Firstly, let me say I'm an advanced exerciser and only like workouts that make me scream b/c they're so hard. That being said, this workout wasn't so hard. It made me sweat, but definitely kept me in my aerobic zone (which isn't necessarily a bad thing.) Can you make it harder with a higher step and heavier weights? Absolutely. This workout was spurts of aerobic with spurts of weight training (that seems to be the trend lately) and a decent ab section at the end. The aerobic segments weren't torturous - nothing really new - they were o.k. The weight segments were compound, i.e., bicep curls with lunges and they were fine. Again, if you go heavier, you'll get more. Overall, I give this workout a B. If you're an advanced exerciser, I say, put your step up high and when he says use 3, 5 and 8 pounds, I say use 5, 8 and 10 pounds. If you're low to intermediate, keep it as is and you'll get a good workout.

Instructor Comments:
Charles is friendly enough. He's loud. I didn't get much personality from this video. I guess you could say he's lightly encouraging and a bit fun, but again, his personality was not strong enough for me to really get a vibe from him.

Denise Berger