Cutesy alliterative spelling in the title! I knew this would be goofy. In fact, if it weren't a little goofy, I suspect it would be very boring. This plodding, somewhat pedestrian kickbox routine is competent, but overall, unimaginative. After a stunningly brief warm-up of half-squats and a few leg stretches, Cory moves into the first of about 6 five-minute sections. At the end of each section, a screen appears counting down the time left, which is helpful. Cory begins each set with vague remarks about how we will be working out and how fun this is, but otherwise, the workout is continuous. Each interval has one main move such as front punches, side punches, front kicks or jabs that are performed first singly for one set, then with one or two variations. These variations are minor and remarkably unexciting: you pretty much spend the whole five minutes doing the same thing continuously e.g. front punch for one set, then front punch one arm at a time for a bit, then front punch alternating arms for a bit, then front punch with a kick for a bit, then the set is over. Then you go on to something else, like kicks, and do the same thing: one leg at a time, then alternating, then adding in a punch.by the end, you could predict what the next move would be fairly easily.

There seem to be about five exercisers. Cory has this guy Gus with her (the box says he is a black belt in kung-fu) and he is the only one in all the sets. The others, including Cory's sister and some kind of Fabio-dude who alternately has a shirt and does not seem to wander in and out of each set. At one point, Fabio spends the whole set throwing little punches at Cory, who is easily distracted and giggles as she dances away from him. At another point, the one who is out for the set wanders to the back of the room, lies down on a towel and falls asleep---on camera. There is also a motorcycle present for some reason, and over the course of the workout, Fabio-due sheds his clothing and uses the motorcycle for storage. It was very strange.

So would I recommend this workout? Well, it is definitely going to be far too easy for anyone who can handle Cathe's kickboxing, or Tae Bo advanced. But for a light day, or a short cardio workout, or an add-on to something else, it's all right. And if you need to practice your form in a slower-paced drill-oriented way it is competent enough. This tape didn't leave me blown away by its imaginativeness, thoroughness or difficulty. But I have definitely seen and done worse.

Joanna