When this video first came out my first thought was "Why would anyone want a video like that?" I guess I only liked traditional strength videos such as MIS (or perhaps tolerated is a better word, as I am not a big strength afficionado.)
Last year I acquired the Crunch Yoga dvd and was surprised to find what a good lower body workout I could get with Yoga. I became curious about this video. I thought it must be pretty tough if it combines Yoga and traditional strength. Well, it really isn't any tougher than my Crunch dvd as far as the lower body is concerned, but that does not mean it is not without value.
This video starts with a nice warm up, about 7 minutes long-- something you don't find with a Yoga video. It has some fairly goofy moves.
The goofiness continues in the next section when Minna has you do "swirly" arms with squats. This is not the video for you if you have a low tolerance for dorkiness. I don't, in fact my dorkiness threshold is quite high.
As with any video, some of the moves are more difficult than others. A chair pose with a twist is particularly challenging for me. The curtsey lunges with a tree pose are fairly challenging too. Minna has you do a warrior pose pushing up into a sort of triangle pose (without the arms if that makes sense.) She says "I know you're feeling it, I'm feeling it too." Well, as a matter of a fact, I am not "feeling it" during this exercise.
Minna has you do downward dog into a plank several times. You never hold the position long enough to really feel it. I am challenged by the planks with one leg lifting, though. This is always a difficult move for me. I think the abs section of Happy Hour Hi/Lo and Crunch Bootcamp contain this move.
I really like the abs section. (Of course, nothing is "abs" any more. It's all "core conditioning" or "stabilizing', etc., etc.) The abs contained mostly Pilates style moves. It was about 7-8 minutes long, but felt shorter. As for the difficulty, I would rate this workout low intermediate. The abs section I would say is high intermediate. The workout did elevate my heart rate somewhat, so it feels mildly aerobic. This is the case for most lower body workouts for me. (And some,such as Leaner Legs really, really elevate my heart rate.)
One note, I do this workout in my bare feet and use my sticky mat for some exercises. I feel kind of strange doing downward dog with my shoes on. I have no problems doing the workout this way. It is completely low impact.
The music is recognizable from Yoga Zone's Power Yoga for Strength and Endurance and Crunch Joy of Yoga.

Roz