Part of the BOSU Pro Series, this little gem is brilliant. Difficult to explain or even recall the endless variation of core exercises because so much focus and concentration is required to execute the novel movements on the bosu. But the feeling is more like the dream state you experienced as a child, during all those fun activities that involved balance. The time flies and after the activity you are left feeling energized and happy, ready to do it all over again. And the clean Ikea set with low oversized red plastic chairs, pillows and artful paintings on the wall perfectly evoke the joy of little people playing on the floor, which is what you are doing, effectively, for 50 minutes.

But the workout is tough, athletic and fierce. My entire body was quivering the entire time. If you have any doubt about the veracity of functional fitness, this is it! The last sets of “plank crunches” with the bosu turned on its other side and your legs extended out to the side 45 degrees then diagonally crossing over the opposite leg were killer and make the core work performed on a stability ball seem like real kid stuff.

Rob Glick and Jay Blahnik are the background exercises and I noticed on Rob’s face several times that he was close to bursting out in hysteria because some of the moves are so foreign and difficult to perform. And even Rob is flailing around on the bosu, as I am, too, so it makes the experience more real. But, shrewdly, Jay does not acknowledge that he even knows Rob because otherwise they would both succumb to uproarious laugher and have to take it from the top one more time and how painful would that be?!

I love this tape and highly recommend it. In fact all the tapes in the BOSU Pro Series are top notch and a joy to use.

Instructor Comments:
If you combed the earth for another instructor to lead this workout you would not find a better one. The explanations of proprioception and anatomy ooze from Candice as if she were born to bosu. She is expertly informed and vigilent about what we are gathered to do. Her flow is seamless. Not a moment is idle. Her cueing is superb.

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