Which KCM should I get?
 

I'm looking for a solid, total-body strength workout. I've been using the strength portion from Leslie Sansone's Walk it Off in 30 Days, which I really like...but I'd like another 30-minute weight workout to alternate with it.

I am vacillating between Start Here and Cardio Pump. I like KCM's demeanor and delivery, but I'll admit that I have to be careful with her weight work because it can be tricksy for my shoulders/back. So...are either of these *more* straightforward (with less variations or ballistic movements)?

Pros for Start Here: Well, since it's older, it's cheaper! Plus, I think the cardio portion might be more suited to my current fitness level (which is whatever comes before BEGINNER :eek:).

That said, I'm open to the boxing in Cardio Pump if it can be modified to low impact. I'd like to hear about the weights part of this dvd; I like the pyramids format.

Thoughts?

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I think her original 30-min Weights workout is her most basic strength workout, in terms of simple, straight-forward moves. I haven't tried Start Here or Cardio Pump though, so I can't say how Weights would compare to either of those. Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I did have Weights a long time ago, but I'm looking for total body all in one 30-min workout (and not having to do a longer premix). IIRC, Weights divides the body parts in the two workouts?

It does, but there are full-body premixes, including at least one or two around 30 minutes.

(I have Cardio Pump, but haven't tried it yet, so I can't compare the two. :o)

I don't have Cardio Pump, but if you want straightforward, then Start Here is probably the way to go--it's VERY straightforward! In fact, I don't do the weights portion of the DVD very often (I love the cardio) for that reason--i.e., I find it kind of boring. :o

Watching this carefully, because I'm on a constant quest for the perfect KCM strength workout! I haven't found it yet.

FWIW, I have to disagree with Beth about the strength portion of "Start Here." I *adore* the cardio (but would love another 5 min LOL)--it's a brilliant light day workout that actually really works you out! Very few workouts make me feel looser, more energetic, or happier. :love: ...But the strength segment is terrible!! (Well, we agree on that, I guess.) It's not basic, it's weird. The moves don't make any sense, she doesn't tell you what you're working, and some of the sets are ENDLESS. There is this bizarre swimming-arms segment that goes on forever, and I have no idea what benefit it's supposed to have, but my sensitive shoulders hate it. It's a big fail, for me, workout-wise.

...But I totally think that the cardio alone is worth the price. It's that good. :) Short, sweet, friendly, and happy.

I also have "Your Best Body," which is two strength workouts, and from what I understand they are pretty basic moves. I've only done one of them, but the sets were too long for me--long sets, high reps, "when-will-this-end" sort of feel to it, alas. But the MOVES were better than "Start Here." I should give it another try. The premixes might be better!

It looks like the strength parts are basic in WO 2, except the kneeling reach - pull part.
See caligurl's breakdown
http://www.videofitness.com/~vfwnk/f...d.php?t=180788

It's been a long time since I've done Start Here but I did Cardio Pump recently and loved the strength workout. (FYI, I posted a review on Mary's forum. I'm on my iPad right now but I'll post a link later.) IMO the moves are pretty straight forward. In my review I said it may become one of my favourite 30 minute weight workouts once I figure out the right weights to use. I found it very efficient and the pyramid style made the time fly by.

Alison- if you would like to borrow "Start Here " send me a pm.

Gem, that swimming arms segment is actually at the end of the cardio. ;) There is the traditional cardio, which is pretty short--about 22 minutes. But tacked on to the end of that--the last 8 minutes or so of Workout #1--is the the segment you are referring to, which is the "cardio sculpt" with light weights. I like that segment too, but it's definitely not weight training; it's more like TA-type work or something else.

The strength workout I was referring to above is Workout #2 on the DVD, Body Sculpting. Again, it's MUCH more straightforward. Here's my description from my review:
PS--Your Best Body is probably my favorite weights work by Kelly, but she has a lot of little twists on traditional moves in that one. Personally, I like how she does this this, but I don't think it would work as well for someone wanting something more traditional.