Body Bar: Energy Action Circuit

Mindy Mylrea
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Body Bar , Circuit Training (cardio and weights)


This is another tape in the Body Bar series and consists of fairly long intervals of alternating cardio and strength using the Body Bar. I have her CIA 2101 as well, and I don't like this one as well. Maybe if I didn't already have 2101 I would like this tape more, but as it is, I found myself wondering if I really needed Energy Action Circuit at all. The style of the cardio is the same, with bursts of intensity followed by recovery, and the strength work had a lot of the same "feel" as Pump Party because she uses the bar there as well. There were a lot of jumping squats and lunges with the bar in this tape which I didn't like, as well as a one-legged squat while doing military presses that made me feel like there was too much going on in one move! The music was a non-issue; whether because I couldn't hear it or because it was just your basic generic sound track. The intensity bursts in the cardio didn't seem as much fun as in 2101-those seemed to just fly by, where as here they seemed like so much more work. Again, maybe if I didn't have her CIA tape to compare it to, this tape would be fine-it certainly works you hard and leaves you dripping. But to me, the fun factor is just not there.

Instructor Comments:
Mindy has a delightful personality and you can really tell she loves what she does. However I wonder if all her comments that seem cute and funny the first few times will still seem that way after repeated viewings.

Tannis Topham

04/22/2001