This workout is one hour and 15 minutes. I would call it intermediate, possibly intermediate/advanced.

The first part is upper body toning with the DynaBand. I'm not a fan of bands, because I find them to hard to get into position, and they hurt my hands. She does do some pretty good exercises with it, though, so I suffer through it. These exercises *cannot* easily be done with dumbbells. She does one exercise for your back that is excellent.

After about 15-20 minutes, you move to more upper body work, but with dumbbells. Then you move into lower body with squats galore. There is just about every variation of squats that you can imagine. But I don't find it boring even though it's mostly squats.

Finally, you go to the floor for pushups, abs, and more leg work. She uses the band again for the floor work, but I use ankle weights.

I really like Marianne and this workout, but it doesn't really challenge me as much as I want to be challenged. I do feel a burn during the exercises, but it's not as intense as what I'm looking for. I'll continue to do this for awhile, though, because it keeps me interested. I think an intermediate exerciser would get a lot out of it. Grade A.

Instructor Comments:
Marianne has Karen Voight's body! Lean, muscular, and highly defined. Besides her wonderful physique, she also has an excellent personality and teaching style. She's no- nonsense, non-giggly, and gives very good form pointers.

Annie S.