Music: Instrumental but varying kinds and tempos
Length: 47 minutes. 6 minute motion & stretch warmup, 31 minute aerobics, 10 minute stretching, mainly on floor
Energy Level: moderate
Choreography: mainly simple
Production: good quality

Fonda does excellent cueing, has a knack for reminding you to breathe, or pull in your stomach just when you need the reminder. There are a couple of slightly confusing steps, but she warns you first. The tape starts slow and soothingly, which is great for slow starters like me who usually start exercising when they are barely awake, and builds. For the most part, you can modify the intensity, and Fonda tends to introduce pace changes anyways: you're breathing hard and all of a sudden things slow down a bit. This video is heavy on arm movements, and even though Fonda changes them fairly often, your arms are likely to get tired long before your legs do. On the other hand, you don't feel like you have to do all the arm movements and often you can come up with less stressful alternative movements. It's one of my favorite tapes.

Diane Danielle