Project: You - Long Lean

Kathy Smith
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Long and Lean is one of three cardio workouts in the Project You series. It is a little longer than the the other two titles-- 40 minutes as opposed to 30 for Foundations and Power Push. While it uses many of the moves introduced in Foundations, it is less similar to Foundations than is Power Push. It has a little more dancy flair and introduces some moves that are not seen in the other two workouts. It also contains no kickboxing segment except for a few bob and weaves.
The impact may be desribed as mixed and as is usual in a Kathy Smith workout there is an exerciser demonstrating low impact moves at all times.
The set is the same pleasant and sunny room. The music is instrumental. Some is kind of technoish. If you like that sort of thing for working out you will like it. I like that sort of thing.
Each segment ranges in length form about 2-6 minutes. My least favorite segment was a series of high knees and hamstring curls (think Charlene) which was kind of boring. I actually like high knees, but prefer them sprinkled throughout a workout. Mercifully, this was one of the shorter segments. Some of the segments I enjoyed more included what Kathy called a shuffle, but what appeared to be more of a chasse. She also had a little combo with a "scissor" kind of a chasse with the leg behind you. Well, I'm sure that explanation made nothing clear.
The intensity of this workout when done with the high impact options may be called intermediate. Actually, all the cardios in the series seem to be intermediate to me. I do add more high impact to Foundations, but it does not seem nearly as easy as I expected.
I enjoy doing higher intensity workouts such as Cathe but really do find I get a perfectly good workout with workouts such as these in the Project You series. If you are looking for floor aerobics with simpler choreography that provides a decent workout, you might want to give this a look.

Instructor Comments:
Kathy is pleasant, has great rapport with her cast, and provides decent instruction.

Roz

11/30/-0001