Instructor Comments:

Elle is very enthusuastic in this video and she seems to show respect for Karen (that is she acknowledges Karen as a knowledgeable instructor). Plus both Karen and Elle seemed to have a fun time while producing this video.

Karen cues are excellent and she keeps the viewer informed as to what the next move will be. She is safety conscious and counts out the moves(this makes the viewer more apt to finish a particlar move I feel since we know the count will stop at a particular number)

Video comments:

This video is an excellent toal body workout. Beginners will feel "very challenged" to complete the 50 minute workout without any breaks.

The workout begins with a nice warmups where Kathy warms up our whole body with nice moves that get the blood flowing in our body.

The video has three aerobic segemnts which progress from easy to challenging. The aerobic segments are moderate intensity and include moves such as grape lines, forward and back, and squats. They also include sports moves such as boxing, kick boxing, moving laterally as in football warmups, swimmming, jump roping, and jumping up as in basketball.

In between the aerobic workouts we have toning sections. The first toning section is mainly for the for the lower body and includes squats, calf raises, and also push ups. The second toning section includes exercises which work the butt,and the thighs. These exercises are done on the floor and ankle weights are recommended. Then in this toning section we have an upper body workout with Karen taking us through a variety of exercises which work the arms and chest muscles. Weights of 3-5 pounds are recommended. I found this part very challenging(beginners would find it sufficient to workout without the weights).

The third toning section is mainly for the butt and the stomach. The stomach exercises I think are very effective and one can feel the burn in the stomach. Karen works on the whole stomach i.e. the upper and lower part of the abdominals and the oblique muscles also. She uses a chair to rest our feet on during the abdominal exercises so that we do not use our hip flexor muscles.

Finally after the third toning section we have the cooldown. The cool-down is shot near a lake and puts the viewer in a relaxed mood. Here Karen mainly stretches out our legs. I feel there could have been more stretching but oh well!

Overall I would give this video a A-
Very well produced and shot.
Nice location
Safety conscious
Fun also!

Amit Aggarwal