As many who frequent the VF forum know, I love Mindy Mylrea and I love her workouts. Well, this one is a WINNER. I consider myself an advanced exerciser who is choreography-challenged. I don't like a ton of spins, turns, or taking-it from-the-top. This workout is a perfect match for me. It also has some great music (no Interval Max music for the umpteenth time). The background exercisers were Joe and Tracy (Tracy was also on Slamming Sports Cardio and I really wish she were in more videos!)

The video starts out with a short warmup and then moves into the step segment. I believe this segment is about 25 minutes. During the second part of the step, your step is turned towards the television set. The football drills are back and they are fast! She does a "peg-leg" interval, cheerleader, jump squats, jumps off the step (more on that later), and a few others - just in the step section!

I need to address the comments about the impact level of this workout. Yes, it is high impact, but you can modify it! (I advise using a six-inch step, which even Mindy uses.) One of the intervals requires you to jump off the top of your step to the floor (this move has never bothered me on my six-inch step). Mindy does shows a modification for this move; stepping off your step unto the floor and then jumping back on top. For ME, this workout is no higher impact than Interval Max or some of Cathe's workouts. And if you don't want high impact, or don't want to modify - then don't get the video. Yes, this is not a video I would do everyday, just like I don't do tall box work every day. I think the key to high impact workouts is giving your body a rest and modifying when needed. Now wait while I jump off my six-inch soap box.

Also, I don't know if I would call this an "interval" workout, more like an "intensity burst" workout. It's a good change of pace from my other interval workouts. The intensity blasts are shorter and some of them are harder than others. All of them get my heart rate up, no doubt about that! Mindy does cue as she is doing the move, but I found that after doing the workout once, I knew what was coming, so the late cueing wasn't an issue.

The next part of the workout is hi/lo (I think this section is 23 minutes). I am not a hi/lo fan, but I actually enjoy the hi/lo portion of this workout more than the step. The music is fantastic! I loved the Space Jam song. Again, there are short intensity bursts followed by a recovery move. The hi/lo ends with sports-related type drills; basketball, football, cheerleading (ha), boxing and skating. Basic stuff, but high on the fun factor.

The third segment is Pump Party. This is a great body bar workout....I would classify it as endurance training. I used my 15 and 18 lb body bars and felt this was a good match for the workout. She does some squat and lunge variations that are pretty tough. I loved her pushup variations, although I don't know if I will ever be able to do the "walking" pushups. Yowsa! Overall, a great workout.

Instructor Comments:
No one out there can compare to Mindy's personality. She has the ability to make me laugh each and every time I do her workouts. I don't consider her "chatty"....chatty would be Charlene Prickett. Hehe. I give her credit; she is making exercise FUN. And isn't that what it should be?

Suzanne M.