardio DVD contains three 20-minute workouts. Two workouts are cardio based and one workout is sculpt based. The sculpt base workout uses a band. The band comes with the DVD.

Cardio 1 is the first workout.  Tracy states this is an easier choreograph workout and one in which you should follow along.  It is a mixture of low and high impact moves.  So expect some jumping.  The moves are relatively simple to follow. The problem is that you do not know what is coming next.  The note I put next to workout was "that was a mess". At one point Tracy states that "you are not doing the same move over and over and that you have to focus". Well it would kind help to know what is coming next so that you are able to keep it.  The music was decent.  2 & 3/4 stars

Cardio 2 is the second workout. .  Like the first workout it contain both high and low impact moves but Cardio 2 is more of a routine.  There is a lot of  "taking from the top". The problem with this routine is that Tracy doesn't always follow the same pattern. So you think you know what is coming next and she totally throws a different move in so that you are flailing all over the place.  The note I put next to this workout was "this could have been a great workout if it was cued properly".  I really like the routine itself. 3 & 1/4 stars

Slim + Sculpt 1 is the third workout. I don't know why she adds the "1" because there is not a second workout.  This workout uses the band and it is typical Tracy mat workout.  You start by doing a few moves standing and then you take it to the floor where you work one leg (one side of the body) before switching to the other.  There is some double leg work before you stand up to finish the workout with some rib isolations, stretching and a bit of grooving.  3 stars

I like the set.  It reminds me of a Greek Village.  Overall the music was pretty good.

All three workouts are narrated (voice-over). And that is why I don't understand why Tracy's workouts are so poorly cued.
You have already filmed the workout and now you are sitting down to narrate the workout. You are watching the workout. Presumably you know what you did or at least you can see what you did. So I fail to see why she cannot translate that into a properly cued workout.  Boggles my mind.

The DVD menu offers the following options:
Play All
Cardio 1
Cardio 2
Slim + Sculpt 1


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