The Hotpants Workout (DVD)

...things, so when I saw The Hotpants Workout DVD by Dan Karaty I thought 'great!' THE HOTPANTS WORKOUT Dan Karaty is a choreographer for pop stars such as Kylie, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera (no, that is most certainly not why I bought it). He leads the workout with four female backing dancers and does all the bits and bobs on the 'extras'. The front cover is decidedly tacky, but who cares? It looks promising on the back cover. The workout ...
...sequence. A couple of the steps take a little practise and require coordination but once you've mastered them it's really quite an enjoyable routine. 3) RUSH FOR - fat burning MUSIC - fast(ish) euphoric trance DURATION - 6 minutes NEXT DAY 'OW' FACTOR = upper arm shoulder ache & bum ache MY OPINION - this is probably my favourite routine - probably because the music is the best of the lot. I also like it because it incorporates breakdowns in ...

carly_pussycat 14.09.2004 (01.06.2005) · Read full review
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...I am utterly sick of the gym and hate jogging. Doing exercise tapes at home therefore suits me. I have a few videos that I do quite often, but I was getting a bit bored with them and spotted the Hotpants Workout on Amazon that claims you will ‘lose a stone off your bum, legs & tum’. This was enough to make me buy it on DVD for £16.19. It is also available on video for £11.19 at Amazon. You can recognise it in the shops by the gold Lycra clad pert ...
...He shows this at the beginning of the DVD if you just ‘play DVD’ rather than go to the ‘chapter selection’. Dan has four beautiful, skinny girls doing the dance moves with him. I’m not sure whether this is irritating or inspiring, as it can be off putting seeing such perfection as you look down at your wobbly bits, but on the other hand, you think that, just maybe, you could look like that too (yeah right!). •• The workout •• The workout is broken ...

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Before I bought the Hotpants workout I had scoffed at the idea that any of the ever-so-fashionable dance DVDs were actually a really good form of exercise. This is the workout that made me eat my words - even though I would still never go near a pair of hotpants.... I decided to give up my gym membership because of the cost and bought this second-hand from a seller on Amazon for £4 along with a couple of others to try working out at home. I have ...
...the ones I bought, mainly because of the name and the bum picture on the cover, and I was intending to give it away to a friend who loves wearing Hotpants after a few uses. BUT, when the DVD arrived I really got into it! Serious exercise buffs might think it was frivolous but for something that leaves you out of breath and sweating feeling like you've had a decent workout, and which lets you see a progressive improvement in your own fitness, this ...

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...when I found out that the local library lets you rent them out for a three week period for free! They've got about 25 in there so I reckon that'll keep me going for the next year or so - excellent!! The hotpants workout was the first one I decided to try as it is a dance based workout and I would love to look like the girl on the cover...... The DVD starts off with choreographer Dan Karaty doing a dance down a lighted corridor. He then says 'Don't ...
...and had put on weight. The video diary shows her going from 11st 8 to 10st in six weeks! She did do the workout everyday though which has to get boring. She did look slimmer and her body looked great but her face looked really gaunt, maybe because her hair had been straightened but I prefered her overall look before she lost the weight! The workout is broken down into five mini routines with an abs and 'butt-ups' and cooldown section at the end. ...

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The hotpants workout. Why did I buy this? Do I have a creeping desire to shimmy around a disco like Kylie, with bits of my perfectly toned rear on display for all to see? Erm, no. It was the no.1 selling exercise dvd when I bought it on Amazon last year, so I figured it must be good. This dvd has, as you can see, an annoyingly pert bottom on the cover. I figured it was just a sales tactic but turns out to be one of the dancers in the dvd. The dvd ...
...If you choose to play the dvd from start to finish, you will be greeted with a video style-y dance performance by Mr. Dan Karaty, choreographer to stars like Kylie and Britney. While there is no doubting Mr. K is an excellent and muscular dance artist, this bit seems extraneous as there's no way any mere mortal could do what he is doing ,as he is doing gymnastics off of the walls and such like. Next up Dan introduces himself in a friendly way, and ...

venice105 17.03.2006 (22.03.2006) · Read full review
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...off and throw it in the trash after watching just the introduction to this workout, yet my opinion was soon to change after getting over the initial annoyance of the backing music and the fact that I could never, EVER be as toned and beautiful as the dancers showing me the moves! This DVD provides an excellent workout, with the steps explained to you well, even if some of them take a little practice! I now use this routine as part of my daily work ...
...up a lot since beginning the workout a few months ago, it really does work- and you can feel the evidence of that after even one session! There is an excellent variety of slow, and fast paced routines and the warm down section in particular- although slightly grueling if you are not a fan of stomach crunches, certainly exercises your body in all the right places! Each routine on the DVD is designed for a different part of the body, and this is handy ...

techie_fairy 15.01.2009 · Read full review
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...therefore managed to pick up the dance moves fairly quickly. The DVD is split up into different sections (I think it is 6) and their are routines to suit each type of music. The music is very annoying after a while but the dance moves are great, I do agree with others though they are explained very quickly. The last section concentrates mainly on the stomach and bum though I doubt you would end up with Kylie's bum by doing a few thrusts! If you can ...

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...problems to keep up with the instructor. The music in the background is great, the girls are not too nacked or scarily thin, however, the pace of the training is far too fast and there's hardly any explanations to get you to get used to the moves. And the moves are not that great. At least, they won't make you a professional dancer. The picture quality is also very poor and the documentary of a dancer who lost so much weight within a short period ...
...you can't keep up and switch off the DVD player after ten minutes. After having had this DVD for two months now, I still can't use it because I feel I can't be bothered. There's many proper workouts out there who are more suitable for beginners, intermediates and professionals. ...

velvet202 04.05.2006 · Read full review
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...to recommendations by others on the site! I forgot to mention about the actual workout so here goes... it works your thighs, stomach, abs, butt and arms. It is split into 6 different sections, including a warm up and cool down section. On the video Dan says that the Rush section is the hardest but I don't agree! The last section is difficult and face paced. At the end you get to do sit ups and crunches to tone up your tum!I have found this video ...
...see and feel a difference. The music is fab and the instructions clear, the only downfall is that it may take a couple of attempts at some of the moves, but hey if you like a challenge then this is the video for you! To counteract some of the harder moves, Dan has made the end section nice and slow and easier which make you feel proud that you got through the hardest levels! So, overall the video is fun, gets results and is addictive! I can't stop ...

Vicky28 26.03.2003 (27.03.2003) · Read full review
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...to become boring. Learning the routines at first is quite a challenge, but once you've mastered them, you're well on your way. I've been using this video for the past year and have yet to come across another exercise video that comes remotely close to beating it. Warning: YOU WILL SWEAT LIKE MAD, but at least you'll know it's working! Enjoy! ...

AngelicMinxy 28.04.2004 · Read full review
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...sessions to fully get all the moves, but I think if the moves are a little difficult, it takes longer to get bored with it, and you feel really good about yourself when you do successfully get the moves. One thing with this workout that I have found over any other workout DVD is that I can't be slack while doing it. Some days I say to myself before the workout, I'll just mark through it today, I can't be bothered going hard out - but once I start ...

rach1980 04.01.2005 · Read full review
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...work out. Some of the moves are a little difficult at first, but the more you do them the easier they become. It begins with a story of an ex dancer - Hannah, who because of surgery can no longer dance and as a consequence has put on a little weight. After 6 weeks of doing this workout she comes back with an amazing figure. The session is divided into six sections which target legs, thighs, burning fat, waist, abs and glutes 1. Bounce 2. Slide ...
...would give you the figure promised, but I did the work out for about 2 months and really could see a big difference, although I dont think my backside will ever look like the one on the cover! Definatly worth a go, its excercise but fun at the same time. ...

kimig 28.06.2007 · Read full review
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...on my legs, even in the first week did i see improvements. I am 17 years old, and occasionly go to dance class, but I still have two left feet and I am as unco as they come, and I can manage these easy, yet effective, moves. They even prove for a good laugh when the whole family gets into it. Most of the music is good, but to me, it tends to sound a tad too much like a vacuum cleaner, I think trance or more electric trip-hop would be more fun to ...

Knicole 13.02.2008 (12.02.2008) · Read full review
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...looking a bit more like the girl in the picture, but this dvd is a total let down. I have been doing it everyday for the past month and seen no results. All this dvd has taught me is how to do certain dance moves. There is a tiny toning section but it isnt anything new, basically just doing stomach crunches, and the only way you could get a bum that would look good in hot pants is to do toning and this hasn't got it. You could do your own dance moves ...

charlottetyne 25.11.2006 · Read full review
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The hot pants work out is a great work out DVD. It starts with the easier / slower work out and builds up until your really going for it. I lost two inches doing this DVD twice a week for 3 months. (As well as following a good diet) this DVD helped me tone up the areas that needed it most. There is an inspiring true story on the DVD about a girl who did the work out which is worth watching. It splits into 6 sections so that you can do the ones most ...
...So it should be fine The only thing I didn't like about the DVD is you do need a bit of room to complete some of the moves so it is quite hard to do in your living room unless it's a good size. It shows you some great dance moves for when you're out clubbing and it has a really good soundtrack to keep you moving to. Happy exercising. ...

tinac37 07.06.2006 · Read full review
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