Aerobics section: 28 minutes with 9 32-count combos.
Step section: 25 minutes 7 32-count combos (1 is actually only 16-count)

Aerobics: There is a lot of choreography in 28 minutes, when you consider that most full length workouts only have 3 to 6 32-count combos in them. The choreography is simpler than other Marcus workouts. However, once you learn the combo you don't come back to it, so I didn't find this workout boring at all. Moves are repeated more than once in a combo instead of reducing the moves down as he does often in his other workouts. For example you do 2 v-steps in a row, instead of only doing 1 and going right into the next move. In a workout with less choreography this drives me nuts, because I get so bored by the end. But again, because when the combo is done, it is gone, I didn't mind this.

The hi/lo on this tape is definitely higher impact and more intense than any other of the Marcus hi/lo, besides Xtrain Xpress (which includes a very short intense aerobic section). When I previewed it (often in fast forward mode) it looked like it even might be too high impact for my tastes. However, it actually was a good mix of high and low and I am happy to have a higher intensity hi/lo workout from Marcus.

The choreography is made up of mostly old-fashioned low impact (i.e. grapevines, hamstring curls) and high-impact aerobic moves (flick-kicks, double-knees, leaps, scissors and hops). There are very few dancy moves like cha-chas, mambos, or pivots, and this workout does not have Marcus' traditional dancy feel.

Step: The step workout is not as fun as Marcus' other step workouts, but it is good enough for me to probably do again in combination with the hi/lo. If I am craving some Marcus step though, I would probably choose one of his other workouts.

The production is not great. The camera seems to be farther back and the picture is not that clear. I wish the music, which is good, was louder. Some of the hi/lo combos take up quite a bit of room and will probably need to be modified for most people at home. I have a lot of room right to left, but I don't have much front-to-back room, so I did have to modify. If you have a tiny space to work out in, you might not like this workout.

Instructor Comments:
I love Marcus! He is charming, cute, a good choreographer and teacher.

Lisa C