This workout made me think of many others—Tae Bo Extreme (kickboxing with a step and light dumbbells), Slim Series (low weight, high rep) and Firm Volume 4 (stepping up and down and up and down while doing arm work). It’s different from all of these but contains elements of each.

Charles intersperses step work throughout. At the beginning, you do one section that’s all upper body while just stepping side to side. Most of the upper body work focuses on the shoulders. I seem to remember just one little tricep section, one for back, and a couple of bicep exercises.

The choreography is very simple and athletic, as other reviewers have mentioned. It includes one of my favorite moves—the side crunch (like Slim Series and Tae Bo).

The music is repetitive, but appropriate. The song actually seems to be “Chizel-It.” I believe I heard “Chizel it, just a little bit” many times. I’m not in love with it, but it didn’t bother me.

This workout would be good for someone who wants simple, athletic choreography, light toning, and variety. I didn’t really consider it a cardio or sculpting workout. Maybe sort of a circuit/interval workout? I’m sure my heartrate dropped low and often (though I never really keep track). I thought my arms would be sore the next day, but they’re not. So, you may see my copy on the swap one day, but for now I’m keeping this one because it seems like a nice change from my usual.

Instructor Comments:
Charles seems likeable enough. During the warm-up, he says “You can do it!” so many times I started to dislike him, but he stopped after a while, at least until much later in the workout. He seems young, and like he’s really into the workout, which helped me get into it too.

Pratima