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Finally, a somewhat challenging workout from the Powerfit Harmony series is Core Express . I felt the moves were slightly more advance or I probably should say slightly less beginner than the previous PowerFit workouts I have done. With Core Express, I felt that I at least got my 20 minutes worth. I think the difference with this workout was there were more reps within each set. This particular workout seemed to work the obliques and lower abs the most. Stephanie uses the band on several of the exercises to increase the intensity. The core was worked mostly in a standing and lying down position. Thus far, my favorite of the PowerFit Harmony workouts. 3 stars out of 5

Core - Pure Power , I think is the sixth workout in the PowerFit Harmony series. It is a 20 minute workout. It uses a resistance band and a mat throughout the workout. Stephanie works the core in a variety of position to include standing, kneeling, and lying down. This was a very easy workout. The best part of the workout was using the resistance band to stretch the muscle during the stretching exercises. I was hoping for a little bit more intensity in the core exercises. The balance exercises I would classify as slightly challenging as I was wobbling on a couple of those exercises. All in all, I was not impressed. I am giving it 2 1/2 stars. 2 stars for Core and 3 for Stretch. Stephanie as almost always gets high marks. Her cuing is impeccable.

Core Fusion is 1 of 5 20 minute workouts on Stephanie Huckbee's PowerFit 5 day workout system. I bought this set, sold it because I felt the workouts were too "beginner" , and just recently purchase it again because of the core workout it included. I don't know if that was such a good idea. I was looking for an intermediate core workout. I wanted a dedicated core/ab workout that wasn't advanced (i.e. Cathe) but I didn't want one that was very beginner. I felt that Core Fusion was very beginner. Core Fusion combined very basic abdominal core exercises with very basic stretching. It lack intensity on all levels. What was nice about the workout was Stephanie. Her cuing is superb. Although it is a very easy workout to follow. It does use the stretchy band that comes with the DVDs on some exercises. I will say that the band was very good for stretching. A nice workout but not what I was look for. 2 1/2 out of 5 stars