People have already broken down the exercises, so I’ll just post my opinions..

I consider myself to be an intermediate exerciser, particularly when it comes to cardio. This workout was appropriately challenging for me. While some chapters were easier than others, I still found that overall I got a pretty good workout without killing myself. I could complete the workout and get a good sweat going. Granted, I did not do the workout all the way through; I completed it over two days by programming two 30 minute workouts.

I have to echo a lot of what already has been said by previous reviewers: I was looking forward to more plyometric work, and there was only one chapter that had a lot of plyo work. That was pretty disappointing. I wish that all the chapters had a mixture of plyo and non-plyo work. When I think HIIT, I think plyo, and was really looking forward to what 10 Minute Solution would do with a HIIT workout. Kinder did YELL, but it wasn't distracting to me. I found it motivating, because to me it seemed like she was yelling to keep herself motivated to keep moving (kind of in a "i'm tired but let's do this" kind of way). My favorite chapters were the HIIT 101 and HIIT Explosion, although I did enjoy the plank work in Ab HIIT. I wasn't sure why they called it Ab HIIT, as it didn't really feel high intensity to me.

What I Liked
I really liked the customizable format, of course! It’s what you enjoy and expect from the 10MS format. I liked that each chapter was different with very little, if any, overlap between exercises. There were some new to me exercises (plank pendulums, surrenders to tuck jumps, down down plank slaps), and of course the striped socks! I enjoyed Kinder’s enthusiam as well. Really liked the HIIT Explosion chapters and the plank work.

What I Didn’t Like
As mentioned, I wish there had been more plyo. Not just plyo on top of plyo (my hips and knees couldn’t handle it) but more than what there was. I wish that there had been a separate warm up and cool down chapter on the dvd. Particularly, if you are doing this dvd in the morning and are stringing several chapters together, a 30 second warm up isn’t going to cut it for HIIT Explosion, for instance. I do NOT like the 20 second on, 10 second off format. Perhaps it was me, but it seemed that Kinder did not have enough time to explain the move before jumping to the next one in that 10 second break. You waste precious workout seconds, because she has to demo the move while she is into the 20 second round. Oh, and there were some times where you were up and down a LOT. Made me kind of light headed in some spots.

What You Will Want to Be Aware Of
Kinder does show modifications for high impact, but usually not until you are well into a move. So you are halfway through the 20 seconds before a mod is shown. I guess that won’t be a problem if you are good at doing your own modifications or do this dvd a lot, but if you have a vast collection like me, you are not going to remember all the modifications until the next time you work out with Kinder. If you have wrist issues, don’t even bother with this dvd! There is plank work, pushups, burpees, a down dog move or two, tricep dips, bear crawls, a crab move, donkey kicks, a move where you are in table top and kicking your legs (believe it shows up in two chapters), and some frog moves. No modifications shown for those with weak wrists. And most of the modifications that she shows to bring it down from low impact may bring it down so low that you are not really challenging yourself.

Although it might not sound like it, I like the workout and will use it when short on time, to build up wrist strength, and to build up my stamina for the 20/10 format.

Instructor Comments:
This will sound shallow, but Kinder is very pretty with a cute physique. Great arms and abs, a body I would want to have that looks (although probably isn’t, ha!) effortlessly strong. As someone that is pushing hard on forty, she comes across as very young to me. Never thought I’d say that, but there it is ha! Additionally, she doesn’t seem very polished in front of the camera. However, I love her enthusiasm and she is very encouraging throughout. Not a lot of “get sexy” talk for people who mind that sort of thing. I do wish that she had cued the next move during the 10 second break. Sometimes she did, but most of the time she didn’t.

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