Now that I'm finally able to do this workout, I really enjoy it. In addition to the warmup and cooldown, there are three sections...hi/lo, step, and body sculpting. The first time I did the tape (after watching it once), I felt like throwing something at the TV. However, I decided to start with the step section first, because I feel a little more comfortable with step. I had to rewind MANY TIMES, but after that session of many rewinds, I pretty much had it down.

During the step section, Patrick uses the insertion method to put the combos together. He sandwiches the second whole combo between the halves of the first combo, then that's followed by both halves of the third combo. (By halves, I mean doing the combo with the right leg leading is one half and the left leg leading is the second half.) I agree with the other reviewer that Patrick's choreography is more athletic than dancy, but don't let that fool you. It's very complex!

This is especially apparent (for me) in the hi/lo section. To be honest, at one time I considered putting this video on the exchange because I was so frustrated that I couldn't get the floor section down. The only reason I didn't give it away was because the final routine looked like so much fun, I was determined to get through it! I'm so glad I kept it. I finally have pretty much gotten this section down. OK, I don't do all the arms and all the turns yet (I do most of the turns, though), but this is so much fun!! More fun even then the step section, and usually I prefer step. At the end of this section, I even rewound and went back to where he puts the combos all together and did them again. He runs through the final combo 3 times. They all seem like they're having a really good time.

The body sculpting section I've only done a couple of times. He does it on the step, using light weights, and he's very good about giving form pointers, and showing (using the background exercisers) how to make sure you doing the exercises correctly. After a while, those light weights don't seem so light anymore, but I still prefer the Firm for weight training. The ab section is very tough. You do it sitting on the step.

I really love this tape, and I highly recommend it for exercisers who love to be challenged by a very complex routine.

Instructor Comments:
Patrick is a very motivating instructor. He seems to have a lot of fun doing the workout, and he interacts with the other two exercisers in the video quite a bit. He tends to give some of the moves names, like "Wizard of Oz" and "Confusion," so once you've learned them, he just says the name of the move as you're going through the combo. At first, I thought that it would be really hard to follow, but you go through the combo enough times, that you know just what to do when the move comes up.

Melissa F