Title: 10 Minute Solution: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Instructor: Lisa Kinder
Time: 50 Minutes
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate-High Intermediate
DVD menu: Play workout, chapter selection, play custom workout
Production quality: High
Equipment used: None

The workout has already been broken down so I’ll just add my opinions.

A little about me: I consider myself to be an advanced exerciser and use workouts such as Dream Body and Tonique consistently (less frequently Horizontal Conditioning and Zuzka ZCut cardio). When I was a more intermediate exerciser I loved the 10MS series, and since I love HIIT I decided to try this one out. I knew it wouldn’t be as tough as Zuzka but given the nature of the workout still expected quite a challenge, and good for add ons. Some chapters are harder than other but none of them are extremely challenging…good for add ons when I don’t have the energy for something more intense.

I definitely found HIIT 101, HIIT Explosion, and Rock Bottom HIIT to be more challenging than the Upper Body or Ab HIIT. The former, when done together, are a fun drill style cardio workout for an easier day. The latter relied more on plank poses (heart rate does not stay high) but it wasn’t very intense and it is just not enough for an advanced exerciser. With that said, TotalfitnessDVDs/Collage rated the workout as intermediate so I remind myself to reconsider my expectations! I actually thought it was a fun video for what it was, but I wasn’t crazy about the instructor (see instructor comments). I still enjoyed the workout overall though and will keep it as less intense add ons. I would highly recommend the workout for intermediate exercisers.

Instructor Comments:
Lisa is friendly and enthusiastic but was not polished as an instructor. She could have easily cued the next exercise during the brief rests between exercises, but instead jumped right into it and expected you to follow along (losing precious seconds in a 20 second burst, in my opinion). She also YELLED all of her instruction which I found to be unnecessary. I don’t know if she needed to yell to project her voice but I found it to be quite distracting.

Emily B.