I love Keli's Kickbox Bootcamp 10-Minute Solution. I would describe it as a kickboxing-flavored toning workout, intermediate-level.

I do this workout a lot! I work up a real sweat in the 'Fat Burning Blast' section which is truly bootcamp moves. I love the kickboxing combos in 'Basic Training' which is about the same level of intensity as Janis Saffell's Quick Fix Cardio Kicks. Although Keli's compound kick moves really make me sweat!

I think the upper body segment 'Arms & Shoulders' is the workout Katalin Zamiar should have made - upper body toning in true kickboxing style. It makes me feel like a real martial artist with buff shoulders when I do this one.

My fave segments are 'Buns & Thighs' and 'Washboard Abs'. TOUGH! Whew. Keli can sure motivate you. In BT she has you reaching lower & lower in your squats and lunges by having you reach for a target - crossing over with your hand to touch your opposite knee, then beyond your calf, then your ankle. It makes me work harder & longer everytime.

'Washboard Abs' has some tough plank & obliques moves, great lower & upper body combos, and a couple of Pilates moves to boot. Awesome workout, I do this segment the most frequently.

My favorite combo is 'Basic Training' + 'Fat Burning Blast' + 'Buns & Thighs' for a great cardio lower body burner. I tag on 'Washboard Abs' if I have the time.

As others have said Keli is fantastic, her cueing and encouragement are perfect and her form is admirable. The music is good, a bit soft, but it enhances the workout.

I think this is my 'sleeper' workout of 2005 - others were disappointed because it wasn't a pure kickboxing workout. But I tag on the 10-minute segments onto other workouts frequently. Nothing makes me feel more macho then doing her buns & thighs segment after a Powerstrike workout or adding her abs section onto a Kathy Smith or Mindy Mylrea cardio workout.

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