This tape offers a nice hi-low workout and a short floor work section with non-traditional ab and core work.

But I had to add that after reading the reviews here I had expected a more original routine and a more intense workout.

This is a low to moderate intensity routine which suffered from too many walking-in-place and side-to-side-step transitions. The girls use more low-impact steps than high, so I didn't get my heart rate up like I had hoped.

The first 9min of the routine DRAGS on so much that I think I'll FF past it in the future - to the point where Shannon combines her & Allison's first combos. That still gives you a moderatly intense 35min routine without the drag.

I think what bothered me the most was the lack of originality in the steps and combos. There just wasn't anything new here. If you learned hi-low in the 80's and leaned toward the low-impact variations, you've done every move before and nothing seems fresh here.

Like others have mentioned, the steps take up a LOT of floor space, and I kept running into my sofa and fell once doing this routine.

The Power Mat section is OK, I enjoyed some of the abdominal work, there was a good variety of endurance moves to strengthen and stretch the core. However, I couldn't STAND the music! The languid melody (Enya?) was overbearing and made me feel like I was watching a Dianetics commercial.

I'm not a big fan of this tape, but I will hang onto it for days where I'm coming back from an injury and need a low-impact routine that's not too frustrating to learn.

Instructor Comments:
The sisters are in good form, good rapport and nice smooth transitions into the other's segments.

Dawn P