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Give Me 10 More! is a follow up to Amy Dixon's Give Me 10!.  The "More" version is very similar to the first. The workout come with six self-contained 10 minute workouts.  Each of the workout  include its own warm up and cool down. The DVD offers the following option: Play All - clocks in at 1 hour and 12 minutes Fat Blasting Cardio - 11:04 Total Body Shred - 11:56 Lower Body Chisel - 10:43 Upper Body Sculpt - 11:28 Core Makeover - 12:50 Dynamic Stretch & Flex - 14:11 Fat Blasting Cardio features a series of athletic cardio moves. Amy introduces the sequence with a low impact version and then she does the same or similar move showing impact.  You do the move on the right and then on the left.  This workout was okay. I didn't like the moves chosen as much as I did in the other Give Me 10 workout. Total Body Shred uses two sets of dumbbells and almost all the moves build upon the previous move and are compound in nature.  I like this w...

Super Fit Bod! is a 60 minute interval workout that alternates total body sculpting sets with cardio intervals. The workout uses a step and a pair of dumbbells. In the total body sculpting segments, Amy uses isolation and compound exercises to work the entire body.  She will start with a single move and then add to the  move making it multi-component.  In many of the exercises, there was a lot going on. In the cardio segments, Amy started off  with a low impact move and quickly ramps up the intensity with high impact moves. There is a modifier in all the segments. The DVD menu offers the following options: Play All Warm Up Total Body Chisel Fat Burning Interval Total Body Sculpt Calorie Torching Interval Total Body Firmer Fat Blasting Interval Cool Down & Stretch Bonus:  Tight & Toned Core While the DVD lets you select individual segments, the segments themselves are really part of one continuous workout and thus are not self-contai...

Amy Dixon Give Me 10! features six 10 minute workouts each dedicated to a specific purpose. Fat Blasting Cardio was probably my favorite of the bunch. It contains two cardio series that feature basic athletic moves set to  fast tempo high energy music. You do each series twice through changing the lead side the second time through. The second 10 minutes is dedicated to Upper Body Sculpt . Amy does throw in some lower body isolation moves with some of the upper body moves. The exercises are: 1.  Bicep Curl with Plie hold 2.  Triceps dip into table top 3.  Cobra 4.  Lateral raise with rotation 5. Single Arm Shoulder Press 6.  Plank with front raise 7.  Push ups Workout 3 is Lower Body Firmer and this was a favorite workout as well.   Exercises in this segment include: 1. Standing Squat Hip Thrust 2.  Lunge Series 3.  Reverse Lunge Series 4.  Wide Dead Lifts 5.   Single Leg Squat 6.  Plie Series...

 Amy Dixon 's Raise Some Bells is a 41 minute kettlebell workout. Amy uses one kettlebell to take you through a series of progressive exercises. You do the exercises for approximately 12 to 16 reps.  Some of the exercises are layered.  So the first four reps are done at the most basic level, then the next four reps, Amy adds to the exercise and then she might change it up again after another four reps. Amy  moves from one exercise to the next without much of a break. In many cases, you start the exercise at half tempo before moving on to full tempo. The full tempo of the workout can be quite fast. The DVD Menu Ultimate KB Workout Ultimate KB Workout - Without Intro KB Core Workout KB Core Workout - Without Intro Kettlebell101 The core workout is 7 minutes and the KB 101 is approximately 5 and 1/2 minutes. I like this workout.  The music is pretty good.  The set is okay  Along with Amy, there are two other cast members.  One cast...

Breatless Body Three HiiT It Big is a 60 minute high intensity interval workout. After a warm up, Amy takes you through 4 rounds of 8 different exercises.  You do each exercise for 40 seconds and you get a 20 second break. So you are repeating each exercise 4 times.  Amy gives you three different levels for each exercise. At the end of completing 4 rounds of each of the 8 exercises, Amy has you do each of the 8 exercise one time through for 30 seconds without a break.  This is four minutes of non-stop work. Following the 8 exercises is the Core Blast section. During this section, you do 4 core focus exercise for one minute each.  Amy gives you a choice of three levels for this portion as well. After the Blast section comes the cool down. The exercises are: 1) Lunge Hops 2) Three Knee Slams 3) Plank Tuck Jacks 4) Squat Bound Pistols 5) Mogul Burpees 6) Boxer Blitz 7) Chugs 8) Scorpion Slide Core Blast Segment 1) Core Roll 2) Leg Drop Crunch 3) H...

Breathless Body Volume 2 , The Edge is another Amy Dixon workout.  This workout clocks in at around 55 minutes.  It is similar to the first Breathless Body in that it is a high intensity workout. Amy calls this workout threshold training. Breathless Body two however seemed less repetitive to me than the first. The workout is set up as follows: There are four intervals.  Each interval contains three drills.  Each drill consist of three rounds of three exercises that can be performed at a level one, level two or level three intensity.  You do each exercise for 30 seconds with a 15 second rest. In the workout, Amy has one person performing level one, another person performing level two, and a third performing level three. Amy is typically performing the level two intensity of the exercise. After a drill is completed, you get about a minute and 1/2 before the next drill set. Amy is setting up the next drill for you during this time. After the four interv...

Breathless Body stars Amy Dixon and it is around a 55 minute tabata style workout. You repeat one drill eight times before moving on to the next drill.  You do 20 seconds worth of work and then you get a 10 second rest.  Each drill takes 4 minutes to complete.  You get about minute of rest between drills. Amy is using this time to demonstrate the next exercise. For each exercise, Amy gives you three levels or alternatives for each exercise. She and her cast mates show each exercise level variation before performing the exercise. One cast member does a beginner variation.  One cast member does the advanced variation and Amy does the intermediate variations. There are a total of 8 exercises (drills) plus a warm up and cool down. The warm up is around 4 & 1/2 minutes and the cool down is around 4 minutes. The DVD menu offers the following : Play All Intro Warm-up Power Jacks Speed Skaters Athletic Beach Volleyball Hot Feet Core Kicks Ole Lunges Bo...