I am always looking for more strength training videos to add to my collection. When this tape came out, I had to have it. I use it as an add on to other tapes. The upper body and lower body sections are separate so they can be done on different days which I like. I have used the upper body section more than the total tape and will probably continue to do it that way. I like the upper body part since there is a track that I can follow for heavier weights. The one thing I don't like is that it's sort of hard to follow that group. The tape doesn't show what they are doing during the rest. I would like to see what kind of stretches they are doing. The one other thing that bugs me is a problem I've found with many other strength tapes. They rush through the bicep curls. Since the participants are typically using lighter weights, this exercise seems to get rushed. I use heavy weights and tend to fall behind the reps they are performing. I find that I have to pause the tape which is not a big deal but again, I'd rather just follow along completely and not have to hit the pause button alot. Small problem but annoying to me. Overall, this is a decent tape. It would be better if there was a third set for each muscle group and Kathy wasn't so "spirited".

Instructor Comments:
Wow! Kathy borders on obnoxious in this one. She is way too energetic and runs around stopping by some of the exercisers to work with them and chatting. The way she counts too is so loud. I wish I could describe it. It really turned me off when I previewed the tape.

Joyce Thurman