Killer Floorwork has half of its name right. It is killer, but there is very little floorwork. It starts with standing leg work, which is the hardest section (about 25 minutes). I am *so* glad when this is over. I'm glad she did this part first, because I don't think I'd have the strength or energy for it at the end. You do most of the leg work on the bench, and it is extremely tough. She says to use weights if you want, but I am nowhere near ready for that, and I'm an advanced exerciser. I use 3 risers on my bench, because that's what I use with the FIRM. It might be easier if I went down to 2, but I don't want to start any bad habits that I might not be able to break! This section will have you breathing heavily, and you'll probably get to an anaerobic state with it, like with interval work.

The next section is upper body. I'm glad when it arrives, because that means those dreaded leg exercises are over. Not that the upper body is a walk in the park, by any means! You do many repetitions of various exercises using light weights. It's hard.

Then, it's time to go to the floor for pushups. I'm a pushup-hater, but at this point I'm so drained that I love the thought of going to the floor. The pushup variations, to use the word Dawn used in her review, are brutal. There's no other word for it!

Finally, it's ab/back time. YES! I get to lie down! Her ab work is very good, and she does a lot for the obliques.

One criticism is that for the final stretch, we stand back up. I just want to lie there after the abs and stretch out. I'm so wrung out by the end that getting back up to do the stretch seems like a travesty of justice.

Throughout the workout, you have the option of using a ball for some of the exercises. Several variations are shown, so you don't have to use a ball. It looks like a large children's ball would work, and I think I may get one. The ball exercises look fun.

Oh, I almost forgot about the balance exercise. I wanted to tell you about this, because it's something you can try right now and it's really neat. During the warmup, she has you stand with your arms out to the side, and then you lift one knee and balance. No big deal, huh? Well, then she has you close your eyes. Try it! There's a big difference! She says that as we get older, our sense of balance decreases and this is a good exercise to improve it.

My grade for this workout is A+++, but I have a love-hate relationship with it. This is definitely hard work, so much so that I dread parts of it. But then afterward, I feel so relaxed and strong, and I'm glad I did it.

Annie S.