Wow! What a great workout! I really love this one. I have just recently been getting into Cathe's workouts (I prefer strength workouts) and prior to this one, my favorite was Power Hour.

I like this workout better than Power Hour for the following reason. Both are really intense workouts but the way this workout is broken up into 8 "cycles" of:

1 minute cardio
1 minute lower body
1 minute upper body
1 minute abs

Makes it more do-able. Sure, each 1 minute segment is really tough, but since each segment is only 1 minute long, you know that it will be over soon and you'll be on to a totally different body part.

Her cardio segments are VERY tough (in my opinion) with intense moves like jumping jacks which really wore me out in 10 seconds. A couple of the exercises on this tape were impossible for me to do....most notably the planks where she jumps in and out. I can't do them to save my life, so I simply did a different exercise instead.

I am an advanced exerciser (working out 5-6 days a week for over a year), although about 20-30 pounds overweight, so I think the extra weight made some of moves more difficult.

In smmary, this is a great total body strength workout with some cardio sprinkled in - in my opinion....just enough cardio.

Instructor Comments:
Cathe is her usual inspiring self in this workout - very pleasant, very upbeat (bordering on hyper) and very energetic. Great cueing and all around a great instructor.

SassyGirl