Full disclosure: I received a free review copy of this workout.

Just to let you know a little about me, I'm a 48 year old intermediate and long term exerciser who has bad hands, wrists, and feet (psoriatic arthritis) and bad knees (osteo arthritis). Consequently, I look for low-impact workouts - or workouts that I can modify easily - that don't require body weight to be supported on my hands/wrists.

This workout falls under the category of easily modifiable because it is NOT low impact at all. Yet, I found it to be a totally fun workout and was dripping sweat by the end, even with my modifications throughout it to make it easier. I really enjoyed it.

Michelle is in a big, open room with multiple modifiers behind her. I think it's the same set as Kari Anderson's recent workouts as well as others. Throughout the workout, there was a lot of energy with both Michelle and the
exercisers. For those who hone in on whooping, there is some. I didn't think it's a lot, but if you hate it, it could bother you some.

This workout is comprised of 5 sets of intervals and you do each interval twice, once on each side. Each interval is comprised of the following sections:

> Ascent - Moderate exercise
> Climb - Increasing intensity
> Peak intensity - The highest intensity
> Basecamp - Recovery

Then, you start all over again. Most of the moves are kickboxing oriented. There is no instruction on doing these moves and I would not call it a true kickboxing workout. They are simply the moves designed to get your heartrate
going. The entire workout was really easy to follow and the learning curve is very short - you can do it out of the box basically. There are a fair number of moves that require impact. I was able to easily modify them usually by just walking through them instead of adding the jumps.

I would rate this workout as advanced for anyone who is low advanced or lower. If you are hardcore advanced, you would probably consider this workout intermediate.

Instructor Comments:
Michelle was great - motivating and fun. She explains the moves, but does give form pointers at all. She assumes you are an experienced exerciser.

Laura S.