Energy Action Circuit is a tough, high impact, athletic Body Bar workout. Mindy has a 3-person crew: one man, and two women who use the 4-pound mini body bar and show some modifications. Mindy uses the 9-pound body bar. The warmup consists of very basic and rather slow moves--like step touches--but don't hit eject yet! It soon gets much tougher. The workout features athletic and sports moves, like fast feet agility drills, skating-style leaps, and plyo jumps with the bar. Mindy uses short periods of marching to bring the HR down a bit between intervals. The strength training segments kept my HR up. They involve familiar moves with some unique twists made possible by the body bar. There is a very brief stretch at the end.

The set is CIA-type Asian theme, with the color red dominating. I find it pretty. As in the other body bar videos, the participants wear matching black body bar
logo outfits. I like this look: it's sleek and not visually distracting.

I think this video is appropriate for high intermediate to advanced exercisers--depending on the weight of the bar used. I recommend it if you like high impact, athletic style workouts.

About me: I enjoyed Energy Action Circuit but found it too high in intensity and too high in impact for me. I use a 12-pound body bar and most of my workouts are at the intermediate to inter/advanced level, not advanced.

Instructor Comments:
Mindy Milrea is a petite, muscly
dynamo. She's very energetic in this workout. Mindy cracks lots of jokes, and is a little earthy, so if you prefer instructors to be more low-key and "sober," you might want to pass on this one.

Lynnee