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10 Minutes Solution Knockout Body features trainer Jessica Smith. The workout comes with 2 - one lbs gloves that add intensity to the workout. The five sections in this 10 minutes solution workout are: Knockout Body Blast - 5 stars Fat Attack - 3 stars Fierce and Fabulous Abs - 4 stars Kickbox Cross Train- 5 stars Ultimate Upper Body - 3 stars My favorite sections were Kickbox Cross Train and Knockout Body Blast. Kickbox Cross Train really allowed you to work on your form and the combos in Knockout Body Blast were fun. The other three sections were okay. The Ultimate Upper Body sections does include pushups. I thought Fat Attack was a bit generic but Fierce and Fabulous Abs was good. This is the first time I have done a workout led by Jessica Smith and I thought she was a good lead. I didn't have any problem following her cueing and her form was precise. I give this workout 4 out 5 stars.

Low Max is not my favorite Cathe Step tape. It is a 70 minute workout that consist of seven cycles alternating a step combo routine with low impact blast. The low impact blast are leg intensifiers and thus really work the legs. Because of all the leg work you get with this workout, I would not recommend doing Low Max on a day that you are also working the lower body. Doing this workout again, reminded me of when I did this workout many years ago and I had trouble picking up some of the step combos. Nowadays Cathe step combos are some of the easiest combos for me to learn. What I disliked most about this workout was all the sculpt 7's and even sculpt 15. Cathe states they "are not filler moves" and that "we are working them to our advantage". I personally felt the move was overused. I am lukewarm on this workout. It is not my first choice of dvds to pull out when deciding to do a Cathe Step workout. I give it 3 stars out of 5.

Pyramid lower & upper body is one of my favorite Cathe Strength tapes. They are no nonsense to the point workouts and if you are using the right weights they are tough. These two workouts come on one DVD. These two workouts use the full pyramid system in which you will: - start with your lightest weight and do 12 reps - for the next set you will increase your weight and decrease your reps to 10 - the third set has you increasing your weight again and decreasing your reps to 8 - the fourth set you repeat what you did in set 2 - the fifth set you repeat what you did in set 1 That is 5 sets!! Pyramid Lower Body is 49.5 minutes in length and it is broken up into two sections. The standing sections uses the pyramid system and the floor section uses the stability as a prop to increase intensity. During the standing section you will do the following exercises : leg press, static lunge, squats, plie squats, and dead lifts. The floor sections focuses a lot on the hamstrings, inner and ou...

First the humidity and then came the rain. Super humid today. The air was so thick out this morning, but it wasn't hot. 3/4 of a way through my route, the rain came, but it wasn't too heavy. I actually don't mind running in the rain unless it is pouring buckets. The rain lifted the humidity somewhat. So all in all, I had a decent run. Time completed 37:05:12

The Full Workout from Core Rhythms is approximately 38 minutes long and features a rather lengthy warmup, the Merengue, the Samba, and a rhumba cooldown. Even though the warmup was lengthy, it didn't bother me because I thought it was a good way to practice and perfect some of the Core Rhythm Moves. I am really a big fan of the Core Rhythm workouts. I like how every movement in synchronize to the beat of the music and Jaana and Julia are infectious. I really work up a good sweat with these workouts. The workouts are very good for practicing body control. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

10 Minute Solution Dance Your Body Thin includes 5 ten minute workouts. And, like most 10 Minute Solution workouts, I like some sections better than others. The different sections are: - Smooth & Sexy Moves (cardio) 3 stars - Dance Toner (toning) 5 stars - Get Fit Club Mix (cardio) 4 stars - Cardio Dance Party (cardio) 4 stars - Ballet Sculpt (toning) 3 stars My favorite sections in this workout was Dance Toner and Ballet Sculpt. I thought Smooth and Sexy Moves was generic, but the other two cardio workouts mixed it up pretty well. The workout is led by Andrea Leigh Rogers and I thought she cued pretty well. I didn't have any trouble picking up the sets. Also she established and followed a set pattern throughout. So once you did the first section, you are pretty much able to anticipate the order of the moves in the next section. This workout using a toning belt that goes around your waist and hip area. It is approximately two pounds. I wore it but didn't really feel it was ...

FitPrime Floor Burn features Susan Harris. It is a 45 minute, mostly lower body workout, and mostly done on the floor. This workout is a nice change up from doing lunges and squats. Susan does do some squats to warm you up, but they don't appear anywhere else in the workout. FitPrime is a series that uses non-dominate training. That means you work your weaker side first. Susan does about 6 to 7 exercise on one side (really fatiguing the muscle) before she switches to the other side. The workout does includes two sets of pushups; and yoga and pilates are used throughout the workout to work and stretch the lower body. This workout was solid. I wasn't "in love" with it. One thing I did note is that I didn't notice the music. Music is ususally one of the first things I notice about an Anna Benson workout. 3 out of 5 stars.