One Day At A Time
Doug CaporrinoCategories: Total Body Workouts
I bought a 4 video set at a close-out store that
looks as if it was probably once an infomercial. (I
wasn't impressed with the outside of the video but I so
badly wanted something new and the price was right.) The
set is 4 videos: "Self-Evaluation &
Motivation"; "Upper Body"; "Lower
Body"; "Abdominals". Self-Eval isn't worth
it if you've done any working out before. It references a
workbook that didn't come with the tapes and didn't do
much of anything for me.
The rest of the videos were pretty good, though. Doug and
his 2 work-out partners, Petra and Gay exercise in a room
that is decorated in a southwest theme. It's pretty, but
not overly showy. The music is bland but there is so much
talking that I don't notice after a few minutes. They are
constantly tying to encourage and talk often about how it
gets easier and the person who starts as a beginner will
soon be an intermediate, etc. There is a level system
throughout the tapes that is supposedly designed so
beginners intermediates and advanced can work together.
The main premise is that of a rainbow. Petra (in the
purple) works at the beginner level. Gay is in pink at
the intermediate level and Doug is in aqua at the
advanced. After the warm-ups (short but reasonable,
mainly marching in place) whenever a new excercise is
started a rainbow appears at the top of the screen. When
the purple part is done, beginners stop, and so on with
the other colors and levels. Basically beginners do each
excercise for 30 seconds, intermediates for a minute, and
advanced for a minute 30.
Most of the excercises are basic. There is no dancing
here. Some are done with weights depending on your
feelings about that. The cuing is usually good though
there are a few problems, and the quality of the tape is
not always the best.
I worked at the intermediate level and could definitely
feel it in my abs when I was done. The tapes aren't long,
I've been using them after running.
If you happen to find them they're not a bad buy for some
tapes to plug-in to your normal routine for added spot
workouts.
Instructor Comments: When I saw this guy on the front of the videos I thought I was going to hate him. Basically he looks like a heavily muscled man with big teeth and I thought he would talk down on his videos. Much the opposite! His outfit is a little odd, but he's pleasant and encouraging. He talks to you in a manner that lets you believe he is supportive, but which is never demeaning. A few of his jokes are corny, but he's someone I can be comfortable listening to. His videos claim he is "Personal Trainer To The Stars". I don't know about that, but he's nice enough to come into my home a couple of times a week.
06/11/1997