Mindy Mylrea-Short & Sweet Cycling

FANTASTIC indoor cycling video. Short & effective & a great workout--especially for the mornings when I do not have alot of time. Great music and clear audio. I love the "workout bars" that are on the screen so I can keep track of where I am thorughout the workout . Mindy's voice is pleasant and she is very attuned to the intensity of the workout. Her instruction is clear and easy to follow. There is a nice live background of the beach behind her and it is really entertaining! to watch, Love this video!

I'm pretty persistent regarding my fitness and find HIIT to be just the right fit with regard to my cardio. I have been doing it for years, but appreciate the variety this DVD brings to the table. While the usual provisos regarding consulting your doctors before engaging in any fitness program are in play, what I love about the three programs here are that they, especially the first two, offer the real benefits and challenges that can result with HIIT training. Of course, it is up to the individual as to whether they do traditional interval training with the contents of the DVD or whether they push themselves to the range of true high intensity. I also understand that this might not be the best fit for all. Thanks goodness there are three very different regimens offered here. I would get burned out very quickly if this was not the case, but the varied demands of each have kept my going on a regular basis.

There are three cycling workouts on this DVD, as stated in the product description. Each consists of a warmup, a 20 minute high intensity intervals training workout, then immediately into stretching. I do get a good workout but I would have preferred a cooldown be included. Instead, I have to jump off the stationary bike, grab the remote, and pause to give myself time for a reasonable cooldown before stretching. The very peppy and enthusiastic trainer is in the foreground; people walking on the beach are the background. The music has little to do with the pace and provided no inspiration for me.

I am a huge Mindy Mylrea fan so I was excited to use my Christmas gift card on this item. I read somewhere before preordering that each segment was only about 20 minutes long but I figured if it was only 20 minutes it had to be a good workout. Well, I am happy to say that is true but I'm old-school and still feel like I need at least 30 minutes of exercise to feel good by the time I'm done. The great thing about this and her other videos is I can always tailor them to my time-frame. For Tabata (completely new and very cool to me), I just added an extra Tabata to my workout and came very close to the half an hour with my 4-5 minute warm-up. For the others, I found that I can select the "play all" option and skip to the chapter where the exercise starts, then rewind for my warm-up and keep going after the selected workout if I still have energy. I am finding it to be very versatile and what I LOVE about Mindy's videos is just when I thought I figured out Spinning, she comes up with new ways to wear me out. I have only done Spin at home so my brain can be a bit limited on the possibilities so I thoroughly enjoy these workout videos. I gave it a 4 out of 5 only because I wish they were at least 25 minutes but you will definitely get your sweat on if you aren't faking it! Ready for more videos, Mindy!

This is the second Mindy Mylrea spin DVD I have purchased (Tricycle being the first). Both DVDs are good. I really like the Short & Sweet and I feel like I get a good workout using any of the three options she gives. My favorite is the tabata but all three are good workouts as long as you push yourself to put in the effort it requires to do high intensity shorter workouts. I don't find the music on any workout DVD all that great so I don't really put much judgement into that aspect. However, the music to Short and Sweet workouts is not bad. The music volume is louder during high intensity sections and then quieter during recovery times at which point Mindy talks a bit more. I would definitely recommend this DVD.

I will be 50 years old next year and am currently not in shape. I recently started working out and eating right. I wanted to step it up with cycling "spinning" I was worried that it would be too much and my knees couldn't handle it. Not the case with this video.....I absolutely love it it is challenging and fun....the tapata workout is amazing, The video has three different levels. Try, try, try it, I am getting really good at the first level and moving on to the next. My legs and butt are looking great.

Excellent! All the basics of spinning, but basics does not mean you won't get a great workout. This will make you sweat! The combinations/permutations you can create of the 3 base workouts means you won't get bored. I used to love spinning, and then I moved to another state. The instructors were not challenging, and the music was way to loud. Now I can enjoy spinning again when I want, and play music if I want at a volume that won't blast out my ears. Thanks Mindy!

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer the style of bike training dvd where you see the open road out in front of you, like you're actually riding. I am new to spinning so I bought this one to use, but after a few minutes of viewing it, it was apparent to me that it wasn't my thing. Also, I am just a little put off by her cleaveage showing. I am a woman and all, but it's just kind of annoying and distracting. I don't know. Maybe it's just me again. She seems like a very experienced and knowledgable instructor, but it's just not for me. I'll probably be selling this dvd on Ebay soon.

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Have been looking for a tabata workout for the bike for ages and had little joy until this cropped up in my search results. If you have a bike and don't want to spend forver on it BUY THIS!! I had been trying a tabata style workout on my own before this as I'd read a lot about the benefits but realised I haven't been working myself hard enough. Mindy will work you!! She is really calm and encouraging throughout the workout. I've just done my first tabata with her and I feel like I've done an hour in 20 minutes, it was that intense. Money well spent. Fyi, I'm no gym nut. I'm 5ft4, 192lb and desperate to loose weight. I know this is going to help me lose weight. If I can do this, you can!

This is the first spin DVD we bought to try out with our (then) new spin bike. Some months and quite a few DVDs later it is the best, and also the cheapest. Simply and effectively filmed, decent music, and 3 varied but equally tough 20 minute workouts make up an excellent package, and Mindy strikes the right balance between encouragement and letting you get on with it. I`ve only managed to do all three together on one occasion, and I don`t think I`ll be repeating that effort, but the DVD provides a superb 20 minute workout if there isn`t much time.

ilove it all aspects of it i use it for exercise

I bought this as I don't always have time to do the longer cycling dvds I have. This is good because each workout is only 20 mins which I can do if I am pushed for time. I like the Tabata one the best as it is hiit and this gives you a good workout in a short time. I haven't fully done all the other workouts as I have only had the dvd a couple of days but it suits my needs