Flowfit

I picked this up used and I think it is OK. If I paid 40.00 for it, I would not be happy. I did find something of value in it that I really like, but most of it was useless for me.To start out, I'm in pretty good shape. I've done yoga for years -- and even picked up a teaching certification at one point -- and I have worked out enough to drop my body fat to the point of seeing visible abs. With that in mind, before you purchase this, I'm going to throw a few things out that may be deal breakers for this video. If you can't doing "rolling" squats or pistol squats, you may not enjoy these FlowFit routines. To see what rolling squats are, google "5XcJ4KS2hhI" and look at this short clip.I would love to be able to do rolling squats. There is something about my body type though that makes them really hard. I also can't do pistol squats. Almost all the Flows above level 1 start throwing in rolling squats and some variations of really low squats that look similar to a modified pistol squat. I'm not sure if I can ever do these two things no matter how much I practiced. And this is being in good shape. If you aren't in good shape or are overweight, have knee problems, etc., these two moves are much, much harder.As it is, I really liked Level 1, because it uses a prop that lets me do an easier version of the pistol squat variation, and there are also no rolling squats in Level 1. The rest of Flows, there is so much I can't do that I don't really care to even try.So all in all, for what it is, I found something I like in the DVD and I plan on using from here on out. If I had paid the full price for this DVD, I would not be happy. I'm not sure how anyone thinks that price is justified when there are so many quality fitness DVDs with way more content on them for way less money. Seriously, I have purchased 10-DVD programs for half the price of this one DVD. And one DVD that basically amounts to a DVD with a handful of short clips on it, at that.

Flowfit is by far the best movement modality that I have come encountered thus far. I have an extensive background in the chinese internal martial arts including tai-chi,bagua and hsing-i. I have also studied awareness through movement and Hannana somatics. Flowfit when gives you an amazing workout even at the beginner level. The scaling on the levels is pure genius. Level one is accessible to anyone and builds a solid platform for the increasing movement sophistication of the subsequent levels. Coach Sonnan's introductory remarks on intuitive training alone are worth the price of the dvd. He is truly a first rate mind.The instructions for the movements are concise yet comprehensive in the sense that he gives you all the important cues but leaves space for the open-ended explorations of the movements. Some of the earlier reviewers miss this point. When combined with intu-flow you gain access to deep levels of mind/body and vitality that in other practices only come after years of diligent work--if at all. I never would have thought that was possible in 18 minutes, but it is.Finally, this is the real deal. Whether you want to improve your martial arts, yoga, or any other athletic endeavor this is the practice for you. If you just want to feel better and move better, this is it. If you combine this with intu-flow you are on your to mastery movement in the most time-efficient manner possible..It is fun too!!

I purchased this because it recieved such high ratings, and I do not see why.The video consists primarily of verbal explanations of the exercises and principles, etc, which is fine, but has very minimal footage of the actual exercises. This is absolutely NOT intended to be a workout program that you can pop in and follow along with in real time, like most other home fitness videos. It is nice that there are various levels for the exercises, but even the most difficult level would be just a warmup or mobility drill for a conditioned person. Again, the main frustration for me was that I could not really work on the exercises as the video was playing, because it is difficult to see from the floor (poor background lighting), and there are no verbal cues to follow along to. And again, the actual "workout" portion was merely a handful of basic exercises with no clear parameters (sets, reps, time, ect). I have attempted other videos by Scott Sonnon and had the same frustrations. The information would be excellent in the form of a book (for gaining information about correct form) but is really a let-down when you are ready to work out and have to listen to way too detailed of an explination for what appears to be a pretty basic exercise.

Can't it highly enough. Scott Sonnon's work is truly outstanding. Love the fact that you don't need to go to the gym and it's a challenging and taxing workout.