I was very, very disappointed in this video. It was a waste of 45 minutes and $14.95.

It consits of a 5-minute warm-up, followed by 19 minutes of supposedly high-calorie-burning aerobics, then a 15-minute section of standing leg work, ending with a 5-minute cool down/stretch.

I never really reached my target zone. I kept wating for the aerobic feelings of at least some sweating and deeper breathing than normal to appear, but they didn't. I didn't see that this tape is for beginners, but that's the level at which I would rate it.

The choreography could be challenging to some, like myself, but is fun, even if it isn't aerobically intense.

The toning part was also poor. The squats were non-challenging and the side lunges Donna wants done are so quick that poor form is almost unavoidable. (She doesn't even really seem to stress enough the importance of proper form for this part).

I kept waiting for my legs to feel as though they were being worked, but it didn't happen. The only good part about this video were the real-looking women in the background -- it's nice to know that somebody finds a real woman's athletic body a good role model (as opposed to those scrawny women I see in so many videos).

I would suggest other perform Karen Voight's "Lean Legs and Buns", the standing leg work section of Karen's "Energy Sprint", or Karen's section on leg work in her book before buying this video. Karen's exercises in any of these items seem much more conducive to acheiving great legs than does this poorly done workout, and she ALWAYS emphasizes proper form. I can't wait to get back the Karen's workouts...

I give this video a C-.

Instructor Comments:
While Donna is peppy and encourages you to "spice it up", I find her cueing poor.

Kelli B.

04/22/1998