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

I am not a barre person, but have always wanted to have a few barre workouts that would let me work my muscles in a different way. I had never found a barre brand I enjoyed until I recently stumbled onto Sadie Lincoln's workouts. I really enjoy her and her brand because I find the workouts accessible with lots of modifications and workouts I not only can do, but WANT to do.

This workout is set in a beautiful location, a garden in which it looks like people could be married and it's overlooking the water. It is a really nice outdoor setting.

There are two workouts on this DVD, both just over 30 minutes. They are both done in voice over. Usually, I am not that enthralled with voice over cueing, but Sadie does a really good job at it. She also mirror cues. She is by herself in both workouts.

I really enjoyed the first workout, Burn & Firm. It is an all-standing routine and you just need a chair. She does a long series on one side and then repeats it on the other side. She does small moves, her usual "one inch" pulses and moves and she does larger moves where you get the heart rate up more. I thought this workout flowed really well. And, she does a really good job of giving modifications that you can try to make moves easier on various joints as well as just easier.

The second workout, Lengthen and Strengthen, starts with standing moves and then goes to moves on all fours and then does a move where you lie on your side. Then, she does core work using a rolled up towel. The towel supports the pelvis (rather than the ball she uses in her own workouts). She ends in a stretch.

I thought this workout was good, but not as much as the first one. She didn't give the modifications in this workout that I have come to expect from her. And, the moves on all fours bothered my knees and hands/wrists. It was all doable, just not as enjoyable to me.

I would recommend this DVD for those who enjoy Sadie's brand of barre with its yoga and pilates influences and those that enjoy an intermediate workout. If you want a high-intermediate to advanced workout, that is not what you will find on this DVD.

Instructor Comments:
She is supportive and motivating. She is also very good at voice over cueing. It's more like listening to her thoughts.

Laura S.