Saundra

Cardio Complexes features Amy Bento Ross as the lead and it is about 57 minutes long. The workout really is very basic. It is divided up into what Amy calls complexes (a mini routine or set of moves). Intensity is added as you repeat the complex. Amy does three iterations of each complex. First time through, no weights. Second time through, add light weights. I added my 1lb sand weights. Third time through, increase the weight. I grabbed 2lb dumbbells as I only have 1lb sand weights. Amy and cast used sand weights for the whole workout. They had 1 lb, 2lbs, and 3 lb sand weights. As you go up in weight, Amy slows down the pace of the move, allowing for proper execution. Not including core work, there was only one time that you went down to the floor for a plank move. And that was in complex 4. This workout had a somewhat different flair to it when comparing it to some of the other Cardio Karate workouts. It was a nice change up. 3 3/4 stars

Cardio Karate Week 1 featured only one workout. Disc 1, Cardio Circuits is led by Amy Bento Ross. The workout is approximately 63 minutes in length. Along with Amy, there are two background exercisers, Jill and Uchenna. Modifications are not shown. All the ladies do the same moves. The moves are simple and basic enough so modifications really are not needed. The workout roughly breaks down as follows : Warm up Combinations Core/Abs Cool Down While the workout does not contain a chapter menu, you can skip through the workout using your remote chapter button. The main part of the workout, the combinations contain 4 pods (mini combinations). Each pod consist of 4 moves. Amy teaches each pod using the layer approach. You learn one side by adding moves, you do all moves back to back before moving to the other side to repeat the sequence. When you have learn both sides, you do the whole pod (both sides) before moving on the the next combination. After you have learned all four pods...

I received my Cardio Karate workout system. Right now, I don't plan to do the workouts until March. I did preview the workouts - something that I always do to make sure I actually received the right DVD and that the DVD plays without any problems. The 14 workouts that come with the system are : Welcome to the Dojo : Introduction to system only - 6:42 The Perfect Martial Arts Workout - 50:32 Disc 1 Cardio Circuits (Amy Bento Ross) - 63:00 Disc 2 Extreme Martial Conditioning 1 (Gregg Cook) - 60:24 Disc 3 Extreme Cardio Interval (Gay Gasper) - 57:40 Disc 4 Flexible Strength Conditioning (Keli Roberts) - 50:58 Disc 5 Cardio Intense (Amy Bento Ross) - 77:00 Disc 6 Interval Core (Greg Sims) - 57:43 Disc 7 Cardio Kata (Gay Gasper) - 57:22, Disc 8 Extreme Martial Conditioning 2 (Gregg Cook) - 64 minutes Disc 9 Cardio Plyo Intervals (Keli Roberts) - 53:45 Disc 10 Cardio Metabolic Interval s (Gay Gasper) - 64:00, Disc 11 Cardio Complexes (Amy Bento Ross) 56:15, Disc 12 Marti...