I recommend this tape for the fun factor and for the fact that you can get a 1 hr 20 min workout. I like working out with this group. I watch Silk and one of the two front women (I don't know their names) for form. I'm in the minority, I know, but I much prefer this tape to Kick-It. I could go ahead and do each of the routines while she's teaching, something I can't do on Kick-It (I don't know why), and I much much prefer the cardio segment before the conditioning.

Instructor Comments:
My idea of a good tape is one I do all the way through, go for an hour or more, and get both cardio and conditioning without having to change tapes. For me, this tape is excellent. The warmup elevates my heartrate nicely, and there is something very exciting about the way we finish stretching and go back to jumping rope. I find I am really energized and ready to rock. For the cardio kickboxing section, approx 44 minutes, after you've done the tape the first time you know what the moves are and you can just do them all the way through instead of waiting for her to build them. And I use alternating front kicks for my holding move while she's teaching the last segment, so I get a very energetic, very kick-y w/o. The jumproping is just long enough for you to wear out and then actually come back to life. I love the conditioning section. I get wonderful shoulder work and leg work, and my heart rate stays elevated. Stretch on your own while they kind tai chi their way through a vague sort of stretch. In fact, this would be a good place to go to Keli's 9902 stretch section which is, I think, the world's best.

Beth Lee Simon