Kickbox Strike Zone with Janis Saffell
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Actor: Janis SaffellEdition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
Release Date: 2001-09-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
VHS Movie Reviews of Kickbox Strike Zone with Janis Saffell
Movie Review: Janis Kicks Butt
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a good workout. I felt it for a couple of days after I did the workout. Good variety. Good instruction. Movie Review: My new favorite kickboxing workout!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just started kickboxing a few months ago, and since that time, I've had trouble finding kickboxing videos that I really enjoy. Some have been too aerobic-oriented, others have lacked fun variations and kick-punch combos, and still others contained too mainly elements I didn't want (eg, the floor work in most Tae Bo videos). However, with Janis Saffell's Kickbox Strike Zone, I think I have finally found the PERFECT kickboxing video.
What I liked so much about this workout is that it's pure kickboxing: regardless of whether you're warming up, doing cardio, or focusing on toning, you're always combining punches and kicks. In addition, although the video provides an excellent, sustained cardio workout, there is almost no jumping, so it is completely low impact. Furthermore, the workout is great for those (like myself) who have trouble following complicated choreography, as the moves are very simple: most of the time, you are moving either your upper OR your lower body rather than trying to coordinate both together.
The workout begins with a 5 minute warmup. In this section, you move through slower-paced kicks, knee raises, lunges, and just a few push-ups. Next comes the main kickboxing section, which totals about 20 minutes. In this segment, you begin by focusing mainly on punches with a few kicks and knee raises thrown in, but eventually, you concentrate more on kicks, including front, back, side, roundhouse, and hook (which I'd never seen before). Jumping jacks are included inbetween some of the moves, but you can easily substitute marching if you want to keep the workout completely low-impact. This section ends with a few squats to provide additional toning benefits.
The next segment consists of 16 minutes of kickboxing drills. These are performed using a partner who is holding a target; I simply imagined a target, and not having a partner just meant that I repeated each routine. I really enjoyed this section, as it provided a great opportunity to intently focus on my form for both my punches and my kicks (there are no combinations in this section). Following the drills, there is an additional 10 minutes of standing toning work, mainly knee lifts and squats combined with punches and kicks. The workout ends with a 5 minute Tai Chi stretch for a total time of 56 minutes.
I found Janis Saffell to be an excellent instructor. Although she assumes prior familiarity with the basic kickboxing moves, she offers great form reminders and models flawless form herself. She and the 8 background exercisers really look like they are enjoying themselves and getting into the workout. They all use 1-lb. weighted gloves during the workout (with the exception of the warmup, drills, and cool-down sections), and I was able keep up fine wearing my own 1-lb. gloves; I also held 3 lb. hand weights for just a few of the toning exercises in the last segment.
Although I think that those new to kickboxing would be able to follow along with this workout, I would recommend starting with a more teaching-oriented video (such as Kathy Smith's Kickboxing Workout) and then moving on to this one as soon as you know the basics. I'm confident that I will continue to use this video frequently over time to provide me with a great cardio AND toning workout. Highly recommended!
Movie Review: The ultimate workout!
Summary: 5 Stars
Janis Saffell was a name I knew from a show formally shown on ESPN called Crunch, she was one of my favorite instructors, so of course when I saw this tape I ordered it and I have to say this is the best workout I have ever done. I thought I was in shape until I put this video in my VCR, Janis is so awesome, she works your mind as well as your heart and muscles. You will hurt in places you never knew you had muscles,best of all this tape is only 60 minutes long, so when you don't have a lot of time to workout, but you want the best workout you can get in a short amount of time, this tape is the one to choose. I should know I've lost 64Lbs working out with janis she is my inspiration.So thank you Amazon for offering this tape.
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