Hopefully someone else has already provided a review with a breakdown of the moves, because I’m not very good at those kinds of reviews.
Anyway, a bit about me: I am an intermediate/advanced exerciser. For cardio I mostly just run and for strength and flexibility I do barre workouts, fusion workouts, pilates, yoga, and some traditional weights.
Tracy's Mat Workout is for a very particular taste: there's very little cueing. I love that. You learn to predict the moves and they work with the music. I never really felt lost doing this workout – even the first time. I really enjoy the music and the routine in general. I find that is moves along incredibly fast and gives me a chance to indulge my inner / former dancer-self. It definitely has the feel of working out with Tracy rather than having Tracy actually instruct you, so in that way it's quite different from other dvds. Given this aspect of the workout, I’d suggest this dvd to someone who already is familiar with good form and is perhaps familiar with barre or fusion workouts (although that isn’t entirely necessary). I find the arm sections particularly difficult but good. I like both the weightless arm section and the one where you use 3# dumbbells. Doing these back to back is tough! I find it’s worth it because my arms really look fabulous when I’m doing Tracy’s workouts. The ab sections have no dread factor for me, so that is ideal. They’re challenging enough, but you’re in a stretched out position and they’re over pretty quickly (movement is continuous during these sections). There is a lot of fluid movement in this workout on the whole. The warmup and cooldown focus on a sort of dynamic stretching. I do feel quite fabulous when I've finished this workout - it is very refreshing. Really, I think the best factors of this dvd are the flow of exercises (standing legs, standing abs, arms, floorwork, floor abs) and the music - it makes the workout move along and makes it enjoyable. This is a workout I do often and don’t get sick of (and that’s saying a lot for me!).

Instructor Comments:
Tracy comes across as a former dancer, and she clearly enjoys the workout herself. She is quiet, sweet, and reserved. She is quietly motivating at just the right moments during the workout for me.

Alison (alikruegs)