This is the video I have been hoping for a couple of YEARS that Jennifer would make ( ever since I got 8003 )! I just hope she doesn't stop with this one, because I would LOVE to do a lot more working out with Jennifer! I tried to just preview this video the first time since I had already done a pretty intense workout earlier in the day, but I couldn't do it! Jennifer makes you just want to get up and play! I haven't done the hi-lo yet, because floor aerobics really aren't my thing, and the step section is so amazing! With all of those great kicks and turns though, the floor section looks like a ton of fun for the hi/lo fan. I like the step section so much that it's the only step workout I've done since it landed on my doorstep! :-)

Jennifer has obviously been doing doing a lot of kickboxing since we saw her last in 8003. The influence is unmistakable. Lots of great kicks in both the hi/lo and the step. In her occasional, just-to-be-goofy punches, you could tell she knew what she was doing. I love the kicking L-step into an over the top and chasse' around the bench! She is still as fun and goofy as ever. Even her background exercisers were cracking up or shaking their heads now and then.

If you've done 8003, you know how much she loves to turn. She does lots of it in this also, even more creatively than before. At one point when she's showing a turn, she suddenly throws in a couple of step-knees. (At least it looked semi-unplanned to me. ) She says that these are because she got dizzy, then says,"I go though my whole day like that. You'd think I'd be used to it!" You've got to love a woman who can laugh at herself!

There is a lot of emphasis on safety and on using your abs to stabilize you, which I liked a lot. The music was a great mix of Interval Max and Step Fit. I LOVED it! The abs are REALLY tough! This is in a good way. During one part of the abs section, I was feeling a part of my lower abs I've never felt in ANY abs work before. She also does quite a bit of standing abs stabilization work with kicks and knees during the workout itself, so you get a 2-for-1 benefit.

I actually thought this video was a little bit more intense than 8003. With all those kicks and turns and lunges, my heart rate really stayed up there! And most importantly, I was having a blast the whole time! This is one of those rare workouts during which I was GRINNING most of the time. This video is one of my favorites. A definte A+!

Instructor Comments:
Jennifer is one of the most fun and motivating instructors out there! Her enthusiasm and encouragement make you want to get up and MOVE!

Erin