Customer Review(s)
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good for beginners only.
Comment: I used this workout when I was a beginner excerciser, and it was very challenging! But, now I consider myself at a high intermediate level, I pulled this one out of the collection, and the weights, and the push-ups, and the lower body work are too short and are not a challenge, the aerobics will make you break a sweat, and raise your heart rate. But not much of a challenge. So overally this video is for beginners only, if you are not a begginer, but want weight work, try Jane Fonda's Toning and Shaping/Workout with Weights video, and alternate it with a video with more challenging aerobics such as the Lean Routine, which has an hour of aerobics with the option of High or Low impact or the New workout, which has 12/16 minutes of aerobics that is very very high impact.
Customer Rating: Summary: Has a Cult-like Following for a Reason :-)
Comment: As you can tell by reading the reviews here, people love this video! It was made during the golden era of exercise videos when the emphasis was on fun just as much as fitness, and the workout is just so enjoyable. Especially if you were a child in the 80's like me! I would've had a blast doing all the dance routines if I'd had the video back in 1988. :-)
Yes, it is more lightweight compared to programs like Taebo, so it's great for those just starting out who want to get in shape, and those who aren't looking to kill themselves doing their daily workout. I'm trying to lose my extra 10 pregnancy pounds, and this video has the perfect intensity level to suit my purpose. If you're like a fitness fanatic looking to get all buff and muscley with the veins popping out everywhere, this one's not for you obviously.
This video has three distinct segments: aerobic, floor exercise, and light weight-lifting (not counting the warmup and the cooldown segments). The aerobics are very jazzy, lots of cute dance steps, very feminine. It has a celtic-themed routine, 60's inspired bobbysoxer-type dances, and some are even a little silly, with moves like 'the monkey' coupled with exaggerated grunting. But for the most part, it's not so goofy to where I'd be too embarrassed to do the workout in front of other people, even my husband. :-)
The floor exercises are pretty tough for me since I'm a wuss when it comes to pushups and situps, but it seems very well-rounded and thorough. The weight-lifting is similar in intensity, it's fairly tame compared to some other regimens but it's definitely effective for the average person.
All in all, this is a fabulous video that you will probably become very very attached to. I bought it during my first year of college, and here I am five years later still using it! :-)
