What is the recommended program? One of the 10-minute DVD programs once per day? I'm just worried I'll be lost once I get it.
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Some of the programs suggested in the DVD seem a little extreme. I've had good success working from the poster that accompanies some shipments or can be found online. It shows thirty or forty different ways to use the body blade with a short description. When I'm starting a workout program including the body blade I look at the poster and select a few different exercises that I think will complement the other elements of my workout well. I then run through the selected exercises in a series doing each exercise for 20 seconds with a five to ten second rest between exercises. Once I begin to feel comfortable at my starting level I'll increase the exercise time to 30 seconds. When that becomes comfortable I'll either add new exercises or increase the number of sets. The beauty of the body blade is that it combines some of the elements of hydraulic resistance in that you can change the intensity of the workout simply by increasing the energy you put into the exercise with the flexibility of free weights allowing you to adapt exercises to target whatever area you want to focus on. Hope that helps.
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Purchased the body blade for physical therapy on my shoulder. I never followed the DVD program, I only exercise what my physical therpist prescribed.
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I'm glad you warned me. I notice there are firmware upgrades on their site. But why would I have to upgrade a brand new player? One of them said it was necessary to listen to audible books? I hope not. I may very well get back to you with questions. Thank you again!
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Good morning, KoldStrejke, and thank you for your question. This baby is basic, basic, basic. I'm told you can buy and external DVD & connect it through a cable, but not---so I was told---install one internally. The price was out of my range, so I didn't pursue it further. I do have a Gateway number I've used for other inquiries: 866 539 3901. Suggest checking directly with Gateway. If you have not already bought this model & want a DVD, might be worthwhile to see what a model with an internal, already installed DVD would cost vs adding an external DVD. Good luck and hope this helps.
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hi I bought my bands separate from DVD. I think you would have to buy an extra one if you purchases whole package. I purchases DVD for 24 and band for 10. Good deal and good video easy to follow workouts.
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I think you should try thee 8.5 dvd's the total time is 240 mins. I do not know the KB equivalent.They cost a tad more, but they hold more. Just look into them.
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Thank you, Paul! I have the disc and the "Quick Setup Guide", but don't seem able to play certain DVD's.
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Speaking for myself, I'm not following a program. I'm doing the ACTIVATE DVD this month, then I plan to move onto the EXHILARATE DVD next month. It took me three days for my body to adjust to following the steps and still, I'm not perfect with all the moves, but I'm keeping up. RUSH is WAY too advanced for me right now, although it is 20mins. So, I'm just having fun with ACTIVATE for the moment. Don't kill yourself trying to keep up, listen to your body ( unless your body tells you to give up, then don't listen!)
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Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and Australia.It's about twice as expensive as this Sylvania, but the added abilities would be worth it.Thanks again!Leo Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and... » Read More Thank you very much, E. Soares - I appreciate the information you've provided, especially the link to the electronic copy of the player's manual. Although not the answer we would have liked to see, it's not at all a surprise, given the super-low price on this.If I may offer a little hint, I've had my eye on the Sherwood BDP-5004 - it's been verified by several reviewers on other Forums as being PAL/NTSC, Region-Free capable. It's the only Blu-Ray I've seen so far that has this important (to me, at least) capability. I play a lot of music DVDs that are from Europe, UK, Japan and Australia.It's about twice as expensive as this Sylvania, but the added abilities would be worth it.Thanks again!Leo « Show Less
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I am having the same problem. It's saying something about playback might not be a feature on the DVD. Is there anything we can do to fix it?
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As far as I remember you have to enter a code and then download the program. Edit: I see from my review I had problems with the file and ended up having to buy a DVD. I wasn't the only one though I don't know how prevalent the problem is now.
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Hi. I am Patrick and I have gone thru what you are about to do. Get DVD-R, by using this version you can set the machine to burn so as not to ERASE BY ACCIDENT,, once you burn the dvd your machine will ask you a series of questions about keeping what you recorded, if you want to keep temporaly use DVD-RW this series -rw can be erased and re-recorded DVD-r,,once it it is burned you can delete the title but you loose that portation of the DVD-R
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I don't think that there is really a change in the number of DVDs. They are just separating out the programs: 1) Scultp 1-2; 2) Sweat 1-2; 3) Sculpt 3-4; 4) Sweat 3,4; 5) Ab Ripper 100; 6) Ab Ripper 200. This is really two DVDs with Sculpt 1-2/Sweat 1-2/Ab Ripper 100 on one DVD and Sculpt 3-4/Sweat 3-4/Ab Ripper 200 on the other. Fat Burner Express is, perhaps, a 3rd DVD, and is new to the pack (I don't have it). As with most of these kinds of sites, BB wants to make it look like you're getting whole lot of stuff for your money. In this regard, the program guide, meal plan, and 6-day fat burning plan, are small pamphlets that could easily be turned into a single, short document. The success measurement card and tape measure are exactly what they sound like. The literature adds value to some degree, but the most helpful 'bonuses' would be the exercise band and the online access to the BB forums. (I can't comment on the Fat Burning Express video, as it was not part of the package when I bought P90 years ago) BB is big on hype and marketing. There's a lot of sizzle, but you also get the steak too. The workouts are the real thing and are a great place to start if you are working out for the first time. Good luck.
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Thanks. Do you have a link to the software for ripping DVD's?If I want to rip a DVD, does the box indicate what file type the DVD is?
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Thanks Avid Reader... I think you just inspired my boyfriend to give your path a shot! I did P90 (the original) about 10 years ago and had great results, stopped somewhere and then no longer had a VHS player, etc. I've heard such great things about P90X and knew we weren't ready for it, but this way makes a lot of sense; wish they publicized it more on their own website!
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Thanks, Grumpy Jay! About 70% of my movie list is classic movies, so that's perfect! And I'm very interested in checking out the British line, too. Woohoo!I don't yet have an HD TV. Hopefully I'll get one this year, but it's on the back burner for now. I'm assuming the Roku HD Player will work even w/o HD TV, right? And I have to have wireless, I'm guessing, which I do.Thanks again, Everyone! I really appreciate all the input!CJ
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There is a step-by-step dvd in the package. You can start with it, also as absolute beginner. :)
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Join the club. Not only am I Canadian (and therefore currently not able to acquire the set), I'll have to upgrade to a DVD-ROM drive so I can actually play these, if I ever do get them.Damn the UGoI and their crazy, fantastic products...