I recently purchased both Fuse Dance DVDs and Cardio Melt is my favorite right now. I love how Tracey has combined fun dancey exercises with higher-intensity athletic moves for a seamless cardio workout that is unlike anything else I own, and how she has combined twists and dancey moves with upper body moves for a very fun interval strength workout.
This workout has a "have fun" vibe throughout. The cardio intervals build upon a base move, sometimes starting at a slower pace and moving up to tempo, other times adding twists or arm moves. Each interval is ended with a higher intensity blast. All the intervals are strung together in the final 10 minute segment. For people who have weak wrists or don't like to go down to the floor, there is a deep lunge-plank twist interval, but I foud it to be doable because I don't have to hold the plank for very long. Wonky knees may not like the quick pace of the lunges in the first interval, but you can easily just do the mambo move she starts out with or lunge less deeply.

The sculpt workout is unique. No move is repeated too many times, but Tracey still gets a good burn going by working one or two upper body muscles or muscle groups with several exercises before moving on to the next set. The addition of twists and dancey moves help keep the heartrate up and work more muscles at once. I think it's comparable to her Quickblast Calorie Blast, but with a dancier twist, more variety of moves, and the moves flow into the next seamlessly. Each circuit ends with a short cardio interval.
This workout ends on the floor, where Tracey fries your obliques with pulsing side planks, side plank hold while raising one dumbell, and pikes. The modifier does all these exercises with one knee on the mat and down on her elbow. Even on my elbow it is a killer oblique workout! The upper and lower abs don't get that much work in comparison. This workout has some twist that may be tricky for people working out on carpet or with iffy knees, but I've done it without the twists and it was still well worth it.

The stretch at the end is really good and well deserved!

The only caveat I have with these two workouts is the lack of separate warm-up and cool-down chapters. The first workout begins with a warm-up and the second one ends with a cool-down, meaning you have to add your own warm-up or cool-down if you can't do the whole thing.

I rate this workout a solid intermediate. There is not enough instruction for a beginner.

Instructor Comments:
I really like Tracey in this workout. She focuses on having fun and working hard, not on getting rid of cellulite or flab, which is refreshing. Her smile is contagious, and her cuing is easy to follow.

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