Pump It Up! Aeroburn - Thoughts

Pump it Up! Aeroburn clocks in at just over 62 minutes for the main workout. There is also a bonus Classic DanceMix section that is about 12 minutes in length.
The Create A Routine option allows you to select the DanceMix section and any of the sections of the main workout. The main workout sections are:
Warm It Up
Tone It Up
Aeroburn 1
Aeroburn 2
Cool It Off
Stretch it Out
I used the Create A Routine option and I chose the following segments: Warm It Up, Aeroburn 1, Aeroburn 2, Dancemix Classics, Stretch It Out.

I did preview the Tone It Up and Cool It Off sections. The Tone It Up sections contains standing toning moves that work the legs and obliques. The Cool It Off section contains floor ab and plank work.

Gareth Walker and Stephanie FitzPatrick lead the workout. Really the workout is lead by Gareth with Stephanie providing commentary and tips throughout the workout. Besides Gareth and Stephanie, there are three other cast members.

I thought the workout really took sometime to get going. The warm up was rather low key or as Gareth put it "nice and easy". The warm up seemed more like a cool down. Once the workout got going, it was fun. Although overall I thought it lack a little energy.

This workout is more athletic aerobic than dance aerobic. The two Aeroburn sections are mostly athletic in nature. The major difference between Aeroburn 1 and Aeroburn 2 is the impact. Aeroburn 1 is low impact and Aeroburn 2 is mostly high impact (hops, jacks). The two Aeroburn sections were very easy to follow.

The Dancemix Classic section is a dance routine and it was somewhat difficult to follow. There were some complicated steps and Gareth really throws it at you. He teaches it and then he has you join in. Many of the moves are "old school" which is why I think this section is called "Classic". Even though it was the most challenging section for me, it is my favorite part of the workout.
Where I had the most trouble in the Dancemix section is when all the moves were put together. I was able to do the individual moves with no problems, but when putting the moves together into a routine they felt different. However, that is nothing that I am sure a little bit of practice can't correct.

Like all the other Pump It Up! DVDs, this DVD comes with lots of extras. My favorite extra is the ability to create a routine from the different segments.
3 & 3/4 stars

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