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07-14-11, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: The windy prairie
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And TIFTing or repeating too much of the same choreography from workout to workout (minus Leslie- something about her I adore). Whooping, whooing, and mugging are a No-no and will result in feeling the need to hurl the Tv out the window. I don't like Hip-hop music either as someone mentioned and I want my high impact workouts to show modifications. Yes I can make my own, but if I have to do it more than a couple of times, I won't do the workout. What's the point of spending $$ on a workout (Hello, Cathe) if I have to make my own choreography. I like my knees, I need to keep them as long as possible.
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07-14-11, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Instructors who have photoshop muscles added for all their covers
Instructors w/ poor form. Backgrounders w/ terrible form. Instructors who criticize other forms of exercise besides their own. Not enough reps. Excessively choreographed warm ups. Faking that it's really hard to lift that 3-5 lb weight for the 8th time Excessive set up time Throwing too much in a 30 min. workout (long warm up! cardio! abs! upper body! lower body! long cool down!) Nothing gets worked. Split routines. Excessive upper body work & not enough lower & calling it a full body workout. Mystical yoga talk. (I can't "feel the earth" as I'm on carpet on the 2nd floor of my house.) Breathy or babyish voices. Dvds that lie about the length (they're shorter than they claim) That's all I can think of now.  Joan |
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07-14-11, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Illinois
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Complex choreo
Dark set Too much equipment (I blame KB's for this recent intolerance) 
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07-14-11, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Forgot one - ridiculous combinations of workout types in order to capitalize on the trends of the moment. Yoga-Box-Kettle-Glide will never find a place on my shelf. Just do one thing well. Please.
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07-14-11, 11:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maryland
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I forgot one - an instructor or backgrounder with spray tan abs will get a DVD Joni O'd before the instructor even opens his/her mouth.
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07-14-11, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A helluva town
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You're all making great points and I agree with a lot of them.
 But I must be getting old because my #1 reason for rejecting a workout is unsafe exercises -- or even safe exercises done improperly or too fast. I won't even touch those!
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07-14-11, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
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I like insptructor that Act like a trainer, not a comedian....
Complex Choreography
Too much equipment No music, I like some music but not too loud A frantic pace like Turbo fire, I hate this workouts. I hate the dancy, sexy, moves, and I am a good dancer but I hate them in a workout. Too much talking about stupid things, keep it relevant, give me tips on form. Too much high impact, I am trying to save my knees. I don't like instructors showing off their fake breasts |
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07-14-11, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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-Selling supplements along with the workouts (think BB)
-Recycled music (think Leslie) -Strech as a warm-up -Complex choreography. I have no time and patience to learn it. ETA: no mirror cuing. I think that's just being lazy on part of the instructor.
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07-14-11, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Virginia
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• Personality/voice. If an instructor is loud, rude, or they seem mean, I don't want anything to do with them. I also can't stand squeaky voices.
• Complicated choreography. I also don't like compound moves very much. • The type of workout. Example: I know from experience that I don't click with Yoga at all. To keep trying to find a Yoga DVD that I might enjoy would just be a waste of money. Been there, done that. • Length. I won't buy workouts that are longer than an hour unless there are pre-mix options. I want to get in and out in 20-50 minutes. 
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07-14-11, 12:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Arizona
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Bad music/no music
Tons of equipment needed or requires exotic equipment that I don't want to purchase Instructors who try to act tough, use a lot of street slang/catchphrases etc. Dark, dreary sets "No pain no gain" attitude, no fun factor Pretentious yoga instructors No modifications given Instructors who sound scripted or robotic Boring moves with nothing fresh to offer Poor production values |
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