Strike Zone

Tracey Staehle
Year Released: 2008

Categories: Boxing/Kickboxing/Martial Arts


Very good, but missed being great.
I enjoyed the length of combos of the strikes. Enough choreography, but not too much - taught add on style. The artsy, gritty, feel of the set seemed well suited to the workout. And I liked the music. Tracey is very relaxed in Strike Zone, something I found lacking until she released Walking Strong. The strikes are usually ended with a boxer's shuffle and I continue with that during the breaks between strikes. So keeping my heartrate up is not a problem. The spiderweb section is killer and I feel it should be at the end of the workout. Fortunately, the DVD is chaptered so I can skip it and go back to it. What does bug me is that about half the time, Tracey and crew are off-beat to the music. They are on time with each other, which is puzzling. I've adjusted by learning the move and doing it on beat while not looking at the screen. It's so important for a cardio workout to be on beat - it really pushes you through! I'd put this workout in the same class as Kick, Punch, Crunch or Powerstrike M2 if it were on beat. Alas, it's not. I hope future workouts by Tracey resolve this important issue.

Instructor Comments:

Diane aka mtnmom

07/12/2008