Another soup-to-nuts total-body blast from CIA. I like this slightly better overall than 6001, but not as much as 7002. As the title indicates, this seems aimed at those who prefer athletics and sports to "dancing around". Pleasant, no-nonsense instructors Denise Tucker and Rich Siebert teach the cardio segments in tag-team style. For the hi-lo, they do three combos each with a low-impact interval and a power interval. (One person always remains low-impact.) The moves are bold, simple and athletic, and the instructors use weight-lifting terms like "pec deck" to describe arm movements. The step segment is one of the toughest I own, with lots of fast, powerful steps (pendulums, power lunges, across-the-tops) and more "sporty" arm movements like "slam dunks" and "swimming". Denise then skillfully leads strength training with a step, tubing, dumbbells and Body Bar, showing a number of variations that mainly focus on arms and shoulders. Rich tops it off with a relatively easy ab workout.
Even though I prefer dancier workouts, I cycle in this tape occasionally because the repetitive, high-impact moves really work my legs. Fans of Reebok's athletic-style workouts might enjoy this. Grade: A

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