Another great Force workout from Anni and, as usual, no complex choreography. At 50 minutes of cardio, Life Force is a little longer and therefore maybe harder than the other Forces I’ve tried. There are some real cardio moments in it, and according to my HRM I burned a surprising 410 calories.

You need small weights. I used 2’s or 3’s for the cardio sections and then held them both in each hand to make 5’s for the strength sections. You could use weighted gloves if you don't have 1-3 pound dumbbells. They use a body bar in a couple of sections. Don’t buy one for this. You can challenge your balance and skip using a prop, or just use a chair or wall.

There are no filler background instructors this time – everybody is a modifier! You can choose to ramp it up and follow Amy or tone it down and follow Eli, or as I call him, Zoolander, thanks to lots of smirks and dramatic eyebrow gymnastics. Anni and Zoolander don’t even use a step. The step is only used for the advanced moves, which happily translates into no “over the top’s.” Whee! Another interesting and great thing about the modifiers is they aren’t just doing modifications you could have easily figured out on your own like marching instead of running. There was thought put into each and every action.

It’s really a workout for beginners on to low advanced. Those intensity junkies out there who like to slay themselves probably won't find it here because the hard stuff is woven around lower-intensity strength moves. There are a few plyo moves like jumping jacks, but remember: modifications are shown for just about anything that might not be to your liking. And you can choose to stop early because Anni lets you know when you've hit the 10, 20, and 30 minute marks.

Some of the small irritations of the earlier workouts have been corrected. The sound and picture quality is better. The workout goes straight through to the cool down at the end so you’re less likely to skip it (admit it, you do that). Nobody says anything except for Anni. There is less whooping and the whooping that exists is quieter.

Unfortunately, like Core Force, this workout still has you dropping to the floor a couple of times during the workout for ab work while your HR is still up there. Not my favorite thing to do, but it’s not as up-and-down as Core Force.

Instructor Comments:
Class act and motivating. I love her and I love her workouts. I enjoy my step again because of her.

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