This tape says that there are 2 separate workouts, but that you can fast forward near the cooldown of the 1st workout to after the warmup of the 2nd workout, to make 3 workouts total on this tape (hence the name 3-in-1 mix). I'm not thrilled about fast forwarding for 12 minutes to combine workouts, so I just do each workout separately.

Workout 1 is approximately 41 minutes with warmup and cooldown. The core workout is 37 minutes.

Workout 2 is approximately 39 minutes with warmup and cooldown. The core workout is 32 minutes.

Lots of equipment needed for this tape: tallbox, mat, oof ball, barbell, various dumbbells, and a dowel (for 1 short segment). I use my green genie ball for the oof ball and a mop handle for the dowel.

The usual Firm fare: leg presses, lat rows, biceps, triceps, squats, dips, and lunges. Some pretty tough ab work as well.

This is probably not the Firm's best parts tape, but it's certainly not bad. It's a little choppy going between the different segments. I have to wonder how many times the Firm is going to continue to use the Tortoise/Hare tapes in their Parts tapes. This tape must be at least the 3rd time I've seen the Tortoise/Hare in a Parts tape.

I was, to say the least, not thrilled with the warmup of the 1st workout. I don't like warming up with weights, and I especially don't enjoy short warmups. The warmup on the 1st workout was approximately 1 minute (!) before going down on the mat for ab work.

I must also say that I was totally unprepared for the one cardio segment in each of the two workouts. I was standing there in my pajamas expecting a 100% strength work tape, and up pops a fairly high impact cardio segment...and me without my sports bra!

I wish that the Firm would go back to the olden days, when a warmup lasted five minutes (or more) and so much equipment wasn't used, but oh well.

Overall, this tape is a keeper. I can combine these short workouts with LBS for floorwork, which is lacking in the Boot Camp tape.

Patti S.