I consider myself a high intermediate and wanted something versatile and low impact to recover from fracturing my tailbone when ice skating. This video is so versatile, I can't imagine why it wouldn't work at any level. For beginners, the simple choreography and relative low intensity make it a safe and reasonable choice. Besides the work out is seperated into three sections, so you can do any of them individually or together and customize your aerobics. Intermediates and advanced exercisers can get a welcome impact break and still walk four miles. I also find that it works well as warm up for strength training, or a section or two for resistance recovery. This probably isn't the choice for you if you like your instructors straight forward. Leslie is chatty and giggly. The first segment )(the warm up) has Leslie alone, and her bubbly style seems really weird without others to play off of it. Leslie's work out buddies throughout the remainder smile along with her, but don't seem particularly inspired. The music is just there. Also, the choreography is (painfully) simple. As a skater and dancer, I prefer a little more sass and style, but the low learning curve on this serves its purpose: it works for a wider range of fitness levels and appeals to more people than dancey-schmancey programs tend to. To be honest, I actually do like this tape, its not the first one I usually grab, but it is one I find I can consistently use, no matter my mood or how I feel, or my time constraints. I'd recommend it.

Instructor Comments:
Leslie is very bubbly and perky. She giggles alot. She is also very friendly and motivating. Seems like a genuinely nice person. Cueing is ususally good, and even when she's off, it isn't so bad because the workout is so simple.

linda