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| Kari Anderson REACH! DVD | 
 enlarge | Director: Kari Anderson
Actor: Kari Anderson
Studio: Great Moves Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 88985
Format: Full Length, Ntsc
Media: DVD
Running Time: 50 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 693053150190
EAN: 0693053150190
ASIN: B000AQFTP0
Release Date: July 1, 2005
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Advanced Challenge October 3, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Kari Anderson's "Reach" is one of the most difficult workouts I've ever tried. Not only does she select exercises for precise sculpting, she pushes you to your limits of endurance. If you are intermediate then many of the exercises will leave you a little shaky and out of breath. The workout is divided into three main segments:
Standing Work - 30 minutes
Floorwork - 20 minutes
Relaxing Stretch & Balance - 10 minutes
In this dancer-style workout you may notice exercises from Ballet, Pilates and Yoga. They all have creative twists and low-impact aerobics moves are used between sets. To be honest you need an incredible amount of strength in the legs to do most of the exercises. You may recognize Cat/Cow, Bow, Scissors, Bridge, Plank, Downward Facing Dog, Roll Ups, Push Ups and the Teaser.
As far as the set goes, it is brightly lit with a backdrop of windows. It looks like the sun is rising and everyone is wearing brown and tan outfits. If you are intermediate to advanced and have a basic knowledge of Pilates, Yoga and Ballet then I can highly recommend this full-body sculpting routine.
~ The Rebecca Review
 DANCER January 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
a very good overall workout. it was very smooth,easy to follow. I practice tai chi, tai boe, high/low impact aerobics and ballet, and i really liked this workout. It's my sunday workout. i would suggest this one for anyone.
Killer toning, yoga, ballet-inspired, stretching workout August 23, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is set a a very spaciious stage w/modern/minimal simple background. She has 5 women behind her, one an older woman all in average to very good shape. The music is good & fast, usual aerobics synthizer, but doens't bother me at all & I'm picky about music.
The workout is killer, said to be for intermediate to advanced. She doesn't let you cool down between exercises in this entire 60 min session. You need some good muscles for leg lifts, deep squats or holding your body on 1 hand & leg or so.
I don't normally like plain aerobics, but since each of all the exercises have an obvious benefit like stretching, toning/strengthening, balance & most do more then 2 of these or more at once & all done fast-paced with many different movements, you can't not like it. She is also great about body awareness... she knows what feels good, what the body needs next to balance out.
Collagevideo com has a trailer for this & good description:
These routines have the grace of ballet and the intensity of "hard core" body sculpting. After a flowing, rhythmic warm-up, you'll move into the dance-inspired standing toning. Examples: a squat becomes a releve. Or a plie becomes an extended-leg plie, which then rotates (so the entire sequence almost seems "choreographed"). The floor section is also unique - a blend of yoga, Pilates and traditional toning (e.g. a downward dog transitions into a plank; that plank turns into a "side plank" and it all evolves into a push-up).
Excellent Workout August 7, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of Kari Anderson and already have several of her DVDs. This one is a great addition to the collection, combining stretching, strengthening and toning moves. For a complete workout you would need to alternate this DVD with aerobic routines during the week.
As always, Kari's cueing is perfect. Her calm, personable and mature personality always seems to shine through and even though she is in perfect condition, she somehow never seems intimidating. She is also not overly "perky" which I appreciate because I workout at 4:30am and I cannot tolerate excessive perkiness at that time in the morning.
nice yoga/pilates/ballet blend of toning and balance work May 30, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Firstly I took a star off because the set is not ideal. Performers are wearing dark clothing and the lower background is dark also so in many shots you have difficulty seeing what they are doing. Kari's cueing is great, but I think she should have chosen a better background or lighter outfits.
As for the exercises, they are an interesting blend of yoga, pilates and ballet moves - with extra movements added for toning effect eg. downward dog with rear leg lifts to tone glutes. The result is some great toning work but with a real emphasis on balance work which what I love about this workout as it hits all those smaller stabiliser muscles that are often missing from my weights workouts.
There are modifications shown throughout so this really is one for all levels. Workout leaves you feeling stretched and toned, not exhausted - great for those 'no weights' toning days or I will use it after a walk, jog or a tough spinning session to strech me out but still work the smaller muscles missed during cardio.
She also does some great dynamic stretch work (when you are moving while you stretch) - not any dangerous ballistic stuff though, quite gentle and soothing.
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