10 Minute Solution: High Intensity Interval Training

This DVD will make you work - it is hard! I love 10 Minute Solution DVD's, and this one is no exception.In each 10 Min segment, there is a short warm-up, 8 different exercises, and a short cool down. You do each exercise 2x, for 20 secs, with a 10 sec recovery in between - think tabata. You don't need any weights or bands, just your body weight.One of the things I really liked about this DVD is the instructor gives a modification for almost every exercise. There were just a few somewhere in the middle where I noticed that she didn't. She usually showed you the advanced exercise, then showed the modification, then went back to the advanced. I thought that was very good, because a couple of times, I thought, "I can't do that!" Right at that moment, she showed a modification. That helped keep me going. I think the more you do the DVD, the better you will know the exercises and their modifications, so you won't lose that couple of secs thinking, "Yikes!" Also, there were a lot of exercises that I wasn't familiar with. I haven't done a lot of HIIT, though, so they might be pretty common if you're used to doing this kind of exercise. (My background is gym classes, strength training, 10 Minute Solution, The Firm Express, Lindsay Brin's Post Natal Boot Camp, Turbo Jam, and running) But as a HIIT newbie, it seemed like a lot more variety than I'm used to. There were a lot of plank-based moves - push-ups, walking planks, one-legged burpees (except for me - I did the regular burpee lol). This was nice because I think a lot of my other DVDs don't do planks enough. Sometimes I have to move around my living room some to find a good place for side to side work, but I've never had to face away from the TV before.I like the production of the 10 Minute Solution DVDs. She is on a big mat, and the background is home/gym like. Very neat. 10 Min Solution updated their menu for this DVD as well.One small thing that irked me was that at the end of each 10 minute segment, she gives an air-high-5. I didn't really like that, but it's one of those things you learn to look over if you like the rest of the workout. I try to use the time in between each segment to get a drink of water, so I'm not always looking when she does it anyway. Another thing I noticed is that I needed to use more space than I'm used to using in my living for this DVD. Sometimes I had to turn sideways instead of facing the TV.

These would be great for those that are more advanced in their exercising.

I returned the original DVD because I could not get it to go to the different selections on my DVD player and was quickly sent a replacement. I later discovered that the problem was with my DVD player, not the DVD itself. Thanks for such good and quick service, Amazon!

I typically do advanced level dvds and have been exercizing regularly for 7 years. This one didn't do it for me. Its not as hard as some of my other HIIT DVDs so I just feel like I'm cheating by doing it and not one of the others. I think many who are new to HIIT will get benefit from it, however. My other kvetch is that there are too many weight-bearing exercises on the wrists in this video. Younger exercisers might not notice this but this video irritates my wrists and I felt that a little more creativity could have been in order. Lastly, and admittedly a bit of a nitpick: The instructor tells you to breathe after each exercise and then models the breath you should be doing. I find it incredibly annoying. #1 if you are working as hard as you should be doing HIIT no one needs to remind you to breathe. You're gonna be sucking wind regardless. #2 If a reminder is necessary, intersperse it in a few places through the workout, not after every exercise. #3 Don't model how to take a deep breath, I'll get the dang air in how it feels best for me, thank you very much. Like I said, it's nitpicking but if a workout video hits a pet peeve, one isn't likely to put it into the regular rotation. All that aside, this video goes into my secondary rotation; I use it when I need a change up. Cathe Friedrich's HIIT DVD is excellent, imho, if you want to explore other options.

Finally a HIIT workout with simple moves and zero frustration. I have read up on the research of HIIT training and was eagerly hoping to add it to my fitness routine 2-3 times per week for the added health benefits. However, each HIIT workout up until this one has been dance-y, required equipment, without modifications, and frankly seemed like an injury waiting to happen. In my opinion, if I can't pop in the DVD and follow it the first time thru, it's a waste of money. I have no patience for choreography or bone-jarring, muscle-tearing, and/or haphazard movements done too quickly without proper instruction or technique. The instructor, Lisa Kinder, has a BA in Kinesiology and is also a certified trainer. She is deliberate, pleasant, not too peppy, without the boot-camp mindset. The production quality is high, the workouts are programmable, and I felt like 2 sessions provided me the HIIT trifecta: intensity, strength, and cardio.This DVD is programmable to each fitness type. I found myself able to do about 50% of the non-modified moves, but for the others I simply followed the modification that Lisa provides. Not only did I feel like I got a great workout, I feel like it's a workout I could do a few times a week without the fear of injury! About me: I am a 43-year-old RN with wobbly knees, I have been doing Leslie Sansone for the past 2 years (and lost ~60 lbs), having arrived at my target weight, I am looking to strengthen, tone, and maintain. My plan will be to use this DVD 2 - 3x week on days I'm not walking with Leslie!

HIIT always intimidated me. I always wanted to try it and this dvd does make it less scary. It is hard, don't get me wrong but she offers a modification for most of the exercises. I liked the way of the instructor, she was upbeat and positive but not a drill sargeant. I like that there are targeted 10 minutes workouts, for the upper, lower and abs and all over. I usually do 2 and feel i really got a great workout. For the exception for one of the dvds i really like all of the 10 minute solution workout dvds, it's great if you are pressed for time but still want to get a good workout.