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Zero to Sixty Adrenaline Rush is a just over 60 minute workout.  After the warm up, you go into a the cardio segment which is around 27 minute long.  This is followed by a 27 minute weight segment and then the cool down. So in this workout you are doing your cardio first and then your weight workout. The cardio portion included body weight work such as reverse lunges and push ups all of which are done is a combo pattern to the beat of the music. There is also quite a bit of impact in the form of jumping, running and plyos.  Sharon varies the rhythm and pace of the moves - speeding them up and slowing them down.  There is a modifier showing less intense version of the move. The first part  of the weight segment  is standing and there is a cardio aspect to this portion of the weight workout because the rest are brief.   You get a bit of a rest  between exercises as Sharon explains what you are doing next but again, it is brief.  The we...

Zero To Sixty Low Impact with Weights is close to a 70 minute workout if you do the whole workout.  Sharon alternates cardio, body weight, and sculpting (using 5lb dumbbells). Most of the impact is low, however Sharon shows high impact modifications. Plus she has a cast member showing lower impact/lower intensity modifications. Sharon teaches the combos in a break down pattern. You first start the combo by doing several sets of reps usually on both sides. Then she slowly builds a pattern by taking away reps and creating a combo by joining various moves/exercises. Expect lots of repetition. DVD Menu Intro to Play All Pre-Mixes      Zero to 40 - Light Weight Day      Zero to 40 - Heavy Weight Day      Zero to 30 - All Intervals      Zero to 26 - All Combos Chapters      Combo One      Combo Two      Combo Three    ...

Slim Series Express is an extension of Debbie Siebers Slim in 6 Series.  The Slim Series Express workouts are all around 30 minutes or less.  The workouts come on two disc. Disc 1 contains Cardio Core! Express, Cardio Sculpt! Express and 6-Minute Abs!.  Disc 2 contains Cool It Off! Express and the same 6-minute Abs! workout that is on disc 1. Cardio Core! Express alternates cardio segments with core/abs specific segments.  Debbie uses a pair of light dumbbells for the sculpting sets.  I did this workout about three weeks ago and I wrote down on my notes that I thought the workout was repetitive and boring and that the music is better than the music used in 6-minute Abs!. However, I did find Debbie pleasant Cardio Sculpt! Express is primarily and upper body workout. Along with dumbbells, you use a resistance band for some exercises.  Debbie uses knee ups to transition between the different exercises. I did not think the cuing was great in this worko...

All Body Attack is lead by Sharon Twombly. This workout was previously released under the CIA brand as CIA 2704 All Body Attack. All Body Attack is an interval weight training workout.  Sharon alternates strength segments with cardio segments.  Almost all cardio segment have some type of explosive or plyo move.  There is a modifier who shows a less intense version of the move.  Expect several sets of quick feet moves. The strength segments features both dumbbell weight exercises and body weight exercises.  Most weight exercises are compound in nature (i.e. combining biceps with a rear static lunge) or there is footwork with the strength move. You repeat almost all the sequences/exercises twice through. So expect at least two sets for each group of moves. A step is also used in the workout.  I like this workout. I thought Sharon was good and the music decent. The workout was challenging  and moved fairly quickly for such a long workout. The ...

Figure 30 Butt Volume 2 is a 30 minutes workout that focuses on the rear end. The DVD has the following chapter points: Warm up - 5 minutes Weighted Butt & Balance - 10 minutes Table & Bridge - 10 minutes Stretch - 5 minutes With this series, I think Tracie was really trying to change up the "warm up".  In both her Figure 30 workouts, I found the warm ups to be the most intricate parts of the entire workout. And I really can't say I felt warmed up. The weighted Butt & Balance section used one dumbbell for the first group of exercises - which were single leg squats and single leg dead lifts and two dumbbell were used for the sumo squats and dead lifts. There is a bit of power thrown in the the form of single leg track jumps. The Table and Bridge segments use ankle weights in the table exercises and your own body weight  is used for bridge workout.  This segment also includes superman butt lifts.  Tracie stretches you throughout the w...