This video is about 60 minutes long, consisting of 47 minutes of standing work and the remainder in floor work. The standing work includes several variations of lunging & squatting exercises with the body bar used for changing upper body work throughout. The floor work includes plank/push-up work and a challenging ab segment. As in her other videos, Clare emphasizes quality over quantity and changes exercises frequently.

Many of the exercises have what I would consider a Tai chi feel to them, shifting your weight from side to side or front to back in a lunge position while doing flowing arm movements and trunk twisting movements. The body bar is often used to push into to extend the upper body as well as for balance. There are a couple of challenging balance segments. Different modifications are shown for most exercises. One background exerciser uses a mini body bar, while the rest use the full size bar. You need only 1 bar for this workout.

For people with wrist concerns, there is only 4 minutes of plank/push-up type work, you could easily skip it or substitute planks on your elbows. There is one segment in the standing section that may or may not be difficult for your wrists, it involves rhythmically passing the bar back & forth between your hands while moving side to side. I found it quite fun, but I also don't have any wrist concerns.

I would rate this video as moderate in intensity, although the lunge segments can be quite intense if you use a heavy body bar and really give it your all. I used a 9 pound body bar and it was a fairly light workout. It's definitely a functional strength type video, with a good emphasis on core strength and trunk twisting.

The set is the CIA 2001 red set. The music is flowing new age style.

Instructor Comments:

Clare is an excellent instructor and is clear and concise in this video. She gives great form cues and has a calm, soothing teaching style.

Loretta S