If you have been looking for a video that will change the shape of your inner thighs--this is it! However, you will have to also purchase a Pilates ring, but I felt it was well worth it. I bought Karen's ring because it has padding for the outer thigh moves as well. My inner thighs are sore for 2 days after this video, but on the down side, not everything else is. I felt the workout was tough on the abs, but my glutes did not get fatigued until we were almost finished with the exercise. I suppose that is still good, but I wished that I had a harder time with the floor work for the glutes.

The entire workout is done on the floor, even the warmup. Karen stretches you out thoroughly first, or as thorough as you can being on the floor. I felt it was good. You start out with abs & inner thighs and she never lets up on the inner thighs. They do get rest, but she hits them again & again. The music was pretty good. It was jazz, and sounded like a group Spyro Gyra (I don't listen to them, but a friend of mine does, so I may have gotten their name wrong) but the drawback to the music was that it was played over & over.

The glute work was also done with the inner thighs at first with pelvic squeezes with the ring also being squeezed by the inner thighs. Later it was table style floor work, and some reminded me of Firm Vol. 1 but not as fast. Everything was very smooth and controlled.

The only upper body exercise were 3 sets of pushups, 8 reps each. The first set was normal, the 2nd one hand was doing a tricep pushup, then you switch to the other doing the tricep pushup. I really felt these even though I normally lift weights for my upper body. I would have liked more upper body work; hopefully she will come out with a video that uses the ring with the upper body someday.

I really enjoy this workout. Karen is at her best and does push you hard in places. I felt challenged in many areas, but agree with Collage's rating of an intermediate level. I'd rate it an A-.

Lorrie